Amethyst Counseling Services - Outpatient
Drug Rehab Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Amethyst Counseling Services - Outpatient offers personalized counseling and mental health services for adults, adolescents, and couples, with a holistic approach to addiction treatment, including individual and group counseling, medication-assisted treatment, relapse prevention, and life skills training.
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About Amethyst Counseling Services - Outpatient in Minnesota
Amethyst Counseling Services - Outpatient in Saint Paul, Minnesota is a private counseling and mental health facility that offers personalized services for adults, adolescents, and couples. The facility often treats individuals for substance abuse and addiction, providing both individual and group counseling. Their primary goal is to provide clients with a comfortable and supportive environment to process their struggles and begin the healing process. The facility has a holistic approach to addiction treatment, providing not only counseling but also resources and referrals to support clients on their journey towards recovery.
Amethyst Counseling Services - Outpatient offers an array of services to clients who are struggling with addiction. These services include individual and family therapy, as well as a range of cognitive and dialectical behavior therapy. They also offer medication-assisted treatment, as well as relapse prevention, stress management, and life skills training. The facility works hard to develop individualized treatment plans for each client, utilizing evidence-based practices to ensure the best possible results.
Amethyst Counseling Services - Outpatient is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO) and is a member of the Minnesota Association of Professional Counselors. The facility has been recognized as one of the top-ranked providers of addiction treatment services in the Saint Paul area. In addition, they offer specialized groups such as grief or trauma, grief and relationships, and parent-child communication, to name a few.
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Conditions and Issues Treated
A combination of treatments is often needed to treat drug abuse. Some addictions can be treated with counseling and support groups. In other cases, drug abuse can lead to a medical problem and require medical treatment. Treatment for drug addiction typically combines counseling and psychotherapy with medication and behavioral therapies.
A combination of treatments is often needed to treat drug abuse issues effectively. In the case of drug abuse, there is no easy answer or one-size-fits-all cure.
Opioid addiction has become a significant health problem in the United States. In 2015, there were 91 opioid overdose-related deaths per day, with a substantial increase in mortality rate in 2014.
When opioid addiction has reached a point where a person’s life becomes unmanageable, treatment options are available to help them get sober. Treatment that includes medical care with medications and counseling can help a user transition into sobriety.
When someone in struggles with both addiction and mental or emotional illness, this is considered a dual diagnosis. Dual diagnosis treatment can include therapy for these issues to happen simultaneously, which will allow either of them to be treated effectively.
Sometimes people who have suffered from addiction disorder also suffer from co-occurring disorders such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, etc., making them “dual diagnoses.” Dual diagnoses require specialized treatment programs where drug and alcohol addiction are addressed along with psychiatric illnesses. Some rehabilitation facilities provide patients suffering from cooccurrences a program with highly integrated services and a clean environment with few distractions to help them succeed.
Levels of Care Offered
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Detox, Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Intensive Outpatient, Outpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.
One of the first things an addict should do when entering treatment is to abstain from using illicit drugs completely. Depending on the length of time that the person has been using, the addict may have to go through alcohol or drug withdrawal. Fortunately, detox doesn’t have to be done alone, and withdrawal symptoms can be managed medically in an inpatient or outpatient setting. While detox may be uncomfortable, it is not life-threatening. Detoxification allows the addict to rid the body of all traces of drugs or alcohol and gives the addict a clean slate for their recovery.
The Intensive Outpatient Program offered by Amethyst Counseling Services - Outpatient is designed for those who need intensive care but would rather get it in the comfort of their own home. The treatment programs vary in duration and intensity and can be tailored to suit the patient’s needs. The program includes regular visits to the facility, though the overnight stay is not needed. IOP is suitable for patients who have been treated in residential treatment programs and are in the transition phase. It helps the patient live at home and discharge some work or school responsibilities even while undergoing treatment. The patients gradually get back to their routine life with the support of a friend or family member.
Outpatient treatment is often used for drug addicts in drug rehab. Outpatient treatment consists of counseling and therapy sessions. This form of treatment is also called ‘day-treatment’. The outpatient treatment process begins with the addict’s initial detox period, lasting about ten days.
Outpatient treatment is used for those who are at moderate risk for ‘slipping back’ into the addiction, for those who:
- Are not currently experiencing any side effects from withdrawal and can handle social pressure
- Can handle stressors that might trigger relapse
- Have a stable living environment or have moved out of their previous environment, which was not conducive to being sober
- Have a support system that allows them to go to a facility a few times a week while still keeping their current responsibilities
- Have no legal obligations, being either on parole or probation, that require them to seek treatment at a mandatory facility
- Are not currently experiencing any side effects from withdrawal and can handle social pressure
- Have a stable living environment or have moved out of their previous environment, which was not conducive to being sober
Therapies & Programs
Group therapy can help build a stronger support system and give addicts in Saint Paul, MN insight into their addiction that they gain through shared conversations. Group therapy occurs in a controlled group environment, exclusive of one on one meetings. This makes it safer for patients to feel comfortable sharing the struggles they’re going through and gaining perspective.
Trauma therapy is beneficial for people who are recovering from drug addiction because it helps them heal from past traumas that may have caused them to turn to harmful substances or led them to experience negative emotions that contributed to their destructive behaviors.
This type of treatment works by processing difficult experiences so individuals can learn how to process these events without having to turn to substances for coping.
Trauma therapy can help addicts in the following ways:
- Helps individuals understand their experiences and emotional responses to difficult events, including why they turned to drugs or alcohol
- Provides them with comfort and support while working through difficult emotions related to these traumatic experiences
- Offers an opportunity for addicts to have a voice and be heard, which can improve their self-esteem
- Can help them develop coping skills so they can better respond to triggers instead of turning to substance abuse.
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Saint Paul, Minnesota 55112 Phone Number(651) 633-4532 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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1403 Silver Lake Road
Saint Paul, MN 55112
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Saint Paul, Minnesota Addiction Information
Minnesota is fighting an opioid epidemic that is leaving hundreds of its residents dead each year. Both prescription opioids and illicit opioids are widely abused in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. Heroin continues to be one of the most commonly abused drugs in the state, if not the most common illicit drug. Over 10% of all treatment admissions in Minnesota list heroin as their drug of choice.
Methamphetamine use has led to increased crime in Saint Paul, MN. There were 1,497 drug-related crimes in Saint Paul in 2017. This number represents a 9% increase from the previous year. The community has been hit hard by the opioid epidemic as well. The greatest way to locate the finest rehabilitation facility in Saint Paul, Minnesota, is to inquire about it by talking with your friends, family, and coworkers.
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