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Life Strategies Counseling

Drug Rehab Center in Memphis, Tennessee

  • Substance Abuse
  • Mental Health

Levels of Care Strategies Counseling is a mental health and substance abuse treatment facility in Memphis, providing evidence-based treatments such as CBT and Trauma Therapy, to help individuals achieve lasting recovery in a safe and supportive atmosphere.

About Life Strategies Counseling in Tennessee

Levels of Care: Aftercare Support, Outpatient

Life Strategies Counseling is an outpatient facility in Memphis, Tennessee that offers a range of services to individuals struggling with mental health and substance abuse. The facility is accredited and provides aftercare support for individuals in recovery as well as outpatient options for those looking for more intensive care. The center offers cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), trauma therapy, individual therapy and more tailored approach to total wellbeing. With proven therapy techniques and evidence-based interventions, Life Strategies Counseling helps people manage their mental health and overcome addiction.

Issues and Addictions Treated: Substance Abuse, Mental Health

Life Strategies Counseling provides specialized treatment for mental health and substance abuse issues. Experienced therapists use evidence-based and proven techniques to help individuals manage their mental health and overcome addiction. Whether an individual is in recovery or requires long-term support and treatment, Life Strategies Counseling provides the personalized care they need to make lasting changes. The facility also provides relapse prevention education and aftercare support to ensure individuals maintain recovery and continue to improve their mental health.

Genders
  • Male
  • Female
  • Gender Exclusive Center
  • Ages
  • Children
  • Teenagers
  • Adults
  • Seniors (65+)
  • Modality
  • Individuals
  • Couples
  • Family
  • Groups
  • Additional
  • LGBTQ+ Allied
  • Hearing Impaired
  • Veteran Specific
  • Conditions and Issues Treated

    Rehabilitation, Medication, and Therapy – a combination of all three is most effective.

    The most successful treatments for drug dependence or abuse have been those that include education and counseling and medication such as methadone or buprenorphine. The right drug abuse treatments need counseling, psychotherapy, and detoxification or medications to help with withdrawal symptoms.

    Substance abuse can take many different forms, including the overuse or misuse of prescription drugs, unprescribed drugs, alcohol addiction, and drug addiction.

    A combination of treatments is often needed to treat drug abuse issues effectively. In the case of drug abuse, there is no easy answer or one-size-fits-all cure.

    While some drug addictions can be treated with counseling and support groups, many drug abusers also need medication to help them overcome their addiction. In other cases, drug abuse can lead to a medical problem and require medical treatment.

    Treatment for drug addiction typically combines counseling and psychotherapy with medication and behavioral therapies. In some rare cases, hospitalization may also be required. All different treatments combined are the best way to help someone addicted to drugs, alcohol, or other substances.

    Levels of Care Offered

    This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Outpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.

    Outpatient treatment can be considered the lowest intensity level of addiction treatment in Memphis, TN. It is ideal for early phase addiction or lower intensity addictions. Life Strategies Counseling peer group support, 12-step programs, and individual counseling are likely to be involved.

    Aftercare support is vital to those who have completed a drug or alcohol treatment program. This support comes in individual and family counseling, treatment of psychiatric and other medical conditions, and medications to reduce cravings. It helps recovering addicts adjust to normal day-to-day activities and can last for a year or longer.

    The majority of drug and alcohol addicts who receive aftercare treatment do not relapse. It is estimated that without aftercare, the relapse rate will be between 70 to 90 percent for most people. Aftercare is the final stage in addiction recovery, but it will also help maintain sobriety if relapse does occur.

    Therapies & Programs

    Individual therapy is ideal for addicts who want to focus on themselves. It can also be helpful for those whose withdrawal symptoms are exacerbated by the presence of other people.

    Benefits of individual therapy are:

    • Access to a personalized treatment plan that focuses on the individual needs of the addict
    • More privacy during treatment sessions
    • Better personal development through introspection
    • Increased self-awareness regarding addictive tendencies in order to avoid relapse
    • Greater potential for a long-term recovery plan
    • Receiving professional advice and detox assistance from medical staff

    Trauma therapy is a clinical process that helps individuals deal with mental stress often caused by traumatic events. The therapist helps the person identify, understand and work through the problem. This is done with the help of talking about it in group or one-on-one counseling sessions.

    Therapists use relaxation, role-playing, art, and music to help the person open up about what is bothering them. Some examples include:

    • Talking about the traumatic event and how it affected them.
    • Helping those who have PTSD to deal with their nightmares and recurring memories.
    • Working with individuals to resolve the issues triggering the stress, whether seeing someone who reminds them of what happened or feeling helpless.

    The individual is also encouraged to help others that are struggling with similar problems. This often helps them feel empowered and gives them hope.

    Trauma therapy is not for everyone; it is usually reserved for people who have recently experienced a traumatic event and struggle to get over it. It is generally done for children, teenage victims of sexual assault, and war veterans.

    CBT is a psychotherapy approach and method. [ws-nap-name] people to examine how their thoughts, including habitual harmful and inaccurate thinking, affect their actions. CBT is based on the idea that rigid, inflexible thinking leads to poor stress management, which leads to emotional distress.

    Similarly, CBT helps people identify and change negative behaviors. It makes you question your perceptions and ask if they are realistic. CBT asks people to examine their behaviors and emotional responses and how they affect their lives. CBT aims to change people’s thinking and behavior to lead a more balanced and healthy life.

    Moreover, CBT has been shown to reduce anxiety disorders, depression, and symptoms associated with harmful thoughts or actions.

    Additional Details

    Specifics, location, and helpful extra information.
    Life Strategies Counseling Location and Directions
    Address Information514 Chickawasba Street
    Memphis, Tennessee 72315 Phone Number(870) 824-2268 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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    Memphis, Tennessee Addiction Information

    Tennessee joins the list of states with an above-average rate for drug and/or alcohol-induced deaths. Most of these deaths are related to opioids, such as prescription opioids. The Volunteer State ranks 2nd highest in the nation for the number of prescriptions given out. The state also ranks at the top for prescription drug-related overdoses.

    In Memphis, Tennessee, there were 1,023 drug overdose deaths in 2016. Opioids were involved in 59% of those deaths. An estimated 24,000 people in Memphis, TN needed but did not receive treatment for illicit drug use. The most commonly abused drugs include cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine. There are a variety of drug rehabilitation centers available in Memphis, Tennessee. Some offer inpatient treatment, which provides outpatient care.

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