Family Education & Support Program

          Provides Education, Counselling and Support for people whose lives have been impacted by family members or loved ones who abuse alcohol or drugs.

          The goal of the family program is to provide you with the emotional support and assistance you need in order to regain your balance in a situation that seems hopelessly out of control.

          Regardless of whether or not the substance abuser is attempting change...
 

You will have the help and encouragement you require in order to make sense of your own feelings and needs as an individual. You will be empowered to begin the process of making any necessary changes within yourself or the family system as a whole irrespective of the decisions and actions being taken by your substance abusing family member or loved one.

During individual counselling sessions we work together to:

• Explore the complex nature of substance abuse/dependence and its impact on the individual.

• Help you recognize how an individual’s abuse of alcohol or drugs impacts you and the family as a whole.

• Help you understand and make sense of your own thoughts, feelings and needs.

• Consider the role of family dynamics in relation to specific family issues and problems.

• Help you understand how family interactions and communication styles can aid in the continuation of the substance abuse or work to resolve it.

• Develop an acceptance of the need for change within the family as a whole as well as in its various members.

• Learn new skills, communication patterns and behaviours that are flexible and respectful of each other’s needs and feelings.

• Explore your strengths and discover how they can be utilized in family reconciliation.

• Consider any possible referrals to community supports, resources or professionals that might be needed to address your problems or needs.

• Help you rebuild self-esteem and a sense of personal empowerment.

• Develop confidence, peace of mind and hope for the future.

Your family member or loved one does not need to be attempting personal change before you seek help addressing your own feelings and needs.

          Someone else’s drug and alcohol abuse can be extremely detrimental to family harmony and your own sense of well-being.

          If you are feeling overwhelmed by the substance abuse of a loved-one, help is but a phone call away.

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