Mile High Recovery Center: Our Mission
Mile High Recovery Center is here to ensure that you get the care you need while providing you with integrated, co-occurring care that addresses all of your symptoms at the root.
What Is The 12 Step Model And Its Relationship To Mental Health?
As perspectives on addiction and mental health evolve, so too must treatment approaches – especially when it comes to the 12-step model. Recovery is no longer viewed as just achieving sobriety; it encompasses sustaining whole person wellness.
At Mile High Recovery Center, we integrate the latest evidence-based therapies to support clients in this broader journey of healing. From medical detox to ongoing community support, our customized services empower sustainable, positive change.
Our team has come to understand that for full, lasting recovery, underlying causes and co-occurring disorders must also be addressed.
What is the 12 Step Model’s Traditional Focus
What Is the 12 Step Model and Its History?
What is the 12 step model? The 12-step model started from Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), which was founded in 1935 by Bill W. and Dr. Bob S.1 At this time, options for substance use disorder (SUD) treatment were extremely limited.
The medical field had little understanding of substance use disorder as a disease or how to treat it. AA provided a free, accessible community for alcoholics seeking sobriety.
However, its approach centered narrowly on abstaining from drinking. Mental health, known at the time as “emotional problems,” were seen as something separate that members simply had to “suffer through.” This attitude was likely influenced by the lack of effective treatments at the time.
Still, the 12 step model created an unhelpful separation between substance abuse and mental health recovery. Over time, this led towards more issues with both mental health and substance use disorder.
How Did This Approach Decenter the Importance of Mental Health?
What Is The 12 Step Model?: A New, More Holistic Perspective on Recovery
How Does Dual Diagnosis Treatment Help?
New Frontiers in Treatment Options For Recovery
The Benefits of an Integrated Approach
Mile High Recovery Center’s Approach To Wellness
- Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT)
- Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR)
- Medication-assisted treatment (MAT)
- PTSD therapy
- Dual diagnosis treatment
Evidence-Based Therapies for Lasting Change
How CBT Works in Treating Dual Diagnosis
How DBT Works in Treating Co-Occurring Symptoms
How Does EMDR Help Individuals Work Through Symptoms?
While the techniques differ, CBT, DBT and EMDR share the common thread of identifying and uprooting causes of substance use at their source. Our therapists specialize in these modalities for integrated care. Treatment plans always incorporate clinical best practices tailored to each client’s unique needs.
Holistic Therapies for the Mind, Body, and Spirit
- Music Therapy: Soothing music enhances relaxation, while lyric analysis promotes emotional processing. Other options, like drumming circles and songwriting, help individuals tap into their emotions nonverbally while still working through symptoms.
- Art Therapy: Creative activities like painting, drawing, or sculpting allow safe exploration of feelings. The art process sparks insight for many individuals.
- Meditation: Mind-body practices build distress tolerance, awareness, and inner peace. Meditation strengthens the ability to observe thoughts without judgment. Through this, clients gain tools to settle anxiety, manage cravings, and connect to spiritual well-being.
- Adventure Therapy: Outdoor activities like equine work, nature walks, and recreational sports improve confidence while bonding with others. Adventure therapy also provides a healthy outlet for exercise and enjoyment to support whole health.
Integrated Treatment With Compassion at Mile High Recovery Center
Other Options for Holistic Treatment
Start Your Journey at Mile High Recovery Center
At Mile High Recovery Center, we understand addiction is a complex disease requiring comprehensive, individualized treatment. At our Denver location, we employ the most effective therapies to heal the whole person – body, mind and spirit.
Whether you struggle with drugs, alcohol, trauma, or mental health, our compassionate team will meet you where you are with care and respect. From medical detox to outpatient services, we develop customized plans for lasting change.
We also accept most insurance, and we provide financing options where available as well.
Reach Out for Sustainable and Holistic Healing Today
Resources
- https://www.aa.org/the-start-and-growth-of-aa
- https://nida.nih.gov/publications/research-reports/common-comorbidities-substance-use-disorders/why-there-comorbidity-between-substance-use-disorders-mental-illnesses
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3753025/
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4928573/