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Our Mission
At Channah, Simon and his team provide high quality cost
effective treatment to those recovering from or experiencing substance
dependence. In order to accomplish this mission, we provide a variety of
psychological, behavioural, general health and alternative therapy interventions
that enable our clients to fully recover.
Who is Channah for?
Channah is for those people seeking a more discreet and
comprehensive programme than can found in the UK or USA. The location and
facilities match or exceed many rehab centres in the UK or USA for a much more realistic
price whilst offering a truly flexible and quality programme. All the clients
who come to Channah should be willing to participate in both group and
individual therapeutic activities. Clients will also be encouraged to look at
the cause and root of their dependence along with addressing problematic
behaviours and behavioural patterns they may be experiencing.
The Treatment Programmes
At Channah we offer a two, four, six, eight, and twelve week
structured Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) programmes. We also use a range of other
treatment approaches to complement the CBT Core.
What is CBT?
It is a way of talking about:
- How you think about yourself, the world and other people
- How what you do affects your thoughts and feelings.
CBT can help you to change how you think ("Cognitive") and
what you do ("Behaviour)". These changes can help you to feel better. Unlike
some of the other talking treatments, it focuses more on the "here and now"
problems and difficulties. Instead of focusing on the causes of your distress or
symptoms in the past, it looks for ways to improve your state of mind now.
It has been found to be helpful in:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Substance abuse
- Agoraphobia and other phobias
- Social phobia
- Eating disorders
- Obsessive compulsive disorder
- Post traumatic stress disorder
- Schizophrenia
How does it work?
CBT can help you to make sense of overwhelming problems by
breaking them down into smaller parts. This makes it easier to see how they are
connected and how they affect you. These parts are:
- A Situation - a problem, event or difficult situation
From this can follow:
- Thoughts
- Emotions
- Physical feelings
- Actions
Each of these areas can affect the others. How you think
about a problem can affect how you feel physically and emotionally. It can also
alter what you do about it.
What does the CBT programme involve?
When you are new to treatment you may be nervous and
apprehensive. At this stage and during detox (if required).
- The therapist will check that you can use this sort of
treatment and you will check that you feel comfortable with it.
- You decide what you want to deal with in the short,
medium and long term.
- The therapist will work with you to agree to a care plan
The core group
The CBT programme at Channah will be done with a group of
people. The group therapy usually consists of:
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You will usually meet with a therapist and group 5 days a
week for the programme sessions. Each group session will last 90 minutes.
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The therapist will also ask you questions about your life
and background. Although CBT concentrates on the here and now, at times you
may need to talk about the past to understand how it is affecting you now.
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The programme lasts for as long as you stay, on a rolling
basis. The group will adapt to its members needs, each focusing on different
areas of your life and substance abuse.
The Work
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With the therapist and group, you break each problem down
into its separate parts. To help this process, your therapist may ask you to
keep a diary. This will help you to identify your individual patterns of
thoughts, emotions, bodily feelings and actions.
- Together you will look at your thoughts, feelings and
behaviours to work out:
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if they are unrealistic or unhelpful
- how they affect each other, and you.
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The therapist will then help you to work out how to
change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours
- It's easy to talk about doing something, much harder to
actually do it. So, after you have identified what you can change, you will
be recommended "homework" - you practice these changes in your everyday
life. Depending on the situation, you might start to: Question a self-critical or upsetting thought and replace
it with a positive (and more realistic) one that you have developed in CBT
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recognise that you are about to do something that
will make you feel worse and, instead, do something more helpful.
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At each meeting you discuss how you've got on since
the last session. Your group can help with suggestions if any of the
tasks seem too hard or don't seem to be helping.
The strength of CBT is that you can continue to practice and develop your skills even after the sessions have finished. This makes it less likely that your symptoms or problems will return.
How effective is CBT?
- It is the most effective treatment for
conditions where anxiety, anger or depression is the main problem
- It is the most effective psychological
treatment for moderate and severe depression
- It is as effective as antidepressants for many
types of depression
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It is the most effective
treatment for drug and alcohol abuse
Problems with CBT
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If you are feeling low and are having difficulty
concentrating, it can be hard, at first, to get the hang of CBT - or,
indeed, any counselling or psychotherapy.
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This may make you feel disappointed or overwhelmed. A
good therapist will pace your sessions so you can cope with the work you are
trying to do
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It can sometimes be difficult to talk about feelings of
depression, anxiety, shame or anger
Your Therapist will bring you through the above experience guiding you to
decisions you make for yourself and ensuring you are supported.
Conclusion
Your Time at Channah will be much quicker than you realise and much more
intense all of which is fine!!!
The CBT programme works really well alongside the health and relaxation
facilities at Channah. For those of us in the business we know that places like
Channah are unique and effective and we believe passionately that it compares
with and exceeds standards from much more famous names.
On your way to Thailand remember the following:
NO DRUGS
NO PRESCRIPTIONS NOT IN YOUR NAME
It is not an expectation you arrive sober but remember you must
get through customs on your own!!
LOOK for the board with your name at the Airport.
You’ll be fine!
What to bring
Flip flops
Flat shoes
Trainers
Swimming Costume (2 would be better)
Gym clothes
Light loose clothing (laundry is done for you daily you don't need 4 weeks
worth)
Sunglasses
Hat
Small rucksack/bag for day trips
Toiletries (Shampoo and soap are supplied)
Camera (optional)
Wireless laptop if you wish to use the internet in your room.
Clothing for massages and towels for the swimming pool are supplied.
Excursions
We arrange excursions for you every Suday. These are included in the price.
Some of the excursions may be:
Erawan waterfall
The bridge on the River Kwai/War Cemetery
The floating market
The tiger sanctuary
Elephant trekking
River rafting
Canoeing
