Austin Family Counseling for Addiction

Intervention is an important step for many people’s recovery journey. It typically involves the addict’s loved ones respectfully confronting them about their addiction, offering resources, and setting boundaries. Many families are interested in staging an intervention for their loved one with a substance abuse disorder but may not know where to start, and may be intimidated by the process. Infinite Recovery supports families in crisis by connecting them with experienced professional interventionists and facilitating the process of getting their loved one into treatment.

During treatment, we provide weekly updates when appropriate to the loved ones of our clients. In fact, we have a staff member dedicated to providing information for families and supporting them through the journey. With the permission of the client, we can share things such as how they are responding to treatment, how they are adapting to the program, and what goals they have set for themselves. These check-ins help provide peace of mind for family members and also involve them in the recovery process.

Our weekly online family support group is open to loved ones of our clients, and provides useful information and a supportive environment for those who have been affected by substance abuse. These groups can help families feel less alone as they navigate their own emotional and mental responses to a loved one’s addiction. During these meetings, we are also able to recommend resources and connect families with outside mental health services.

We offer a 2-day workshop every month for family members and loved ones of clients in our outpatient program. These workshops take place in the Austin, TX area and include education about the disease of addiction and how it impacts the family unit, presentations from staff members, and interactive activities with the family members. We also create the opportunity for clients to listen to impact letters and process emotions with their loved ones as a group.

Addiction and substance abuse can affect the emotional health of a family, leading to anxiety, grief, depression, pain, and stress among the loved ones of the addict—including parents, children and spouses. These reactions are common and natural, but should not go unaddressed. We connect families to additional resources in the Austin area, such as individual therapy, couples therapy, counseling, education, child care, mindfulness practices, mental health resources, and more.

If you are the loved one of a client at Infinite Recovery and are interested in access to these resources, we would be happy to connect you to a trained and licensed professional counselor or other resources so that you can get support in managing your stress and begin to heal from the effects of addiction.