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Online Therapeutic Approaches
The process of how inperson therapy works developed over many years, with many contributions from a multitude of areas and certainly didn’t arrive preformed and ready for use. Online therapy is simply following in the traditions of these other therapeutic developments.
How Online Addiction Counselling Can Help a Family Member
What do you say to a family member or friend who is struggling with a drug problem? How do you persuade a loved one that his or her drinking has gotten out of hand? The sad reality is that this kind of conversation tends to end in frustration, and it can easily turn confrontational.
How to Forgive Yourself and Others in Recovery
Forgiving isn’t about saying that the behaviour was ok, or accepting excuses for the way people may have treated us and then letting them do it again and again. By forgiving those who have hurt us the first thing that happens is we no longer need to carry that hurt within ourselves.
Online Rehab Help And Why it Makes Sense for Addiction Services To Be Online
When it comes to addiction treatment, nothing beats a residential rehab program, but a carefully designed online program can work for a client who is highly motivated. When residential treatment is combined with an online element (like we have here at Hope) , it can greatly increase the likelihood of success.
New Hope Rehab Combined Online and Residential Course
Apart from giving you a taste of the Hope Rehab Program itself, online engagement also increases your readiness and ability change. The course has been thoughtfully designed and structured with built in flexibility for the convenience of clients wherever they are.
Benefits of Online Addiction Addiction Treatment
The internet has opened the world up to a multitude of web-based services, and created a huge online world that has become an integral part of our life. Online counselling and therapy services are now a huge part of this. Here we examine some of the benefits of this way of working.
Does Online Counselling Work?
Not only is there good evidence to support the effectiveness of online counselling, but it can also be more convenient, flexible, and a less stressful way of getting help. It also means that geography is no barrier to getting the counselor that best suits your needs.
Benefits of Online Counselling in These Stressful Times
Have you ever considered online counselling for your addiction problem? Hope Rehab Thailand is now offering this option. Benefits of this kind of assistance include: accountability, non-judgmental support, motivation, therapy, and the opportunity to develop tools for dealing with cravings, anxiety, and emotions.
Healing the Whole
Our past lives, all our experiences are fixed in time and cannot be changed, they are a part of us and help to make us who we are, which is as it should be. However, there are two things we can change. How we view our past and how we feel about it.
Don’t Fight this Battle Alone with Online Mindfulness Training
You have been told all your life to fight your own battles, but when you confront an addiction, it means going to war with yourself. Going it alone often involves frustration and disappointment until eventually you lose all hope of being able to change. Online mindfulness training offers the support you need to succeed
Online Therapy Hope Rehab
Ultimately, at it’s core, counselling and psychotherapy is about the relationship between the counsellor and the client. I’ve never found the therapy itself to be a struggle or our ability to develop a therapeutic relationship any more challenging than in the face to face environment.
Hope Rehab Thailand Online Help
Unfortunately, due to travel restrictions put in place in response to Coronavirus, our clients are unable to get to us. It is for this reason that we have put together Hope Rehab Online Services to keep you safe and committed until things get back to normal.
Non-Pharmaceutical Approaches to Pain Management
Drugs such as opiates play an important role in the management of chronic pain, but there is always the potential for addiction and other undesirable consequences. This is why non-pharmaceutical approaches to pain management can be the preferred option for those of us with a history of drug dependence.
It is OK Not To Be OK
In this episode of the podcast, Sophie shares her ideas about why it is OK not to be OK. Those recovering from an addiction can sometimes feel uncomfortable about admitting that life has become a bit of a struggle - this may be because they don't want to appear negative or incapable. The danger with this is that pretending that things are fine can mean not getting the support that is needed to deal with the situation.
Without Imagination There is No Hope
Without Imagination There is No Hope by Paul Garrigan The Link Between Addiction and Impoverished Imagination The nastiest trick that addiction plays on us is when it makes a miserable existence appear [...]
Avoid These Thinking Traps to Stay Happy, Clean, and Sober
Avoid These Thinking Traps to Stay Happy, Clean, and Sober by Joel Lewin In CBT we say it's not outside events that cause our feelings and behaviours, but rather our [...]
The Ultrarunner Mindset – Podcast Episode 49
Ultrarunning is all about going beyond our preconceived ideas about what we are capable of doing. Even if we have no intention of ever running an ultramarathon, this mindset of leaving our comfort zone can be of a huge importance for anyone attempting to break free of addiction and start a new life.
CBT for Anxiety
Anxiety can be debilitating emotionally, mentally and physically. But it doesn’t have to be. When we learn tools to deal with anxiety, we don’t need to be fearful or overwhelmed by it.
What is it Like to Work in the Customer Service Team at Hope Rehab Thailand?
Jenny and Sareena work in our customer service team. In this podcast interview, they tell us what it is like to work at Hope, and we learn how being here has changed their view of addiction and addicts.
Dual Diagnosis: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Addiction
Substance abuse may be a conscious or unconscious attempt to self-medicate for Attention Deficit Disorder. Here we look at some of the reasons for why this happens and what can be done about it.
How Arrogance Prevents Connection
Surprisingly enough, most people don’t respond well to our attempts to make them seem inferior to us. It can make us hard to be around, and our behavior may even be damaging to others.The first essential step to overcoming arrogance is the recognition of this behavior in ourselves.
Six Resolutions for a Clean Start to the New Decade
Six Resolutions for a Clean Start to the New Decade by Joel Lewin You want to stay clean in 2020? Here are some resolutions that can help that [...]
Episode 47 – Tips for Having a Fantastic Christmas Without Alcohol or Drugs
Episode 47 - Tips for Having a Fantastic Christmas Without Alcohol or Drugs A conversation between Fabi, Joel, Matt, and Paul In this episode of the podcast, Matt, Fabi, Joel, and Paul offer [...]
The Vicious Flower of Depression
Depression is particularly common among addicts. In this post we examine why it happens and what we can do about it. We focus particularly on how our thinking plays a crucial role in the initiation and maintenance of depression.
Episode 46 – Healthy Lifestyle in Recovery
Episode 46 - Healthy Lifestyle in Recovery If we don’t have a healthy lifestyle it can create multiple triggers for relapse (e.g. it could mean low energy levels, low mood, and poor quality [...]