Carlisle Drug Rehab Center

At East Coast Recovery, we specialize in flexible outpatient programs, including our day treatment and partial day treatment plans. We help clients find a time and schedule that fits around other obligations like child-rearing or work. For those who need it, we also provide an aftercare treatment program and help with sober living. 

Family Therapy

Two decades of research have found that family therapy increases motivation for those struggling with addiction, not only to participate in treatment and complete their program, but to change the family dynamics for the better. 

At East Coast Recovery, we offer family therapy as one of our many evidence-based practices. Family therapy can:

• Help clients learn to communicate effectively
• Teach family members about active listening
• Help clients set boundaries
• Explore ways families can support recovery at home

This type of support system can ensure healthy coping mechanisms are used as a family. 

For example:

If a client participates in family therapy and our mindfulness and meditation, when they are home on the weekend, and facing a stressful situation, the entire family might remember to:

• Communicate how they are feeling instead of just storming off
• Try to follow a guided meditation to calm down instead of drinking

All of the skills we teach overlap, with many family therapy sessions exposing clients to coping skills and developmental tools from cognitive behavioral therapy, interpersonal therapy, and mindfulness and meditation. 

Mindfulness and Recovery

At East Coast Recovery, we know that a wealth of scientific information has confirmed mindfulness and meditation as highly effective at improving mental and physical health. 

At our Carlisle drug rehab, we teach clients how chronic stress degrades the immune system, as well as the neurobiology of the brain, making individuals more susceptible to impulsivity and unhealthy behaviors like drugs and alcohol. 

With mindfulness and meditation, clients can learn to control their emotions and diminish the impact that stress has on the body.

The more mindfulness is incorporated into recovery, the less prone clients are to things like negative thoughts or inappropriate emotional reactions. With things like guided meditation and mindfulness programs, all of our clients are given the opportunity to notice their thoughts, sit with discomfort instead of pushing it away with drugs and alcohol, and learn to reduce stress. 

Aftercare

When you finish your day or partial day program, things don’t end. You still have to apply the skills you’ve learned to your long-term success. 

We believe this is best achieved with support from an aftercare program. 

Aftercare planning is a service that we provide, which helps you ease back into your regular routine without compromising the progress you made during your treatment. Studies have indicated that over half of people with substance abuse disorders will relapse after treatment, but that relapse is often due to a lack of additional support systems. The right support system can:

• Help clients overcome feelings of isolation
• Keep clients engaged and accountable
• Help clients make healthy decisions and stick to their plan
• Keep clients feeling confident and supported even when they face challenges 

For that reason, we believe that aftercare is a crucial step for clients after they complete our day or partial day programs. Our aftercare program is designed to offer information on and access to:

• Local outpatient programs
• Sober living homes
• Private practices
• Support meetings

Each aftercare treatment can be customized. 

For example, clients who might deal with increased feelings of isolation and a higher risk of relapse during the holidays might schedule additional therapy sessions during that time frame or continue to attend support groups but at a higher frequency.

Other clients might need to connect with local psychiatrists or other resources for co-occurring mental health disorders. Some clients might transition out of our partial day program, into another, lower level of care.