Arista Recovery Offers Experiential Therapy in Kansas City

Arista Recovery offers an experiential drug rehab program that is complemented by our art therapy, equine therapy, and other therapies.

Equine Therapy

One type of popular experiential addiction treatment is equine therapy. With an experiential drug rehab program, you might participate in equine-assisted therapy, art therapy, and music therapy in addition to your individual and group treatment sessions.

If you are participating in our equine therapy sessions, it’s common for you to walk horses through a small obstacle course to gain their trust while also managing your emotional reactions and impulsivity while you care for the horse. You might have a therapist who helps talk you through your perceptions of the experience and explore the impact of different emotions.

Art Therapy

Studies indicate that art therapy can help with PTSD, eating disorders, and personality disorders. If you are participating in art therapy, you might be asked to recall hurtful or distressing memories from your past while making art. This is a particularly useful way to relax and facilitate open communication while also exploring creativity. It doesn’t have to be any type of advanced artwork, either. It can be something as simple as filling in a coloring book.

Physical Activities

Other aspects of experiential therapy in Kansas City are physical activities and group outings. These events encourage cooperation, outdoor exploration, survival skills, exposure to wilderness, and self-reflection. With physical activities, you get the benefit of increased exercise, the release of positive hormones, a boost to your mood, improved feelings of self-worth, and better mental health.

You also get a chance to try things you might not be comfortable with or might not have done before. With yoga classes, you can try basic sessions focusing exclusively on associating your inhalation and exhalation with different poses. You might instead try something more challenging that requires mental and physical endurance.

Physical activities can include things like horticultural therapy, where you participate actively in gardening, learn problem-solving skills as issues arise, and increase your feelings of socialization and achievement while also tending to a living thing.

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At Arista, we integrate sand-tray therapy, horticultural therapy, yoga, and other forms of exercise like hiking into our experiential drug rehab program.

When you reach out to our staff for your initial evaluation and assessment, we will walk you through our recommendation for the most appropriate recovery plan. We will talk to you about the different experiential therapy programs we offer and work with you to design a program that will give you a sense of purpose and fulfillment.

Call Arista Recovery today to learn about our experiential addiction treatment, and we can help you with your recovery at our drug rehab center.