Success for every recovering addict involves many loved ones and professionals. When people escape the throes of addiction and transition to recovery, their support must go on for life. When former addicts resume work and get busy in their new lives, online addiction therapy sessions are priceless options to keep up support.
Growing online therapy and telemedicine trends promise everyone can fit wellness into hectic lives. Many inpatient addiction treatment centers graduate clients to online stages once they pass detox and group phases. Outpatient and sober house facilities perform online therapy sessions with vulnerable part-time clients their professionals don’t see everyday.
Addiction Therapy Online Expands In-Person Counseling and Benefits
Sobriety and drug recovery are extraordinary life changes. Many individuals who make the brave switch do so with financial ruin, health issues and fractured relationships. Those challenging outcomes may still be there when detox and treatment programs end.
Online therapy evolved for individuals with career and family obligations, or perhaps a little reluctance, to keep the healthy habit of talking to someone about coping with life. Cognitive behavioral therapy is a general discipline and some therapists specialize in addiction. The same benefits clients receive from in-person therapy transfer to addiction sessions online pending these tools and skills:
- A smartphone or computer with internet connection, or access to borrow them
- A webcam and microphone embedded in the device, or headset for higher quality conversations
- A videoconferencing program account, or social media account with video chat capabilities
- Time between or after work and other obligations with a quiet, private space to talk
Sessions Are Simple and Flexible
Professional treatment centers supply addiction case managers, usually counselors and social workers, to every person afflicted with addiction. The close bonds between case managers and clients are often lifelong, with that one professional as the go-to lifeline during and after treatment. Imagine speaking with your personal counselor from the safe comfort of your home or a beautiful beach with meditative waves headed to shore.
With online options for addiction therapy sessions, these scenarios and others are possible. Before your first session, practice with friends or loved ones just to make sure you understand how to hook up. Online therapists still work with a schedule of appointments they must keep, so it’s best to start on time and know how to keep things going smoothly.
An Excellent Stopgap Against Relapse
Online therapy puts your counselor, therapist or social worker at your fingertips. With no travel and transportation requirements, you are less likely to cancel and miss appointments than you are with in-person appointments. The time is yours to express yourself about more than addiction, but future goals as well.
So many people go to rehab with every intention to leave drugs and alcohol behind. It’s a very difficult journey at any stage and thoughts to use again can be persistent. Online access to a qualified advocate who understands experiences like yours will help you say resist temptations, cravings and bad influences leading to relapse.
Online therapy is one of so many ways to help you beat addiction. If you are a South Florida and Palm Beach County resident overcoming alcoholism or drug use, speak with our friendly counselors now at 772-266-5320
