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Blue Sky Counseling

Blue Sky Counseling

Drug Rehab Center in Waterville, Maine

  • Substance Abuse
  • Opioid Addiction
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Drug Addiction

Blue Sky Counseling is a top-rated addiction treatment facility in Maine offering specialized, individualized programs and post-treatment support to help individuals achieve and maintain sobriety.

About This Waterville, ME Facility

Blue Sky Counseling is a substance abuse and addiction treatment facility located in Waterville, Maine. They provide evidence-based, trauma-informed care for those in the addiction recovery process, offering both residential and intensive outpatient treatment. Blue Sky Counseling emphasizes a personal, holistic approach that looks at the emotional, mental, and physical health of the individual in order to create an individualized plan of care.

Blue Sky Counseling provides a variety of evidence-based interventions to address the cognitive, emotional and behavioral needs of clients in addiction recovery. These interventions include individual and group counseling, relapse prevention, co-occurring mental health treatment, medication management, and skills and coping workshops. In addition, they offer trauma-informed methods to address the underlying causes of the addiction, including cognitive-behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and mindfulness-based therapies.

Blue Sky Counseling is licensed and accredited by several organizations, including the Commission on Accreditation and Rehabilitation Facilities, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and the Joint Commission. In addition, they have won multiple awards for their quality and commitment to addiction recovery services, including recognition from The Joint Commission and the National Committee for Quality Assurance.

Genders
  • Male
  • Female
  • Gender Exclusive Center
  • Ages
  • Children
  • Teenagers
  • Adults
  • Seniors (65+)
  • Modality
  • Individuals
  • Couples
  • Family
  • Groups
  • Additional
  • LGBTQ+ Allied
  • Hearing Impaired
  • Veteran Specific
  • Smoking Allowed
  • Conditions and Issues Treated

    Substance Abuse + Addiction Treatment

    Rehab centers exist in Waterville, ME to help individuals bounce back from substance abuse, which is an umbrella term for drug and alcohol addiction. Drug addiction refers to the use of illegal drugs and improper use of prescription drugs. Centers like Blue Sky Counseling provide individuals a chance to access individual and group therapy that can be monumental for recovery.

    Substance abuse includes all problems that stem out from using various psychoactive substances. It is also a diagnostic term used by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) to define the mental and physical impairment or distress caused by misuse and overuse of certain substances in a period of 12 months.

    Opioid + Opiate Addiction Treatment

    Opioid addiction involves addiction to legal or illegal opioids. It may happen very quickly with any opioid use. Sometimes within a matter of days. Opioid addiction is a known as a high-risk factor for future heroin addiction.

    Opioid withdrawal can be extremely uncomfortable and lead the user to continue to use even if they want to quit. Stopping using an opioid requires careful medical observation. Sometimes the withdrawal can persist for many weeks, which can put the user at a high risk for relapse.

    It is recommended to receive inpatient treatment and a medically supervised detox like those offered at Blue Sky Counseling in Waterville, ME, ME, to manage the withdrawal process while learning lasting tools to maintain recovery. In some circumstances medications can be used to manage opioid addiction.

    Dual-Diagnosis Treatment in Waterville, ME

    People with dual diagnosis have coexisting addiction and a mental disorder. 9.2 million US adults had a co-occurring disorder in 2018, so not just limited to Maine residents. Best treatment combines medication, psychotherapy (talk therapy), support group, and inpatient rehabilitation. Sometimes, complementary therapies – yoga, massage, and acupuncture – may also be used.

    Opioid Addiction, Substance Abuse 

    Levels of Care Offered

    This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Outpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.

    Outpatient Program

    Outpatient treatment can be considered the lowest intensity level of addiction treatment in Waterville, ME. It is ideal for early phase addiction or lower intensity addictions. Blue Sky Counseling peer group support, 12-step programs, and individual counseling may still be involved.

    After treatment, addiction treatment can be frightening for newly sober people. Aftercare support provided by Blue Sky Counseling is designed to give resources and help on a continued basis. It can involve finding housing in and around Maine, setting up 12-step meeting groups, continued medical monitoring, and counseling.

    Blue Sky Counseling‘s Therapies & Programs

    Family Counseling + Treatment

    Family therapy is a set of therapeutic approaches that assumes that the entire family is a system. It utilizes the strengths and resources of the family to help the patient refrain from resorting to substance abuse. It helps to repair relationships and improve communication between family members.

    Group therapy happens at Blue Sky Counseling in a controlled group environment, as opposed to a one-on-one setting. It supports Waterville, ME patients’ recovery by offering a sense of comfort and letting them know that they are not alone. Through shared conversations, patients also learn to develop faith and understanding and gain insight on their addictions.

    Unresolved trauma is often a key reason why many patients resorted to substance abuse. Trauma therapy refers to treatment wherein specialist therapists help the patients to resolve the trauma that led the patients to substance abuse. The trauma could be physical abuse, sexual abuse, war, natural disasters, divorce, accident, loss of a loved one, etc. Thinking of these traumatic events causes emotional disturbances like anxiety, depression and results in addiction. If trauma is the primary cause of substance abuse, then both issues must be addressed. Otherwise, there is a risk of relapse. Trauma therapy also improves the cognitive functions and provides long term benefits.

    Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) sees a person suffering from substance addiction to have illogical reasoning, counterproductive actions, and does not see things clearly. Due to this, REBT deals with cognition, images, and behavior extensively to rectify the client’s bad habits. REBT pushes an individual to become more reasonable and choose a life without the repercussions of addictions.

    Patients at Blue Sky Counseling in Waterville, ME learn how to self-soothe by conducting rational self-counseling. REBT provides their patients with the skill sets necessary in handling problems all by themselves, without seeking professional help. The process calls for practice, reiteration, and bolstering the new way of thinking being introduced to the patient.

    Contingency management is a way to help motivate someone to remain substance free. It is a process of rewarding positive choices and good outcomes. As humans we are wired to recreate experiences that lead to positive feelings. Through this method incentives are used for completing positive steps towards a sober life. This may be a reward for attending meetings, remaining sober or for employment goals.

    Aftercare, Anger Management, Cognitive Behavioral Treatment (CBT), Contingency management/motivational incentives, Discharge Planning, Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis, Hepatitis Education / Counseling / Support, HIV or AIDS education, Intervention, Matrix Model, Naloxone and overdose education, Outpatient Treatment (OP), Residential Long Term (>30 Days), Substance Use Counseling, Trauma Therapy

    Payment Options Accepted

    For specific insurance or payment methods please contact us.
  • Health Insurance
  • Self-Pay / Cash
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Military Insurance
  • IHS/Tribunal/Urban
  • State-Financed
  • Sliding Scale
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    Additional Details

    Specifics, location, and helpful extra information.
    Blue Sky Counseling Location and Directions
    Address Information32 College Avenue Suite 203
    Waterville, Maine 04901 Phone Number(207) 616-0705 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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    Waterville, Maine Addiction Information

    Prescription opioid abuse is the most common form of substance abuse in Maine. More than 10% of these residents have also admitted to using prescription drugs for non-medical purposes. Between 2013 and 2014, 4 out of every 5 deaths in Maine were caused by illicit drugs. One in five high school students in Maine uses marijuana every single month.

    Waterville is ranked in the top 20% of all cities in the country for drug abuse rates. Methamphetamines is the drug most commonly abused in Waterville, followed by prescription painkillers and marijuana. A combination of therapies and services is considered the safest and most effective way to get sober in Waterville, Maine.

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