Alternative Therapy Techniques

While traditional individual and group therapy remains the central focus of your treatment at Renaissance Malibu, we pride ourselves on offering many more alternative therapy techniques to aid in the healing process.  While alcohol and substance abuse doesn’t affect everyone the same way, neither does treatment.  That is the primary reason we offer wonderful alternatives to traditional therapy.

Two unique therapy techniques practiced at Renaissance Malibu are Equine Assisted Therapy and Art Therapy.  The first is a therapeutic approach which utilizes horses as a tool for emotional growth and learning.  Horses have the amazing ability to mirror what human body language is telling them and teach humans about their interactions with others.  Art Therapy is an extensive process that helps the patient rediscover his/her natural creativity.  Creativity in all its forms, including drawing, painting, sculpture, and writing, are an important part of human experience that often gets cut off by negativity from ourselves and others.  Art Therapy offers a unique opportunity to get back in touch with this significant part of yourself.

These are just a small example of the many alternative therapies available at Renaissance Malibu.  We also include Adventure Therapy, Meditation, Native American/Wisdom Teachings, and Massage Therapy to help facilitate the healing process. The path to recovery is a long and mysterious one, therefore Renaissance Malibu does not subscribe to a one-type-fits-all philosophy when it comes to treatment.  Our best advice is neither should you.