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Sober College offers equine therapy as part of their young adult treatment program. Equine therapy uses horses to help students learn about and understand their emotions. Horses are able to sense a humans emotions in a way other humans cannot. If someone is nervous, anxious, or frustrated the horse will know even if the young adult seems calm and collected. Sober College uses equine therapy because of the benefits it has on young adults in recovery. It is an important part of the recovery process at Sober College because it shows the Continue Reading »

As part of our mission to teach our residents that it is indeed possible to have fun in sobriety, we recently took our Friar House Stage 1 recovery group to a local Go-Kart track and let them run wild in this positive and fun-filled environment. Closely supervised by three trained staff members, residents were allowed to hang out, race go-karts and play video games in the arcade! The residents had an absolute blast, and even some of the staff members participated in the races. The day was an total success. Continue Reading »

Sober College, Young Adult Drug Rehab, has been sending a message over the past six years that young adults, can find recovery, keep a bright future, and pursue their dreams as they move past the wreckage of their addiction. The innovative treatment program isn’t just about getting young adults sober, it’s about giving them a reason and the tools to maintain sobriety. The individualized program at Sober College gives every student a chance to pursue their own path into recovery with the help and support of community of young adults Continue Reading »

“At Sober College, We Teach Students How To Deal With Emotions… One Experience At A Time.” Sober College has a unique clinical approach to drug and alcohol addiction treatment for young adults. Along side, group therapy, individual counseling and therapy,psychiatry and nueropsychology treatment, Sober College uses teachable moments outside the office to show students how to use the tools they gain in therapy in the real world.Sober College’s “Urban Experiential Therapy” takes students on activities from equine therapy to wind-tunnels to get students out of the comfort zone in to Continue Reading »

In the wake of the untimely death of famed artist, “Painter of Light,” Thomas Kinkade as the result of a potent and deadly mixture of Valium and alcohol, now is as appropriate as ever to highlight the dangers of benzodiazepines. Commonly overlooked as a psychoactive drug, benzodiazepines, including Valium, Klonopin and Xanax have been prescribed to treat a variety of disorders ranging from insomnia to anxiety since the early 60’s. Ever since their inception, however, it has been well known within the recreational drug using community that, in high doses Continue Reading »

This week, a few of the male students from Sober College, A Young Adult Addiction Treatment Center, saddled up for Equine Therapy.  Therapists say that young people who ordinarily shun physical and emotional closeness with other people can often accept it from a horse. The young adult-horse bond can develop mutual trust, respect, affection, empathy, unconditional acceptance, confidence, responsibility, assertiveness, communication skills and self-control. Effective communication with a horse involves patience, understanding, attention, forgiveness and consistency – abilities that any young person will find useful throughout their life. Sober College Continue Reading »

Experiential therapies are integrated throughout the Sober College clinical program. Moving young adults out of their comfort zone can create emotional and therapeutic breakthroughs that impact the insight process and arrest negative behavior patterns. The experiential portion of our clinical program is strongly skills based combined with a heavy dose of relapse prevention. Young adults in early recovery often struggle to identify the connection between emotions, feelings and physical responses leading to behavioral actions. The experiential process at Sober College enhances our student’s ability to make these critical connections and Continue Reading »

“We absolutely insist on having fun in sobriety. We will destroy any misconception that being sober means enjoying life is over” – Robert Pfeifer,Founder of Sober College For some it seems that once the drugs and alcohol are gone young adults are forced to move into a life without enjoyment. At Sober College our goal is to show our young adult drug rehab that sobriety can only open more doors for opportunity and the chance to live life without the attachment of finding ways to get their next fix. Our program Continue Reading »

As its name indicates, experiential therapy involves actions, movements, and activities rather than the more traditional “talk therapy.” Developed in the 1970s, experiential therapy is a therapeutic approach that encourages patients to identify and address hidden or subconscious issues through activities such as role playing, guided imagery, the use of props, and a range of other active experiences. Experiential therapy is actually a category, rather than one specific type of therapy. Examples of experiential therapy include recreation therapy, equine therapy, expressive arts therapy, music therapy, wilderness therapy, adventure therapy, and Continue Reading »