Alternatives is the only alcohol treatment program in the United States to combine over three decades of research on moderate drinking methods for alcohol abuse and compulsions with the latest technology and monitoring tools. We provide a structured outpatient program that lasts six months during which our clients go through four distinct phases of treatment. After treatment, clients can participate in our aftercare program for free! A truly alternative addiction treatment program, Alternatives is not 12-step based and is focused on empowering our clients. More importantly, when our clients graduate (and get their completion certificate!) they are ready to live their lives relieved of the negative consequences and emotional pain that their drinking and negative habits had been causing before.
Alternatives is a private, confidential, outpatient treatment program that specializes in the treatment of alcohol problems and compulsive habits. We use our proprietary Bio-Affective Management method, based on the latest evidence-based treatment, to teach clients about the relationship between their drinking, problematic habits, and the biological and emotional factors in their life.
There Are Many Common Reasons People Avoid Treatment Altogether:
- Being offered only one goal for treatment – quitting for life
- The stigma of being a lifetime “alcoholic” or “addict”
- The misperception that they must hit “rock bottom” before getting better
Alternatives Of fers A Unique Choice:
A structured outpatient program that respects the daily responsibilities of clients and empowers them to discover happiness by providing the best research-supported tools for controlled drinking and habit management. In contrast to the “one-size fits all” approach taken by most programs, our clients are given the rare opportunity to discover whether they truly can continue to enjoy their life in a measured way.
What is Bio Affective Management?
Bio-Affective Management is a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Behavioral-Neuroscience informed treatment method that combines several different treatment methods to address compulsive behavior and addiction comprehensively. Our unique individual and groups sessions include:
- Choice-control restructuring™ – Addressing learning-related brain changes linked to using that rob clients of behavioral control
- Affect-response regulation training™ – Building awareness around the relationship between emotions and self-defeating behavior
- Core-issues resolution – Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) based individual and group sessions addressing past and present issues contributing to addiction problem
- Mindfulness – Meditation and mood regulation techniques proven to help addicts regain a measure of control
- Neuro-education – Clients learn about the relationship between addiction and the brain as well as tools to compensate for neuronal deficits
- Structural Scaffolding Training™ – Evidence-based techniques to help clients get a better grasp on their daily activities and avoid compulsivity
Real Science, Real Treatment, Real Results
At the centerpiece of the Alternatives program is the ongoing monitoring of the client’s alcohol consumption and functioning (mood, stress, sleep patterns and more). At specific intervals, this monitoring consists of 24-hour physical assessment using a wearable device, while at other times the monitoring is more sporadic.
Alternatives staff combines this data to create ongoing monitoring reports and constantly revised treatment plans for each of our clients. Nothing is taken on faith: we use actual data to know when our clients are getting better.