Category Archives: 12 Step Program

A twelve-step program is a set of guiding principles outlining a course of action for recovery from addiction, compulsion, or other behavioral problems. Originally proposed by Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) as a method of recovery from alcoholism,[1] the Twelve Steps were first published in the book, Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How More Than One Hundred Men Have Recovered From Alcoholism in 1939.[2] The method was then adapted and became the foundation of other twelve-step programs such as Narcotics Anonymous, Cocaine Anonymous, Overeaters Anonymous, Co-Dependents Anonymous and Debtors Anonymous.

Laura Nesmith Richardson Renews Life Path

Dallas, TX September 15, 2011 - Burning Tree As some of you may know, late last year Laura Nesmith married Tyler Richardson and became a wife and mother to his three beautiful children: Rylee, Mason and Colin. With this new life change, Laura moved from California to Colorado and continued to work for Burning Tree, but with these changes [...]
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Michael Smith Rejoins the Burning Tree team as Director of Multimedia Marketing

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) February 21, 2011 – Burning Tree officially announced today that Michael Smith is joining the Burning Tree staff as the Director of Multimedia Marketing. Burning Tree is committed to being accessible through current and up-and-coming technology in an effort to expand Burning Tree’s role in the addiction community and in the general [...]
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David Houke Recruited to Lead at Burning Tree Lodge

Elgin, TX (PRWEB) January 22, 2011. Burning Tree Programs, http://www.burningtree.com, a licensed long term drug and alcohol treatment center specializing in a proven 12-step relapse prevention curriculum, is proud to introduce David Houke, LMSW, LCDC, as the new Clinical Director at our Burning Tree Lodge facility. David’s management experience extends over thirty years.  He worked for eighteen years at [...]
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Why Indeterminate Length of Stay?

The length of stay is determined by the client’s progress in drug and alcohol treatment, and not limited by any predetermination of time needed. You’ve already been to programs that work that way. Nothing wrong with that, it works great for some people. But did it work for you? Being honest with yourself, you may [...]
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Burning Tree’s Recovery Philosophy

Accountability, responsibility, and consistency on a daily basis are the watchwords at Burning Tree. The relapsing alcoholic or addict is shown a manner of living that demands rigorous honesty as demonstrated through the client’s actions in all areas of their lives. Our clients come to us “asleep dreaming they are awake,” and it is our intent and practice [...]
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Two Important Players on the BT Team

The following article appears in our Fall 2010 Newsletter. DRIVEN BY AN EQUAL PASSION FOR RECOVERY, Burning Tree’s admissions & marketing team is led by Bethany Lutz, Director of Admissions and Laura Nesmith, Assistant Director of Marketing, both dedicated to their purpose of helping the alcoholic who still suffers. Bethany Lutz first became a member of the [...]
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How Successful is Burning Tree’s Treatment?

Excerpt from our “Continuum of Care” web page located here. Clients who rigorously complete all aspects of our treatment program experience amazingly high rates of recovery. Clients participate in an honors ceremony upon completion of the two treatment phases and graduate Burning Tree’s curriculum after successfully maintaining sobriety for several months in the transition/aftercare program and upon team approval. Both honors [...]
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Truth is Freedom

The following article was written by CEO Curt Maddon and appears in our Fall 2010 Newsletter. My name is Curt and I am a recovered alcoholic. First, I would like to share a bit about my story. I finally got sober after ten years of relapsing, bouncing in and out of a 12-step program. In the final analysis, what [...]
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