As the Coronavirus pandemic continues to persist in the U.S., we have taken heightened precautions to continue to provide safe and effective care for our clients at Las Vegas Recovery Center. The well-being and safety of our clients, their families, and our staff are always our top priority. In addition to our existing policies, our staff has received infection prevention and control training, and disinfection of offices and residences are carried out daily. Our staff members are utilizing personal protective equipment items such as masks and sanitizer as we continue to adhere to CDC guidelines.
We are continuing to accept new clients for all levels of care at this time. For more information on how we are operating during COVID-19, contact us today.
Character defects, as ominous and malignant as the term may sound, are merely personality traits—attributes, reactions, and attitudes—that create problems for us in coping with life as it is. They tend to emerge and become more prominent in response to stress, and emotional and physical pain. It may be more helpful to view them as…
The premise that thoughts have significant effects on feelings and behavior and that shifts in thinking lead to emotional and behavioral changes is the basis of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). This knowledge has an extensive history, having been a topic of discussion among Stoic philosophers in ancient Greece and Rome (notably Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius).…
Suffering in general, as well as specific to addiction and/or chronic pain, is a function of imbalances in physical, mental, emotional, physical, and/ or spiritual functioning. Recovery is a gradual, progressive, and ongoing process of restoring balance in these areas. Suffering is both a cause and an effect of the full range of emotions associated…
In Man’s Search for Meaning, Viktor Frankl, a Jewish psychiatrist, wrote about the psychological impacts of life as a prisoner in the Nazi concentration camps of World War II. His mother, father, brother, and pregnant wife were all killed in the camps. Dr. Frankl describes in chilling detail how his captors took from him virtually…