Chemical dependency is a disease that profoundly affects interpersonal relationships among all of the family members of an individual who is addicted. Healing from addiction, therefore, often requires treatment of the intimate and family relationships of patients who are receiving services at Arahant. In treating intimate relationships, Behavioral Couples Therapy is offered. This treatment is the only empirically supported treatment developed to date for couples in which one or both of the individuals suffer(s) from chemical dependency. The treatment entails teaching couples how to talk about and support each other in a non-codependent way while going through treatment. Couples are also guided toward acquiring or re-applying behaviors that lead to both partners feeling cared for. In addition, couples are guided in how to increase engagement in mutually pleasant activities, how to make requests for behavior change, and how to solve problems.

Research on Behavioral Couples Therapy has demonstrated that when couples successfully complete this treatment, the chance of having sustained remission from addictive behaviors is significantly increased. In addition, partners are significantly more likely to resolve conflict in non-violent ways and their children are more likely to have improved psychological health.

When working with families, the clinicians at Arahant employ many of the same cognitive-behavioral interventions that are used in working with couples. Through providing communication skills training, helping families establish and maintain healthy boundaries, teaching effective strategies for resolving conflict, and assisting members in establishing or re-establishing healthy family rituals, the family as a whole is assisted in healing from the disease of chemical dependency.

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Group therapy may be an important part of your treatment regimen. We work together to dispel the illusions of isolation and disconnection from others that are created by most psychiatric illnesses.

After engaging with a group, our patients often gain an increased awareness of how their behaviors impact relationships. In addition to feelings of validation amongst peers, many develop a sense of camaraderie with others who share similar struggles. Along with practicing healthy decision making skills, the benefits of group therapy including the following:

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Your intimate relationship plays a key role in your life’s journey. As you and your partner age together, you both change, and it is critical to maintain an open dialogue to ensure that you are supporting each other’s evolution and not holding back one another.

We teach couples how to communicate effectively and how to support each other in a non-codependent way. Partners are significantly more likely to resolve conflicts non-violently and their children are more likely to have improved psychological health. The couples therapists at Arahant work to enrich your relationship and provide tools to help you bring out the best in each other.

Do you and your significant other need a reset? Please reach out to schedule an introductory appointment.

Arahant Mental Wellness provides a wide range of individual therapy services. We assess each patient and then assign a clinician who is trained in the evidence-based therapy that best fits your needs. Early in collaborative process, we’ll work together to set goals about what you’d like to achieve in our therapy sessions. All members of the Arahant team focus on helping you make tangible improvements to your life right away. We’ll provide tools and strategies to get you back to work on a regular basis, help you rebuild relationships with loved ones, and encourage you to revisit hobbies that you enjoyed in the past.

Arahant is different than other therapists. We use all the tools at our disposal to make sure that your treatment is as effective as possible.

• Your clinician is also a psychiatrist who can prescribe medications if needed
• TMS technology can be used to jumpstart treatment in qualifying cases
• We only use treatments that have been scientifically proven to work
• We focus on helping you achieve your goals and complete successful treatment
• Our team is comprised of board certified child and adolescent specialists

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