Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Addiction Free without AA


  • Have you been looking for Outpatient Treatment for Alcohol or Drug use that is not based on AA or the 12-steps as the basis of Recovery?


  • Have you had mixed feelings about seeking treatment, partly because you still are very high functioning in many areas of your life, despite your drinking or use? (The majority of our clients are quite high functioning).


  • Would you like to be part of a program with small groups (no more than 8) that focuses on skills for not only getting free of addiction, and addresses other psychological issues that are intertwined with drinking/drugs?


  • Would you prefer a program that focuses on Therapy vs. court orders to treatment because of DUI’s and group members who are just marking time? (We carefully screen our clients in order to have a supportive, positive group experience for everyone.)

    A Positive Alternative is a Radically Different Approach to Alcohol & Drug Treatment – the only one of it’s kind in our Region. Here are just a few of the ways We Are Different:

    1) All our Therapists are Master’s Level Trained Clinicians with decades of both Addictions AND Mental Health experience.
    2) We believe that Groups need to consist of members who can easily identify with each other. Our Adult Groups are Gender Specific with separate Women’s Outpatient Program and Men’s Outpatient Program. In addition, our College Student’s Program to Prevent Addiction works to change addictive patterns, yet does not insist upon abstinence as a lifelong pattern.
    3) We incorporate the latest research in addiction therapy into our programs, including Motivational Enhancement, Cognitive Therapy, including Coping, Habit Change, Relationship and Self-Care Skills training, Mindfulness Meditation, Nutrition and Physical methods that effect well-being and brain recovery.
    If you would like more information, please see our website at www.APositiveAlternative.com or call 206-547-1955