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Family Program for Addiction Treatment in Tampa, FL
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Riverside Recovery of Tampa’s family program gives the families of people in addiction treatment their own clinical support, with Family Therapist Chloe Andersson as the first contact for families. The family program includes family therapy sessions, a Sunday family support group on Zoom, a monthly in-person Family Weekend and Sunday visitation at the Tampa campus.
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Why Family Involvement in Addiction Treatment Matters
Involving family members in substance use disorder (SUD) treatment has a positive effect on client engagement, retention and outcomes, according to SAMHSA’s 2020 Advisory, The Importance of Family Therapy in Substance Use Disorder Treatment (PEP20-02-02-016). The advisory is based on Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) 39, and the same advisory ties positive family support to long-term recovery and negative family support to a higher risk of relapse.
Substance use disorder changes how a whole family talks, argues and copes, and those patterns are still in the home when treatment ends. The Riverside Recovery family program works on that home environment at every level of care, from medical detox in Tampa through outpatient treatment.
Family therapy also teaches families to tell enabling apart from support. Enabling removes the natural consequences of substance use, such as paying debts or covering missed work, while support means honest conversations, steady boundaries and care for your own health. The difference is explained in unconditional love vs. enabling.
Meet Chloe Andersson, Family Therapist at Riverside Recovery
Chloe Andersson is the Family Therapist at Riverside Recovery of Tampa and the first contact for families of people in treatment. Chloe Andersson schedules family therapy sessions and answers questions about the family program, while the admissions team handles admissions and readmissions.
Reach Chloe Andersson directly at (813) 296-8310 or [email protected], or book a family session online at a time that suits your family.
Day/Night · IOP · Standard Outpatient
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What Riverside Recovery's Family Program Includes
Riverside Recovery’s family program has four parts that run alongside your loved one’s treatment in Tampa, FL.
Family Therapy Sessions
Family therapy sessions at Riverside Recovery bring the client and family members together with a family therapist for 50-minute sessions on communication, boundaries and the changes recovery requires. Each client receives 1 to 2 complimentary family sessions during inpatient care and 1 during outpatient care, including the intensive outpatient program (IOP). Additional sessions are available for an extra fee, and joint sessions begin after the client signs a release of information (ROI).
Family Weekend
Family Weekend is a monthly in-person program held on Saturday and Sunday. Saturday includes psychoeducation and family process groups facilitated by the family therapist, with topics such as codependency and boundaries, and Sunday includes an Al-Anon speaker with catered breakfast and dinner. Each Family Weekend is capped at 7 families, and families join while their loved one is at any level of care, including Day/Night Treatment (previously PHP).
Sunday Family Support Group
The Sunday family support group meets on Zoom from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM, so families outside Tampa join from home. The support group gives family members a weekly place to ask questions and hear from other families going through the same process. Contact Chloe Andersson for the meeting details.
Family Visitation
Family visitation for clients in residential and inpatient drug rehab takes place on Sundays from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM, with check-in by 12:45 PM. Each visit allows up to two adults plus children, and the client submits the visitor list every Thursday. Families attend an orientation group before their first visit.
How to Help a Family Member With Addiction
Families of a person who is not yet in treatment help most by learning about substance use disorder, setting clear limits and getting their own support.
Learn about substance use disorder: Substance use disorder changes behavior through changes in the brain’s reward system. Broken promises and secrecy are symptoms of the disorder, not proof that your loved one does not care. Understanding the disorder changes how you talk with your loved one.
Look honestly at enabling: Covering consequences, giving money and keeping the secret feel like love, but these actions remove the reasons to change. A family therapist or an Al-Anon group helps you tell enabling apart from support.
Set limits and keep them: Limits on money, housing and behavior in your home are not punishments. Limits make treatment the more appealing choice, and a limit you do not keep stops working.
Get support for yourself: Al-Anon, Nar-Anon and Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) give family members their own support before, during and after treatment. Read what Al-Anon is and how it helps families. When your loved one is ready, the Riverside Recovery admissions team at (800) 871-5440 explains the levels of care and the next steps.
Step-by-Step Process
Family Program at Riverside Recovery in Tampa: What to Expect
The family program at Riverside Recovery follows six steps from admission to Family Weekend. Each step covers what happens and what to prepare.
01
Release of Information
Your loved one signs a release of information (ROI) so the clinical team can speak with you. Without an ROI, family members still meet with a therapist on their own. Prepare: ask your loved one which family members to list on the ROI.
02
First Call Within 48 Hours
Riverside Recovery calls the family within 48 hours of admission. Prepare: a short list of questions and the best number to reach you.
03
Family Orientation
Families attend an orientation group before their first visit to the Tampa campus. Prepare: ask Chloe Andersson for the next orientation date.
04
First Family Session
The first family therapy session takes place about 2 weeks after admission and lasts 50 minutes. Prepare: book a time through Chloe Andersson's online calendar or by phone at (813) 296-8310.
05
Weekly Support and Visits
Families join the Sunday Zoom support group from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM and visit on Sundays from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM with check-in by 12:45 PM. Prepare: confirm your name is on the visitor list your loved one submits every Thursday.
06
Family Weekend
Families join a monthly Family Weekend while their loved one is at any level of care. Prepare: reserve a place early, because each Family Weekend is capped at 7 families. Questions go to Chloe Andersson at [email protected].
Family Roles in Addiction: Understanding the System
Families organize around substance use disorder, and each family member tends to take on a role that keeps the household steady while the substance use continues. Family therapist Sharon Wegscheider-Cruse described these family roles in her 1981 book Another Chance, and family therapy helps each family member step out of the role.
The five family roles in addiction are:
- The Hero overachieves to make up for the chaos at home.
- The Scapegoat acts out and pulls attention away from the substance use.
- The Lost Child withdraws to avoid adding to the strain.
- The Mascot uses humor to ease tension in the family.
- The Enabler, or Caretaker, covers consequences to keep the peace and often carries codependency, guilt and exhaustion that need direct attention in family therapy.
Family Program Costs and Insurance in Tampa
The 1 to 2 family therapy sessions during inpatient care and 1 during outpatient care at Riverside Recovery are complimentary, and additional family sessions are available for an extra fee. Family Weekend costs $200 for the first family member and $100 for each additional family member, up to three, and Riverside Recovery refunds the Family Weekend fee if your loved one discharges early.
Questions about your own health plan go directly to your insurance company. The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) does not require a health plan to cover substance use disorder treatment. A plan that does cover it cannot set stricter limits than it sets for medical and surgical care.
For your loved one’s treatment, Riverside Recovery accepts Aetna, AmeriHealth, AvMed, Beacon Health, Blue Cross Blue Shield, EmblemHealth, Employers Health Network (EHN), Healthfirst, Humana, Magellan, Meritain Health, Optum, Oscar Health, TRICARE and UnitedHealthcare, and does not accept Medicare or Medicaid. Verify your insurance coverage online or call (800) 871-5440.
Insurance We Accept
Riverside Recovery accepts the insurance plans below.
Don’t see your provider? Call (800) 871-5440 to check your coverage.
Frequently Asked Questions About Riverside Recovery's Family Program
Reach Out to Riverside Recovery's Family Program in Tampa
Riverside Recovery’s family program in Tampa gives your family its own support while your loved one is in treatment, and the family sessions included with treatment come at no extra cost. Family questions go to Family Therapist Chloe Andersson at (813) 296-8310 or [email protected].
Call the Riverside Recovery admissions team at (800) 871-5440 to talk through the levels of care in Tampa, FL, if your loved one is not yet in treatment. In a crisis, call or text 988 to reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
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Centrally located on the Hillsborough River near downtown Tampa. Easily accessible from Tampa International Airport. Day/Night Treatment, IOP and outpatient programs run at 4001 N Riverside Dr, directly across the street.
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