The Millennium Counseling Center Podcast

This episode explores the motivations behind individuals starting sobriety due to external pressures, such as requests from family, employers, or friends. This conversation around starting sobriety for someone else can also be applied to any behavior or pattern that could use some form of therapy.

Topics discussed in “Starting Sobriety for Someone Else”:

The influence of others in the decision to seek sobriety The complexity of sustaining personal change initiated by external motivations Strategies for maintaining personal growth and sobriety in the long term

Who this episode is for: Individuals considering sobriety or therapy because of someone else in their life including supportive friends, family members, and colleagues.

About 3A, Intensive Treatment Program

3A was developed by Ann Foster, Derek Bylsma, and Oren Matteson. 3A offers extensive support and wrap-around care for individuals during critical transitional times of their recovery, including, but not limited to, the time between leaving inpatient care and transitioning into everyday life.

Personalized Attention: A dedicated therapist is responsible for creating and managing a specialized program of wrap-around care tailored to the individual’s needs using Millennium’s proven methods in addiction treatment. Counseling sessions for the client and their core group of family and friends to establish roles within the client’s recovery support network.

Continued Accountability: Daily individual counseling sessions. Inclusion in a recovery group that meets weekly. Accountability to a Millennium counselor seven days a week.

Radical Acceptance: Homework assignments and exercises to help clients accept addiction as a deadly disease and keep recovery first. Counseling sessions introduce how addiction has impacted everyone and the need for continued support for the whole family system.

Benefits include Continued momentum towards success in recovery, expert counselors with years of experience treating addiction, proven methods of developing personal support networks and new lifestyle routines, and comprehensive knowledge of the Chicago recovery community complementing an individualized recovery plan.

Connect with us:

Millennium Counseling Center: Website
Derek Bylsma: Millennium | LinkedIn
Oren Matteson: Millennium | LinkedIn

More about Millennium Counseling Center and our hosts:

The Millennium Counseling Center in Chicago specializes in mental health services with a strong focus on various forms of addiction, including their premier program, 3A, which is targeted towards alcohol addiction. They offer various counseling methods, including one-on-one, couples, and group counseling, alongside an intensive treatment program emphasizing personalized attention, accountability, and acceptance.

The center tackles issues like depression, PTSD, anxiety, childhood trauma, and various addictions (chemical, sex, eating disorders, etc.), addressing both individual and relational challenges. Their comprehensive approach aims to aid recovery through multi-modal treatment plans tailored to individual needs, including leveraging their extensive knowledge of the local recovery community.

The podcast is hosted by Derek Bylsma, Executive Director and leader of the 3A and Sports divisions, and Oren Matteson, Vice President and Clinical Director. With a rich athletics and mental health background, Derek brings a unique perspective, particularly in sports psychology and recovery-related work. Oren focuses on adult addiction and trauma recovery, especially sexual and relationship addictions, promoting healing through empathy and compassion.

Their mission reflects a commitment to helping individuals break free from the cycles of self-hate, shame, and pain often associated with mental illnesses and addictions, restoring hope and promoting healthier, more fulfilling lives.

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