In addiction treatment, family therapy often takes the form of education. Allowing family members to ask questions and begin a dialogue can in itself be healing.
There are a number of different types of CBT or therapies that are heavily based on cognitive behavioral techniques that can be applied to treatment for substance use disorders:
There is evidence that shows individual and family therapy may be effective in the treatment of substance use disorders. Individuals who are interested in exploring how early relationships may have affected their substance use and other issues, and who are interested in understanding their motivations, may find this type of therapy appealing.
For behavioral addictions, and substance addictions, we work on eliminating stored subconscious emotional states deep in the limbic system to remove both the positive fixated memories and the emotional avoidance dynamics that create addictive behaviors. This works for both substance and behavioral addictions.