Trauma-Informed Treatment for Addiction
Trauma informed treatment for addiction is at the heart of all we do at Integrative Life Center. We understand that traumatizing experiences and events are at the root of your addiction. Therefore, we combine our trauma-informed addiction treatments into every aspect of your care. We dedicate ourselves to helping you or your loved one heal […]
Video: Music Therapy in Recovery – Part 2
In this webinar, ILC Music Therapist Adessa Campbell, MT-BC, continues the discussion about how to integrate Music Therapy into the treatment of mental health and addictive disorders. She shares what Music Therapy is, how it’s used in recovery treatment, and conducts a live Songwriting exercise for all participants for an interactive experience. Watch Part 1, […]
Trauma Recovery: What It Really Means to Heal
If you wanted to get from one side of a pedestrian bridge to the other, then could you just think about it and be on the other side? Or would you need to walk across that bridge? Trauma recovery is a lot like that. Traumas don’t instantly heal. And when they feel like they do, it […]
The Link Between Childhood Trauma and Addiction
If you’ve struggled with trauma in your childhood and you find that you have addiction issues as an adult, there’s a link that’s important to acknowledge. Childhood trauma and addiction are often tied together because substance use is one of the ways people often try to cope with things that have happened to them in […]
Video: Art Therapy Through a Screen
Many are wondering if they can do art therapy at home. In the midst of the pandemic, ILC offered art therapy online for clients. In this art therapy webinar, Art Therapist, Nina Ayala, MA, ATR-P, shares tips and exercises on working with clients to do art therapy online. In light of the coronavirus pandemic, adapting […]
Trauma and PTSD Treatment
Traumatic events and experiences can happen to anyone at any time. They come in many forms that are typically characterized by an intense, overwhelming reaction to an event or chronic experience. For instance, traumatic events include actions such as sexual assault, physical abuse, bullying, neglect, combat, crimes, deaths, and other violent events. But chronic experiences, […]
Behavioral Health Services vs Addiction Treatment
Many individuals suffering from substance use disorders also have behavioral health issues. Behavioral health services can be tricky to find when we are trying to manage our health. When it comes to mental health, ultimately we want a trained specialist for our specific needs. Often times a primary care physician has a limited amount of education […]
