Community Reintegration

To enjoy a successful, independent and fulfilling life once you leave a recovery community, it’s crucial you have roots in the wider community. As human beings, we’re highly social, and research shows that feeling connected in a meaningful way is as important as food and water.

Our comprehensive team of therapists, addiction experts, case managers, nurses and mentors forms a fully equipped support bubble around you. We provide the resources, guidance and structure necessary to get back into work or school. Once you’re back in employment or education, we provide a high level of assistance so you can work through issues that may have interfered with your ability to succeed previously.  

Life Skills Groups

Learning how to minimize the symptoms of mental illness and overcome addiction is about developing coping mechanisms, being mindful and following a consistent routine. However, mental illness and substance use disorders are the result of a number of factors. To get the most out of the recovery process, it’s crucial you learn practical skills and apply what you learn in therapy in the real world. 

Being independent doesn’t mean trying to do everything alone. The following life-skills groups can help you learn how to thrive in social situations as well as self-regulate:

• Self-awareness
• Changing thoughts
• Recognizing triggers
• Job-skills training
• Self-sufficiency skills development (cooking, cleaning)

Process Groups

Once you’ve made the amazing step of getting back into work or school, you no longer attend programming after lunch. However, process groups still make up an important part of your weekly program. In group therapy sessions, a clinician directs the conversation and participants speak candidly about their experiences. You listen to others and feel what it’s like to be heard without being judged, learning vital empathy and communication skills in the process. Group members also give each other advice and feedback, normalizing the exchange of emotionally driven conversation. 

Recovery Groups

Recovery groups provide a safe space for people who’ve been through similar experiences to share and listen. Improving your interpersonal skills and communicating your feelings in a calm manner are indispensable skills in the recovery process — and in life. Every member is encouraged to participate in the most supportive, positive manner possible.

Group leaders and peers can help you set and maintain boundaries, work through conflicts and disagreements in a healthy way and discuss challenging subjects. The peer support groups you can take part in while at The Villa are NAMI, 12-step, and other peer support groups.