LGBT stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and there are programs which address the particular needs of these clients. People who are LGBT can often feel alone, not understood, and seen as socially depraved. This is sometimes a very difficult and painful way to live, and leads many LGBT people to a lifestyle of substance abuse to alleviate these feelings. Someone who is LGBT might not exactly feel relaxed in a traditional rehab center amongst people who aren't experiencing the same challenges they are experiencing in their lives. A LGBT center provides an environment which can be free of judgment, where LGBT clients can feel totally comfortable and safe revealing to their peers and treatment counselors problems which should be resolved to be able to get well. Treatment counselors in the LGBT rehab can help clients mend relationships with their loved ones, in the event that their loved ones disagree with their sexual preference as is often the case. This circumstance is definitely a common trigger for substance abuse, which is a good example of something would be resolved in rehabilitation. LGBT clients often only want to be accepted within their lives, and rehabilitation will help them accept themselves and create confidence to enable them to lead a wholesome life without any alcohol and drugs.