In our Community Integrated Treatment Model, our Omega clients are engaged in living in the real world once again—and we make it fun as we help them to find their passion! Oftentimes, the tech devices are a substitute for a young person who feels bored, lost, depressed, adrift and lacking any real sense of purpose or direction. Omega Recovery helps them to find that meaningful sense of passion, purpose and direction in their lives. By living cooperatively in a treatment house in a vibrant community in the thriving city of Austin, we use all the social, nature-based, cultural, educational and economic opportunities available in an amazing city like Austin.

The recovering tech client gets the full clinical impact of an inpatient program in a much more comfortable, non-institutional alternative to traditional inpatient treatment. Dr. Kardaras has found that this type of treatment setting has better recovery outcomes as it is a more authentic and organic living and therapeutic environment, which translates into a smoother transition post-treatment.

Towards the end of treatment, the client works with their therapist to slowly begin to reintegrate mindful tech usage back into their lives. We help create a “digital re-entry” plan so that our clients and their families have a clear road-map of the transition back to our highly technological world. The recovered tech client needs to know how to balance healthy tech usage back into their lives as they look to get back into school, get a job or pursue any other passion that they may have. We assist our clients in post-treatment transition planning that includes aftercare, case management, peer coaching, job placement, recovery housing and much more.

When was the last time you checked your digital device or smartphone? Be honest. You’ve probably picked up your phone a few times while reading this page, purely out of habit. If you wanted to, could you shut off your phone and not use the internet for 24 hours? 72? A week? Oftentimes, the answer is no, and we understand why. Technology is becoming increasingly ubiquitous in our school, work, and private lives. In this new, ultra-connected world, many of us feel we have to stay plugged in.

When someone relies on technology too much to where they become addicted to particular parts that make them feel good, it’s like what drugs do to the human body. People can also become tolerant of technology. It makes you want to use the computer more often or have the best type of technology out there.

The same could be true for someone who isn’t aware of the negative impact technology is having on their life. This addiction is so much harder to identify and to admit that you have a problem.

While hundreds of tech addiction treatment programs exist throughout Asia, treatment options in the U.S had been almost non-existent.

But now that’s changed. Omega Recovery offers the best, evidence-based, most immersive and transformative tech addiction treatment program for young adults in the United States.