LGBT is short for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and there are facilities which address the particular needs of these clients. Those who are LGBT can feel alone, misunderstood, and considered socially depraved. This is sometimes an extremely tough and painful existence, and leads many LGBT people to a life of substance abuse to numb this pain. Someone who is LGBT may not feel comfortable inside a traditional rehab facility amongst folks who aren't experiencing the same challenges they may be experiencing of their lives. A LGBT rehab provides an environment which can be free of judgment, where LGBT clients can be completely comfortable and safe revealing to their peers and treatment counselors problems which have to be handled in order to get well. Rehabilitation counselors within a LGBT rehab will help clients fix relationships with their family, in the event their family disagree with their sexual preference as is generally the case. This situation is an extremely common trigger for substance abuse, which is an example of something which can be resolved in rehab. LGBT clients often only want to be accepted within their lives, and rehabilitation will help them accept themselves and create confidence in order to lead a wholesome life free of drugs and alcohol.