The Life Process Program^© taught at St. Gregory Retreat Centers is unlike any traditional drug or alcohol rehabs in the U.S. Rather than presume that an individual is powerless to change his or her behavior, that is exactly what we are here to help people do! We have found that, if given the tools to confront the issues underlying the addictive, dependent behavior, our residents are not only able, but excited to change their lives. Through education, motivational interviewing, and life skills training, the Life Process Program^© offered at St. Gregory’s is a proactive approach designed to instill in our students the tools necessary to move through their addictive behaviors and on to a life of purpose and positive rewards. The Life Process Program^© incorporates three crucial aspects of addiction recovery:

First, the environment is safe, positive, and comfortable. This is an exciting place to be. This is not a place to come and dwell on the past or focus on how bad life can be. This is a place to come and learn how to take back control of your life! It is a place of hope! Our facilities are designed to encourage that feeling. During your stay, you will truly feel at home and will be treated as a guest rather than as a patient.

Second, the emotional issues surrounding drug and alcohol abuse are addressed utilizing the skills taught here. Graduates of our program take with them a new set of tools and skills to confront their problems and make the choices necessary to live enduringly happy, successful lives without abusing drugs or alcohol. 

Third, the St. Gregory Program addresses the physical aspects of addiction and alcoholism. Drug and alcohol abuse causes significant damage to an individual’s body. Cravings, insomnia, lack of energy, depression, and anxiety are just a few of the symptoms related to continued substance abuse. To address this, our guests are put on a personalized neutraceutical program. This is a completely natural program utilizing nutrition and specific supplements to aid the detoxifying of the liver and stimulate the proper functioning of the body according to each individual’s needs. Upon completion of the Life Process Program^©, our graduates are physically and emotionally stable and equipped with the tools to achieve a life of purpose and fulfillment.

Cognitive Behavioral Modification via Education. Cognitive Behavioral Training (CBT) is vastly more effective in treating addiction and alcoholism than traditional 12-step programs. CBT assists an individual in coming to their own realizations rather than trying to convince them of something. To tell someone to “not abuse drugs” is insulting and generally futile. By contrast, to help someone objectively come to make a choice not to abuse drugs based on all factors involved has a lasting effect, because the consequences of the choice are now real to them.

An important aspect of the Life Process Program^© lies in the delivery. Rather than utilizing individual therapists to administer the program, our staff is comprised primarily of educators. The psychological understanding and techniques involved in the Life Process Program© have been developed into a process which is taught to the residents of the St. Gregory Retreat Center. This process, applied to each individual’s life circumstances, serves as a road map for the individual to accurately evaluate problems and work through them in a positive, productive way. Having been taught this process and how to apply it to different situations, people are able to utilize it for the rest of their lives.

The St. Gregory Life Process Program^© is the only program that truly accomplishes rehabilitation. Our graduates are prepared mentally, emotionally, and physically to return to their families ready to pursue a new life. They are not reliant on the support of loosely organized meetings with other addicts to stay sober. Instead, they are able to hold true to their values and integrity to move forward with their lives. Traditional 12-step programs seek only to provide an individual with enough resources to avoid accountability for themselves so that they no longer feel the guilt associated with their actions or the choices they made, making perpetually “recovering” addiction or alcoholism a more livable condition. Traditional models of drug rehabilitation centers or alcohol treatment programs do not achieve or even strive for true rehabilitation. The Life Process Program^© at the St Gregory Retreat Center changes that.