Behavioral Activation Therapy

If you are struggling with depression or anxiety in your life, you may also feel paralyzed to take part in life like you once did. This is a common response to mental health disorders. However, this response will only make the condition you are suffering from worse. What can help in these situations are behavioral activation programs. You can find this at our inpatient addiction treatment programs in FL.

At Beaches Recovery, we are committed to providing a wide range of behavioral treatment options, including our cognitive-behavioral therapy program. We also offer a variety of other evidence-based and holistic treatment options, all of which we can tailor to each person’s unique needs. To learn what type of treatment options would work best for your needs, please call Beaches Recovery today at 866.605.0532. 

What Are Behavioral Activation Programs?

A behavioral activation program is a treatment program that encourages participants to become more active in life. It helps patients to modify their behavior and activate pleasurable feelings within again. This form of treatment is an extension of cognitive-behavioral therapy. Cognitive-behavioral therapy is a psychotherapy treatment program that seeks to help people reestablish positive thinking patterns. Our behavioral activation program expands from thinking patterns to your actions.

How Are Behavioral Activation Programs Used?

The therapist’s goal is to help the depressed or anxious person to participate in fun, enjoyable activities again. Active people are not as depressed as those who are isolated. The problem with depression is that when you are feeling depressed, you lose your interest in many things you once found exciting. Therefore, you tend to freeze up and do nothing. Many depressed people want to sleep a lot instead of doing anything. However, just about everyone feels better after they get out and do something that they enjoy. Therefore, the goal of this program is to help you take steps to enjoy life again.

When you stay in your rut of inaction, your depression will get worse. The inaction of depression is one thing that enhances depression. So, the more you don’t do anything, the more depressed you get. That’s why this program is so essential.

If someone begins to participate in an activity during the program and becomes uncomfortable, anxious, or depression they will report the situation to the therapist. Together they will trace back to when they started to feel uncomfortable so they can determine what may have triggered it. Even if you only go for small outings or stay for part of an activity, it’s a step in the right direction toward alleviating your condition. In addition, when you participate in an activity, and you feel very happy afterward, you will talk about that to the therapist too.

Who Benefits From Behavioral Activation Programs?

People who are stuck in the cycle of depression and addiction will benefit from the behavioral activation program because they discover the pleasure of life again. The simple acts of living life will breathe happiness back into a depressed person’s being again, thus pushing back the depression. Therefore, behavioral activation for depression brings results.

In addition, behavioral activation for addiction works just as well for those spinning around in the cycle of substance abuse. By breaking the cycle of either depression or addiction, you help break the cycle of the other since both feed off of each other. Behavioral activation programs can treat a range of addictions, including:

• Alcohol addiction
• Heroin addiction
• Cocaine addiction
• Meth addiction
• Opioid addiction

If you think that you could benefit from our addiction or mental health treatment programs, please reach out to Beaches Recovery today.

Benefits of a Behavioral Activation Program

When joining a rehab treatment center and participating in the behavioral activation program, you’ll discover the various benefits. For many people, depression lifts almost immediately as they begin to participate in activities. For others, they find that there is enjoyment in life outside of drugs.

Seek Treatment at Beaches Recovery

At Beaches Recovery, we offer hope for people struggling with depression or addiction. We use research-based programs designed to get to the root of your problems. Some of the therapies we offer include:

• Cognitive-behavioral therapy
• EMDR therapy program
• Trauma & PTSD therapy
• Mindfulness-based therapy

Don’t let depression or addiction harm your life. You can overcome these issues by joining behavioral activation programs. Contact us at 866.605.0532, and we’ll get you on the journey to healing.