Evidence-based therapies and specialty programs designed to support long-term wellness.
Evidence-based therapies and specialty programs designed to support long-term wellness.
Addictions and mental health issues frequently overlap in many areas of a person’s life, including mood, relationships, sleep, motivation, impulse control, self-worth, trust in family, and coping with stress. Some people seek treatment because substance use has become completely unmanageable. Others struggle with anxiety, depression, trauma, unstable moods, or emotional pain. Many people are dealing with both at the same time.
Therapy gives clients a place to understand what is happening beneath the surface and provides unique coping skills to help. Addiction can be linked to trauma, grief, chronic stress, untreated mental health conditions, conflict in relationships, or patterns that have developed over a long time. Mental health symptoms may also become harder to handle if drugs or alcohol are part of the picture. Effective treatment should look at the whole person rather than focusing on just one diagnosis or behavior.[1]
SOBA New Jersey provides therapy and specialty programs to support both recovery from substance use and mental health. Treatment varies based on each client’s needs and may focus on building coping skills, improving regulation of emotions, lowering risk of relapse, processing trauma, strengthening relationships, and creating healthier routines. Clients may participate in evidence-based therapies, experiential support, family programming, relapse prevention, and specialty programs that help translate what they learn into real life.
Browse the different therapies and specialty programs below to see how different parts of treatment support recovery, mental health, and long-term wellness.
Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, is an effective method for identifying how a client’s thought processes and behaviors are related to their substance use or other maladaptive behaviors. It is particularly effective at teaching a client how to challenge the urge to drink or use drugs, as well as develop strategies to cope with stressful situations or thought processes that keep them stuck in a loop.
Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, is an effective method for identifying how a client’s thought processes and behaviors are related to their substance use or other maladaptive behaviors. It is particularly effective at teaching a client how to challenge the urge to drink or use drugs, as well as develop strategies to cope with stressful situations or thought processes that keep them stuck in a loop.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) was developed specifically for treating borderline personality disorder, though it is useful for anyone who struggles with emotional regulation, impulsive behaviors, those whose substance use is tied to emotions, or those whose relationships involve severe conflict. DBT is an effective tool for developing skills in the areas of mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) was developed specifically for treating borderline personality disorder, though it is useful for anyone who struggles with emotional regulation, impulsive behaviors, those whose substance use is tied to emotions, or those whose relationships involve severe conflict. DBT is an effective tool for developing skills in the areas of mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.
Adventure therapy offers a non-traditional approach by allowing clients to apply new skills learned in therapy to real-life settings. It builds such things as confidence, communication skills, frustration tolerance, and trust. Many times, people in recovery or dealing with mental health issues experience feelings of shame, isolation, or fear of failing. Adventure therapy creates an environment where they have the opportunity to safely test themselves, develop resiliency, and build connections with others.
Adventure therapy offers a non-traditional approach by allowing clients to apply new skills learned in therapy to real-life settings. It builds such things as confidence, communication skills, frustration tolerance, and trust. Many times, people in recovery or dealing with mental health issues experience feelings of shame, isolation, or fear of failing. Adventure therapy creates an environment where they have the opportunity to safely test themselves, develop resiliency, and build connections with others.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients accept their current pain rather than continue to fight against it. As a result, clients can then make decisions that align with what is truly important to them. For example, many people in recovery will avoid certain triggers or uncomfortable emotions due to fear of relapsing. Someone with anxiety might avoid certain places or people. By accepting these uncomfortable feelings, emotions, and urges, clients can then commit to living a meaningful life despite discomfort.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients accept their current pain rather than continue to fight against it. As a result, clients can then make decisions that align with what is truly important to them. For example, many people in recovery will avoid certain triggers or uncomfortable emotions due to fear of relapsing. Someone with anxiety might avoid certain places or people. By accepting these uncomfortable feelings, emotions, and urges, clients can then commit to living a meaningful life despite discomfort.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is generally used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, EMDR has been successful in treating other disorders, including substance use, anxiety, and panic disorders, when trauma is at the root. EMDR allows clients to address their underlying issues, which can help reduce distress and the need for using substances as a coping mechanism.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is generally used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, EMDR has been successful in treating other disorders, including substance use, anxiety, and panic disorders, when trauma is at the root. EMDR allows clients to address their underlying issues, which can help reduce distress and the need for using substances as a coping mechanism.
Mindfulness helps clients to become more aware of their thoughts, cravings, emotions, and physiological sensations while minimizing the urge to react to each sensation. Clients learn to observe their internal experiences without immediately reacting. This skill is often taught in the early stages of recovery as it provides an alternative response to urges associated with substance use and certain mental health conditions.
Mindfulness helps clients to become more aware of their thoughts, cravings, emotions, and physiological sensations while minimizing the urge to react to each sensation. Clients learn to observe their internal experiences without immediately reacting. This skill is often taught in the early stages of recovery as it provides an alternative response to urges associated with substance use and certain mental health conditions.
Substance use and mental health conditions can affect sleep, appetite, energy, mood, and physical health. Nutrition and wellness support can help clients rebuild daily routines that support recovery. This may include education around balanced meals, movement, hydration, rest, stress reduction, and the connection between physical wellness and mental health.
Substance use and mental health conditions can affect sleep, appetite, energy, mood, and physical health. Nutrition and wellness support can help clients rebuild daily routines that support recovery. This may include education around balanced meals, movement, hydration, rest, stress reduction, and the connection between physical wellness and mental health.
Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, is an effective method for identifying how a client’s thought processes and behaviors are related to their substance use or other maladaptive behaviors. It is particularly effective at teaching a client how to challenge the urge to drink or use drugs, as well as develop strategies to cope with stressful situations or thought processes that keep them stuck in a loop.
Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, is an effective method for identifying how a client’s thought processes and behaviors are related to their substance use or other maladaptive behaviors. It is particularly effective at teaching a client how to challenge the urge to drink or use drugs, as well as develop strategies to cope with stressful situations or thought processes that keep them stuck in a loop.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) was developed specifically for treating borderline personality disorder, though it is useful for anyone who struggles with emotional regulation, impulsive behaviors, those whose substance use is tied to emotions, or those whose relationships involve severe conflict. DBT is an effective tool for developing skills in the areas of mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) was developed specifically for treating borderline personality disorder, though it is useful for anyone who struggles with emotional regulation, impulsive behaviors, those whose substance use is tied to emotions, or those whose relationships involve severe conflict. DBT is an effective tool for developing skills in the areas of mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.
Adventure therapy offers a non-traditional approach by allowing clients to apply new skills learned in therapy to real-life settings. It builds such things as confidence, communication skills, frustration tolerance, and trust. Many times, people in recovery or dealing with mental health issues experience feelings of shame, isolation, or fear of failing. Adventure therapy creates an environment where they have the opportunity to safely test themselves, develop resiliency, and build connections with others.
Adventure therapy offers a non-traditional approach by allowing clients to apply new skills learned in therapy to real-life settings. It builds such things as confidence, communication skills, frustration tolerance, and trust. Many times, people in recovery or dealing with mental health issues experience feelings of shame, isolation, or fear of failing. Adventure therapy creates an environment where they have the opportunity to safely test themselves, develop resiliency, and build connections with others.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients accept their current pain rather than continue to fight against it. As a result, clients can then make decisions that align with what is truly important to them. For example, many people in recovery will avoid certain triggers or uncomfortable emotions due to fear of relapsing. Someone with anxiety might avoid certain places or people. By accepting these uncomfortable feelings, emotions, and urges, clients can then commit to living a meaningful life despite discomfort.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients accept their current pain rather than continue to fight against it. As a result, clients can then make decisions that align with what is truly important to them. For example, many people in recovery will avoid certain triggers or uncomfortable emotions due to fear of relapsing. Someone with anxiety might avoid certain places or people. By accepting these uncomfortable feelings, emotions, and urges, clients can then commit to living a meaningful life despite discomfort.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is generally used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, EMDR has been successful in treating other disorders, including substance use, anxiety, and panic disorders, when trauma is at the root. EMDR allows clients to address their underlying issues, which can help reduce distress and the need for using substances as a coping mechanism.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is generally used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, EMDR has been successful in treating other disorders, including substance use, anxiety, and panic disorders, when trauma is at the root. EMDR allows clients to address their underlying issues, which can help reduce distress and the need for using substances as a coping mechanism.
Mindfulness helps clients to become more aware of their thoughts, cravings, emotions, and physiological sensations while minimizing the urge to react to each sensation. Clients learn to observe their internal experiences without immediately reacting. This skill is often taught in the early stages of recovery as it provides an alternative response to urges associated with substance use and certain mental health conditions.
Mindfulness helps clients to become more aware of their thoughts, cravings, emotions, and physiological sensations while minimizing the urge to react to each sensation. Clients learn to observe their internal experiences without immediately reacting. This skill is often taught in the early stages of recovery as it provides an alternative response to urges associated with substance use and certain mental health conditions.
Substance use and mental health conditions can affect sleep, appetite, energy, mood, and physical health. Nutrition and wellness support can help clients rebuild daily routines that support recovery. This may include education around balanced meals, movement, hydration, rest, stress reduction, and the connection between physical wellness and mental health.
Substance use and mental health conditions can affect sleep, appetite, energy, mood, and physical health. Nutrition and wellness support can help clients rebuild daily routines that support recovery. This may include education around balanced meals, movement, hydration, rest, stress reduction, and the connection between physical wellness and mental health.
Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, is an effective method for identifying how a client’s thought processes and behaviors are related to their substance use or other maladaptive behaviors. It is particularly effective at teaching a client how to challenge the urge to drink or use drugs, as well as develop strategies to cope with stressful situations or thought processes that keep them stuck in a loop.
Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, is an effective method for identifying how a client’s thought processes and behaviors are related to their substance use or other maladaptive behaviors. It is particularly effective at teaching a client how to challenge the urge to drink or use drugs, as well as develop strategies to cope with stressful situations or thought processes that keep them stuck in a loop.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) was developed specifically for treating borderline personality disorder, though it is useful for anyone who struggles with emotional regulation, impulsive behaviors, those whose substance use is tied to emotions, or those whose relationships involve severe conflict. DBT is an effective tool for developing skills in the areas of mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) was developed specifically for treating borderline personality disorder, though it is useful for anyone who struggles with emotional regulation, impulsive behaviors, those whose substance use is tied to emotions, or those whose relationships involve severe conflict. DBT is an effective tool for developing skills in the areas of mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.
Adventure therapy offers a non-traditional approach by allowing clients to apply new skills learned in therapy to real-life settings. It builds such things as confidence, communication skills, frustration tolerance, and trust. Many times, people in recovery or dealing with mental health issues experience feelings of shame, isolation, or fear of failing. Adventure therapy creates an environment where they have the opportunity to safely test themselves, develop resiliency, and build connections with others.
Adventure therapy offers a non-traditional approach by allowing clients to apply new skills learned in therapy to real-life settings. It builds such things as confidence, communication skills, frustration tolerance, and trust. Many times, people in recovery or dealing with mental health issues experience feelings of shame, isolation, or fear of failing. Adventure therapy creates an environment where they have the opportunity to safely test themselves, develop resiliency, and build connections with others.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients accept their current pain rather than continue to fight against it. As a result, clients can then make decisions that align with what is truly important to them. For example, many people in recovery will avoid certain triggers or uncomfortable emotions due to fear of relapsing. Someone with anxiety might avoid certain places or people. By accepting these uncomfortable feelings, emotions, and urges, clients can then commit to living a meaningful life despite discomfort.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients accept their current pain rather than continue to fight against it. As a result, clients can then make decisions that align with what is truly important to them. For example, many people in recovery will avoid certain triggers or uncomfortable emotions due to fear of relapsing. Someone with anxiety might avoid certain places or people. By accepting these uncomfortable feelings, emotions, and urges, clients can then commit to living a meaningful life despite discomfort.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is generally used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, EMDR has been successful in treating other disorders, including substance use, anxiety, and panic disorders, when trauma is at the root. EMDR allows clients to address their underlying issues, which can help reduce distress and the need for using substances as a coping mechanism.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is generally used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, EMDR has been successful in treating other disorders, including substance use, anxiety, and panic disorders, when trauma is at the root. EMDR allows clients to address their underlying issues, which can help reduce distress and the need for using substances as a coping mechanism.
Mindfulness helps clients to become more aware of their thoughts, cravings, emotions, and physiological sensations while minimizing the urge to react to each sensation. Clients learn to observe their internal experiences without immediately reacting. This skill is often taught in the early stages of recovery as it provides an alternative response to urges associated with substance use and certain mental health conditions.
Mindfulness helps clients to become more aware of their thoughts, cravings, emotions, and physiological sensations while minimizing the urge to react to each sensation. Clients learn to observe their internal experiences without immediately reacting. This skill is often taught in the early stages of recovery as it provides an alternative response to urges associated with substance use and certain mental health conditions.
Substance use and mental health conditions can affect sleep, appetite, energy, mood, and physical health. Nutrition and wellness support can help clients rebuild daily routines that support recovery. This may include education around balanced meals, movement, hydration, rest, stress reduction, and the connection between physical wellness and mental health.
Substance use and mental health conditions can affect sleep, appetite, energy, mood, and physical health. Nutrition and wellness support can help clients rebuild daily routines that support recovery. This may include education around balanced meals, movement, hydration, rest, stress reduction, and the connection between physical wellness and mental health.
Specialty programs give clients additional support based on their age, family needs, recovery stage, mental health concerns, or preferred recovery framework. These programs can help make treatment more personal, practical, and connected to real life.
Young adults often enter treatment while dealing with school, work, identity, independence, relationships, and family expectations. A program focused on young adults can help clients deal with substance use while building life skills, emotional maturity, peer support, and a stronger foundation for adulthood.
Addiction doesn’t just affect the person using substances; it affects everyone close to them. A family program helps loved ones understand substance use disorder, improve communication, set healthier boundaries and support recovery without enabling harmful patterns. Family involvement also helps repair trust and clarify what recovery requires.
SuperHealth blends movement, mindfulness, breathwork, and support for recovery to reconnect clients with their bodies and develop healthier tools for coping. For clients who feel disconnected, anxious, or emotionally overwhelmed, practices that work with the body support grounding, stress reduction, and self-awareness.
Recovery doesn’t stop when treatment ends. Alumni programs help clients stay connected to support, accountability, and community after treatment. Ongoing connection is important for preventing relapse, especially during transitions back into work, school, relationships, or independent living.
Seeking Safety is a present-focused therapy model for people dealing with trauma and substance use. It focuses on safety, coping skills, grounding, healthy relationships, and reducing risky behavior. This approach can be useful for stabilization before delving into deeper processing of trauma.
SMART Recovery is a skills-based recovery model that focuses on motivation, managing urges, problem-solving, and balanced living. This is a good option for clients who prefer a practical way to manage recovery alongside clinical treatment and other support systems.
Dual diagnosis care supports clients who struggle with both substance use and mental health conditions. Treatment for mental health and substance use together can reduce risk of relapse and improve stability [2].
Young adults often enter treatment while dealing with school, work, identity, independence, relationships, and family expectations. A program focused on young adults can help clients deal with substance use while building life skills, emotional maturity, peer support, and a stronger foundation for adulthood.
Addiction doesn’t just affect the person using substances; it affects everyone close to them. A family program helps loved ones understand substance use disorder, improve communication, set healthier boundaries and support recovery without enabling harmful patterns. Family involvement also helps repair trust and clarify what recovery requires.
SuperHealth blends movement, mindfulness, breathwork, and support for recovery to reconnect clients with their bodies and develop healthier tools for coping. For clients who feel disconnected, anxious, or emotionally overwhelmed, practices that work with the body support grounding, stress reduction, and self-awareness.
Recovery doesn’t stop when treatment ends. Alumni programs help clients stay connected to support, accountability, and community after treatment. Ongoing connection is important for preventing relapse, especially during transitions back into work, school, relationships, or independent living.
Seeking Safety is a present-focused therapy model for people dealing with trauma and substance use. It focuses on safety, coping skills, grounding, healthy relationships, and reducing risky behavior. This approach can be useful for stabilization before delving into deeper processing of trauma.
SMART Recovery is a skills-based recovery model that focuses on motivation, managing urges, problem-solving, and balanced living. This is a good option for clients who prefer a practical way to manage recovery alongside clinical treatment and other support systems.
Dual diagnosis care supports clients who struggle with both substance use and mental health conditions. Treatment for mental health and substance use together can reduce risk of relapse and improve stability [2].
Young adults often enter treatment while dealing with school, work, identity, independence, relationships, and family expectations. A program focused on young adults can help clients deal with substance use while building life skills, emotional maturity, peer support, and a stronger foundation for adulthood.
Addiction doesn’t just affect the person using substances; it affects everyone close to them. A family program helps loved ones understand substance use disorder, improve communication, set healthier boundaries and support recovery without enabling harmful patterns. Family involvement also helps repair trust and clarify what recovery requires.
SuperHealth blends movement, mindfulness, breathwork, and support for recovery to reconnect clients with their bodies and develop healthier tools for coping. For clients who feel disconnected, anxious, or emotionally overwhelmed, practices that work with the body support grounding, stress reduction, and self-awareness.
Recovery doesn’t stop when treatment ends. Alumni programs help clients stay connected to support, accountability, and community after treatment. Ongoing connection is important for preventing relapse, especially during transitions back into work, school, relationships, or independent living.
Seeking Safety is a present-focused therapy model for people dealing with trauma and substance use. It focuses on safety, coping skills, grounding, healthy relationships, and reducing risky behavior. This approach can be useful for stabilization before delving into deeper processing of trauma.
SMART Recovery is a skills-based recovery model that focuses on motivation, managing urges, problem-solving, and balanced living. This is a good option for clients who prefer a practical way to manage recovery alongside clinical treatment and other support systems.
Dual diagnosis care supports clients who struggle with both substance use and mental health conditions. Treatment for mental health and substance use together can reduce risk of relapse and improve stability [2].
Detoxification helps the body to clear substances, but detox alone doesn’t teach people how to live without drugs or alcohol. Detox doesn’t teach people how to handle cravings, rebuild trust, manage emotions, and react differently to situations that previously led to substance use. Someone with a history of drug or alcohol use might need support dealing with social pressure, sleep problems, shame, or relationship stress.
Therapy gives clients a place to work through these issues with support. Treatment also becomes more personalized. Three people might both need help with drugs and alcohol, but one might be dealing with trauma, another might be managing depression, and a third might need support for family conflicts and repeated relapses.
Mental health and substance use frequently go together. Some people use alcohol or drugs to avoid depression, calm anxiety, quiet intrusive memories, manage mood swings, or to escape emotional pain. Others find that substance use makes mental health symptoms more intense or unpredictable or harder to treat. That is why drug and alcohol programs should look beyond just the substance itself.
If anxiety, trauma, bipolar disorder, serious mental illness, grief, or depression is part of the picture, those concerns need to be addressed during treatment. Otherwise, clients leaving treatment won’t have the coping skills necessary to deal with symptoms that led to substance use in the first place. SOBA New Jersey can support clients who need help both with addiction and mental health services. The goal is to help clients understand how these concerns interact, build skills that work in real life, and create a lasting recovery plan.
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Treatment for drugs and alcohol should do more than stop someone from using substances. It should help you understand yourself better, strengthen support networks, and build a life that feels possible without substances.
Recovery like this needs structure, honesty, clinical support, and time. SOBA New Jersey offers therapy and specialty programs that can help clients deal with addiction, mental health issues, family dynamics, and relapse prevention. Whether you are seeking treatment for alcohol use disorder or another kind of addiction, reaching out can help you understand next steps.
What therapies are used in drug and alcohol treatment?
Drug and alcohol treatment may include CBT, DBT, EMDR, ACT, mindfulness, group therapy, family therapy, and relapse prevention, along with other evidence-based approaches. The right mix depends on history of substance use, mental health needs and treatment goals.
Can mental health and substance use be treated together?
Yes. Many people find dual diagnosis care helpful when there are other mental health conditions like anxiety, depression, PTSD, bipolar disorder, or serious mental illness alongside substance use. Treating both at the same time can help people stabilize better in the long term.
Does medication-assisted treatment replace therapy?
No. Medication-assisted treatment works best as part of a bigger treatment plan that might include counseling and behavioral therapy, relapse prevention, and recovery support. Medication can reduce cravings or withdrawal symptoms, but therapy deals with the behavioral and emotional side of recovery.
Are 12-step programs required?
Twelve-step programs are not required for everyone. Some clients might find Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous helpful, but others might prefer SMART Recovery or other approaches. A treatment plan can help clients find support systems that work for them.
[1] National Institute on Drug Abuse. (2018). Principles of drug addiction treatment: A research-based guide (3rd ed.). National Institutes of Health. https://nida.nih.gov/sites/default/files/podat-3rdEd-508.pdf
[2] Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2024). Integrated Treatment for Co-Occurring Disorders Evidence-Based Practices (EBP) KIT. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. https://www.samhsa.gov/resource/ebp/integrated-treatment-co-occurring-disorders-evidence-based-practices-ebp-kit
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