Family Support & Integration Programs
Family counselling and education for loved ones affected by addiction, with weekly sessions and monthly workshops at New Horizons Rehab, Nairobi.
Family Support & Integration Programs help spouses, parents, children and other loved ones cope with a family member's addiction and take part in their recovery. Sessions combine education and counselling, and focus on healthy communication, boundaries and rebuilding trust.
Addiction affects the whole family. Supporting loved ones alongside the person in treatment helps everyone prepare for life after rehab.
Who This Program Is For
- Family members who feel overwhelmed, angry or hurt by a loved one's addiction
- Spouses or parents who worry they may be "enabling" the addiction without meaning to
- Families preparing to welcome a loved one home after residential treatment
- Relatives who want to understand addiction and how recovery works
What the Program Includes
- Education about addiction, recovery and the warning signs of relapse
- Separate sessions where family members can talk privately
- Joint family sessions guided by a counsellor
- Support with communication and boundary-setting
- Planning for a supportive home environment after discharge
Program Schedule
Weekly sessions run throughout the client's treatment, alongside monthly family workshops.
Frequently Asked Questions
Enabling is protecting a loved one from the natural consequences of their addiction (e.g., paying off their debts, lying for them, or cleaning up after them). Family programs help you transition from enabling to supportive boundary-setting.
Yes. We utilize both separate sessions (where family members can heal privately) and joint family therapy sessions (where family and patient communicate under a therapist's guidance).
Addiction damages trust deeply. Our therapists help facilitate safe, non-confrontational mediation, allowing families to start rebuilding trust slowly and safely.
Our family program teaches you how to identify early warning signs of relapse, how to avoid triggering discussions, and how to maintain a supportive, recovery-focused home environment.
Yes. At New Horizons, family counselling, workshops and family support days are part of our recovery programs.