Outpatient Rehab in Brooklyn, NY

At The Program, we recognize that the motivation to change substance use disorder is complicated. Even if someone isn’t sure about what they want, we provide a safe, supportive space for them to explore their options. This can give individuals a chance to see what it might be like to consider a life without the influence of addiction.

Because addiction is different for each person, we believe that the foundation of treatment is thoughtfully listening and collaborating with clients. This means helping people find directions that are personally relevant and take realistic steps for making long-lasting changes. 

This includes providing support, even when someone experiences mixed feelings about changing their relationship with substances. The Program creates space for clients to talk about:

• Reasons why they might want to change
• Values that are important to them
• Their goals for the future
• Relationships that they want to repair and protect

Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) are two approaches we use to respect people's individual choices. Meanwhile, we create a non-judgmental space to explore new ways to imagine the future.

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is an approach that deeply respects a person's autonomy to make their own decisions while also focusing the discussion on imagining and exploring the benefits of a life without addiction.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is an approach that helps people identify things that are important to them and begin creating a life consistent with these values. By becoming more psychologically flexible, people can better adapt to the world around them and move forward toward their goals.

A key part of the Williamsburg Therapy Group’s approach has been its focus on helping people make real changes through the combination of supportive therapy and practical skills.

The Program uses Relapse Prevention, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to teach clients a wide variety of practical ways to identify behaviors and mindsets that can keep people stuck repeating unhealthy patterns.

Relapse prevention is a skills-based approach to helping people learn ways to transition away from addiction. These skills include methods to raise awareness of behaviors and situations that increase the risk of returning to substances.

It also teaches individuals how to build new habits that strengthen their ability to prioritize wellness and strategies to make wise, rather than impulsive, decisions or use substances.

Substance use often serves to provide relief for many of life's stressors and pains. For a while, substance use can feel like a helpful way to cope with overwhelming and painful experiences or as a way to experience pleasure and excitement.

However, as a person begins to use substances more frequently and with less restraint, addiction will inevitably take hold.

While relapse prevention directly addresses addiction behaviors, skills-based treatments, including CBT and DBT, help people deepen these changes. This is done by learning new alternatives for coping with pain and increasing joy in fulfilling and sustainable ways.

In addition, individuals will learn to soothe emotional pain, reach out for support, and practice habits to protect their physical health.

These approaches have been widely demonstrated to help people make substantial changes in substance use, including various related struggles.

Struggles related to substance use and addiction include:

• Self-esteem
• Relationships
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Anger

When people learn and master practical skills, they can build confidence and optimism. Each week at The Program includes two hours of mindfulness, which is the skill of raising awareness of thoughts, physical sensations, and emotions.

Developing mindfulness helps people build connections with themselves and the world around them. It also helps individuals gain clarity about values important to them.

Mindfulness is a core skill of CBT-based treatments and helps increase a person's awareness of thoughts, emotions, and triggers to respond thoughtfully and wisely in risky situations.

Because addiction can be such an isolating experience and cause damage to relationships with family members and friends, the largest part of the program is dedicated to creating a sense of community through group support.

A strong social support group is a key part of preventing relapse.

We believe in creating sustainable structures and support groups to help people make initial changes and maintain habits that reduce risk and stay connected.

By creating a safe, intimate, and relatable forum for people to talk about their addiction experiences, they can begin to create a new sense of community.

In doing so, they form an essential connection for weaving a healthy support network as they navigate life without substances.

When a person completes the program, they can continue treatment at Williamsburg Therapy Group. This helps create a sustainable source of mental health support and community for people to continue exploring emotional health issues and maintain positive changes.

Inpatient rehabilitation refers to drug and alcohol addiction treatment that happens within a treatment center, rehab facility, or hospital. By contrast, an outpatient addiction treatment program seeks to reduce dependency and provide sobriety help without requiring the patient to stay at a facility.