ASHR Program

A comprehensive and highly individualized program designed to help reduce alcohol intake and recreational substance use. Through this program, individuals will learn to identify and target personal triggers, recognize patterns and use skills to reduce overall stress, regulate emotions and thereby increase motivation and ability to achieve goals.

Program Overview:

• Utilizes and teaches breathing techniques that can aid in lowering base stress levels that have been steadily increasing with regular drinking.
• Guides clients through a thorough examination of triggers and thought patterns as well as stress inducing life situations and teaches tools and strategies to cope and get ahead of the stressors.
• Includes psychoeducation around the impact of alcohol on the autonomic nervous system, skills to improve negative thinking, difficult interpersonal relationships,
  communication, anger management, and others depending on individual needs.
• The program lasts 8 – 10 weeks and consists of an extensive intake, about 2-3 hours, to determine eligibility

Program structure:

• 2x/week
• Telehealth and in-person offered
• 60 – 120 minutes per session
• Session timing can be individualized based on need

If interested, please reach out to Riverwalk’s director, Elissa Stein to discuss further. She can be reached at Elissa@theriverwalkgroup.com or 203-329-3759