Alpine Groups

Explore Alpine Recovery Lodge’s Alpine Groups page to learn about DBT, relapse prevention, trauma, life skills, fitness, experiential therapy, and recovery-focused group topics.

Written by Ivy O'Brien
Last updated: March 23, 2026

Learning Center • Alpine Recovery Curriculum

Alpine Groups Home Page

Alpine Groups is the main library for Alpine Recovery Lodge’s recovery curriculum. This page helps clients, families, and referral sources explore the group topics, lesson libraries, and skills taught inside treatment.

Alpine’s group curriculum includes addiction education, DBT, relapse prevention, trauma-informed recovery work, emotional growth, relationships, life skills, mindfulness, fitness, and experiential recovery topics. Use this page to browse the main group categories and open the lesson libraries that are live now.

Recovery learning and group therapy support at Alpine Recovery Lodge

What Is the Alpine Groups Library?

The Alpine Groups Library is the central hub for Alpine Recovery Lodge’s treatment curriculum.

In simple terms, this page shows what clients may learn in treatment and how Alpine organizes group therapy, recovery education, and skills training into clear topic areas. Some libraries are already live below, and more are being added as the curriculum expands.

Browse Live Libraries

Open the current lesson libraries for Addiction & Recovery Foundations and DBT & Skills Training.

Understand the Curriculum

See how Alpine teaches recovery skills, emotional growth, relapse prevention, and healthier daily living.

Explore Group Categories

Review the major types of groups included in Alpine’s treatment program.

See What Is Growing

This page also shows the next curriculum areas being built into the full Alpine Groups library.

Browse the Alpine Groups Libraries

Start with the live lesson libraries below.

These are the main group libraries currently available on the site. Each one is designed to help clients and families understand a major part of the Alpine treatment curriculum.

What Is Live Now?

The Alpine Groups home page currently links into two active lesson libraries.

Addiction & Recovery Foundations

  • Neuroscience of Addiction & Recovery
  • The Disease Model of Addiction
  • Understanding the Craving Cycle
  • Stages of Relapse
  • Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome (PAWS)
  • Signs of Relapse Before You Actually Use
  • Relapse Drift: The Slow Slide
  • The Process of Withdrawal
  • Nutrition and Vitamins in Recovery
Browse Foundations Library

DBT & Skills Training

  • DBT Introduction
  • Mindfulness Skills and Wise Mind
  • Emotion Regulation Skills
  • Distress Tolerance Skills
  • Radical Acceptance
  • Opposite Action
  • TIPP Skills
  • DEAR MAN, FAST, and GIVE
  • DBT Chain Analysis
Browse DBT Library

What Group Categories Are Part of Alpine Groups?

Alpine Groups includes more than one type of treatment topic.

The curriculum is designed to support the whole person. That means clients may work on recovery knowledge, emotional regulation, trauma healing, relationships, identity, life skills, physical wellness, and practical recovery structure.

Addiction & Recovery Foundations

Core education about addiction, cravings, withdrawal, relapse, recovery science, and the healing process.

DBT & Skills Training

Mindfulness, emotional regulation, distress tolerance, communication, boundaries, and coping skills.

Emotional Awareness & Mental Health

Topics such as anxiety, depression, shame, self-worth, fear, emotional awareness, and healthy self-talk.

Trauma, Safety, and Recovery Thinking

Trauma-informed topics such as Seeking Safety, coping with trauma, asking for help, and emotional safety.

Relationships, Family, and Communication

Topics focused on family roles, boundaries, trust, conflict, honesty, codependency, and relationship repair.

Identity, Purpose, and Personal Growth

Topics that help clients build confidence, values, purpose, resilience, hope, and identity beyond addiction.

Relapse Prevention, Life Skills, and Daily Living

Topics such as routines, recovery planning, motivation, stress management, sleep, nutrition, and continuing care.

Mind-Body, Relaxation, and Nature-Based Groups

Topics such as meditation, grounding, yoga, guided imagery, sensory awareness, and nature-based recovery work.

Fitness, Recreation, and Community

Movement, exercise, physical resilience, team activities, recovery recreation, and connection through shared experience.

What Libraries Are Coming Next?

The Alpine Groups library is continuing to grow.

These are the next major curriculum areas represented in Alpine’s master group list. As more lesson pages are built, they can be added here as full category libraries just like the Foundations and DBT sections above.

Emotional Awareness & Mental Health

Examples include anxiety, depression, shame resilience, self-esteem, self-talk, inner critic work, body image, and difficult emotions.

Trauma, Safety, and Recovery Thinking

Examples include Seeking Safety, coping with trauma, PTSD and recovery, asking for help, boundaries, compassion, and meaning-making.

Relationships, Family, and Communication

Examples include healthy relationships, family addiction, family roles, codependency, trust rebuilding, conflict resolution, and apology practice.

Identity, Purpose, and Personal Growth

Examples include values clarification, hope, strengths, resilience, future visioning, and identity beyond addiction.

Relapse Prevention, Life Skills, and Daily Living

Examples include HALT, high-risk situations, healthy habits, sleep, nutrition, motivation, procrastination, and community resources.

Mind-Body, Relaxation, and Nature-Based Groups

Examples include meditation, grounding, paired muscle relaxation, guided imagery, yoga, mindfulness hikes, and sensory grounding in nature.

Fitness, Recreation, and Community

Examples include Fit To Recover, cardio fitness, team sports, recovery recreation, physical resilience, and celebrating progress.

Why Does This Home Page Matter?

This page helps people understand that Alpine uses a real treatment curriculum.

A strong treatment program is not only about being present in rehab. It is also about learning the skills, insight, structure, and emotional tools needed for life after treatment. This library shows the depth of what clients may work on while they are at Alpine Recovery Lodge.

For families and referral sources, this page can also help answer an important question: what is actually being taught in treatment? The answer is that Alpine Groups is designed to give clients practical education, emotional growth tools, and long-term recovery support.

Structured recovery learning path at Alpine Recovery Lodge

Frequently Asked Questions About Alpine Groups

What is the Alpine Groups home page?

It is the main library hub for Alpine Recovery Lodge’s group curriculum, lesson libraries, and treatment education topics.

What can I find on this page?

You can browse live group libraries, review the main curriculum categories, and explore what Alpine clients may learn in treatment.

What lesson libraries are live right now?

The main live libraries currently featured are Addiction & Recovery Foundations and DBT & Skills Training.

Are more Alpine Groups libraries being added?

Yes. The page is built to grow as more lesson libraries are added across emotional health, trauma, relationships, life skills, mindfulness, and other recovery topics.

Why is this helpful for families?

It helps families understand what their loved one may be learning in treatment and how Alpine organizes recovery education and group work.

What should I do if I need treatment help now?

You can verify insurance, contact admissions, or call Alpine Recovery Lodge directly to talk through the next step.

Need Help Taking the Next Step?

If you are looking for treatment for yourself or someone you love, Alpine Recovery Lodge can help you understand your options.