How Can Intensives Make a Difference in Your Recovery with Carol the Coach

Published: Feb. 28, 2017, 2 a.m.

b'As a resource for partners, PCS offers a\\xa0 6-day intensive outpatient program in Scottsdale AZ.\\xa0 They run their program 52 weeks/year. Partners of sexual addicts are a regular part of\\xa0 the program and an area of particular focus. \\xa0 Our work at PCS is heavily trauma focused and takes into account co-occurring\\xa0psychological and medical disorders . The IOP at PCS was the first intensive\\xa0outpatient program in the country, started by Ralph Earle\\xa040+ years ago. Clients do\\xa055 hours of intensive work in 5-1/2 days (Sunday thru Fri) with 35 hours\\xa0of individual therapy, and 20 hours of group therapy and psychoeducation.\\xa0Individual work includes EMDR, psychodrama, somatic experiencing, art and music therapy, equine\\xa0therapy, brain mapping, neuro-biofeedback and other techniques. Marilyn Murray, the inventor of the Trauma Egg and Circles of Intimacy, is an integral part of our program. We also focus\\xa0on brain health from an integrative medical perspective, seeking to facilitate on-going\\xa0therapy work with nutrition, exercise, improved sleep habits, brain games\\xa0and supplements. The intense nature of the program can help bring about substantial change for the partner with relationship trauma.\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\nOverall, the program\\xa0is\\xa0intended for men and women recovering\\xa0from the impact of\\xa0addiction, codependence\\xa0and compulsivity as well as trauma,\\xa0abuse, PTSD, relationship dysfunction, mood disorders and other disorders. We work with individuals, couples and families who\\xa0are stable enough to manage an outpatient\\xa0program, and interested in getting a big jumpstart on the issues that drive their unhappiness and individual/family dysfunction. We work extensively with partners as well as addicts and work with them individually and as couples.'