The duration of these are one hour and the client has two per week. Each senior therapist who undertakes these holds a post-graduate qualification in counselling in addition to other workplace qualifications.
Main approach used is integrative with a bias towards the psychodynamic as clients are encouraged to explore their lives fully.
Often on completion of the residential programme, clients are referred into After Care packages, which will continue working at this level for several months. Considerable focus will be on the past use of alcohol/drugs and its negative effect on self and others. They are encouraged to talk through the compulsion to use and identify and explore the instigators for this.