Allied Therapy

Fairmount has developed a full Allied Therapy Program to assist in providing other mediums to encourage patients to communicate and express themselves. Allied Therapy is a group of different therapies including Art Therapy, Behavioral Therapy, Movement Therapy, Music Therapy, and Recreation Therapy. Each therapy uses an assortment of activities to help with coping skills, stress management, social skills, relapse prevention, leisure education and more.

What is Group Therapy with Allied Therapy?

Group Therapy is an outlet for patients to talk about their issues and learn from each other. Group therapy is a chance to develop positive strategies for emotional release.

What is Life Skills with Allied Therapy?

Life Skills is an educational group for coping strategies, relapse prevention, stress and anger management, relaxation education, and more. Life Skills helps develop patient’s ability to cope with daily life experiences.

What is Creative Arts Therapy with Allied Therapy?

Creative Arts Therapy includes music, movement, art, games, and other creative experiences. Creative Arts Therapy helps patients to develop leisure skills, increase stress management, help socialization skills, improve self-esteem and develop other coping strategies.

What is Behavioral Therapy?

Behavioral Therapy provides dual-diagnosed individuals with pertinent information regarding mental health and relapse prevention. Behavioral Therapy includes group discussions and education sessions. Behavioral Therapy provides emotional release and helps develop positive coping strategies for daily life experiences.

What is Movement Therapy?

Movement Therapy is a creative outlet to help people cope with emotions, anxiety and stress. In Movement Therapy groups, people begin to develop and experience a flexible and confident sense of their body, as well as learning to nurture and care for their bodily needs.

What is Art Therapy?

Art Therapy is the use of art expression for communication of thoughts, feelings and experiences, as well as the development of personal growth and creativity. It uses a variety of materials with a selected purpose. Some materials can be very frustrating, while others can be easier to use. Sharing images is important in Art Therapy. Patients can communicate without talking. Art Therapy tasks include projective drawings and group murals, as well as many other art activities.

What is Music Therapy?

Music Therapy is a creative outlet for coping strategies and self-expression. Music Therapy activities include improvisation on percussion instruments, singing, song writing, musical games, song lyric discussions, movement, relaxation and much more. Music Therapy helps increase frustration tolerance, improve stress and anger management, promote relaxation techniques, increase self esteem, improve socialization and group relations, and develop other coping strategies for life experiences.

What is Recreation Therapy?

Recreation Therapy provides therapeutic recreational activities and discussion groups that challenge the mind, improve the physical body, assist with socialization and provide emotional release. Recreation Therapy helps patients improve their leisure lifestyle by teaching positive coping-skills, improving frustration tolerance, improving self-esteem, and promoting positive social interaction. Recreation Therapy uses activities including music, movement, art, poetry, physical games, writing, and much more.