Comprehensive alcohol rehab at Priory

At Priory, the first step in your alcohol rehabilitation journey is a free alcohol addiction assessment. 

The assessment takes place with an addiction therapist over the phone, or in person. They will ask about your addiction and look at your current situation and lifestyle. The therapist will explain the admissions process, the costs involved and will outline the confidentiality and safeguarding policies at Priory. They’ll outline how therapy, detox programmes and aftercare works, and how family and friends may be involved in your recovery. 

After the assessment, you’ll be able to enter our alcohol addiction treatment programme, if this is the most appropriate next step for you.

Alcohol detox is the process of removing alcohol from your system in carefully managed way. It’s a medically assisted process that takes place when you first come in for treatment, sometimes with the use of controlled prescription medication to help lessen your alcohol withdrawal symptoms and make them easier to cope with.

During alcohol detox, you’ll have access to round-the-clock care to make sure you’re comfortable at all times. The purpose of our detox programme is to make sure that you’re physically stable and ready to benefit fully from addiction therapy.

Therapy helps you understand and address the issues that have led to your addiction and develop coping strategies for future triggers. Therapy can take place on a 1:1 basis between you and a therapist, with your family, or in a small group of your peers, led by a therapist or facilitator.

Our alcohol addiction treatment programmes include a range of therapeutic methods, such as the 12-step model, which provides guiding principles for ongoing recovery from addiction. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is another method we use, helping you to identify and address the underlying triggers and causes for your addiction. 

Other therapies available include dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT), transactional analysis (TA) and mindfulness, which are delivering alongside a range of wellbeing activities such as meditation, yoga and other exercise activities.

After 28 days of intensive residential treatment, transitioning back to normal life can be daunting. Our aftercare programme has been designed to help you as you return to normality after your initial course of treatment. You may be offered day care appointments or outpatient one-to-one sessions, to support you as you embark on early recovery.

Priory offers free addiction aftercare for 12 months to everyone who has completed our 28-day programme. Aftercare includes ongoing access to support and therapy groups, family support, help with your continuing care plan and alumni events, where you can stay connected within our community and continue building on your recovery.

At Priory, we believe in a joined-up approach that treats the physical, mental and social elements of each person. Our treatment programmes offer a person-centred approach, greatly increasing the chance of sustained recovery and a good quality of life.

During the initial assessment process, our experts will gather the information they need to ensure that your individual treatment plan is tailored to meet your needs, in order to work towards the best possible recovery outcomes for you.

Inpatient treatment is the most intensive treatment option and it involves a 28-day stay at one of our addiction rehab centres where you’ll receive 24-hour specialist care. This allows for intensive therapeutic approaches and medically assisted detoxification away from the stresses of everyday life.

Day care is a step down from inpatient treatment, providing a regular schedule of therapy, taking place for a set number of full or half days each week. This may be offered as a first stage option or following inpatient treatment, but isn’t intended for people who are still intoxicated or require a detox.

Outpatient treatment is a step down from day care, involving regular therapy sessions, usually weekly, without staying in hospital on a residential basis. As with day care, outpatient treatment is more suitable for those who are no longer dependent on their addictive substance but need longer-term relapse support.

Online therapy is similar to outpatient treatment in that you receive regular therapy sessions remotely via a secure video platform or telephone, offering flexibility and convenience.