We created Monument because alcohol rehab and traditional options can be one-size-fits-all, and you deserve personalized treatment. We connect you to a therapist specialized in helping people achieve their goals for sobriety or alcohol moderation. You will meet with your therapist over video chat, no waiting room or expensive rehab required. Here’s how our online therapy program can empower you to cut back or stop drinking altogether.
Why specialized alcohol therapy can help you drink less
It’s personalized to you and your needs.
You’ll work with your therapist to align on what success means to you. Then they will build a curriculum of therapy sessions that aligns with your unique needs and goals for changing your alcohol consumption.
For example, unhealthy drinking is often accompanied by mental health conditions like anxiety or depression, and can be intensified by trauma, stress, and other factors. A combination of personalized treatment methods can resolve multiple issues at once. And with online alcohol counseling, you can make progress on your own schedule.
It’s based in industry-leading methods and research.
Your therapist will use alcohol treatment methods that have been proven to help people change their drinking behavior. Your treatment program modalities might include:
Motivational Interviewing
Helps people resolve uncertain or indecisive feelings and insecurities and find the internal motivation they need to make a change
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Explores patterns of behavior leading to self-destructive actions and thoughts, and helps people build coping mechanisms and positive behaviors
Contingency Management
Enforces positive behaviors and helps people obtain and maintain their goals through motivational incentives
It’s designed to produce real results in a set amount of time.
Enrolling in an alcohol treatment program is an act of self-care, and you deserve results. Your therapy program will include phases of treatment that build upon each other until you reach your goal. Every Monument plan begins with an online alcohol assessment to understand your needs and provide your Care Team with the information to personalize your plan. While everyone is different, here's an example of what phases of a therapy program might look like:
- Orientation
- Goal setting
- Identifying negative thoughts and beliefs
- Challenging negative thoughts and beliefs
- Behavioral activation
- Problem solving
- Relaxation
- Ending treatment and maintaining (or staying in treatment and maintaining changes)
Each phase can include multiple sessions. While your therapist can recommend the length of your program, that choice is ultimately up to you. The average alcohol treatment program is about one year long for those with alcohol dependence.
It’s led by therapists with deep expertise and passion.
The therapists on our platform have dedicated their lives and careers to helping people change their lives through alcohol treatment programs.
They’ve been vetted and background checked by the Monument Team, have years of relevant experience, and are all proficient in cognitive behavioral therapy, contingency management, and motivational interviewing. If you want to meet some of our therapists in a group setting, you can sign up for our therapist-moderated support groups.
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We know it can be challenging, but we’re in this together.
This can be an intimidating process, and we’ll guide you through it. Your therapy sessions won't begin with "tell me how you're feeling today." Your treatment provider will provide structure, guidance, and support to help you change your alcohol consumption without rehab or in-person meetings.
And it’s okay to feel uncomfortable. The ability to manage uncomfortable emotions is one of the fundamental components of this journey, and your therapist will help you get there.
You got this.
“The most challenging part of my journey thus far wasn’t actually getting sober… what’s been harder for me to manage are the emotions and changes that have surfaced in my sobriety. No one told me about the anxiety, anger, and impulses that might come with getting sober, and now I work through that with therapy…”
– Mike Russell, CEO & Co-Founder of Monument
“One of the most useful steps to take during your recovery process is committing to a therapy program that is specifically tailored to you and your needs.”
Laura Diamond, LMHC, EdM, MA
Clinician Advisor
Still have questions about therapy?
Get in touch with our support team to learn more about your options