Our belief and treatment philosophy at Decision Point Center is that trauma is the core issue of addictions, compulsive behaviors, and chronic relapse. Common aspects of trauma involve feelings of complete helplessness in the face of real or perceived physical or emotional danger. We have come to know trauma as an extreme dramatic event or series of events and experiences overwhelming the individual's ability to integrate the emotions relative to that experience or event. We have now recognized that trauma can be even more subtle; a perceived threat can also be traumatic. Trauma can be encoded at a cellular level or trapped in the body where it impacts the way an individual may react or behave without any conscious awareness as to why. We believe that addictions and addictive behaviors are dysfunctional coping mechanisms used as a way to medicate and escape from pain, shame, and trauma. Over time, these dysfunctional behaviors can become a progressive and fatal disease known as "addiction". Through our comprehensive, integrated, individualized and holistic approach, individuals are able to identify and address the underlying core issues as well as the core features directly related to their addictive behaviors. Decision Point Center applies a wide variety of therapeutic modalities to assist in identifying and accessing the underlying trauma of each individual. Every modality is crucial in providing our treatment team with a three dimensional insight into each individual's internal template: beliefs, behavior patterns, emotions, old messages, and core issues. These internal insights are brought back to our trauma therapists and into traditional group settings. The internal templates, created by relational and developmental trauma, are identified, analyzed and processed, offering the individual a new empowerment and template to living a healthy and sober lifestyle. The Decision Point Center Treatment Model provides a full range of traditional, experiential, and integrated therapies that have been proven to advance the recovery process. Our long term residential program provides a diverse, dynamic, and effective treatment experience which greatly improves life-long recovery.