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Because we are all unique as human beings, we all have unique needs and desires. We suffer or rejoice through wholly unique experiences. As unique human beings, we all need unique addiction help strategies. No one single method can be 100% effective for any given individual, let alone any group or demographic.

That's why the addiction help strategies and techniques used on this site are inspired by a variety of approaches and methods. In this section of the site, we will discuss the benefits & advantages of some of the more widely-used approaches.

The tools and techniques presented in the Strategies section of the site have all been developed using the approaches discussed in this section. As you familiarize yourself with these addiction help & recovery tools, you will begin to customize them to respond to your unique needs.

It's a good idea to get a grasp of the basics of each approach before implementing the strategies you will find in Strategies. For more information on these different approaches and how they influenced the development of the tools in this site, click the links below to pages of interest.

Click any below for additional information about the specific topics described.

Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)

Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is both a psychotherapeutic technique and school of thought established by Albert Ellis. REBT is a practical, action-oriented approach to coping with problems and enhancing personal growth. ...read more

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Multimodal Therapy

Developed by Arnold Lazarus, Multimodal Therapy is based on the idea that humans are biological beings that think, feel, act, sense, imagine, and interact; and that each of these "modalities" should be addressed in psychological treatment. Assessment and treatment is built around seven interactive and reciprocally influential dimensions (Behavior, Affect, Sensation, Imagery, Cognition, Interpersonal relationships, and Drugs/biology) represented by the acronym BASIC I.D....read more

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Holistic Therapy (Coming Soon!)

According to the World Health Organization, "Health is more than the absence of disease. Health is a state of optimal well-being." Optimal well-being is a concept of health that goes beyond the curing of illness to one of achieving wellness. Achieving wellness requires balancing the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual aspects of the whole person. This broader, (w)Holistic approach to health involves the integration of all of these aspects and is an ongoing process.

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Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) (Coming Soon!)

Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) is an interpersonal communication model and a controversial approach to psychotherapy. It is based on the subjective study of language, communication and personal change. In general, NLP aims to increase behavioral and emotional flexibility and integration by instruction in using language, imagination, and the body in novel ways either by a practitioner/trainer, or by self-application.

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Harm Reduction (Coming Soon!)

Pioneered by Stanton Peele, the central idea of Harm Reduction is the recognition that some people always have and always will engage in behaviors which carry risks, such as casual sex, prostitution, and substance use. The main objective of this approach is to reduce the potential dangers and health risks associated with the risky behaviors themselves.

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Schema Therapy

A psychotherapeutic approach developed by Jeffrey Young, Schema Therapy is based on the premise that certain schemas develop in childhood and become influential in adulthood. Because they begin early in life, schemas become familiar and thus comfortable. We distort our view of the events in our lives in order to maintain the validity of our schemas. Schemas may remain dormant until they are activated by situations relevant to that particular schema. ...read more

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Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET) (Coming Soon!)

Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET) seeks to evoke a person's own motivation for change and to consolidate a personal decision and plan for change. As applied to drug abuse and addiction help, MET seeks to alter the harmful use of drugs. The working assumption is that intrinsic motivation is a necessary and often sufficient factor in instigating change.

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