Family Care

Family members, significant others, and co-workers often become uncomfortably aware of the growing "elephant in the living room" long before the loved one is able–or willing–to address the problem. Many family members become involved in the recovery process early on by choosing a drug intervention or alcohol intervention for an addicted loved one. Family members are strongly encouraged to participate in family groups while their loved one is in drug rehab Pasadena at The Gooden Center. They are also invited to continue family sessions even after their loved one has discharged. The weekly three hour evening family session includes a panel of those with experience in their own recovery from co-dependency.

The residential drug treatment center also houses the next portion of the evening and includes education about how roles, communication and emotions are created in the family disease of addiction. Lectures, handouts, video and exercises can all be used as teaching tools. The final portion of the evening is the multi-family group. This is where the client and family member or loved one discuss with each other and the group a specific situation. The goal is to utilize the tools learned in the first two sections of the evening in an attempt to decrease the toxic elements and increase a healthy relationship balance among family members. Our nicely appointed residential treatment facilities lend themselves to being the perfect environment in which family therapy can take place.

The family Intensive Outpatient treatment session occurs every Tuesday evening. In the three-hour session family members engage with an Al-anon panel and learn how addiction has affected them and their family. Multi-family process groups explore healthy boundaries and interpersonal communication. Our rehabilitation center offers effective family therapy options including treatment follow up monitoring and drug treatment Southern California that have helped thousands of families since our inception.