Ambrosia Treatment Center - West Palm Beach
Ambrosia Treatment Center - West Palm Beach, located in West Palm Beach, Florida, was established in 2007. This comprehensive treatment facility focuses on addiction and co-occurring mental health disorders using evidence-based therapies. Its serene environment by the Intracoastal Waterway and specialized programs create a unique healing atmosphere.
Ambrosia Treatment Center's mission is to inspire hope and purpose in individuals struggling with addiction and mental health issues, as well as their families and employees. It is accredited by the Joint Commission and was recognized by Newsweek as one of "America's Best Addiction Treatment Centers 2023" with a score of 85.12.
- Located directly on the Intracoastal Waterway, providing a peaceful healing environment.
- Offers trauma-informed care with specialized programs for trauma survivors and healthcare professionals.
- Utilizes evidence-based therapies like cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and EMDR.
- Amenities include comfortable residential accommodations, an outdoor pool, and holistic therapies such as yoga, acupuncture, and massage.
Ambrosia Treatment Center treats a variety of addictions and co-occurring disorders. Services are tailored for trauma survivors, healthcare professionals, and families affected by addiction.
- 1+ Accreditations
- 19 Conditions Treated
- Insurance Accepted
- 9 Levels of Care
- Speaks English
- 39 Therapies & Programs
- Multiple Locations
Accreditations
JCAHO
Staff
- Sean DuaneDirector of Clinical ServicesLicensed clinical social worker with expertise in trauma and addiction treatment.
- Dr. Pamela TambiniChief Medical DirectorDouble board-certified in Internal and Addiction Medicine, leads medical team.
- Kelsey CianciulliDirector of AdmissionsOversees admissions process and initial client assessments.
- Cassandra SzubaPrimary TherapistProvides individual and group therapy for clients in treatment.
- Christina SandavolOperations SupervisorManages day-to-day operations of the treatment facility.
- Dotty LerumWellness CounselorCertified addiction counselor focused on holistic wellness approaches.
- James EnglishPrimary TherapistConducts individual and group therapy sessions for clients.
- Brenda OttPrimary TherapistProvides therapeutic support and counseling to clients in treatment.
- Glenn SimePrimary TherapistLicensed counselor specializing in addiction and mental health treatment.
- Alexandria DennisonBusiness Development ManagerOversees business operations and community partnerships for the center.
- Brian WoodArt TherapistFacilitates art therapy sessions as part of holistic treatment approach.
- Alejandro PinoCase ManagerCoordinates care plans and resources for clients in treatment.
- Andrew HopeChiropractic TherapistProvides chiropractic care as part of holistic treatment offerings.
- Mary KnutsonAdvanced Practice NurseProvides medical care and medication management for clients.
- Ronnie HanleyOperations SupervisorOversees daily operations and logistics for the treatment center.
- Benjamin GeigusAlumni AdvocateSupports alumni and coordinates aftercare programs for graduates.
- David HargreavesAlumni AdvocateProvides support and resources for program alumni in recovery.
Conditions and Issues Treated
Substance Abuse + Addiction Treatment
Using both legal medications and illegal substances in order to maintain an addiction is substance abuse. If you are taking more of your prescription, or earlier than the prescribed time interval between doses than is directed you may be abusing that medication. If you are obtaining legal medications illegally in or near West Palm Beach, FL, you may be suffering from substance abuse.
Illegal substances can become addictive after a single use and lead rapidly to substance abuse. The professionals at Ambrosia Treatment Center - West Palm Beach are here to help.
Opioid + Opiate Addiction Treatment at Ambrosia Treatment Center - West Palm Beach
Opioids are a set of drugs prescribed for pain relief. Health care providers prescribe opioids for relief of severe pain after major surgeries and in conditions like cancer. Oxycodone, fentanyl, oxymorphone, hydrocodone, codeine, and morphine are some of the commonly prescribed opioids. They also include illegal drugs of abuse like heroin. Opioid addiction refers to the compulsive seeking of opioids, even when they are not required medically.
Opioid addiction treatment involves medication-assisted therapy (MAT) in which medicines, counseling, and behavioral therapies are all employed. Opioid addiction treatment is a comprehensive approach at Ambrosia Treatment Center - West Palm Beach in West Palm Beach, FL that boosts the treatment success rate and provides sustained recovery.
Dual-Diagnosis
Mental illness includes conditions such as anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder. It can also happen that mental illness causes drug addiction and vice versa. Ambrosia Treatment Center - West Palm Beach in Florida knows it is vital to diagnose dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder.
Levels of Care
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Detox, Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Inpatient, Intensive Outpatient, Intervention, Outpatient, Residential, with additional therapies available as listed below.
Detoxification is a process that allows the patient to stop using opioids without experiencing severe withdrawal symptoms. This can be necessary for those who have been addicted for a long period of time or who are struggling with chronic pain.
During this process, addicts will receive medication and psychological support from doctors and other medical professionals until they can control their cravings.
Inpatient treatment involves staying in the hospital or facility while treating all facets of addiction or co-occurring illness. This helps to minimize distractions and increase the emphasis on rehabilitation. Typical stays for inpatient rehabilitation in West Palm Beach, FL are about a month long.
Intensive outpatient programs (IOP) comprise regular visits to the Florida facility that provides the therapy. IOP is suitable for patients who have been treated in residential treatment programs. Ambrosia Treatment Center - West Palm Beach‘s patients gradually get back to their routine life.
Facilities like Ambrosia Treatment Center - West Palm Beach offer a variety of services, such as individual and group counseling and family therapy. During the sessions, you work with a team of experts that include: General physicians, Psychiatrists, Social Workers, and Psychologists. The main goals of outpatient recovery programs are to help addicted individuals reduce drug use and addictive behaviors, eventually becoming entirely sober.
Residential treatment programs are those that offer housing and meals in addition to substance abuse treatment. Rehab facilities that offer residential treatment allow patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Some rehab centers specialize in short-term residential treatment (a few days to a week or two), while others solely provide treatment on a long-term basis (several weeks to months). Some offer both, and tailor treatment to the patient’s individual requirements.
An intervention is a meeting held by families and friends of the addicted party, managed by Ambrosia Treatment Center - West Palm Beach. It lets the person know that their loved ones are concerned about them. It is intended to make the addicted party agree to get help.
Interventions are often hosted by a mental health professional in Florida who knows how to communicate with people dealing with addiction. These intervention services can make all the difference when it comes to getting loved ones to agree to treatment.Treatment is just a first step in sustaining sobriety. After rehabilitation, counseling for aftercare helps the person adapt to a life without drugs. A sober living facility in West Palm Beach, job therapy, or educational assistance may be included in this service, managed by Ambrosia Treatment Center - West Palm Beach. This is when a preventive strategy for relapse starts to take shape.
Therapies & Programs
Therapy plays a major role in addiction recovery. It encourages patients to get to the root of their addiction and learn how to better handle the issues that led to using. Therapy can be conducted in group and one on one settings. In Ambrosia Treatment Center - West Palm Beach‘s individual therapy, the patient meets with the therapist in a one on one setting. This allows them to focus on the underlying issues of addiction and come up with solutions to prevent future abuse.
One of the most common areas of stress and damage during addiction is in intimate relationships. Addiction involves everyone in a family, not only the addict. Couples therapy can rebuild trust and joy that may have been damaged.
When the whole family is involved, healing can be far more successful. Family counseling involves genetic factors to the family of the addict. This offers the means to cope with addiction and its underlying emotional disorders for loved ones. It is a helpful method for addicts in helping to adjust to sober living.
Trauma therapy allows people who struggled with a past trauma to face the situation and learn to overcome the situation. Many people who went through trauma early on, struggle with addiction later in life. By addressing the trauma and moving past the issues, it can help someone attending treatment at Ambrosia Treatment Center - West Palm Beach in West Palm Beach, FL move forward with their recovery and begin to take a better hold of their sober future.
REBT stands for rational emotional behavior therapy. This is a type of cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, that combines images with thoughts and behaviors. It allows for deeper education and understanding of what one can do to help themselves with recovery. It is a deep sense of self-help education managed by Ambrosia Treatment Center - West Palm Beach that lets someone recovering work through issues on their own, knowing they have the support of people around them if they need it.
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, shortened to EMDR, helps patients reprocess past events and memories. This treatment offered at Ambrosia Treatment Center - West Palm Beach in West Palm Beach, FL can reduce their levels of anxiety and make past traumas easier to overcome, plus it can boost healing. This helps calm many patients down, allowing them to feel more in control and less helpless when it comes to combatting their addiction.
Training someone on improved life skills allows for someone recovering from an addiction to feel more capable at taking care of him or herself. The skills taught at Ambrosia Treatment Center - West Palm Beach in West Palm Beach, FL are daily skills that give a better recovery foundation by simply giving someone the tools they need to survive. They include communicating, time and money management, career guidance, and more.
Addiction commonly results in malnutrition, vitamin and mineral deficiencies. This can be reflected in weight loss, hair loss or hair changes, skin irregularities. Eating correctly to replace lost vitamins and minerals while balancing your diet can build confidence. Ambrosia Treatment Center - West Palm Beach will help you get back on track.
Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) uses low-dose nicotine drugs to eliminate tobacco addiction from smokers. Without smoking, the treatment at Ambrosia Treatment Center - West Palm Beach in West Palm Beach, FL brings nicotine into the bloodstream to minimize dependence on the physical habit, while detoxing the body from the attachment. To alleviate withdrawal symptoms, it also helps abusers to adapt to lower doses over time.
Contingency management is a way to help motivate someone to remain substance free. It is a process Ambrosia Treatment Center - West Palm Beach uses which involves rewarding positive choices and good outcomes. As humans we are wired to recreate experiences that lead to positive feelings.
Patient Experience
Creative Arts
Creative Arts Therapy, an umbrella term that includes a variety of structured and unstructured therapies, can help addicts in many ways. For example, many addicts have short attention spans and have difficulty focusing on tasks. Creative arts therapy promotes changes in brain function to increase memory and the ability to focus, thus creating a solid foundation for addiction recovery.
Creative arts therapy uses painting, music and poetry to release negative feelings. It is also an effective method of dealing with anxiety and accessing emotions. Integrating feelings and thoughts together is the goal for a more balanced approach to life.
Experiential Therapy at Ambrosia Treatment Center - West Palm Beach
This is a type of therapy that involves activity to recreate situations that may have caused trauma or negative emotions. Experiential therapy at Ambrosia Treatment Center - West Palm Beach in West Palm Beach, FL can involve acting, props, arts and crafts, animal care or other tools that may be effective.
This therapy is done on an individual basis and can help revisit and heal from past traumas. Trust between the therapist and individual is important for success. Experiential therapy can help you more closely become you and move through life in a positive and authentic manner.
Fitness Therapy
Exercise is an ideal way to improve physical and mental health. To help a body heal from the damage of addiction, those undergoing treatment at Ambrosia Treatment Center - West Palm Beach in West Palm Beach, FL are advised to engage in fitness therapy. It also increases anxiety and acts as a control that makes patients less likely to use, and ultimately curb physical desires to do so.
Payment Options
For specific insurance or payment methods please contact us.
Is your insurance accepted?
Ask an expert, call (888) 674-0062
Location & Contact
222 Picadilly Street
West Palm Beach, FL 33407
Phone Number
(561) 578-8600
Additional Locations
- Ambrosia Treatment Center - West Palm Beach in West Palm Beach, FL
- Ambrosia Treatment Center - Port Saint Lucie in Port Saint Lucie, FL
- Ambrosia Treatment Center - Palm Beach Shores in Palm Beach Shores, FL
- Ambrosia Treatment Center in Philadelphia, PA
- Ambrosia Treatment Center - West Palm Beach in West Palm Beach, FL
Learn More About Ambrosia Treatment Center
Patient Reviews
There are no reviews yet. Be the first one to write one.
Location
-
222 Picadilly Street
West Palm Beach, FL 33407 -
(561) 578-8600
Accepts
-
GenderFemale, Male
-
AgeAdults (20+), Seniors (65+)
-
ModalityCouples, Family, Group, Individuals
Ownership
Ambrosia Treatment Center
Listed May 26, 2020
Updated July 25, 2024
West Palm Beach, Florida Addiction and Treatment
Florida is one of the nation's epicenters for substance abuse and drug-related overdoses. In 2014, around 410,000 Florida residents were addicted to drugs and alcohol. Over the last 10 years, 12% of all deaths in the state were attributed to substance abuse. Treatment admissions for alcohol reached 24,329 patients in 2016, and 2.5% of Florida high school students admitted to using crack cocaine.
West Palm Beach, a vibrant city on Florida's Atlantic coast, offers residents and visitors alike a wealth of outdoor activities, cultural attractions, and entertainment options. With its warm climate and beautiful beaches, it provides an ideal environment for healing and recovery during drug rehab treatment. However, the city has been impacted by the opioid epidemic, with fentanyl causing 5,302 deaths in Palm Beach County in 2020 alone, and the healthcare cost for illicit drug use totaling $6.4 billion over three years.
Treatment in Nearby Cities
- De Bary, FL (167.3 mi.)
- Englewood, FL (142.9 mi.)
- Fruitland Park, FL (185.9 mi.)
- Stuart, FL (34.5 mi.)
- Saint Cloud, FL (129.2 mi.)
Centers near Ambrosia Treatment Center - West Palm Beach
Report Issue Claim Center The facility name, logo and brand are the property and registered trademarks of Ambrosia Treatment Center - West Palm Beach, and are being used for identification and informational purposes only. Use of these names, logos and brands shall not imply endorsement. RehabNow.org is not affiliated with or sponsored by Ambrosia Treatment Center - West Palm Beach.