Peer Support

Recovery communities are powerful – a supportive group of people, who all want the same goal.
Life-long connections are often born in rehab.

Feedback from our peers is essential – and in the rehab setting, we can give and receive feedback in
a safe and non-confrontational space … feeling safe to speak is key to your recovery … and in rehab,
this kind of space is provided, encouraged, mediated and very powerful

New Foundation

Rehab means you are away from home and work, and all the associations you have built over years with your chosen drug or drink.
In rehab you will build a new foundation – a fresh start.
The feeling of the ‘second chance’ is very important to most people embarking on recovery.
Many come into addiction treatment feel weighed down by guilt – you will be encouraged to face
your guilt with a fresh perspective and learn to more on to a more positive future.

Some people have isolated themselves through chronic addiction – rehab is a place to re-establish
ourselves, engage with people, learn to talk and listen again. These skills help clients re-engage with
friends, family and colleagues once they leave treatment.

Tailored Treatment

With any illness, there are commonalities in those suffering and the treatment on offer … however,
we’re all difference, we all have different life experiences.

A key element to rehab is the space to talk, the freedom to open-up in a safe and secure
environment.

Tackling Dependence

Following years of mental and physical substance abuse, our bodies are often tired and our brains have developed unhelp associations.
Many drugs act as emotional painkillers, not in the beginning, but once they’ve take hold – it can be difficult to imagine life without them.
FIRST – you are not alone. The clean and sober community is a wonderfully fast growing segment of
society. Leaving treatment means to be empowered with a robust toolkit to put in to practice –
exciting time.
SECOND – just as our brains have made unhelpful associations – with therapy, these can be reversed.
New pathways (neural transmitters, if you want to look it up) are formed in the brain through
therapy.
THIRD – Rehab is a drug-free one. You have the time and space to think without all the triggers you
have battled for so long. Everything about rehab is to do with you become well and re-joining your
life with a fresh mind and fresh energy.

Continued Care
When any person leaves residential treatment, whether a private clinic or an NHS ward, there is
undoubtedly a period of continued care to help the person re-adjust to life.
REHAB IS NO DIFFERENT – aftercare planning typically begins on week 2 or 3 – and is designed to
allow clients to start considering life at home, but crucially, drug-free.
Continued care may take a number of forms, potentially including:

Weekly visits to your chosen rehab for aftercare meetings

Many rehabs offer this free-of-charge, for advice on this – please give us a call
If your rehab is too far from your home – then some offer Skype-style sessions – here too, please
phone us for advice on which clinics offer what.

AANA meetings

Many rehabs follow the 12-step model of abstinence, and this is supported by meetings, of which there are 100s across the UK.
When you work on your aftercare plan with your Recovery Worker, the locations and times of a
number of meetings could be included – it’s great to be prepared once you leave treatments.
Some people like to secure one-to-one private therapy in advance of leaving treatment – your
Recovery Worker could potentially help you here.

Residencial

Why residential treatment? For many people suffering with addiction, residential treatment is the
best option – rehab is an immersive experience where clients ‘Live Recovery’, day to day.

Breaking the chains of addiction is very difficult if you are trying to tackle it alone.

Rehab is an intensive environment where you work on yourself day in, day out, with the support of
others going through exactly the same experience.

Family Support

Some residential clinics offer support for the family of the addict. Often families have reached a
point where they no longer feel they have any influence over their son/daughter/sister/brother who
they dearly love – so it can be a really upsetting time.

If someone in your family is concerning you – we can help.

We can advise on treatment programmes that involve the family.

Leaving Treatment

Leaving rehab is a mixture of excitement and a daunting feeling – all perfectly natural. Clients often
tell of a feeling of freedom and confidence … something they hadn’t felt in years before treatment.

This is a crucial step. Lots of clinics offer a range of support to suit the individual at this exciting
time.