Addiction Recovery • Building Coping Skills • Self Discovery
Group Psychotherapy
Group psychotherapy for alcohol & substance use disorder provides a structured, context group focused interpersonal support system. Within the group process, you will learn coping skills and increase your awareness of the connection between the impact of trauma, loss, shame associated with addiction. These group processes support a spiritual/culturally-based approach to recovery.
Resiliency & Coping
Developing resiliency and coping skills which significantly reduce anxiety and depression related to addictive behaviors is emphasized in the group therapy process. We offer a cognitive behavior therapy skills group focusing on cognitive restructuring, coupled with interventions which are ideal for depression and anxiety, this provides alternative ways of coping with addictive urges, which in turn supports abstinence and long-term sobriety.
Personal Experiences
The group focuses on your personal experiences and emotional felt sense encounters that contribute towards your addictive process and provides you with personal feedback, cohesion, reality testing and spiritual enrichment among other dynamics that are curative in the personal and family/cultural system of recovery experiences supporting your long-term sobriety and drug-free lifestyle. We hope you’ll join us on this personal and enlightening, group enriching, spiritually enhancing journey of personal self discovery and evolution in your way of living.
We offer these programs and services to supplement your therapy
• Individual and Group Therapy
• Grief Talking Circles
• Recovery/Traditional Teachings
• Support Circles: Virtual/In Person
• Physical Activity Training as part of our Peer Recovery Support program
• The Medicine Wheel and 12 Steps To Recovery, Wellbriety
• 7 Sacred Branches Traditional Teachings
• Case Management.
Programs and Resources For Treatment And Recovery
If you or a family member are struggling with alcohol or substance use, AIHSC is available. We offer needs assessment and can provide community resources and referrals to various programs including Medical Detox, Residential and Intensive Outpatient Programs. For those who seek less structured outpatient services, we provide counseling for individuals who are presently struggling with substances or who are in recovery. Treatment strategies include motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy and harm reduction strategies, all while maintaining a trauma informed approach.
AIHSC Alcohol & Substance Use Disorder Team
Sarina Dimaso and Dr. Travis Townsend are professionals with decades of credentialed experience providing treatment interventions, counseling, and medically assisted treatment services as needed, safely supporting meaningful long-term recovery.
CHW, MAA, PRSS, CPFI, CPC, Recovery Relapse
Prevention/Peer Support Counselor
Tele-Health Psychiatrist