Holistic Mental Health

At Granite Recovery Centers, our recovery programs aim to treat the whole person. For that reason, we make holistic mental health treatment modalities available to program participants at our treatment centers. A holistic approach to mental health calls for counselors and clinicians to evaluate each client’s overall well-being. We examine how spiritual, emotional, psychological, physical, and social conditions impact a person’s overall sense of wellness. We believe examining each of these factors is the key to healing. Professionals in the rehab community often say relapse is a part of the recovery process for some people. It is not uncommon for people to relapse or exhibit signs of maladaptive behavior even after completing a treatment program and receiving prescription medication to aid sobriety. Although prescription drugs are incredibly effective tools in curbing drug and alcohol cravings, they only treat the physical characteristics of addiction. Treating the underlying psychological and mental health issues that drive addiction is critical in obtaining better outcomes in recovery programs.

Components of Holistic Mental Health Treatment

Granite Recovery Centers recognizes five key areas that contribute to mental well-being. We aim to holistically support clients in the following areas to enhance mental health overall.

Physical Health

Your physical health directly affects your mental health. The brain requires nutrients, adequate water intake, and healthy blood levels to function optimally. Poor nutrition can affect your mood stability and your ability to think clearly and focus. Medical studies show that exercise improves overall mood and can even alleviate symptoms of depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem. In addition to consuming a healthy diet, taking medication as prescribed, and exercising frequently, getting enough high-quality sleep is also important to improving and maintaining mental health.

Mental Health

Some holistic strategies directly improve mental health. These strategies include meditation, art therapy, stress management exercises like deep breathing, and taking natural supplements. We encourage clients at Granite Recovery Centers to implement their favorite holistic practices into their lifestyles to support and maintain positive treatment outcomes. Clients at Granite Recovery Centers may choose holistic therapies to complement the comprehensive mental health care our clinicians provide.

Social Health

Humans are naturally social. Past trauma may cause some people to shy away from social activity. However, interacting with others and having a sense of community supports mental health. Having healthy relationships helps people manage stressful situations and make better decisions. Social interactions are important; however, we also encourage our clients to set boundaries and avoid toxic energy. Aim to spend time with people who have a positive, friendly mindset. If you are looking for ways to meet people, seek out volunteer opportunities and social groups that are based on a common positive hobby or interest. We offer a variety of social activities and support groups at our treatment centers.

Spiritual Health

We find that having a sense of spiritual awareness can positively change our program participants’ perspectives. Our programs do not require you to join any particular religion. Our clients engage their spiritual health in different ways from spending time in nature to meditating or practicing their faith.

Emotional Health

Your daily moods and how you generally feel are reflections of your emotional health. Our staff members check in with our clients daily to encourage emotional awareness. At Granite Recovery Centers, you can expect to engage in activities to help you identify your emotions and process them in healthy ways. We offer opportunities for artistic expression, group therapy, mindfulness in mental health treatment exercises, and physical exercise to help you improve your emotional health.

Benefits of Holistic Approach

The benefits of adopting a holistic approach to improving mental health are numerous. Most holistic practices can easily be added to an individual’s lifestyle. A healthy diet, nightly sleep, and daily exercise offer multiple benefits, including supporting physical health. Activities like tai chi, yoga, meditation, and deep breathing can be implemented without interfering with any required prescribed medications. Because holistic therapies encompass every aspect of your being, there are multiple strategies from which you may choose to find something that works for you.

Granite Recovery Centers’ Holistic Approach

From hourly staff members to doctors and counselors, our team at Granite Recovery Centers works diligently to provide a healthy, wholesome, supportive environment for your healing. Because we set a higher standard for ourselves, clients experience a higher level of service when they participate in our programs. We are committed to following the recovery industry’s best practices. Our team is always actively learning how to incorporate holistic practices into our recovery curricula to benefit every client.

Tailored Treatment Plans

We offer personalized treatment plans to specifically meet your mental health needs. Our treatment centers offer the following therapy modalities:

• Group therapy
• Grief and loss therapy
• Individual therapy
• Dialectical behavior therapy
• Co-occurring mental disorder therapy
• Cognitive behavior therapy

We treat every client as an individual. However, we also believe group therapy can be an effective tool in helping people heal. In our group therapy settings, clients talk about their experiences with grief and loss. The sense of community allows program participants to realize they are not alone and that others can often relate to their experiences. Communicating in a supportive group setting can often alleviate negative emotions like guilt and shame. Granite Recovery Centers’ individual therapy program allows clients to participate in many different types of one-on-one therapy. Each treatment is administered by a licensed therapist. Your individual therapy treatment plan may include holistic therapies and experiential activities in combination with one-on-one sessions with a mental health professional. Through cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), you can explore possible connections between your thoughts, emotions, and beliefs and your negative behaviors. Your therapist will teach you how to replace those triggers with positive behavioral responses. People who have exaggerated emotional responses to stress triggers may learn to manage their emotions through dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). We also offer trauma therapy, which helps people effectively process repressed feelings and emotions from traumatic experiences. Our grief and loss therapy program is unique in that we offer it to clients in conjunction with substance abuse treatment. Granite Recovery Centers’ grief and loss therapy can help you understand and overcome past and present loss. We offer Complicated Grief Therapy, a clinical intervention that includes cognitive, interpersonal, and behavioral therapeutic work. Sometimes, people who struggle with substance abuse also have a serious mental health condition that drives the addiction. For these people, treating the co-occurring mental health condition is critical to overcoming substance abuse. We offer dual diagnosis treatment to address the addiction and the co-occurring mental health disorder. Examples of some of the most common co-occurring disorders are:

• Depression
• Anxiety
• Post-traumatic stress disorder
• Bipolar disorder
• Borderline personality disorder
• Eating disorders
• ADHD

Our team will thoroughly assess your health to determine the best combination of treatments to help you manage your underlying mental health condition. We’ll show you how you can feel better mentally while also remaining clean and sober. We understand that no two clients are exactly alike; therefore, their mental health needs have likely arisen from different points of origin. Using combined treatment modalities, our clinicians and therapists will create a customized plan to help you thrive. Our goal is to help you feel whole and to specifically meet your unique set of needs.

Professional Expertise

When choosing a treatment center, professionalism matters. Granite Recovery Centers employ a hands-on approach to recovery and mental health treatment. We utilize the R.E.S.T program in conjunction with evidence-based clinical practices. We identify the most effective treatment strategy by introducing clients to a variety of different evidence-based models. We combine the R.E.S.T. (Recovery Education and Skills Training) program with traditional talk therapy and other evidence-based modalities in treating our adolescent clients. R.E.S.T. calls for the client’s focus on five target behaviors including:

• Room maintenance
• Completing chores
• Personal hygiene
• Refraining from abusiveness
• Avoiding safety violations

R.E.S.T. program participants are allotted food and shelter. They are provided opportunities to earn an allowance to pay for other amenities. Program participants earn by following rules that are in alignment with the five target behaviors. For any client who desires to change his or her lifestyle, we utilize WRAP, which is the Wellness Recovery Action Plan. The WRAP is a promising evidence-based modality that is recognized in the National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices. We utilize the WRAP program for clients who are seeking treatment for one or more mental health conditions or substance abuse. WRAP has also become a highly favored relapse prevention tool.

Successful Stories and Testimonials

We combine a supportive environment with attentive, professional staff members and proven evidence-based therapies to help clients achieve better therapeutic outcomes. Our treatment centers offer more than rehab services. We offer a tribe of alumni who are living a recovered life after completing our programs. We treat our past and present clients as family. Visit our Testimonials page to hear from a few of our alumni and to learn more about what recovery looks like at our treatment centers. Clients who are new to treatment and those who require more intensive treatment most often participate in our residential inpatient program. Residential programs provide all services on-site around-the-clock. Clients are required to reside at our treatment center, where we will provide a strong sense of community and care for your needs. In addition to our residential program, we offer outpatient treatment. Outpatient clients have typically graduated from our residential program, or they have a supportive home environment and circumstances that make residing offsite the better option. Learn more about our extensive range of treatment options as well as our alternative therapies for mental health. We welcome people from all walks of life to experience our dedicated, inclusive approach to recovery and mental health treatment. Contact us today, and experience the powerful combination of proven evidence-based treatment methods and effective holistic therapies. For help, call us at (855) 712-7784.