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Our Daytime Intensive Outpatient Program
Busy in the evening? After such continued success with our evening Intensive Outpatient Program, we are excited to announce that we will now also be offering a daytime IOP. Recently we have talked to several individuals who have...
Sex Addiction: Is It Real?
The question exsists Sex Addiction: is it real? There has been an age old question asking about Sex Addiction: Is It Real? When a famous athlete or Hollywood actor or politician has been caught cheating or is rumored to have been serially cheating or has been arrested...
Creative Expression in Recovery
Many musicians, painters, writers, composers, and other artists believe that alcohol and drugs boost their creativity. They may feel they need to rely on substances to create their artwork, music or novels, believing that alcohol and drugs feed their creativity. This...
Benefits of Inpatient and Outpatient Addiction Treatment
Recovery from addiction is a process. There are diverse types of addiction recovery treatment programs for individuals suffering from substance abuse and addiction. Typically these different addiction recovery programs can be divided into two main categories -...
Building Trust in Recovery
Rebuilding trust is a major component in the recovery process, one that takes time, thought and action. The devastating effects of substance abuse and addiction extend much further than simply the addicted individual, but rather to touch all aspects of their lives,...
Get Grounded in Recovery
There are many ways to get grounded in recovery. Being outside and connecting with nature has exceptional restorative abilities. It does not take countless hours of being in the wilderness. An individual recovering from substance abuse or co-dependency can simply...
Relationships and Intimacy in Addiction Recovery
One of the first casualties for people who abuse substances will be relational intimacy. Those of us who have abused mind altering substances know firsthand that we were unable to maintain healthy relationships with our partners, families, friends, and co-workers in...
Jacqueline Armour
Jacqueline Armour - Founder Hello, I am an addictions and dual diagnosis specialist. I am a certified addictions counsellor (ICADC, CCAC) and a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT) & CSAT Supervisor (CSAT-S) specializing in sexual compulsion and...