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Honest Desire Drug Addiction Rehab Centers South Florida
Honest Desire are the people who will change your lives, as they have changed mine. They showed me an unconditional support and love that I have never before experienced. They are forever in my heart.
~ Carl D.
My experience with Honest Desire and all of the staff there was incredible. Throughout the process I became more willing to open up about my alcohol addiction, more honest with my feelings, and more willing to do whatever it takes for my recovery.
~ Patrick E.
Equine Horse Therapy for Addiction
In the presence of horses people change.
Horses play an active role in the therapeutic process at Honest Desire. Equine assisted programs offer an inspiring alternative to the fully traditional office-based model and also offer relief from stress while growing. Just as a horse is aware of his surroundings intuitively, a human must focus as well. In what we call “the equipresence” one must be present and aware of both self and others in a mindful way. At Honest Desire we teach creative problem solving and conflict resolution out in the open air among your peers and the horses, rather than confined to the offices of an addiction facility.
Therapeutic Benefits of Equine Therapy
In a recent article titled “The Effects of Animal-Assisted Therapy on A Ratings of Hospitalized Psychiatric Patients,” Sandra B Barker, PHD and Kathryn S. Dawson PHD equine therapy horses drug alcohol addiction shared their findings that Animal-Assisted therapy was associated with reduced state anxiety levels for hospitalized patients with a variety of psychiatric diagnoses.
With a multi-sensory hands on approach, the various traditional and alternative modalities and group sessions with a certified clinical professional and equine specialist, the client and the horse become partners in the process. This enables the client to grow and become aware of self while dealing with emotional issues, while removing the blocks of the past in their future path. With team participation these experiential (experience based) activities are designed to meet the unique needs of each individual, family or group.
The holistic approach and alternative modalities practiced in Honest Desire, including the beautiful outdoor settings along with interacting with horses encourages honesty and a happier mindful natural mood.
We believe that people deserve the respect to heal and feel. That they have a born given right to be inherently creative and resourceful with a real desire for peace and happiness in their lives.
EquiPresence™ equine assisted psychotherapy and experiential learning programs offers an inspiring alternative to the fully traditional office-based model and also offers relief from stress while growing. Reconnect with your authentic self through connection with the power, beauty and integrity of horses in a sunny outdoor setting that provides the best that treatment has to offer.
We welcome you and if you like bring your horse!
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Get the Help You Need
We can help you get the care and support you need. Honest Desire Addiction Wellness Centers offers high quality, cost effective care. Our individualized treatment programs are designed to help patients identify and address the underlying causes of addiction so they can establish and maintain recovery. We recognize that addiction can impact people from all walks of life, and our treatments are developed to meet the unique and often complex needs of each patient. We provide integrated treatment for co-occurring disorders to meet the unique physical, psychological, and spiritual needs of the individual. Our private residential centers provide a safe, focused, and therapeutic environment for finding the path to recovery.
