Alcohol Addiction Counselling Christchurch.
Alcohol Addiction Counselling and Alcohol Treatment Program Christchurch.
Do you battle with an alcohol addiction? Always trying to give up drinking, but that only seems to last for a day or two. Maybe even four or five days? Do you have an overwhelming feeling of loneliness even when surrounded by people? These are all common feelings and behaviors from somebody who has an alcohol addiction.
The Kensington Clinic specialises in alcohol use disorder, also known as alcoholism. Unfortunately, as you will have found out, this is not an addiction you can think yourself out of.
Alcohol addiction requires specialist counselling and treatment; simply going to a few counselling sessions or some community support groups does not work. This may work in the short term, but you run the risk of relapse if the real issue is not addressed.
You need to take part in an Alcohol Treatment Program that involves specialist alcohol counselling. The proven method worldwide for alcohol addiction is cognitive behavioral therapy and targeted relapse prevention.
Problems people face when trying to give up Alcohol?
It’s easy to feel alone and not understood when dealing with an alcohol addiction. Often, you will feel incompetent due to many failed attempts at giving up drinking. Often, people will try to give up drinking, and this will last for three days to one week, and then the cycle of addiction starts again. Did you know there is a reason for this?
There are both neurological and physical reasons for this behavior. The neurological issue is a disturbance in the middle part of the brain. the midbrain, pons, and medulla. This part of the brain plays a crucial role in regulating many essential bodily functions and transmitting messages between the brain and the rest of the body.
You may think that you have started drinking again for no reason – this is not the case at all – in short, your brain is telling you it’s time to be happy again. As mentioned earlier, this is not an addiction you can think yourself out of.
Another trap the alcoholic will get caught up in is the ” Can I control this?” Sadly, many alcoholics will die trying to control their drinking or lose family relationships in this pointless exercise.
If you are ready to break free from this addiction, then read on and let’s get you sober.
Six week Christchurch Alcohol treatment program for working people and parents.
Our Alcohol Treatment program is run in conjunction with the Addiction Clinic and is very popular; we have a two to three-week wait list. We only take self-referrals and referrals from doctors.
The first thing you need to do is undertake is a phone assessment – this allows us to assess your level of addiction in regards to alcohol withdrawal.
From this point, you can move forward to the second phase, or we may refer to your GP for more information regarding the best way forward.
You will have weekly therapy sessions with an alcohol addiction specialist. These sessions generally run for 50 minutes.
This starts with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and risk management and then moves to a mix of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Proven Relapse Prevention Strategies.
We will also have phone check-ins on the days you are not involved in therapy. The cost for the six-week program is $2995.00 ( Payment is due on acceptance to the program).
You may think a live-in rehab is a better option. Here is a rehab price guideline for 2025
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