Life Skills Training & Relapse Prevention for Lasting Recovery

Our one-to-one life skills and relapse prevention programme helps clients build structure, resilience, and emotional readiness — all from a private rehab setting in southern Spain.

From Treatment to Real Life

Recovery doesn't end when therapy does. At Sea Recovery, our Life Skills and Relapse Prevention therapy is designed to bridge the gap between healing and living — helping you prepare emotionally, practically, and psychologically for life outside of residential care.

Delivered as part of all our one-to-one programmes, this therapy focuses on empowering clients with real-world tools to stay well, avoid relapse, and build lives that feel meaningful and sustainable.

Why Life Skills Matter in Recovery

Many clients arrive at Sea Recovery after months — or years — of emotional disconnection, burnout, or compulsive behaviours. In this state, daily routines, boundaries, and basic life management may have become overwhelming or non-existent. Our goal is to help you re-establish these foundations through compassionate, structured support.

Life Skills Training includes:

• Time management and daily structure
• Emotional regulation and healthy coping strategies
• Self-esteem and boundary-setting
• Healthy sleep, nutrition, and movement habits
• Digital hygiene and routine planning
• Job readiness, financial literacy, or personal goal-setting

This therapy is not about becoming “productive” — it’s about building a life that supports your nervous system, your identity, and your values.

Relapse Prevention in a One-to-One Setting

Relapse is not failure — it’s a risk factor in every recovery journey. That’s why we address it with emotional honesty and practical structure, giving you the tools to recognise early warning signs, regulate your triggers, and protect the progress you’ve made.

Relapse Prevention includes:

• Identifying personal relapse triggers and high-risk scenarios
• Creating personalised coping plans
• Establishing safe support systems post-treatment
• Stress management, emotional processing, and regulation
• Routine-building and relapse recovery protocols
• Aftercare planning and support integration

Each plan is developed collaboratively, with full respect for your past, your habits, and your future goals.

Who This Therapy Supports

Life Skills and Relapse Prevention is suitable for adults experiencing or recovering from:

• Alcohol addiction or drug addiction
• Behavioural addictions (e.g. food, gaming, sex)
• Burnout and nervous system fatigue
• Emotional numbness or dissociation
• Relational trauma and identity loss
• Dual diagnosis and co-occurring disorders

This therapy is often most valuable for clients who feel anxious about returning to “real life” after a period of emotional or physical collapse.

Delivered in a Luxury Rehab Setting in Marbella

Unlike standard group-based programmes, our Life Skills and Relapse Prevention support is delivered one-to-one at our private residential facility in Marbella, Spain. You’ll receive personalised guidance and planning sessions with your recovery team — including counsellors, life coaches, and TRE practitioners — all while enjoying five-star accommodations and privacy.

Whether you’re building new routines, rebuilding confidence, or re-entering the world with caution, we meet you where you are. Calmly. Intelligently. Without pressure.

Our Approach: Rooted in Emotional Safety

Many traditional relapse prevention programmes focus heavily on structure and discipline. At Sea Recovery, we believe structure must emerge from safety — not shame. That’s why we work with your emotional nervous system, not against it, creating a recovery plan that feels realistic, empowering, and respectful of your current bandwidth.

You’ll learn to recognise your capacity, monitor your energy, and make decisions from grounded awareness — rather than fear, survival mode, or pressure to “get it right.”

Key Pillars of Our Life Skills Programme

Our approach blends practical planning with deep emotional support. Key pillars include:

• Routine Building: Morning rituals, meal planning, digital balance, evening wind-downs
• Boundary Work: Saying no, setting limits, managing guilt, and restoring self-respect
• Values Clarification: Identifying personal priorities and designing life around them
• Relational Health: Preparing for re-engagement with family, work, and social systems
• Confidence Coaching: Small-step goal setting, autonomy, and relapse navigation

Where needed, we can also provide support with career readiness, travel planning, re-integration into public life, and post-discharge coaching.

Combining Life Skills with Therapy

This isn’t just coaching — it’s therapy-informed life design. Life Skills and Relapse Prevention is often combined with:

• Trauma-informed therapy
• TRE and body-based regulation
• Mindfulness-based approaches
• CBT and emotional tracking tools
• Functional breathing therapy
• Movement-based self-connection

Every programme is bespoke, responsive, and focused on your specific needs — whether you’re recovering from years of chaos or returning from emotional burnout.

Recovery Doesn’t End Here

Leaving a residential setting can feel both empowering and intimidating. That’s why we offer a continuum of support — including our Aftercare Programme, online coaching, and structured follow-ups.

Our aim is to help you leave not just with insight, but with the tools, language, and structure needed to thrive independently — emotionally, physically, and psychologically.

Why Choose Sea Recovery?

Sea Recovery isn’t just about removing the problem — it’s about helping you build the life that comes after. We specialise in supporting high-functioning adults, professionals, creatives, and emotionally sensitive individuals who require privacy, respect, and intelligent care.

From our Marbella-based villas to our international client support model, we offer more than treatment. We offer transformation — delivered calmly, clearly, and completely tailored to you.

We know that structure alone doesn’t heal. That’s why our relapse prevention support is rooted in emotional safety, compassionate accountability, and nervous system alignment — so you don’t just avoid relapse, you outgrow the need for it.

Start Building Your Recovery Foundation

If you’re ready to take the next step — not just in healing, but in living — Sea Recovery is here to support you. Through our Life Skills and Relapse Prevention programme, you’ll rediscover your autonomy, strengthen your confidence, and lay the foundation for a more resilient, emotionally attuned life.

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