{"id":98,"date":"2010-12-14T07:00:34","date_gmt":"2010-12-14T07:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/movingbeyondaddiction\/2010\/12\/celebrity-rehab-reality-and-tv.html"},"modified":"2010-12-14T07:00:34","modified_gmt":"2010-12-14T07:00:34","slug":"celebrity-rehab-reality-and-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/thecelebritytherapist\/2010\/12\/celebrity-rehab-reality-and-tv.html","title":{"rendered":"Celebrity Rehab: Reality and TV"},"content":{"rendered":"

 <\/span><\/b>If you’ve been
\nwatching Celebrity Rehab 4<\/i>, you’ve
\nseen the clients go bowling, go to the beach, hang out by the swimming pool and
\nenjoy a barbecue. Is that what rehab is really like?<\/span><\/p>\n

          <\/span>The answer is no–not even for the
\nfamous. Celebrity Rehab<\/i> is real in
\nthe sense that the clients on the show are real addicts who are going through
\nreal rehab. And all the things you see in the show really happened and were not
\nstaged. <\/span><\/p>\n

          <\/span>But it’s also really television. So
\nwhat the producers choose to show you is what they think will make for good TV
\nviewing; it’s not a balanced picture of what goes on at the Pasadena Recovery
\nCenter.<\/span><\/p>\n

          <\/span>What does go on? Everyone goes to two
\ngroup therapy sessions and one 12-step meeting every day. They have one-on-one
\ntherapy sessions with me at least twice a week. They also have regular
\none-on-one sessions with Dr. Drew. <\/span><\/p>\n

          <\/span>No one is allowed out of the center
\nunescorted (notice how many counselors were there at that beach trip?). And in
\nfact, they only get to leave on planned trips. <\/span><\/p>\n

          <\/span>All rehab is tightly structured and
\nfocused, and Celebrity Rehab <\/i>is no
\nexception. <\/span><\/p>\n

Sherry Gaba, LCSW, is the author of “The Law of Sobriety” and the go to psychotherapist and life coach on Celebrity Rehab.  She has a private practice in Agoura, CA and does life coaching all over the world.  Contact Sherry at sgabatherapy.com to learn more about her teleseminars, audio program, life coaching, psychotherapy, workshops, and upcoming book signings and speaking engagements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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