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Family Program

Addiction is a family disease — and recovery is a family journey. Our Family Program helps the people who love him understand the disease, rebuild trust, and learn the skills that support sobriety at home.

Overview

By the time a man reaches treatment, his family has usually been living with addiction for years — walking on eggshells, covering for him, absorbing broken promises, and quietly getting sick alongside him. Treating the man without treating the family sends him home to the same dynamics that surrounded the addiction. So we treat both.

Our Family Program runs alongside your loved one’s treatment through weekly sessions. You’ll learn what addiction actually is (and isn’t), how enabling and boundaries really work, and how to communicate without the old scripts of anger and guilt. Most importantly, you’ll start your own healing — because his sobriety is his job, but your recovery from what addiction did to you is yours.

What's Included

Family Therapy

Clinician-guided sessions with your loved one that address the specific damage addiction did to your family.

Education Workshops

Understand the disease model, the recovery process, relapse warning signs, and what to expect after discharge.

Support Groups

Connect with other families walking the same road — and learn about Al-Anon and community resources.

Communication Coaching

Practical scripts and boundary-setting skills that replace old patterns of conflict, enabling, and silence.

How It Works

1

Orientation — learn how the program works and what your loved one’s treatment looks like week by week.

2

Education — workshops on addiction, recovery, boundaries, and the family’s role in lasting sobriety.

3

Joint sessions — guided family therapy with your loved one when he’s clinically ready.

4

Going-home plan — a shared plan for communication, boundaries, and support after discharge.

Who It's For

  • Spouses and partners of men in treatment
  • Parents and siblings trying to understand the disease
  • Adult children affected by a father’s addiction
  • Any family member who wants to support recovery without enabling

“His sobriety is his job. Healing from what addiction did to your family — that’s a journey we walk with you.”

24/7 · Free · Confidential

Ready to learn more about our Family Program?

One phone call. Our admissions team will answer your questions, verify your insurance, and help you take the next step.

Call (714) 794-2630

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