Sondra Kay Addiction Specialist
Drug Rehab Center in Santa Cruz, California
Sondra Kay's Addiction Specialist program in California provides comprehensive care, including various therapies and treatments, along with aftercare support, for individuals struggling with drug addiction.
About This Santa Cruz, CA Facility
Sondra Kay Addiction Specialist, located in Santa Cruz, California, is a substance abuse and drug addiction treatment facility that offers various levels of care to individuals seeking sobriety. The center caters specifically to those struggling with substance abuse and drug addiction, providing a range of services aimed at helping them recover and rebuild their lives. Sondra Kay Addiction Specialist focuses on providing personalized treatment plans tailored to each client's unique needs in order to support their journey towards long-term recovery.
With a focus on comprehensive care, Sondra Kay Addiction Specialist offers several types of services and treatment methods for individuals dealing with addiction and substance abuse issues. Their aftercare support program ensures that clients receive continued support even after completing the initial phases of treatment. They provide both outpatient and intensive outpatient programs which involve therapy sessions designed to address underlying issues related to addiction. For those requiring more structured support, they also offer partial-hospitalization levels of care where individuals can receive 24-hour supervision while participating in therapeutic activities aimed at promoting recovery.
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Conditions and Issues Treated
Rehab centers exist in Santa Cruz, CA to help individuals bounce back from substance abuse, which is an umbrella term for drug and alcohol addiction. Drug addiction refers to the use of illegal drugs and improper use of prescription drugs. Centers like Sondra Kay Addiction Specialist provide individuals a chance to access individual and group therapy that can be monumental for recovery.
Substance abuse includes all problems that stem out from using various psychoactive substances. It is also a diagnostic term used by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) to define the mental and physical impairment or distress caused by misuse and overuse of certain substances in a period of 12 months.
Levels of Care Offered
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Drug Rehab, Intensive Outpatient, Outpatient, Partial-Hospitalization, with additional therapies available as listed below.
Intensive outpatient programs mostly conduct meetings on weekdays. Group therapy is the main element in most intensive outpatient programs. Most IOPs last for about 90 days and include drug use monitoring and testing. A California IOP, like what’s offerd at Sondra Kay Addiction Specialist, take much more time than a standard outpatient program. Some programs offer other services as well, such as employment assistance and medication management.
Outpatient treatment can be considered the lowest intensity level of addiction treatment in Santa Cruz, CA. It is ideal for early phase addiction or lower intensity addictions. Sondra Kay Addiction Specialist peer group support, 12-step programs, and individual counseling may still be involved.
Partial hospitalization programs offer another level of addiction treatment at Sondra Kay Addiction Specialist. It is another way to receive a significant amount of treatment while decreasing the time commitment and cost. It can be a good option for stepping down from inpatient treatment in anticipation of a fully independent life in Santa Cruz, CA.
After treatment, addiction treatment can be frightening for newly sober people. Aftercare support provided by Sondra Kay Addiction Specialist is designed to give resources and help on a continued basis. It can involve finding housing in and around California, setting up 12-step meeting groups, continued medical monitoring, and counseling.
Sondra Kay Addiction Specialist‘s Therapies & Programs
Couples therapy is an approach wherein the patients and their partners are engaged together as a part of the treatment process. When a person becomes a victim of substance abuse, it affects the patient and the people around him, particularly his partner. Their relationship can become strained due to lack of communication, financial issues, loss of trust, lack of intimacy, and physical abuse in more severe cases.
Couples therapy addresses these issues and tries to rebuild the trust between the partners. The partner’s involvement in the process will result in greater chances of treatment success and sustained recovery.
Family therapy is a set of therapeutic approaches that assumes that the entire family is a system. It utilizes the strengths and resources of the family to help the patient refrain from resorting to substance abuse. It helps to repair relationships and improve communication between family members.
Group therapy happens at Sondra Kay Addiction Specialist in a controlled group environment, as opposed to a one-on-one setting. It supports Santa Cruz, CA patients’ recovery by offering a sense of comfort and letting them know that they are not alone. Through shared conversations, patients also learn to develop faith and understanding and gain insight on their addictions.
Unresolved trauma is often a key reason why many patients resorted to substance abuse. Trauma therapy refers to treatment wherein specialist therapists help the patients to resolve the trauma that led the patients to substance abuse. The trauma could be physical abuse, sexual abuse, war, natural disasters, divorce, accident, loss of a loved one, etc. Thinking of these traumatic events causes emotional disturbances like anxiety, depression and results in addiction. If trauma is the primary cause of substance abuse, then both issues must be addressed. Otherwise, there is a risk of relapse. Trauma therapy also improves the cognitive functions and provides long term benefits.
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a way of addressing concerns through talking. It can be used in individual counseling sessions. Talking through issues with professionals at Sondra Kay Addiction Specialist can identify sources of discomfort or unhealthy thoughts. It is a way of learning about yourself and your individual perceptions. CBT is a healthy way of addressing some behaviors which may be bringing unintended consequences in your life.
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) sees a person suffering from substance addiction to have illogical reasoning, counterproductive actions, and does not see things clearly. Due to this, REBT deals with cognition, images, and behavior extensively to rectify the client’s bad habits. REBT pushes an individual to become more reasonable and choose a life without the repercussions of addictions.
Patients at Sondra Kay Addiction Specialist in Santa Cruz, CA learn how to self-soothe by conducting rational self-counseling. REBT provides their patients with the skill sets necessary in handling problems all by themselves, without seeking professional help. The process calls for practice, reiteration, and bolstering the new way of thinking being introduced to the patient.
Contingency management is a way to help motivate someone to remain substance free. It is a process of rewarding positive choices and good outcomes. As humans we are wired to recreate experiences that lead to positive feelings. Through this method incentives are used for completing positive steps towards a sober life. This may be a reward for attending meetings, remaining sober or for employment goals.
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Santa Cruz, California 95062 Phone Number(831) 479-4897 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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555 Soquel Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
(831) 479-4897
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Santa Cruz, California Addiction Information
More than 3 million of California's citizens are addicted to illegal drugs. Almost 800,000 people use hard drugs, almost 5 million use marijuana, and another 2.1 million abuse alcohol every year. Other substance abuse issues such as binge drinking and teen drug use are also common. Many illegal drugs such as cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and marijuana are smuggled into the state from Mexico.
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