THE WATERSHED COUNSELING SERVICES

Group Counseling

Group therapy is a form of psychotherapy that is guided by a trained addiction therapist and attended by you and other addicts in recovery.

In these sessions, you will be asked to confront your personal problems with assistance from your peers, as well as provide and solicit constructive feedback regarding destructive behavior. We have found through experience that these small groups are highly effective in helping our patients to discover and address the origins of their addictions.

Group therapy at The Watershed is as diversified as our patient population. Topics include:

• Family of Origin Issues
• Relapse Prevention
• Women's Issues
• Men's Issues
• Education
• Meditation
• Goals and Progress
• Psychiatric Issues/Medications

During group counseling, group members support and try to help one another cope with life without using drugs or alcohol. They share their experiences, talk about their feelings and problems, and find out that others have similar problems. Please see our Family page for further information.

Individual Counseling

When an addict begins treatment, individual counseling generally focuses on motivating the person to stop using drugs or alcohol. As treatment progresses, counseling shifts to helping the person stay drug and alcohol free.

In addiction treatment, individual counseling and psychotherapy is best used as an adjunct to the group therapy process. Each patient at The Watershed receives at least one individual session with their primary therapist per week, Additional counseling sessions with their adjunct therapist and primary therapist may be done as needed.

The philosophy at the Watershed is to blend continuous, intensive, and structured care with the proper support system. The Level-System of Care will help you earn your life back as you make progress in your personal recovery plan. With each accomplishment, more independence is given and more progress is expected.

Throughout the entire Watershed Journey, life issues are addressed through engaging educational workshops on stress, spirituality, relationships, and assertiveness training.

Family Education and Counseling Services

This education can help you understand the disease and its causes, effects, and treatment. Programs provide this education in many ways: lectures, discussions, activities, and group meetings. Family counseling is especially critical in treatment for adolescents. Parents need to be involved in treatment planning and follow-up care decisions for the adolescent. Family members and loved ones need to participate as fully as possible in the family counseling the program offers.

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