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Our Method

How Recovery Works at Veda

Recovery is not a single event. It is a process — and at Veda, it is a deeply personal one. From the moment a client arrives, we work to understand not just what they are struggling with, but who they are: their history, their relationships, their strengths, and what a meaningful life looks like for them. There are no standard programmes here. Every treatment plan is built from scratch, specific to the individual, and reviewed continuously as they progress.

With only five to eight clients per centre at any time, our clinical team is never stretched thin. Each client is supported by a dedicated psychiatrist, psychologist, physician, nutritionist, yoga instructor, and expressive arts therapist working in close coordination — not in silos. This integrated model means that what surfaces in a therapy session can immediately inform a nutritional adjustment, a change in medication, or a shift in the daily wellness programme. Nothing falls through the gaps.

Our clinical framework is anchored in evidence-based psychotherapy. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) forms the core of our individual and group sessions, equipping clients with practical skills in distress tolerance, emotional regulation, mindfulness, and interpersonal effectiveness. This is complemented by Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to identify and restructure harmful thought patterns, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to build psychological flexibility, and Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) to address deeply held beliefs that drive self-defeating behaviour. For clients with trauma histories, trauma-informed approaches are woven throughout — because for many people, addiction and mental health struggles are inseparable from unprocessed past experience.

Clinical treatment alone is not enough. That is why every client’s day at Veda also includes holistic and expressive therapies — yoga, meditation, sound healing, art therapy, and Reiki — not as add-ons, but as structured components of the recovery programme. Nutrition is treated as medicine. Physical wellness is monitored alongside mental health. And where appropriate, clients are supported to continue professional responsibilities during treatment through our work-from-treatment model, so that recovery does not mean stepping away from life entirely.

The sections below describe each component of our method in detail — from the initial psychiatric and psychological assessments through to nutritional consultation and alternative therapies. If you have questions about what treatment at Veda would look like for you or your loved one, our admissions team is available 24/7 by phone or WhatsApp.

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How Recovery Works at Veda

Our Psychiatrist will conduct a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation to decide the multiaxial diagnosis and pharmacological intervention, if required, to aid the De-addiction or Clinical Disorder Treatment program.

Psychological Assessment

Our In-House Psychologists will conduct a detailed psychometric evaluation, psychological history of the client, and psychological interview with the family members to arrive at the psychological profile and family dynamics of the client. A detailed psycho-diagnostic evaluation will be done to figure out the cluster of personality/personal disorders and psychiatric co-
morbidities if any.

Psychotherapeutic Management

On completion of psycho-diagnostic evaluation and prescription by the psychiatric team, the therapy program will commence. The therapy will include DBT-based individual sessions and joint sessions with the objectives of skills training therapy, which consists of problem-solving through behavior chain analysis and skill-building, across four major domains, the Core Skill being Mindfulness. The other domains include Distress Tolerance, Emotional Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness. Psychoeducation will be conducted for the clients and family members.

Nutritional Consultation

Assessment of Individual: Anthropometry: Weight, height, BMI Calculation.
Estimation of caloric intake is assessed Assessing understanding of prescribed medications. Evaluation of potential drug-nutrient interactions.
Suggestion of necessary blood tests for metabolic evaluation.

Dietary Recommendation:

  1. Caloric Needs: Recommending a hypo-caloric or hyper-caloric diet based on individual requirements.
  2. Protein Needs: Ensuring dietary plan meets protein requirements.
  3. Essential Fatty Acids: Including sources to meet essential fatty acid requirements.
  4. Micronutrient and Hydration Needs: Ensuring adequate intake of micronutrients and proper hydration.

Diet Plan: The nutritionist will Develop a diet plan considering the above factors. Followed by a reassessment of the individual’s condition and adjusting the diet plan according to changes and current needs.

Alternative Therapies

Reiki: is a Japanese energy healing technique for reducing stress and promoting well-being. The term “reiki” is made up of two Japanese words, “rei” meaning universal or higher power and “ki” denoting life force energy. Mikao Usui founded the Reiki system of healing in the early 20th century. The different types of Reiki are Usui reiki, Karuna reiki and Shamballa reiki. The most widely practiced is the Usui reiki. Reiki is said to be a life force energy that flows through all human beings. Reiki has been effective in showing significant results for treating various physiological and psychological conditions such as:
  • Heart conditions
  • Chronic pain
  • Cancer
  • Fatigue
  • Anxiety
  • Trauma
  • Depression etc.
Reiki is concerned with treating or healing an individual holistically which includes their mind, body and spirit. Although Reiki is a spiritual technique of healing, it is not restricted or bound by any religion. It is universal across all cultures. Profound results are facilitated through gentle touch, energy transfer and positive mindset. It often helps in clearing passages of blocked energy in the body.

Benefits of Reiki healing:

  • Emotional Trauma Healing
  • Balances energy levels
  • Provides relaxation and peace
  • Releases tension from the body
  • Enhances learning, memory, and mental clarity
  • Pain management
  • Promotes better sleep
  • Improves breathing, heart rate, blood pressure, etc.

Expressive Arts Therapy

Expressive Arts is a multimodal method, that is, involving more than one of our senses (hearing, touching, seeing, etc.) or integrating more than one of them to uncover our thoughts and feelings. Utilizing different performing arts, e.g., painting, dancing, singing, writing, etc.

Using this as a treatment approach, people work with a trained therapist who analyses their responses through the art form of their choice and helps them release and understand their emotions better. It can be used with both children and adults.

As expressive arts utilizes different modalities of senses, it can majorly be grouped in the following categories:

  • Art therapy: uses visual and tactile (touch) senses majorly – such as drawing, painting, and sculpting
  • Dance therapy: utilizes (kinesthetic) physical movement and dance to release and manage with one’s symptoms
  • Music therapy: using listening (auditory) to or creating music
  • Writing therapy: exploring thoughts and feelings through writing poems, stories or simply a journal.

It is important to note that while the activities mentioned above could seem a part of one’s daily life, it is different when used as a form of therapy, as many techniques and processes are ntegrated to meet the goals.

Some concerns it may help include: stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief, developmental disorders, emotional and interpersonal concerns, trauma related concerns, it may also be useful for children who may not yet have the vocabulary to describe their thoughts or feelings.

It is important to remember that the activities need to be analysed by an expert to achieve the goal. Art therapy is an adjunct therapy approach, that is, it is not used as the only process in a treatment plan.