“ NO ONE COMES TO OUR CLINIC WHO ISN ’ T FIGHTING FOR THEIR LIFE. ” -John Mattocks, program director at Vance Recovery
The center encourages every individual to participate in the variety of counseling programs available. Their art therapy group provides a unique way of handling the complex emotions that arise during treatment. The group meets once a week to work on different projects that usually re ect their internal struggles. One such project was building two masks—one for how the world sees the patient and another for how they perceive themselves. Mattocks thought this might help them deal with the stereotypes and generalizations about their disease made by the general public. He believes these projects give powerful and healing insight into their personal journey with addiction, an essential step towards healing.
To contact Vance Recovery give us a call: (252) 572-2625 We are located at: 510 Dabney Drive, Suite B Henderson, NC 27536
IT ’ S ALL THEM. THE MEDICINE JUST HELPS. ” -John Mattocks
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After working through these inner issues, clients begin restoring their external world. They grow stronger by learning life skills, emotion regulation skills and other methods for maintaining their sobriety when facing triggers. It’s a challenging process and something they will have to work hard to manage after leaving the center. According to Mattocks, those who recover successfully don’t receive enough merit for their recovery. “There’s a stigma for people who take medication to stop drug use,” Mattocks says. “My patients aren’t given enough credit. They work hard to rebuild their life. It’s all them. The medicine just helps.”
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