Altındağ Municipality “Embrace Life” Counseling Center

The Altındağ Municipality Embrace Life Counseling Center provides counseling, psychological, and social support services to individuals and their relatives aged 12 and above who are experiencing issues with tobacco, alcohol, substance, technology, or gambling addictions. Free counseling is offered by specialists trained in the field of addiction to residents within the Altındağ district.

Services offered by the Embrace Life Counseling Center include:

• Psychological Support: Evidence-based therapy techniques are applied for addiction treatment. Individual therapies include Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Relapse Prevention Techniques, and Brief Solution-Focused Therapy, delivered both in-person and online.

• Family Counseling: Services are provided to strengthen family communication and increase treatment success, including couple and family counseling.

• Social Support: Social support is offered to help individuals reintegrate into society. Activities include vocational and hobby courses in collaboration with relevant institutions, as well as social events involving individuals and their families.

• Group Therapy: Sessions designed to support treatment through shared, solution-focused, and educational discussions for individuals in treatment.

• Family Group Therapy: Group therapy sessions for the families of individuals in treatment, focusing on shared, solution-focused, and educational activities.

• Preventive Activities: Education and activities for individuals and institutions at risk of addiction.

• Workshops: Facilities such as library, chess, billiards, and computer workshops to help individuals spend their free time productively and develop new habits.