Substance Use Treatment for Young Adults in New York City & Washington D.C.

Group therapy types may include

• Early Recovery: A blended group appropriate for members with a history of substance use disorders, and/or substance misuse. Group members identify how long they have abstained from using substances, and receive support on issues including how to manage cravings, urges and peer pressure, how to respond to relapse, and so on. Triggers and high risk situations are identified and discussed.

• DBT Group: Dialectical Behavior Therapy (“DBT”) is an evidence-based, cognitive behavioral treatment that provides individuals with new skills to manage painful emotions and decrease conflict in relationships. DBT specifically focuses on providing therapeutic skills in four key areas, mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.

• Relapse Prevention: A blended group geared toward individuals in early recovery. The group discusses current issues pertaining to sobriety as well as relapse prevention planning and skills. Triggers, high risk situations, people, places, and things are outlined and coping skills are identified and practiced in a supportive environment. Stages of change, stages of grief, grief and loss related to substances, relapse as a process, personal relapse warning signs, coping cards, centering and grounding techniques are reviewed.

• Meditation & Mindfulness: A group that teaches members to transform their relationship with their emotions and thoughts, moving from a space of reaction to response. Using a multidisciplinary approach, members are taught a variety of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) techniques and breathing exercises to find presence in every moment. Group members explore techniques and principles to build resilience and are encouraged to utilize skills in daily life outside The Dorm. Didactic by design, this group is expanded from the first module of DBT.

• Recovery Education: A group for clients who have a substance use disorder diagnosis and are beginning their journey of abstinence. This group focuses on learning important information regarding substances' effects on brain chemistry, the twelve steps, skills to maintain sobriety, and reframing substance use or addiction as a disease rather than a willpower deficiency.