Substance abuse and mental health treatment has evolved in the last few decades. As a result of this evolution, individuals now have more Types of Therapy than ever before. While the abundance of options can be a lot to take in, it means there is now more opportunity to find treatment that better suits you.
Alongside traditional substance abuse treatment methods and evidence-based models, more treatment facilities have started adding holistic treatment options into their program. Holistic treatment focuses on treating the whole person, not just the symptoms of a disease. Understanding holistic treatment and its benefits may help you determine if it’s a better option for your journey of recovery.
DEFINING HOLISTIC TREATMENT AT TRANSFORMATIONS BY THE GULF
Before diving into its benefits, it is best to begin by defining what the term “holistic treatment” means and what a “holistic approach” to treatment is. A holistic approach considers the interplay between a person’s physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs when seeking treatment. Rather than seeking to alleviate symptoms at a surface level, holistic treatment dives deeper to discover the root causes of an individual’s struggles. Everyone’s experience with addiction or mental illness is different, so individualized treatment is a necessity.
Another fundamental factor of holistic treatment is its focus on wellness. Those in recovery are often told that treatment requires them to make life changes. To live a life of recovery, individuals must strive for improved health and wellness. Holistic practices help people make healthy life choices and, in the long run, improve well-being in every aspect of life.
TYPES OF HOLISTIC PRACTICES YOU CAN TRY AT TRANSFORMATIONS BY THE GULF
Holistic therapy programs usually feature personalized, non-medical, whole person approaches to recovery. Recovering individuals can practice these approaches through several mindfulness-based practices. Upon leaving treatment, those practices become tools to help those in recovery maintain long-term healing and a healthier lifestyle. Consequently, holistic tools are helpful when integrating back into everyday life post-treatment.
The following practices are simple mindfulness-based holistic practices that anyone can try.
ACUPUNCTURE
Acupuncture is another holistic practice many people try. This holistic healing method involves a trained professional inserting thin needles into certain nerve points in a patient’s body. The acupuncturist may then press on or move the needles in certain ways with their hands or small electrical devices. Doing so promotes blood flow and electrical stimulation in the body to activate the body’s natural healing processes.
These are just a few holistic approaches to try. Some practices will be more effective than others for certain people. When individuals begin experimenting with different holistic techniques, they will learn what works best for them, their body, and their situation. One should consult their doctor or a mental health professional to determine what practices may best benefit their recovery process.
ART THERAPY
Meditation is a form of mindfulness that helps individuals slow down, breathe, and focus on the present moment. In addition to reducing and managing stress, meditation helps people lower their heart rate, normalize their blood pressure, and improve sleep.
BOAT THERAPY
Boat therapy is a form of treatment that uses therapeutic sessions and activities on a boat to help people cope or overcome a wide range of challenges and issues. And though you might just now be hearing about it, boat therapy has been around for years.
CUPPING THERAPY
Cupping therapy is an amazing ancient form of alternative medicine in which a therapist puts special cups on your skin for a few minutes to create a suction. Patients get it for many reasons, including to help with blood flow, inflammation, pain, relaxation and well-being, and as an alternative type of deep-tissue massage. It dates back to ancient Egyptian, Chinese, and Middle Eastern cultures. One of the oldest medical textbooks in the world, the Ebers Papyrus, describes how the ancient Egyptians used cupping therapy in 1,550 B.C.
MEDITATION
Meditation is a form of mindfulness that helps individuals slow down, breathe, and focus on the present moment. In addition to reducing and managing stress, meditation helps people lower their heart rate, normalize their blood pressure, and improve sleep.
YOGA
Yoga helps individuals struggling with addiction and/or mental illness by reducing withdrawal symptoms and cravings and offering a healthy outlet to cope with stress. Yoga can encourage people to increase strength and self-awareness, develop healthy exercise and eating habits, and even achieve emotional healing through intentional movement and breath.
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The success of a person’s recovery depends on the level of personalized treatment provided. It is important to find an addiction treatment program that works. When we say our treatment is individualized, we mean that we craft a program that is tailored to address the client’s unique physical, mental and emotional needs.
In the client’s first 24 hours with us, we’ll evaluate their current state and work to understand what challenges they need to overcome. They’ll also have an initial session with our doctor and meet with one of our licensed mental health professionals.
After the initial evaluations, we’ll design a treatment plan with the sole mission of helping the client overcome and heal from addiction. Their program will focus on things such as:
- Addressing and Identifying root causes of addiction.
- Creating a support system.
- Developing healthy stress management techniques.
- Eliminating Substance use.
- Learning how to communicate emotions effectively.
- Maintaining a healthier lifestyle.
- Repairing damaged relationships.
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