Family Services & Family Therapy in Atlanta

Family therapy in Atlanta can be a very powerful tool in helping to support a loved one in addiction treatment. Not only does it help create a healthy and supportive environment for the addict to recover, but it also helps to strengthen the family bonds by working through problems within the family that were influenced by the addiction.

When it comes to the negative impact that addiction can have on a person’s life, the most devastating one is often the impact it has on the addict’s family. The negative consequences of addiction can be felt by parents, spouse, children, friends, or other extended family members. That’s why, family therapy is crucial to finding sustainable and lifelong recovery.

Buckhead Behavioral Health offers many services for family members of loved ones struggling with substance abuse and mental health disorders before, during, and after treatment. While many of these services can assist in helping or finding the right treatment program, they can also help those whose loved ones are in treatment or after treatment. We believe that addiction is a family disease and that everyone in the family system deserves healing. Some of our family service options are available to anyone who may need them and are not limited to family members of previous or current clients.

How Do Our Family Support Groups Work?

When someone is actively using, the spotlight is on them. During this time, family members can neglect their emotions in response to their loved one’s use. Buckhead Behavioral Health offers a virtual support group exclusively for family members of loved ones struggling with addiction or in recovery every other Tuesday evening. The family support group allows family members to process their feelings and learn about the disease of addiction. This group is open to current clients’ families, previous clients’ families, and anyone looking to help their family member get into treatment somewhere.

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How Does Family Therapy in Atlanta Work?

Family therapy treats the effects of addiction for the family unit as a whole, in a supportive and encouraging environment. Addiction often creates turmoil within the family, including a range of negative feelings or emotions. Addressing the impact on the entire family is often essential to a person’s long-term recovery. It is often just one component of an entire addiction treatment program. During family therapy sessions, you will discuss a range of topics, including:

Discussing these topics, no matter how difficult it may be at first, helps to create healthier relationships for the entire family, including parents, children, spouses, and other family members. The end goal of family therapy and family support is building a supportive environment for the addict to be more successful in their recovery. While some addicts may benefit from staying within their family unit during treatment, others will benefit from temporarily staying at their treatment facility instead.

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Benefits of Family Therapy in Atlanta

Family therapy and family support help to encourage the positive aspects of the family dynamic to help a person overcome addiction. A strong family bond helps create a build-in support group for all members, most importantly the member struggling with the addiction. It also helps to identify and address any negative situations or behaviors that may influence addiction recovery.

A quality family therapy program will offer comprehensive treatment that helps to manage addiction, and help every member of the family heal and grow together. It should focus on identifying and correcting a number of different problems, including:

Type of Family Therapy We Offer

Family therapy will often be a component of a patient’s psychological and behavioral health addiction treatment programs. Most family therapy programs will follow a series of steps, which can include:

Intervention

For families with an addict who has not sought treatment on their own, family therapy often begins with an intervention. These professionally-guided sessions aim to help an addict understand things from the perspective of their loved ones, and encourage them to get the help that they need.

Assess Family Interactions

Once a family begins therapy, the counselor will pay attention to how the family interacts with one another in order to identify problematic behaviors and negative habits.

Talk Therapy

Each member of the family will be able to discuss how they feel, how the addiction has caused a negative impact in their life, and how they perceive the family unit as whole.

Adjustment Behaviors

Throughout treatment, your therapist will suggest ways that the family can adjust their behaviors, including healthier communication and coping skills, to create a more positive family dynamic.

Build a Support Group

The end goal of family therapy is to help each member learn how to support the others in a positive and loving way. This means that the family will be able to help each other in the future, and support the addicted member in their recovery for the long-term.

How Can Family Therapy in Atlanta Help You?

At Buckhead Behavioral Health, our Masters Levels Clinicians have high standards to ensure that your family understands the components of addiction and how it may affect them personally. While the identified client is the one in treatment, we make sure that each family member makes progress for their own continued recovery by recommending outside support groups and therapy. In addition, we offer a psycho-educational family support group every other week to help provide support and education.