127: Addiction Treatment is a Cesspool; Here’s How I Would Navigate It with Heidi Voet

Struggle Care

KC Davis

Self-improvement, Education

4.8 • 750 Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Where can you turn when a loved one is in the throes of addiction and needs help? How do you know what professionals to trust and if a treatment center is reputable? So many questions surround the topic of addiction treatment, and it’s a murky industry. We are discussing the seedy underbelly of the addiction industry with my guest. Heidi Voet, LPC, is a longtime mental health professional and the owner of Chapter House Counseling and Sober Living. Heidi and I take on this important topic and explain why, despite the problems, we would still send a loved one into treatment. Join us to learn more! Show Highlights: Heidi’s take on the ugliness of the treatment industry Understanding the medical model of treatment vs. the community model 12-step programs, legalism, insurance corruption, and integrity The truth: Exploitation has bled into addiction treatment. The real dilemma for family members The struggle for political correctness while trying to intervene for an addict Heidi’s advice to families who want to intervene: Don’t intervene too fast. Find the lowest level of appropriate care (think of a ladder of options). Be wise and ask questions of the consultant, case manager, or interventionist. (“Are you on the payroll of a treatment center?”) Speak to current clients, alumni, and families of the center. Red flags in your interaction with a treatment center and helpful questions to ask The need to consider gender-specific treatment Why KC would never recommend a wilderness treatment center Assessing a center’s approach to trauma, medications, and religious philosophies/affiliations Resources and Links: Connect with Heidi Voet and Chapter House Counseling: Website Connect with KC: Website, TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook Get KC’s book, How to Keep House While Drowning We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: www.strugglecare.com/promo-codes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:31.1	Hello, you sentient balls of stardust.
1:33.5	Welcome to Struggle Care. I am your host, Casey Davis.
1:37.0	And today I have Heidi Voett here in the studio with me.
1:40.9	Heidi is the owner of Chapter House Counseling and Sober Living.
1:45.7	And we're going to talk today about the seedy underbelly of the addiction industry and why we would still probably send someone that we love to treatment. Hi, Heidi.
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