Answers to your addiction recovery questions.
Answers to your addiction recovery questions.
Learn how trauma-informed addiction recovery supports sustainable healing. Alchemy Collective answers key questions about addiction as adaptation, nervous system healing, and embodied recovery.
Learn how trauma-informed addiction recovery supports sustainable healing. Alchemy Collective answers key questions about addiction as adaptation, nervous system healing, and embodied recovery.
Core Philosophy & Reframing Addiction
What does it mean to treat addiction as an “adaptation to suffering” rather than a symptom of weakness or failure?
What does it mean to treat addiction as an “adaptation to suffering” rather than a symptom of weakness or failure?
What does it mean to treat addiction as an “adaptation to suffering” rather than a symptom of weakness or failure?
How do you help clients understand the purpose their addiction once served, and why is this exploration essential to the healing process?
How do you help clients understand the purpose their addiction once served, and why is this exploration essential to the healing process?
How do you help clients understand the purpose their addiction once served, and why is this exploration essential to the healing process?
What are the limitations of abstinence-only approaches to recovery, and how do you support sustainable healing beyond abstinence?
What are the limitations of abstinence-only approaches to recovery, and how do you support sustainable healing beyond abstinence?
What are the limitations of abstinence-only approaches to recovery, and how do you support sustainable healing beyond abstinence?
What does sustainable healing look like, and how is it different from simply achieving sobriety?
What does sustainable healing look like, and how is it different from simply achieving sobriety?
What does sustainable healing look like, and how is it different from simply achieving sobriety?
Trauma, Nervous System & Root Cause Healing
Why is addressing nervous system dysregulation so crucial in the recovery process, and how is it typically overlooked in mainstream programs?
Why is addressing nervous system dysregulation so crucial in the recovery process, and how is it typically overlooked in mainstream programs?
Why is addressing nervous system dysregulation so crucial in the recovery process, and how is it typically overlooked in mainstream programs?
How do you support clients when nervous system overwhelm interferes with their ability to stay present or regulate their behavior?
How do you support clients when nervous system overwhelm interferes with their ability to stay present or regulate their behavior?
How do you support clients when nervous system overwhelm interferes with their ability to stay present or regulate their behavior?
Can you explain how trauma-informed care reshapes the way addiction is treated in your model?
Can you explain how trauma-informed care reshapes the way addiction is treated in your model?
Can you explain how trauma-informed care reshapes the way addiction is treated in your model?
What are some examples of how trauma or attachment wounds show up in the addictive patterns you work with?
What are some examples of how trauma or attachment wounds show up in the addictive patterns you work with?
What are some examples of how trauma or attachment wounds show up in the addictive patterns you work with?
Therapeutic Tools & Techniques
What role does parts work play in addiction recovery, and how do you introduce this method to clients who are new to it?
What role does parts work play in addiction recovery, and how do you introduce this method to clients who are new to it?
Parts work, such as Internal Family Systems or CRM-informed ego state work, allows us to identify the various inner voices or protective strategies within a person. These may include the part that uses, the part that feels ashamed, or the part that wants healing. We introduce this approach with compassion and curiosity, helping clients understand that all parts have good intentions, even if their strategies are outdated or harmful. This helps reduce inner conflict and builds a foundation for integration.
What role does parts work play in addiction recovery, and how do you introduce this method to clients who are new to it?
How do mindfulness and somatic regulation practices help clients stay grounded during cravings or emotional distress?
How do mindfulness and somatic regulation practices help clients stay grounded during cravings or emotional distress?
How do mindfulness and somatic regulation practices help clients stay grounded during cravings or emotional distress?
How does the inclusion of somatic work change the way clients experience their healing compared to talk therapy alone?
How does the inclusion of somatic work change the way clients experience their healing compared to talk therapy alone?
How does the inclusion of somatic work change the way clients experience their healing compared to talk therapy alone?
What kinds of practical recovery skills do you emphasize, especially for people navigating major life transitions?
What kinds of practical recovery skills do you emphasize, especially for people navigating major life transitions?
What kinds of practical recovery skills do you emphasize, especially for people navigating major life transitions?
Individualized Healing & Client Experience
How do you approach recovery with someone just beginning to question their relationship with substances, compared to someone with long-term sobriety?
How do you approach recovery with someone just beginning to question their relationship with substances, compared to someone with long-term sobriety?
How do you approach recovery with someone just beginning to question their relationship with substances, compared to someone with long-term sobriety?
How do you personalize treatment plans to reflect where each client is in their recovery journey?
How do you personalize treatment plans to reflect where each client is in their recovery journey?
How do you personalize treatment plans to reflect where each client is in their recovery journey?
What does integration look like after someone completes a major milestone, such as a retreat or intensive program?
What does integration look like after someone completes a major milestone, such as a retreat or intensive program?
What does integration look like after someone completes a major milestone, such as a retreat or intensive program?
What does it look like when someone begins to trust their own inherent wisdom during the recovery process?
What does it look like when someone begins to trust their own inherent wisdom during the recovery process?
What does it look like when someone begins to trust their own inherent wisdom during the recovery process?
Challenges, Shame & Transformation
How do you help individuals navigate shame and self-judgment, especially those who have experienced relapse or inconsistency?
How do you help individuals navigate shame and self-judgment, especially those who have experienced relapse or inconsistency?
How do you help individuals navigate shame and self-judgment, especially those who have experienced relapse or inconsistency?
How do you support someone who is skeptical of therapy or who has had negative experiences with traditional recovery programs?
How do you support someone who is skeptical of therapy or who has had negative experiences with traditional recovery programs?
How do you support someone who is skeptical of therapy or who has had negative experiences with traditional recovery programs?
Can you share a story that illustrates a meaningful transformation through your program?
Can you share a story that illustrates a meaningful transformation through your program?
Can you share a story that illustrates a meaningful transformation through your program?
What do you wish more people, including medical professionals or families, understood about behavioral addiction and nervous system healing?
What do you wish more people, including medical professionals or families, understood about behavioral addiction and nervous system healing?
What do you wish more people, including medical professionals or families, understood about behavioral addiction and nervous system healing?