FAQ
Do I have to be actively using/drinking to receive services?
No. Body Mind Equation specializes in more than just active addiction. We also provide services for early and sustained recovery and symptoms like anxiety, depression, and PTSD associated with compulsive behaviors and codependency. Even if you're not actively using, you will likely benefit from therapy services to address underlying beliefs that keep you stuck in your unhelpful patterns.
Do I have to identify as LGBTQ+ to receive services?
No. While Body Mind Equation specializes in treating all those who identify as LGBTQ+, we offer our services to anyone interested in addressing their substance use, strengthening their recovery, and/or learning more about healing from codependency and other compulsive behaviors.
Are you offering in-person visits at this time?
At this time, we are only offering virtual visits to protect the safety of our staff and clients.
What can I expect in a visit at Body Mind Equation?
· In your first visit, therapists will gather information to assess appropriate level of care, history of drinking/using, medical and psychiatric history, and general family history.
In subsequent visits:
· For those addressing active using/drinking, sessions will focus on addressing using patterns, triggers, relapse cycles for those addressing active using, and building a sober/abstinent supportive network.
· For those in early or sustained recovery, sessions will focus on strengthening recovery tools and your supportive networks and addressing underlying survival mechanisms and emotions which inform and fuel painful patterns of self-abandonment and relapse.
· For those addressing codependency/adult children of alcoholics, sessions will focus on identifying and understanding survival mechanisms, challenging their usefulness, and building a support system of people who understand you and will compassionately challenge you to prioritize yourself and your healing.
In subsequent visits:
· For those addressing active using/drinking, sessions will focus on addressing using patterns, triggers, relapse cycles for those addressing active using, and building a sober/abstinent supportive network.
· For those in early or sustained recovery, sessions will focus on strengthening recovery tools and your supportive networks and addressing underlying survival mechanisms and emotions which inform and fuel painful patterns of self-abandonment and relapse.
· For those addressing codependency/adult children of alcoholics, sessions will focus on identifying and understanding survival mechanisms, challenging their usefulness, and building a support system of people who understand you and will compassionately challenge you to prioritize yourself and your healing.
How can I prepare for a virtual visit?
• Make sure you’re in a private area with some room to move around and prevent interruptions whenever possible.
· Make sure all browsers are up to date and you have a strong internet connection.
• Wear comfortable clothes and have comforting items nearby (pillows, blankets, etc). Because we utilize body-focused therapy, we often use items to assist clients in learning more about their underlying physiological and psycho-biological experiences which affect mood, thoughts, and behaviors. (TL:DR - it helps you understand why you do what you do)
• If using a phone, make sure to have something to prop it up against. Again, because we utilize body-focused therapy, having some distance from the phone allows the therapist to see more of your body which provides information to therapist and client about your overall experience (TL:DR - it helps you understand why you do what you do) most updated versions)
· Make sure all browsers are up to date and you have a strong internet connection.
• Wear comfortable clothes and have comforting items nearby (pillows, blankets, etc). Because we utilize body-focused therapy, we often use items to assist clients in learning more about their underlying physiological and psycho-biological experiences which affect mood, thoughts, and behaviors. (TL:DR - it helps you understand why you do what you do)
• If using a phone, make sure to have something to prop it up against. Again, because we utilize body-focused therapy, having some distance from the phone allows the therapist to see more of your body which provides information to therapist and client about your overall experience (TL:DR - it helps you understand why you do what you do) most updated versions)