Families
are not forgotten. Our resident therapist is dually licensed in marriage
and family therapy and drug and alcohol counseling. With over twenty-five
years in family counseling, she has extensive experience in assisting
families affected by substance abuse and prepares them for the return
of the client to a healthy family environment.
We at Las Vegas Recovery Center recognize clients and their families as
having unique stressors, which if combined with addiction, result in family
members feeling neglected, fearful, and alone. Such stressors can include
lack of family time, a high expectation of performance within the family,
and feeling the need to maintain a positive image to the community. Many
times family members become accustomed to centering their lives around
the addicted person, which can result in their own emotional needs not
being met. When there is a chemical dependence within the family, these
problems worsen.
We also understand that the client's family has endured pain. This is
why Central Recovery Treatment centers incorporate family into our clients'
recovery process. It is important for our clients to begin healing, but
families need to heal as well. This is a simple, though vital, component
of recovery-multiple voices with a singular purpose. And that is the purpose
of healing.
Our family program addresses the special needs of such families and works
to assist in moving towards a healthier way of living. Our staff is sensitive
to the many intricacies of the family coping with addiction and will offer
alternative coping methods to family members.
