If you are thinking about encouraging a loved one to seek help, or someone you love is coming to The Place, we can offer therapeutic support to families, spouses, and partners through our Family Care Services program.
You may be living with the impact of your partner's mental and behavior heath disorders, including their secrecy and broken trust. You may also have watched your loved one struggle with depression, anxiety, and emotional shutdown. Whatever your story looks like, one thing is certain: You are not overreacting. What you feel matters, and you also deserve care.
If there is someone you care about, and don't know how to start the conversation, let us help guide you. If you need support, we can help you find emotional stability.
Discovering that a partner has been hiding compulsive behaviors can feel like your entire relationship has been upended. You may experience:
This is not ordinary hurt—this is betrayal trauma. Your nervous system may respond with symptoms similar to other forms of trauma, such as nightmares, intrusive images, hypervigilance, emotional numbness, or sudden panic.
At The Place, we take betrayal trauma seriously. We want you to know:
Your healing is important on its own, not just as an extension of your loved one’s treatment. The Place offers the Family Care Services program, led by a team of family therapists and betrayal trauma specialists. Through this program, you can receive a personalized treatment plan and schedule, delivered virtually for convenience.
A fee applies for these services, which may be covered by your health insurance plan. Our team will work with you to ensure your care is supportive, practical, and centered on your recovery and well-being.
It can be unsettling to send someone you love into residential treatment, even when you know it is the right step. Here is what you can generally expect.
Before intake:
During treatment
As discharge approaches
Family members, partners, and spouses need their own care, not just updates about the resident's progress. That is why we offer Family Care Services, an optional support path for loved ones. The program includes:
Participation in Family Care Services is always optional. You can choose the level and timing of involvement that feels right for you. The purpose is to give you clear information, a safe place to process, and tools to make decisions that honor your well-being.
Healthy recovery depends on clear, respectful communication and boundaries. This is true for residents and just as it is true for loved ones.
To protect everyone’s privacy and emotional safety, communication with your loved one during treatment is guided by some simple principles:
You will have the chance to discuss any specific communication concerns with the team so that a clear communications plan is in place.
You are allowed to decide:
Setting boundaries is not punishment. It is a way to protect your own well-being and create the conditions where genuine change can happen. We encourage partners and family members to seek their own support through therapy, support groups, or spiritual communities while their loved one is in treatment. You do not have to carry this alone.
Not everyone in a resident’s life is a spouse or partner. You might be:
You may be torn between compassion and frustration. You may have seen cycles of crisis and promises before. You might be wondering how much to lean in and how much to step back. At The Place, we see you as part of the wider support network. When it is clinically appropriate and when the resident consents, families and supporters may be:
Our role is to help you understand what impulse control and compulsive behavior disorders are, how trauma, depression, and anxiety often fit into the picture, and what realistic recovery can look like. We also help you clarify what is and is not your responsibility, so you can support, without rescuing or enabling.