LGBT is short for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and there are centers which address the particular needs of these clients. Those who are LGBT can feel alone, misunderstood, and seen as socially depraved. This may be a quite challenging and painful way to live, and leads many LGBT individuals to a lifestyle of substance abuse to numb these feelings. Someone who is LGBT might not feel safe in a traditional rehabilitation facility amongst people who aren't experiencing the same challenges they are experiencing of their lives. A LGBT rehab provides an environment that is totally free of judgment, where LGBT clients can be completely comfortable and safe revealing to their peers and treatment counselors problems which must be handled to enable them to recover. Treatment counselors within a LGBT rehab will help clients repair relationships with their loved ones, in the event that their loved ones disagree with their sexual choice as is generally the case. This circumstance is an extremely frequent trigger for abusing drugs, which is an illustration of something which will be handled in rehabilitation. LGBT clients often only want to be accepted in their lives, and treatment will help them accept themselves and produce confidence to be able to lead a wholesome life free of alcohol and drugs.