Counseling Services
The licensed professional counselors at PASSNJ provide personal help
in
a private and confidential setting. We offer individual counseling on a
weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly basis to meet your needs. Counseling can
help you to: Stay off drugs and alcohol, break old habits, manage
stress, and resolve depression, anxiety, and mood swings. Individual
psychotherapy can show you how to make the lifestyle changes you need to
be successful, and to reach your goals.
Counseling is integrated with many of the program offered by PASSNJ. In
our addiction programs, counseling treats the psychological and social
components of the addiction. Counseling combined with medication
increases the effectiveness of treatment. The federal government has
recommended counseling along with the administration of
Suboxone for the treatment of
opiate dependence.
Counselors at PASSNJ utilize many approaches to help each client meet
their needs. Some counseling takes the form of “psycho-education”, to
teach you how to better deal with your issues. Other counseling takes
the form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, to help improve your thinking
and habits. Most counselors use a Humanistic or client centered
approach, which encourages you to discuss your feelings, and gain
insight into yourself.
Counseling may cover several
topics including: |
Motivation |
learning
how to motivate yourself even in difficult situations |
Education |
learning
how to keep your addiction/mental illness in remission
|
Relapse Prevention |
learning
skills to help you stay off drugs/alcohol |
Stress
Management |
learning
how to cope with stress |
Recovery Planning |
learning
how to accomplish your goals |
Change
Management |
learning
what stops you from making positive changes |
The counselors at PASSNJ will help you deal with your personal feelings,
in a caring and supportive manner. Our staff can help alleviate your
fears. Let our professional counselors help you be successful. |