Seeking Safety (online)
A skills group for people with a history of trauma and addiction. It focuses on healthy coping skills and useful problem solving skills.
Hosted by Emma Stafford-Coyte
Registered Social Worker, RSW, MSW, BSW, MA
Verified Verified
Group meets in Toronto, ON M6G
A skills group for people with a history of trauma and addiction. It focuses on healthy coping skills and useful problem solving skills.
8-Week Healthy Masculinity & Sexuailty Online Men
A men’s group is a very powerful tool to reduce shame in a man’s life and to help a man come out of hiding. It is a deeply powerful experience to share vulnerability with other men in a safe setting ...
Hosted by Eric Pierni
Registered Psychotherapist, EMDR, CSAT, RP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Toronto, ON M4P
A men’s group is a very powerful tool to reduce shame in a man’s life and to help a man come out of hiding. It is a deeply powerful experience to share vulnerability with other men in a safe setting ...
Men's Support Group
The main purpose of this process group is to provide a means through which relationships with significant others can be improved and enhanced. Group members often act out unresolved conflicts from early life experiences or traumatic events, within the safe ...
Hosted by Robert Goulard Counselling service
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW, CACII
Verified Verified
Group meets in Windsor, ON N8Y
The main purpose of this process group is to provide a means through which relationships with significant others can be improved and enhanced. Group members often act out unresolved conflicts from early life experiences or traumatic events, within the safe ...
Addiction Support Group
I facilitate a virtual support group for folks 16+ of all genders who have substance use disorders or are struggling with other addictive behaviours and are seeking community and mutual support. I have extensive experience conducting groups and cultivate a ...
Hosted by Jacob Pollack
Registered Social Worker, RSW, MSW, MSc
Verified Verified
Group meets in Ottawa, ON K1R
I facilitate a virtual support group for folks 16+ of all genders who have substance use disorders or are struggling with other addictive behaviours and are seeking community and mutual support. I have extensive experience conducting groups and cultivate a ...
Men's Group - Mending Mindsets
Are you a man who looks like he has all figured out but deep down inside you feel lost or unsure? Is shoving down your feelings or getting too angry too easily causing you to engage in addictive behavior? Perhaps ...
Hosted by Angini Joan Mohammed
Registered Social Worker, MSW , RSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Pickering, ON L1W
Are you a man who looks like he has all figured out but deep down inside you feel lost or unsure? Is shoving down your feelings or getting too angry too easily causing you to engage in addictive behavior? Perhaps ...
The Power of Resilience™
This 8-week group is for individuals who are recovering from trauma, addiction, andor the adverse effects of stress. Participants will learn to activate the process of resilience by learning skills through concrete cognitive-behavioural tools, mindfulness techniques, positive psychology, etc. The ...
Hosted by Accepting Clients For Online Therapy Leila Coulibaly
Registered Psychotherapist, MsPsy
Verified Verified
Group meets in Hamilton, ON L8M
This 8-week group is for individuals who are recovering from trauma, addiction, andor the adverse effects of stress. Participants will learn to activate the process of resilience by learning skills through concrete cognitive-behavioural tools, mindfulness techniques, positive psychology, etc. The ...
Begin with Breath: Learn to breathe.
Did you know that proper breathing is essential for your psychological and physical health and well-being? Breath by breath you can be in charge of your thoughts and emotions naturally, have clarity, focus, and enough energy to sustain your days. ...
Hosted by Esther Kalaba
Registered Psychotherapist, MA, RP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Meaford, ON N4L
Did you know that proper breathing is essential for your psychological and physical health and well-being? Breath by breath you can be in charge of your thoughts and emotions naturally, have clarity, focus, and enough energy to sustain your days. ...
Online Approved Certification Courses at IHA
It is a Self Paced online Program. 1. Become a Certified Hypnotherapist 2. A Past Life Regression Therapist 3. HART Professional 4. REBT-CBT Practitioner 5. Learn the Basic Communication Techniques. go to internationalhealers association.com/programs
Hosted by Renuka Gupta Phd
Registered Psychotherapist, RP, CHT, PLRT, HART
Verified Verified
Group meets in Toronto, ON M6N
It is a Self Paced online Program. 1. Become a Certified Hypnotherapist 2. A Past Life Regression Therapist 3. HART Professional 4. REBT-CBT Practitioner 5. Learn the Basic Communication Techniques. go to internationalhealers association.com/programs
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Addiction Support Groups
What is the best therapy for addiction?
Addiction treatment will be tailored to the individual. People seeking help for addiction—whether with a psychotherapist, in an outpatient clinic, or in a residential program—should expect to engage in multiple types of treatments, sometimes including medication. For anyone recovering from addiction, avoiding situations in which one has typically used a substance is essential, as is the support of close connections. Since substance use disorders tend to co-occur with underlying mental health conditions such as anxiety or depression, those must also be addressed as part of any recovery plan.
How long does therapy for addiction take?
There is no set timeline for recovery from addiction. Patients and their families should expect the work to last several months, if not longer. Residential treatment programs may be based on a stay of 30, 60, or 90 days, with continuing work after release, but only about 1 percent of people are treated in such facilities. Ceasing use is just the first step; therapy to help maintain abstinence and effect behavior change must follow. The process of recovery, neuroscience has shown, involves brain cells recovering the capacity to respond to natural sources of reward and restore control over the impulse to use. Another definition of recovery is restoring voluntary control over one’s substance use and retaking all of one’s previous responsibilities.
How effective is drug addiction treatment?
Substance use disorders are treatable and remission is achievable for many who seek recovery; by some estimates, more than three-quarters of people who become addicted to alcohol or drugs recover. But that success rarely occurs quickly or on a set timeline; relapse is not only common, but many therapists and clinicians view it as a normal part of the process—not always a sign that a person has returned to addiction, but a signal that their treatment should be adjusted to help them regain control. Overall, research suggests, five years after the end of substance use, one’s risk of relapse is no greater than that of others who had not faced addiction. Other experts believe that complete abstinence is not the only measure of recovery, and that, through effective treatment, many people can learn to control their use.
How can you get addiction treatment for someone?
The most important factor in recovery from addiction is widely understood to be an individual’s commitment to change. For that reason,“interventions” in which friends and family gather to urge or force someone to begin immediate treatment often backfire; even when such efforts do lead someone to begin treatment, they may be less likely to stay than those who are self-driven. Still, family members can play an important role in supporting an individual who seeks help and can take part in family therapy as one element of a loved one’s treatment.