As we commonly know, the detox process and the beginning stages of treatment form the early parts of one’s recovery journey. Going forward, the individual must continue to choose sobriety every single day. Thus, it’s important that a person in recovery follows some type of continuing care program. This step can ensure that they are holding themselves accountable and putting in the work to maintain their recovery. No matter how long someone has been sober or how dedicated they may be to their recovery journey, relapse is always possible. 

Many people leave treatment feeling confident in their sobriety and in control of their lives. However, obstacles can always occur. Therefore, continued care is essential for ensuring that you’re prepared for anything that life throws your way. At The Kimberly Center, we can help you determine which kind of continuing care is the right fit for you. 

What Continuing Care Looks Like 

The goal of a continuing care program is to help an individual slowly transition into their new sober life. Leaving a treatment facility and entering a world full of peer pressure, bad influences, and urges can seem extremely daunting. That’s why we believe that it’s so important to make sure that our patients feel as comfortable and prepared as possible. 

Part of continuing care involves making sure that a patient is set up for success by helping them come up with a plan for how they’ll maintain their recovery when they leave treatment. What this means is different from person to person. Many people in recovery choose to attend 12-Step support group meetings like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or Narcotics Anonymous (NA). If this is a patient’s decision, then our team can help them find meetings that are local for them and make sure they know exactly where and when to attend. We can also help them find affordable public transportation if they don’t have the ability to drive themselves. 

For other patients, their version of continuing care may involve working with a therapist. This form of care can be a great way for them to process their emotions, develop healthier thought patterns, and work through problems that they may encounter in life. Therapy can also help them learn new healthy coping mechanisms for stress without having to turn to substance misuse. 

Not every patient is ready to leave a treatment facility and enter normal life right away. This hesitation can arise when they don’t have safe housing, aren’t able to support themselves financially, or simply don’t have confidence in where they are in their recovery journey. They might fear that if they left treatment and went back to their normal life, then they would not be able to turn down cravings. It’s normal to feel daunted about this transition. This is why we offer our sober living program. 

What to Expect From a Sober Living Program 

Individuals who attend this program are able to live in a comfortable, substance-free environment until they feel ready to take the next steps in their life. They’ll have their privacy and will be able to carry out their daily activities as normal without the worry of being exposed to drugs or alcohol. While living on this substance-free campus, they’ll have the opportunity to make connections with other people in recovery, learn new life skills, and access support group meetings whenever they need them. 

Sober living facilities can help decrease one’s chance of falling into relapse. This is because these types of programs ensure that a patient feels fully confident and prepared for their new life. 

Looking at the Benefits of The Kimberly Center’s Continuing Care Programs

If you’re still on the fence about trying out one of The Kimberly Center’s continuing care programs, consider some of the many benefits they have to offer. Some examples include: 

• Skills lectures 
• Family education sessions 
• 12-Step programs that are always readily available 
• Therapy sessions 
• Counseling 
• The ability to learn lifelong skills 
• Help in planning the next steps in your life 
• Guidance toward future goals 
• Time to process and work through emotions involving your new life of sobriety 

At the end of the day, you lose nothing by choosing to attend one of our continuing care programs. Putting time and effort into maintaining your sobriety and making sure that you’re the best version of yourself is never time wasted. Transitioning into life outside of a treatment facility is a delicate process and not something to be rushed. Our team can help you decide which continuing care program is the right fit for you. 

The detox process and the beginning stages of treatment are just the very beginning of one’s recovery journey. One must continue to choose sobriety every single day. Because of this, it is important that a person in recovery follows some sort of continuing care program. There are a lot of different options when it comes to continuing care. For example, there are 12-Step support group meetings, individual therapy sessions, and sober living environments. Continuing care plans look different from person to person. Our team can help you determine which program is the right fit for your needs. If you’re currently struggling with a substance use disorder or know somebody who is, our team at The Kimberly Center can help. We’ve helped countless patients achieve sobriety and want to help you too. Call us at (855) 452-3683 today and we will answer any questions that you may have about our services.