Therapies & Treatments2025-07-10T11:51:45+00:00

Addiction Therapies & Treatment Programs at Engage Wellness

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Therapy for Addiction and Co-Occurring Disorders

Treatment is where you receive healthcare interventions to support sobriety. Therapy is where you learn the skills to live your new sober life and change the trajectory of your future. Mental health and behavioral health therapies form the center of treatment interventions.
These modalities help you or your loved one cultivate change, gain personal insights, learn new coping skills, understand underlying causes of harmful behaviors, identify potential triggers, and so much more. The specific types of therapy will vary depending on individual treatment plans and will include both group and individual therapy sessions.
Engage Wellness integrates these evidence-based addiction therapies with holistic lifestyle interventions and medication assisted treatment so you can build a new and exciting life full of hope and potential.

Therapies & Treatments

Evidence-based treatment for substance use, mental health, and behavioral health challenges that change lives.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy approaches treatment for mental health and substance use disorder by identifying the damaging thought patterns that underscore harmful behavior patterns. By dismantling these thoughts at the root, you can unlearn them in action and restructure how you think. CBT has been regarded as one of the most impactful therapies available for addiction recovery.

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy was initially developed for Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and is similar to CBT but focuses more on accepting challenging circumstances or events that influence harmful thoughts. The applications for substance use disorder treatment have proven highly effective. In DBT, you learn emotional control and improve interpersonal skills to leave damaging behavior patterns behind so you can pursue lasting growth and healing.

Motivational Interviewing (MI)

People have to change in order to heal, but change is difficult, and the motivation for change doesn’t always come naturally. It has to be cultivated or exercised like a muscle. MI therapy helps you create personal, intrinsic motivation to help you reconnect with the values you hold dear and make lifestyle choices in alignment with those values.

Family Therapy

No one succeeds at the highest levels in isolation. Family therapy offers a critical channel within the healing process to help all those involved, not just the client. Together, you can all navigate the treatment and recovery process as a unit and grow closer together along the way. Family Therapy at Engage Wellness ensures all involved parties get the support they need in a challenging time.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy

Substance use and trauma are often linked, and one condition often negatively influences the other. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy uses bilateral stimulation, tapping, eye movements, and sound to help you process the distress associated with trauma.

Group Therapy

Group therapy and various support groups are a core tenet of treatment and recovery. It’s where the rubber of therapy meets the road of community. Peer support and therapy groups offer a forum where you can learn from others, share your experience, practice coping skills, and pursue sober living as part of a larger community. Positive outcomes from group therapy include treatment acceptance and participation and reduced substance use.

Veterans Track

Our veteran’s program was designed by our very own veteran in recovery and is overseen by him today. The Engage Wellness Veterans track considers the unique experience of military personnel — from trauma and PTSD to reintegration and building a new life — and curates an individualized treatment path to match each client.

Relapse Prevention Skills

Relapse prevention focuses on developing a set of core skills that help you in moments of temptation and cravings to support long-term recovery. The skills learned in relapse prevention training are what help you build resilience and learn practical ways to maintain sobriety for life, long after your time at our addiction treatment center has ended.

Holistic Treatment Interventions

Treatment that addresses your needs on a holistic level goes beyond achieving sobriety. It digs into underlying causes and supports overall well-being to promote a positive treatment experience. The benefits of holistic treatment are mental, physical, emotional, and psychological, helping you live a life defined by hope, one free of substance abuse and alcohol addiction.

12-Step Groups

All 12-step groups and programs  are accountability-based formats that allow you a significant degree of control over the recovery process. Clients all work closely with our leaders and peers to systematically navigate the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or Narcotics Anonymous (NA). You will practice recovery skills, reconnect with your values, learn more about yourself, and build a new sober life.

Frequently Asked Questions About St Louis Addiction Therapies

What are the types of substance use disorder?2025-06-24T15:04:39+00:00

There are many types of substance use disorders that vary with every substance in question. Some of the most common substances include:

  • Opioid Addiction
  • Alcohol Addiction
  • Benzodiazepine Addiction
  • Fentanyl Addiction
  • Kratom Addiction
  • Cocaine Addiction
  • Meth Addiction
How do behavioral therapies treat drug addiction?2025-06-24T15:11:54+00:00

Behavioral therapies are one component of treating alcohol and drug addiction. These treatment options include CBT, DBT, EMDR, MI, and others mentioned above. The therapeutic approach to addiction recovery uncovers the potential underlying causes of addiction and harmful behavior patterns in order to dismantle them from the inside out, replacing damaging patterns with positive and healthy ones.

How do I pay for addiction therapy?2025-06-24T15:11:25+00:00

Paying for substance abuse therapies often involves insurance plans, private payments, or Medicare or Medicaid. The cost of treatment depends on the types of therapies needed, the prescribed level of care, duration of treatment, medication management strategies, and more. To learn what substance use disorder treatment may cost for you, call Engage Wellness admissions, and we’ll be happy to answer all of your questions.

What is the most effective treatment for addiction?2025-06-24T14:55:05+00:00

The most effective treatment for substance use disorder blends evidence-based addiction therapies with medication-assisted treatment. The true goal of treatment interventions is to help you or your loved one live a positive, self-directed life. A treatment approach that blends medication with addiction therapy has been shown to:

  • Increase survival rates
  • Increase how long one stays in treatment
  • Decrease drug use
  • Decrease criminal activity
  • Increase one’s ability to get and stay employed
  • Improve birth outcomes for women who are pregnant

[1]David, D., Cristea, I., & Hofmann, S. G. (2018, January 29). Why cognitive behavioral therapy is the current gold standard of psychotherapy. Frontiers in psychiatry. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5797481/

[2]GROUP THERAPY IN SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT . SAMHSA. (n.d.). https://library.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/pep20-02-01-020.pdf 

[3]https://www.samhsa.gov/substance-use/treatment/options 

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