How Intensive Outpatient Therapy Works

Intensive outpatient treatment, also known as an intensive outpatient program (IOP), is an in-depth description of mental healthcare that provides a higher level of care than traditional methods. It addresses many issues, from depression to eating disorders, substance abuse, and other health issues that do not require detoxification or daily supervision. In this blog, we […]

The Line of Healthy Detachment in Relationships

Are you the one who constantly needs to make everything right in a relationship? Or in a situation where you always need to fix your partner and find an excuse why he/she acts in a manner that isn’t nice or pleasurable for the betterment of that relationship/friendship? Maybe it’s time to practice healthy detachment in […]

What Is Tough Love?

“You must practice tough love!”“Let them hit rock bottom!” For decades, we’ve heard these common recommendations come from the medical profession, therapists, friends, and even the recovery community itself. Unfortunately, these two themes rooted in concepts of tough love, could not be more inaccurate or hurtful to the health of our suffering loved ones and […]

The Blanchard Institute Named Excellence in Treatment Award Winner

The Blanchard Institute is honored to be recognized as an award-winning treatment program in accordance with Conquer Addiction’s Excellence in Treatment standards. To determine the candidates for this award, Conquer Addiction conducts scientifically-designed outcomes research that follows up with each treatment center’s patients throughout their first year post-treatment. This research examines all patients’ drug and […]