The Value of Experiential Therapy

Did you know that there are many types of therapies used to help people with substance use disorders? You don’t just sit in a group all day at drug treatment. That’s why many programs, including ours, offers experiential therapy. Many people find that they are better able to express themselves through creativity, such as painting or find themselves more connected when they’re in nature.

How Does Experiential Therapy Work?

A trained therapist will use experiential therapy to help you grow as you start your path to recovery. Through experiential therapy, you’ll maybe go for a walk, create art, or act out scenarios through theatrics. Through new experiences, you'll learn to confront fear, anger, and other negative emotions and release them in healthy ways.

Through the experiences that you face, you’ll learn more about yourself. You may find it’s easier to explore emotions such as anger or fear through experiences rather than group therapy. Through these sessions, you’ll bond with your peers. You may even find that you’re enjoying yourself when you let down your guard. That’s another reason that this type of therapy is considered so powerful.

Experiences Help Healing

Sometimes, the ability to create a meaningful experience can help you let go of old anger or hurts. Creating art, pushing yourself to try new things, and working towards goals in experiential therapy are all possible outcomes.

Experiential therapy can be therapeutic, but it can also be fun. Letting loose and learning more about yourself and others in a safe environment can truly help you start to heal from the pain addiction caused you. You’ll learn to confront emotions like guilt, anger, and fear. Creating new experiences can help you process these feelings and face your fears with a spirit of strength and resilience as well.

Getting Sober and Clean

Many people come to our gorgeous, calm facilities to start life anew, without the use of drugs. We use evidence-based treatment tools as well as one-on-one therapy and experiential therapy to help you begin the path of recovery. Learn more about how we can help you by calling us at US (949) 279-1376 • MX (612) 153-5726