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Silver Pines and Steps to Recovery have provided addiction recovery programs in Pennsylvania for over a decade with detox, residential, outpatient, and sober living services. Last year, we expanded our services to include robust mental health treatment, a new outpatient location, and specialized programming for our nation’s veterans, with more to come this year! We are visually recognizing our growth with a unified look that better reflects who we are today and the passion we have for helping everyone with their addiction and mental health recovery journeys.

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5 Benefits of Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)

November 6, 2024

Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is a practical therapeutic approach that encourages acceptance of negative thoughts, feelings, and events and promotes mindful participation. It combines the practices of acceptance and mindfulness to equip individuals with tools to help them face life’s inevitable difficulties. Rather than trying to avoid the experiences of pain, illness, grief, anxiety, and disappointment, ACT teaches psychological flexibility and resilience, which enables people to face them head-on.

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What Are The MRT Steps?

October 21, 2022

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a technique used in one-on-one and group therapy environments that encourages individuals to identify the roots of their traumas and discontinue negative or detrimental behaviors. There are many different types of CBT that have been developed specifically to help people achieve certain goals along their journeys toward recovery. Recovery, in this case, can be used to describe the personal development that comes after an individual suffers

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What Is IOP & What Does It Consist Of?

May 22, 2024

Know What to Expect From Intensive Outpatient Treatment What Is IOP? IOP (an acronym for Intensive Outpatient Program) is a type of rehabilitation designed to treat substance abuse and mental health issues on a not-quite-full-time basis. Basically, IOP is a unique blend of inpatient and outpatient care. Unlike with inpatient programs, you don’t have to live in a rehab center while undergoing IOP. You are able to go into the

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What Are Defusion Techniques?

October 21, 2022

How Distancing Yourself From Your Thoughts Can Improve Your Mental Health   Defusion Techniques: Definition Defusion techniques, which are often used in Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), help us learn how to be “less fused” with our thoughts. They were designed to help individuals with GAD (Generalized Anxiety Disorder) and uncontrollable thinking disconnect from their destructive thought patterns. ACT emphasizes that the best way to separate ourselves from our mind

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Why Don’t People Seek Therapy?

October 21, 2022

10 Reasons Why Individuals With Mental Health Issues May Resist Treatment   The Benefits of Therapy & Counseling Therapy provides a wide range of tools to help people live happy and healthy lives. Sessions can occur one-on-one with a therapist, with a couple or family, or in a group of people going through a similar situation. By attending therapy, you can: Talk to someone who you don’t have a relationship

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Is PTSD Curable?

October 21, 2022

Is there a proven way to cure individuals with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder? Sometimes, living with PTSD can be an everyday struggle. Some people who are burdened with the disorder feel like they can’t get their life back because they’re being pulled down by the past. However, there are many ways to help relieve PTSD’s many symptoms and effects. The situation is different for every person facing this disorder, so treatment

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A Guide on Rebuilding Relationships in Recovery

July 31, 2024

Addiction can damage many facets of your life, including your relationships. Rebuilding relationships in recovery and family therapy needs to be done with care. Your friends and loved ones do not enjoy watching you spiral down into the throes of addiction. Before you approach people about your sincere apologies, make sure that you take a hard look at yourself and know exactly what you are sorry for. Rebuilding relationships in recovery simply

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What Is Partial Hospitalization?

October 21, 2022

As people begin searching for addiction treatment options, many individuals want to know, “What is partial hospitalization?” Many rehabs include options like outpatient, partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs. The right program choice for one person is different than the right option for someone else because each person has a unique addiction history. By learning more about each kind of program, individuals can make sure that they make the right

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The Connection Between Exercise and Addiction Recovery

August 17, 2023

People call it addiction recovery for a reason. During this time, the mind, body, and spirit start recovering and healing from addiction. To do this successfully, individuals have to support their body through the right nutrition and physical fitness program. Exercise and addiction recovery programs work together to help patients become sober. How Exercise and Addiction Recovery Work There are a number of benefits that people can enjoy through exercise

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What Is Trauma Informed Care

October 21, 2022

Trauma informed care is a type of program individuals can find at addiction treatment centers. Often, a history of trauma or a mental illness happens before someone develops an addiction. They may use the addiction to cope with these unresolved feelings, symptoms, and problems. To successfully become and stay sober, individuals need to treat the underlying trauma during addiction therapy services. What Is Trauma Informed Care? A traumatic reaction is

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