When undergoing drug and alcohol counseling PA patients will ease into the process far more easily if they have an understanding of it. The first month to three months of treatment can be difficult. May patients become angry with their therapists and ask for new ones. This is hardly ever indicative of an unskillful therapist.

All addiction counsellors have their own style of therapy. Some are gentle and some are harsh. Some are best for longer term therapy while others work hard at fast results. There is even a change in the type of therapy given in the first month of treatment as opposed to that undertaken afterwards.

The widely varying styles of counselors in the addiction field are due to the large range of difference between patients. There is also a change according to the phase the addict is in. Initially, those changes occur extremely fast, with month by month differences.

The quick progress and huge change is the reason the style of therapy is likely to become gentler after the initial month is complete. For some patients, this process takes longer and therapy style can change after only about three months. The harsh counselling tactics often used by addictions counsellors are a method of breaking down denial.

Denial is almost always a huge aspect for every addict in their first recovering month. They will deny the extent of their substance abuse, the reasons for it and its consequences. It's imperative that all the denial is removed. If it remains, progress won't occur and the patient is likely to relapse.

Addicts often project their anger onto their counselors too, and it's not always a response to harshness. The first months of recovery are filled with crises and emotional chaos. The anger is sometimes a sign that progress is occurring as the addict processes his feelings and accepts his situation. When undergoing drug and alcohol counseling pa alcoholics are giving themselves a better chance of recovery with longevity.