What Is Holistic Addiction Treatment? A Whole-Person Approach to Recovery

When people think of addiction treatment programs, clinical therapies like psychotherapy or group therapy come to mind. Although this is certainly an important part of addiction recovery, it’s not just the mind that needs care. The body, our physical health, and our self-esteem and sense of purpose are equally important to the healing process. Science has established a visible link between mental and physical health, as well as the importance of mindfulness for overall well-being.

Drug addiction recovery requires whole-person healing to be the most effective. The most efficient way to achieve this is through a combination of clinical and holistic treatment approaches.

That’s why at Crystal Cove Recovery, our core values reflect this approach by utilizing a wide range of holistic addiction treatment modalities. This, alongside our residential drug rehab program, medically supported detox, and aftercare assistance, allows for both compassionate and comprehensive addiction treatment.

Understanding the Holistic Model in Addiction Care

Taking a holistic approach to addiction recovery involves providing clients with opportunities to become healthier individuals. Remember that addiction at its core is a direct response to pain. This can be physical, emotional, mental, or social pain that may drive someone to self-medicate to alleviate this pain. Other sources of addiction can stem from a chronic illness, trauma, or an undiagnosed mental health disorder.

Using holistic treatment programs helps clients find healthy ways to address this pain and, in turn, reclaim their lives. This can be broken down into utilizing holistic practices to:

• Address the underlying cause of addiction
• Relieve and reduce lingering symptoms of addiction
• Build mental resilience, self-esteem, and courage
• Improve mental, spiritual, and physical health
• Promote lasting recovery through relapse prevention
• Forge connections between family, peers, and community
• Teach essential life skills
• Inspire joy and gratitude for life

All of which is critical in ensuring long-term recovery and the smooth transition into further care, if needed. These are skills that clients take with them and utilize for the rest of their recovery journey.

Why Choose a Holistic Addiction Treatment Center?

There is one big difference between traditional addiction treatment centers and holistic rehab centers. More traditional treatment centers tend to be a little limited in what they can offer to clients. They may only offer clinical therapies or very limited holistic treatment options. This can make treating substance use disorder (SUD), addiction, and dual diagnosis trickier, as they only treat the mental aspect of these disorders.

Choosing a holistic rehab center like Crystal Cove Recovery offers more treatment options, resulting in more customizable treatment plans. This approach enables us to support a greater number of individuals who may have struggled in traditional treatment facilities. Our whole-person approach to substance abuse treatment helps clients feel better, make healthy choices, and find joy in life again.

If you are concerned about safety, rest assured that you are in good hands. All holistic addiction treatment centers utilize treatments administered by accredited and licensed professionals, allowing for optimal safety and oversight.

Recovery is also hard, and it’s hard on a person to constantly work without rest or relief. Holistic rehab specifically uses therapies, such as massage therapy, to induce relaxation and relieve stress. Some therapies, such as art therapy, are fun and can instill a lifelong joyful hobby in an individual. Here, we help clients explore what it means to be themselves without the weight of addiction.

Core Components of Holistic Addiction Treatment

Holistic treatment is not just engaging in meditation or eating better. It involves a lot of moving parts working together to ensure wholeness in healing and effective substance abuse treatment. At Crystal Cove Recovery, our holistic treatment at its core involves laying a foundation for recovery and using the best evidence-backed therapies for lasting recovery.

Medically Supported Detox: Laying a Safe, Stable Foundation

The first step to any addiction treatment plan is to detox. This is the process of allowing the drug or substance you were using to leave the body completely. Once these substances are gone, the body can begin the process of healing and repairing the damage left behind. For example, detoxing as part of alcohol rehab can jumpstart the healing of the liver, an organ primarily affected by alcohol abuse.

This process can be extremely difficult and sometimes even dangerous. However, with the oversight of expert medical personnel, the client can expect to be safe and as comfortable as possible during this process. Medically supported detox may also utilize medication management to reduce the physical symptoms of withdrawal.

Once someone has completely detoxed, they can begin the next part of the recovery process by entering a treatment program, such as residential treatment.

Evidence-Based Meets Holistic: The Power of an Integrated Approach

Offering more evidence-based treatment options allows for a comprehensive approach to addiction treatment. It’s also possible to blend clinical treatment methods with holistic modalities, allowing for more integrated forms of mental healthcare.

For example, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a staple psychotherapy in most treatment plans. CBT can easily be blended with or work alongside meditation to enhance personal reflection and understanding. The same can be said with art therapy, as CBT can help clients further examine their work and discover what they are subconsciously trying to express. This approach allows for better healing outcomes, especially when the client is still struggling to manage cravings and other lingering effects of substance abuse.

Holistic Therapies That Support Recovery

There are many holistic modalities available in various treatment facilities. Some of which have become treatment plan staples due to their effectiveness at promoting long-term recovery and healing.

Nutritional Counseling & Wellness Education

There is a noticeable link between our diet and mental health. Eating well isn’t just good for your mood; it also helps you feel well overall. A good diet provides good energy, and working hard in treatment can be tiring. To better bolster mental resistance and improve overall health, Crystal Cover Recovery teaches clients essential skills through nutritional counseling and wellness education. By the time clients complete treatment, they will have acquired skills such as meal planning, nutritional balancing, and making informed healthy choices.

Art Therapy and Music Therapy

For survivors of trauma and other difficult mental health disorders, it can be nearly impossible to express oneself verbally. Art and music offer an avenue of self-expression that needs no words and can convey deeply emotional meaning. The arts in general offer a way to regulate emotions and manage stress as a healthy and sober hobby. Art and music therapy help clients process difficult feelings and thoughts, which further aids in the healing process.

Movement-Based Therapies: Yoga, Tai Chi, and More

When most people think of addiction treatment, they picture people staying indoors with therapists. Modern treatment facilities are embracing the power of physical movement, especially more targeted movement-based therapies. They don’t just help improve physical health; they also offer psychological healing.

Tai Chi helps clients form a better connection with their physical selves, improving mindfulness. Yoga can be used as a means of meditative stress and pain relief as clients move thier bodies in thoughtful ways.

Like art and music therapy, movement-based therapies can also offer a means of self-expression. Sometimes it’s just fun to move your body, which brings feelings of satisfaction and joy.

Massage Therapy, Acupuncture, and Reiki

Crystal Cove Recovery also offers more ancient avenues of healing for interested clients. These therapies are designed to promote relaxation as well as reduce the symptoms of addiction, such as:

• Pain
• Anxiety
• Stress
• Withdrawal symptoms
• Cravings

Although the effectiveness of therapies like acupuncture and Reiki may vary between individuals, it is undeniable that a massage is a wonderful way to de-stress after an emotionally and physically demanding day. Clients are encouraged to remain in tune with their minds and bodies during these sessions, helping them to become more aware of themselves and practice mindfulness.

What Makes Holistic Treatment at Crystal Cove Recovery Different?

Our Orange County residential treatment center is not just a place to recover from substance abuse and addiction; it’s a sanctuary where clients are safe to grow and change. Located in scenic California, our facility offers clients the opportunity to fully appreciate the healing power of nature, with the ocean in view.

Here, clients are not a number to push or rush through treatment. Instead, the recovery journey is treated as just that, a journey. One that we are honored to help you or a loved one begin.

Connection, Not Just Care: Our Community-Driven Approach

It takes a village to raise a child, and the same thing can be said about recovery. True recovery is impossible to accomplish alone, especially when medically assisted detox is needed. Crystal Cove Recovery looks to families as a place of support and works with them through family therapy to create an ideal environment for growth and healing.

Alongside familial support, Crystal Cover Recovery is the epicenter of a bright and encouraging alumni sober community. With the help of alumni and fellow peers, clients don’t have to face sobriety alone and will always have a community to turn to when in need of assistance.

Individualized Treatment Backed by Purpose and Experience

Each client works closely with their providers and case worker to create an individualized treatment plan. These plans are custom-tailored and utilize our wide catalog of clinical and holistic modalities for optimal healing and care. No treatment is used without carefully considering how it can best help you or your loved one. With decades of combined experience, our staff is well-equipped to provide high-quality and compassionate care to anyone in need of assistance.

Beyond 30 Days: How We Support Long-Term Recovery

Recovery is a continuous process that doesn’t stop just because residential treatment is complete. Residential Treatment is but one stop in a greater journey, and a client may need further assistance. Crystal Cove Recovery will never leave a client high and dry; plans are made extensively for continued care after residential treatment. This can include finding outpatient treatment, connecting with support groups, and establishing connections with other mental healthcare professionals. Alumni programs, life skill training, and more are used to make receiving continued care easy and stress-free.

Who Benefits from Holistic Addiction Treatment?

Anyone can benefit from holistic addiction treatment, though it requires putting yourself in a willing mindset to embrace change.

Adults Ready for Real Change

True change can only occur when an individual is ready to take accountability, embrace change, and be willing to accept help to do so. Even the best holistic treatments in the world cannot help a person who has closed themselves off from change entirely, or refuses to see that they must make a change.

If you are willing and ready to take charge of your life and embrace change, holistic treatments can make a real difference in your life.

Loved Ones and Families

It’s not just clients in treatment that benefit from holistic treatment. Families and other loved ones can also share in the healing power. At Crystal Cove Recovery, families are involved in the healing process. They work closely with our providers to help establish a safe and supportive home environment for their loved ones upon completion of residential treatment.

This support helps clients apply the values and skills learned in treatment to their daily lives. It’s much easier for someone to eat better, for example, if they are surrounded by family willing to eat better too. These skills, in turn, help family members become healthier individuals, thereby improving overall family wellness.

What to Expect at Our Holistic Recovery Center

Our addiction treatment facility offers a safe, supportive, and comfortable environment for recovery. It’s designed to be as home-like as possible, offering a range of modern and comfortable amenities that allow you to focus on your healing.

A Day in the Life at Crystal Cove

Each day begins with a nutritious meal prepared by our in-house chef as part of our nutritional therapy program. What happens next depends on the individual’s treatment plan, but after breakfast, clients will begin their daily treatment. This can include exercise or other movement-based therapies, group therapy, or continued medical management if necessary. Lunch is prepared and often served outside, where clients can enjoy their scenic surroundings.

After lunch, they will continue treatment until it is time for dinner. Afterwards, they will have time to relax and engage in more recreational activities. Clients are encouraged to reflect and may do so through activities like walks, journaling, or meditation. Through treatment blocks, clients have opportunities to rest or visit the beach, and it’s not uncommon for many activities to take place outside (weather permitting).

Sometimes clients will meet with their case worker to check in and discuss personal goals. If a treatment is not working out, the treatment plan will be adjusted as needed.

After some time to themselves, clients unwind and retire to their fully furnished rooms, allowing for a comfortable and peaceful rest.

The Setting: Peaceful, Tranquil, and Purposeful

Located directly on the beach, our facility provides clients with the opportunity to experience nature as a healing force. For many City-based clients, our facility offers a welcome change of pace, providing a respite from the city’s noise and crowds. Here, clients can utilize nature trails and other scenic spots to meditate, reflect, and find inner peace.

FAQs: Addressing Common Concerns and Questions

Is Holistic Treatment Evidence-Based?

Yes, holistic treatments and modalities offered by treatment centers are backed by peer-reviewed studies and evidence of their effectiveness. Many holistic methods have been the subjects of study for decades and are well-known in the addiction treatment and mental healthcare community. All holistic treatments and therapies are conducted by licensed and expert providers.

Do You Offer Inpatient or Outpatient Services?

At Crystal Cover Recovery, we offer inpatient residential addiction treatment. However, we believe in helping clients further plan for their recovery journey post-residential treatment. If a client requires further treatment through outpatient services, we will assist them in making that transition. We also provide aftercare planning to connect clients to resources such as support groups and ongoing counseling.

Can I Use Insurance, or Is It Cash Pay?

We accept all preferred provider organizations (PPOs) insurance plans. For those without PPO insurance, we offer a cash-pay program.

What if I’ve Tried Rehab Before and It Didn’t Work?

Recovery is a process that requires a significant amount of time, support, and dedication to be successful. It’s common for someone to need multiple attempts at rehab for it to be successful. Rehab is not a complete cure, but just one part of an overall journey. Lots can contribute to failure, such as treatment burnout or unhealthy living environments post-treatment. Sometimes, a treatment facility may not be a good fit for a particular individual.

At Crystal Cove Recovery, we urge you not to give up. You may have stumbled in your recovery journey, but with our support, you can get back on the road again. If we can’t assist you, we will help you find a suitable alternative.

Are you or a loved one struggling with substance abuse and want to know more about holistic addiction treatment? Crystal Cove Recovery, located in Laguna Beach, CA, can help. To learn more about how our holistic therapies can help you recover from addiction, call (949) 227-4306 today.