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3 Benefits of Family Therapy

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On the journey to recovery, support is key. Addiction isolates—it isolates the individual from loved ones, from themselves, and from a life of joy. Every member of the family can also be impacted by addiction. Family therapy is a powerful tool that helps families to heal and recover together, creating strong and healthy relationships—essential for long-term wellness.

Family therapy works to address the underlying issues that contribute to addictive behaviors and mental health challenges. By working through family dynamics and interactions, it works to heal relationships and restore trust. It can also help families develop better communication skills, improve boundaries, and provide support for recovery.

If you’re looking for effective treatment, whether in the form of a dual diagnosis treatment program, women’s rehab program, or men’s rehab program near me, Colorado Medication Assisted Recovery offers care that includes family therapy to give you the best chance of sustained recovery.

What to Expect in Family Therapy

Family therapy can be a powerful tool for addiction and mental health treatment. It will involve everyone in the family, as well as any close friends or partners. The therapist will work with the family to identify the root causes of addictive behaviors, the role of each family member, and how to move forward in recovery.

The therapist may also address issues such as codependency, enabling of addictive behaviors, trauma, and communication. Family therapy can be done in a variety of formats, such as individual sessions with each family member, group sessions, and joint or family sessions.

The Benefits of Family Therapy

Family therapy has many benefits. Here are three primary benefits:

1. Improved Communication

Addiction can lead to feelings of guilt, shame, and resentment which can cause communication breakdowns between family members. Through family therapy, families learn how to communicate more effectively, listen to each other, and resolve conflicts.

Some of the strategies you might learn in family therapy to improve communication include:

  • Reflective listening – This involves listening carefully and responding back with understanding, without judgment or defensiveness.
  • I-statements – This involves expressing thoughts and feelings by using “I” statements.
  • Direct requests – This involves expressing one’s needs and expectations clearly with direct requests.

As you learn these strategies and put them into practice, your family relationships will become more open and honest.

2. Empowerment and Support

Family therapy helps to create an environment of emotional safety and empowerment. The therapist will help empower family members to set healthy boundaries, support each other, and understand each other’s perspectives.

The therapist will also help the family to develop a plan for recovery that works for everyone. This plan will include setting goals, creating a support system, and developing healthy strategies to cope with triggers or stress.

3. Strengthened Relationships

Addiction has the power to damage relationships beyond repair. Some family members may feel resentment and anger, while others may feel guilty or ashamed. Through family therapy, these feelings can be addressed and released, allowing for a deeper understanding of each other.

The therapist will help each family member to understand the impact that their behavior has had on others and how to make amends. The therapist will also help the family to develop empathy and forgiveness for each other.

Discover the Power of Family Therapy at Colorado Medication Assisted Recovery

If you’re working to overcome addiction, Colorado Medication Assisted Recovery can help. Our treatment program includes family therapy to give you the best chance of sustained recovery. Through our team of experienced, compassionate therapists, you’ll learn how to communicate effectively, strengthen relationships, and create an environment of support.

We believe in the power of family, and we’re committed to helping you create a healthier, more positive environment where everyone can thrive. Contact us today at 833.448.0127 to learn more.

How to Know if a Family Therapy Program Is Right for You

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Your family, for better or worse, plays a big role in who you are and how you cope with everyday situations. Families who do not talk with each other openly are more likely to hide their feelings and turn to drugs or alcohol to feel better. A family therapy program is essential to any addiction recovery program to address all issues that contribute to the addiction. Family therapy helps everyone in the family understand the dangers of addiction and how each member can play a valuable role in the recovery process.

At Colorado Medication Assisted Recovery, we provide effective and discreet addiction recovery programs for men and women struggling with addiction to heroin, prescription drugs, or other substances. Our certified therapists and medical staff work together to create a customized treatment program that includes family therapy, medication-assisted treatment, and behavioral therapies. If you or a loved one is struggling with addiction, help is a phone call away. Call 833.448.0127 today to speak with our compassionate staff about our family therapy program.

What Is Family Therapy?

Family therapy during addiction recovery offers mental health support for parents, siblings, and significant others directly affected by a loved one’s addiction. Family therapy can bring families closer together and help everyone understand how devastating addiction can be to the family unit. Family-related issues that can lead to addiction include:

  • Parents using drugs or alcohol openly and regularly
  • A lack of open communication between parents and siblings
  • Emotional or domestic abuse from a parent, sibling, or significant other
  • Unhealthy coping skills learned from parents or siblings

At Colorado Medication Assisted Recovery, we know the value of including family therapy as part of our outpatient addiction treatment program. We go over all aspects of your addiction recovery and answer any questions, including what a family therapy program is and how it can benefit the recovery process.

Benefits of Family Therapy

A family therapy program has many benefits for parents, siblings, and the person struggling with addiction. Parents and siblings learn how they can be a part of the recovery process and how to create a sober and positive home environment.

Just some of the benefits of family therapy during addiction recovery include:

  • Therapy for everyone in the family – Parents, siblings, and spouses can talk about any issues they are struggling with in a private and judgment-free space. They can vent any frustrations or feelings of neglect and learn how to cope with those feelings in a healthy way.
  • A better understanding of how addiction affects the entire family – Addiction still carries a huge stigma in our society, forcing many to hide their addiction from family and friends. Families learn how to openly communicate with each other calmly, promoting honesty, healing, and restoring trust.
  • Create a sober and supportive home environment – A critical component of outpatient addiction treatment is a stable and sober home where they are not tempted to relapse. Unsupportive home lives will only hinder the recovery process and potentially lead to overdose and death.

Begin taking advantage of some of these benefits and improve the health of your family by calling 833.448.0127.

Find Effective Family Therapy at Colorado Medication Assisted Recovery

At Colorado Medication Assisted Recovery, we include family therapy in our addiction treatment programs through our safe and private outpatient treatment facility. We offer a full range of treatment programs and therapies, such as:

  • An in-person and online intensive outpatient program
  • Medication-assisted treatment
  • Case management
  • Family therapy
  • Neurofeedback therapy
  • Cognitive-behavioral therapy
  • Dialectical behavior therapy

To learn more about our family therapy program and how it can benefit everyone in the family, call 833.448.0127 or fill out our online form today to schedule a tour of our addiction treatment center.

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Cortland Mathers-Suter

MSSA
Managing Partner

Cortland Mathers-Suter entered the treatment space after his own battle with addiction. He first worked as a peer mentor, before starting clinical work while completing his Masters of Science in social administration from Case Western Reserve University where he focused on policy and direct practice. Cortland moved to Colorado in 2015 to start his first addiction treatment program, AspenRidge Recovery. Under his tenure, AspenRidge Recovery became a two-location, nationally accredited organization. He has since spent the last two years researching and developing what is now Colorado Medication Assisted Recovery (CMAR).

According to Cortland, “Colorado Medication Assisted Recovery is the most important organization I have had the honor to help build. We’re offering a service that seeks to not only improve the lives of our patients but also evolve how we look at medication-assisted treatment in Colorado entirely. Most individuals receiving medication-assisted care only receive medication and urinalysis. Sure you can call that ‘treatment,’ but you can’t call that ‘recovery.’ Our model is about adding the missing recovery component, and thus affords an opportunity to achieve lasting change for each patient and the industry.”

Cortland and his treatment programs have received numerous honors. These include Colorado Business Magazine’s “GenXYZ” award, the 2020 “Titan 100” award, and his program AspenRidge Recovery was both a finalist for “Best Healthcare Company” and named in the “Company’s to Watch” by Colorado Business Magazine as well. He has been interviewed and quoted by numerous publications for his “addiction expertise”, including News Week, 5280 Magazine, the Denver Post, Elephant Journal, Colorado Biz Mag, and TheRecoverySource.org.

Tyler Whitman

Compliance/HR Administrator

Tyler is originally from Omaha, Nebraska. He worked in manufacturing administration for 18 years until he chose to pursue recovery from alcohol addiction, which led him to Chicago, Illinois. Since then, Tyler gained experience in retail, retail pharmacy, and healthcare as a vaccine coordinator for a local Colorado clinic. At the clinic, Tyler discovered that healthcare was the career change he had been looking for. His newfound passion for healthcare, combined with his lived experience with addiction, brought him to Colorado Medication Assisted Recovery as an Office Administrator.

In his free time, Tyler enjoys cooking, hiking, and skiing. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Health Services Administration from Regis University.

Simmeren Boanvala

BA
Outreach and Admissions Representative

Simmeren comes to CMAR after several years working admissions in inpatient psychiatry and addiction. A first-generation Colorado Native, Simmeren attended CU Boulder, where she earned a BA in psychology. Simmeren is currently completing her CAC III while working toward her master’s degree in marriage and family therapy.

According to Simmeren, “I joined CMAR because I believe in the quality and importance of the program whole-heartedly. My goal at CMAR is to guide each prospect who calls CMAR to find the best possible pathway to their recovery”. Simmeren currently lives in her hometown with her dog and cat.

Tyler Hale

Tyler Hale

Community Partnership Lead

Tyler Hale began his career in addiction treatment following a decades-long fight with his own substance abuse issues. Since achieving long-term recovery, Tyler has held various positions in direct care, client services, admissions and outreach departments at various addiction treatment organizations. From sober living program director to outreach director to admissions director at a drug and alcohol treatment program, Tyler consistently finds himself in leadership roles within the addiction treatment space.

Tyler is originally from Chicago, IL, where he graduated from Loyola University Chicago with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Bioethics. Thereafter, Tyler built a successful career in the tech industry, before finding sobriety and a subsequent calling to help others. Tyler joined the team at CMAR because he believes in the efficacy of comprehensive and patient-centered outpatient treatment. In his free time Tyler enjoys camping, hiking and spending time with his newborn son.

Kirstin O’Carroll

MSW
Engagement and Relations Director

Kirstin O’Carroll started her career in addiction and mental health services 23 years ago after graduating with an MSW from The Oho State University. Hired directly from an internship program, she served as a case manager and vocational specialist on a community treatment team in Columbus, OH, working to help severely mentally ill adults remain at home and in a community setting. Within the same organization, she later transitioned to clinical assessment and crisis intervention services with children, adolescents, and adults. Through these experiences, she learned the importance of providing empathetic, high-quality care and the need to “start wherever the patient is” with regard to finding the best treatment & solutions for her patients.

After seven years, Kirstin made a career change to diagnostic sales and worked for several Fortune 500 companies as an acute care sales specialist. She is delighted to return “home” to her passion for helping others and believes her new role as community engagement coordinator for CMAR is the perfect alignment of both her clinical and sales skills. When not promoting CMAR, she can be found reading, running, hiking, watching movies, and spending time with her husband Dennis and senior canine son Reggie.

Thomas Mazzarella

LAC
Primary Therapist

Thomas is a Licensed Addiction Counselor (LAC) in the State of Colorado and a Licensed Addictions Specialist (LCAS) in the State of North Carolina with particular expertise in the treatment of chronic Substance Abuse Addiction and Dependency.

Thomas is dedicated to Individual, Couples, Family, and Group Counseling and Therapy for individuals with Substance Use and Mental Health issues and concerns.

James Jackman

CAS
Primary Therapist

James Jackman is a Certified Addiction Specialist and has been practicing addiction treatment in Colorado since 2015. James is pursuing his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Metropolitan State University Denver. James is a traditional CBT therapist specializing in childhood events that lead to adult addictions.

James has received special training in Family Systems, Inner Child, Maladaptive Schemas, and Adverse Childhood Experiences. James has worked in many treatment settings throughout his career and uses a client-centered treatment approach to help one recover from destructive patterns that facilitate addiction. In addition, James enjoys working with rescue animals and advocates for several local rescue organizations outside of work.

Outside of the office, Megan enjoys spending time with her two German Shepherds and her cat. She is passionate about fostering animals through various local rescues to find adoptive homes for dogs and cats in need.

Megan Hanekom

LPC, LAC, NCC
Therapist & Clinical Compliance Officer

Megan is a licensed counselor who has worked in various mental health and addiction treatment environments. She practices cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing and believes in pulling from various therapeutic approaches to best support each individual. Megan received her bachelor’s in psychology and Spanish from Concordia College. She relocated from North Dakota to Colorado where she earned a master’s in counseling psychology from the University of Denver.

Outside of the office, Megan enjoys spending time with her two German Shepherds and her cat. She is passionate about fostering animals through various local rescues to find adoptive homes for dogs and cats in need.

Maggie Coyle

MA, LPC
Primary Therapist

Maggie Coyle, MS, MA, LPP, LPCC has worked in the mental health and addictions counseling field for the past six years. She has extensive experience in working in the varying levels of mental health and addictions treatment as well as with diverse populations.

She practices cognitive-behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy as primary intervention methods. She has earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology as well as a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling both from Northern State University in Aberdeen, SD. She has also earned a master’s degree in addictions counseling from the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, SD. Maggie moved from South Dakota to Colorado in June 2020 and is excited to be a part of the CMAR team.

Michael Damioli

LCSW, CSAT
Clinical Director

Michael Damioli has been passionately working in the fields of addiction treatment and mental health since 2012. He has held a variety of different roles within the addiction recovery space, ranging from peer support to direct clinical practice. Notably, Michael was part of a leadership group that developed a small therapy practice into a nationally branded addiction treatment program, which offers multiple levels of care to recovering professionals. Michael is a strong believer in the family disease model of addiction and has focused much of his clinical work and training on supporting families impacted by addiction. He also specializes in treating individuals suffering from co-occurring chemical and process addictions.

Michael is honored to be leading the clinical care team at CMAR and believes that excellent clinical care begins by simply treating a patient with dignity and respect. Michael is a strong advocate for ethical reform within the addiction treatment field and is excited to promote CMAR as an ethical and thought leader throughout the treatment & recovery industry. Michael earned his master’s degree in social work from the University of Denver and is independently licensed as a clinical social worker with the state of Colorado. He holds an advanced post-graduate certificate in marriage and family therapy from the Denver Family Institute as well as an advanced certificate in sexual addiction counseling from the International Institute of Trauma and Addiction Professionals.

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Dwight Duncan

Psy.D
Psychologist

Dr. Duncan was born and spent most of his early life in California. He received his doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Denver in 1987. He is a licensed psychologist as well as a licensed addiction counselor. He has had extensive training and experience throughout his professional career in medical psychology, mindfulness, integrated behavioral healthcare, and substance abuse.

Dr. Duncan is married and has one daughter, a neurologic physical therapist in Los Angeles.

Susan-Miget

Susan Miget

NP
Medical Provider

Susan has been in healthcare for more than 20 years. She was an ICU nurse for nine years, then returned to school and completed her master of nursing and family nurse practitioner degree at the University of Missouri-St. Louis in 2007. She practiced pain management for many years before developing her current passion for addiction treatment.

Susan has transitioned her practice to focus entirely on addiction treatment. She has worked in residential treatment, partial hospitalization (PHP), and intensive outpatient (IOP) programs. Susan most enjoys working with patients one-on-one in a private office to protect their confidentiality and ensure top-rate care. Knowing that addiction can affect anyone, anywhere, and at any time, Susan continues to strive to make treatment more accessible and confidential.

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Whitney Grant

MSN, FNP-BC, ARNP, RN, CPN
Medical Provider

Whitney Grant is an experienced family nurse practitioner with experience and expertise in medication-assisted treatment. Whitney earned her BSN at the University of Miami before moving on to achieve a master of science in nursing degree there as well, becoming a nurse practitioner immediately thereafter.

Whitney has since achieved board certification from the ANCC as a family nurse practitioner. After spending her entire formative and educational years in South Florida, Whitney moved to Denver in 2018 to pursue a career as a provider in family practice, sub-specializing in addictions medicine. Whitney has worked under the guidance of Dr. Nathaniel Moore, CMAR’s medical director, since moving to Denver.

Nathaniel Moore

MD
Medical Director

Dr. Nathan Moore is board-certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. Dr. Moore attended Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA for his undergraduate work and then attended Duke University School of Medicine and obtained his M.D. in 1995. Dr. Moore then came to Colorado and completed his residency in family medicine at the University of Colorado’s Family Medicine Program at Rose Medical Center.

Dr. Moore practices primarily at our Aurora location. He provides comprehensive family medicine services and has a special interest in addiction medicine, treating patients with opioid use disorder as well as alcohol addiction.

Dr. Moore is married with three children. He enjoys mountain biking, running, and golf.