How to Address Trauma by our own Licenced Therapist, Erica Welsh, LPC Erica Welsh is an Associate Professional Counselor and Associate Marriage and Family Therapist. She specializes in family counseling,…
Addiction is a selfish disease. The disease doesn’t stop with your physical health or your relationships. Instead, it affects all of you, mentally, physically, and spiritually. That’s why we approach…
Community in recovery is the heartbeat of long-term sobriety. When a new client comes to MARR, it’s our priority to make sure they are welcomed by staff and other clients…
The benefits of long-term treatment are one of the defining characteristics of MARR. Typically recognized as treatment lasting 90 days or longer, long-term treatment can sometimes not be as appealing…
Our Recovering Professionals Program includes those who are struggling with substance addiction, but it's hard to see because of their successful careers. Types of professionals we treat include pilots, educators,…
MARR Addiction Treatment Centers continue to provide comprehensive care for more than 45 years. We began as a long-term (minimum 3 months) structured treatment program with one vision - serve…
Are you losing hope after the last treatment attempt didn’t stick? For those who have been in treatment, perhaps several times, and it hasn’t stuck or worked, or for the…
Loving someone with an addiction can be more than just difficult – it may even seem impossible. The weight of worry, responsibility, and not understanding addiction can cause many to…
Celebrating recovery is one of our favorite activities here at MARR. Luckily, September is National Recovery Month and is another reason to honor everyone who has experienced the freedom that…
It's important to note that "functional alcoholic" is not a clinical term. Instead, it is a colloquial term to describe a person with potentially problematic levels of alcohol use but…
Spirituality in Recovery Sometimes people looking for treatment have difficulty with spiritual terms often used in 12 Step Recovery. These terms might seem strange, mystical, or outdated. Perhaps they seem in conflict…
From College Dropout To NASA Engineer Brian's alcoholism in college led him to drop out. However, when he got into recovery, he went on to help build the software for…