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Brooklyn Center for Psychotherapy & New Directions

Drug Rehab Center in Brooklyn, New York

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

Brooklyn Center for Psychotherapy & New Directions is a mental health and addiction treatment center that offers various evidence-based approaches to aid individuals in recovering from substance abuse, mental health issues, and dual diagnosis, while also providing outreach programs to enhance the healing experience of individuals, families and communities across Brooklyn.

About This Brooklyn, NY Facility

Brooklyn Center for Psychotherapy & New Directions is an addiction treatment facility located in Brooklyn, NY. They offer comprehensive services to those suffering from a variety of addictions and mental health issues, such as Alcoholism, Opioid Addiction, Substance Abuse, Dual Diagnosis, Drug Addiction and Mental Health. They have multiple levels of care available, such as Aftercare Support, Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Outpatient and Inpatient services, as well as accepting Private Health Insurance.

At Brooklyn Center for Psychotherapy & New Directions, professionals are specialized in helping individuals recover from addiction and substance abuse. Their treatment methods focus on providing individualized care for each of their patients. This includes tailoring their recovery plans to their unique needs and giving them the necessary tools to develop a healthier lifestyle. The team at Brooklyn Center for Psychotherapy & New Directions also offers group therapy and support services to help individuals build a better support network. Additionally, they also provide counseling and access to medical professionals to help patients achieve holistic wellness.

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

    Substance abuse is the excessive use of any type of drug. This includes alcohol, medications and illegal drugs. Substance abuse is treated with a combination of physical and mental treatments. Brooklyn Center for Psychotherapy & New Directions patients detox and follow up with therapies that target the underlying cause of the addiction.

    Opioid addiction is one of New York‘s most prominent forms of addiction. Drugs, including heroin, oxycontin, and fentanyl, are the most common. To relieve pain, or ease other ailments, they are professionally prescribed, but they are often abused because they and the feelings they give are addictive.

    Addiction is treated by detoxifying the body, so the medications’ chemicals are no longer impacting the individual. Brooklyn Center for Psychotherapy & New Directions offers therapies to correct behavior and target the root of the problem are supplemented during and throughout treatment.

    A dual-diagnosis describes two medical issues that are happening at the same time. They may or may not be related. Over 50% of people with an addiction in New York have another mental health condition. Screening for both addiction and any untreated mental health issue is essential, and individually managed by Brooklyn Center for Psychotherapy & New Directions.

    Alcohol Abuse, Dual Diagnosis (Co-Occuring Disorders), 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.

    In outpatient programs at Brooklyn Center for Psychotherapy & New Directions, the Brooklyn resident can live with their family while continuing with their job or studies. Treatment includes educating the patient on drug abuse, medications, and counseling sessions at the individual or group level.

    Aftercare support refers to the follow-up care provided after the initial rehab program. The quality of aftercare support plays an important role in preventing relapses and sustains recovery. Aftercare support at Brooklyn Center for Psychotherapy & New Directions is personalized according to the needs of the patient in New York.

    Brooklyn Center for Psychotherapy & New Directions‘s Therapies & Programs

    Addiction in Brooklyn, New York can occur due to a wide variety of reasons. Understanding your addiction and the best methods for maintaining sobriety involves learning about yourself. Brooklyn Center for Psychotherapy & New Directions treatment programs include individual therapy for the greatest chances of success.

    Customized individual therapy is counseling involving you and your counselor at Brooklyn Center for Psychotherapy & New Directions. This builds a personal and trusting relationship so you can truly be yourself and express any emotions as you feel them. Individual therapy leads to greater peace and understanding about your triggers for addiction and coping strategies to prevent relapse.

    Substance abuse does a number on an individual’s relationship with other people, particularly in marriage. Spousal relationships bear the brunt of alcohol and drug dependence. Therefore, it becomes critical to submit the relationship to couples therapy to prevent straining it further. Most programs only zero in on the individual with substance addiction without factoring in the importance of the other half’s emotional support.

    However, some facilities, like Brooklyn Center for Psychotherapy & New Directions in Brooklyn, New York, offer couples therapy options to manage intimate partnerships amid the recovery process. Other couples-focused treatment plans can provide the patient and their partner tools to get things back to normal, support each other, and the patient’s sobriety.
    Addiction is a family disease. Family therapy aims to heal and rebalance unhealthy roles and habits. Healing any family trauma and dysfunctional communications is important, and Brooklyn Center for Psychotherapy & New Directions understands this. Family sessions are meant to bring New York families closer together and live sober, healthy, lives.

    Group Therapy is a type of counseling that occurs between a bunch of strangers. These groups are suitable for patients who are not confined in a treatment facility, but group sessions are also common in inpatient rehab programs. Group therapy is led by a trained individual at Brooklyn Center for Psychotherapy & New Directions in Brooklyn, NY and consists of members from different stages of recovery.

    The goal of group therapy sessions is to foster hope and a sense of belonging, share information, and learn coping mechanisms. It also helps to have people who can relate to what you’re going through. Good behaviors can also be contagious, and participants can learn from one another.

    Unresolved trauma is often a key reason why many patients resorted to substance abuse. Trauma could be physical abuse, sexual abuse, war, natural disasters, divorce, accident, loss of a loved one, etc. If trauma is the primary cause of substance abuse, then both issues must be addressed.

    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is an approach and method in psychotherapy. Brooklyn Center for Psychotherapy & New Directions asks people to investigate how their thoughts, including habitual, negative, and inaccurate ways of thinking affect behaviors. CBT is based on the idea that rigid, inflexible ways of thinking cause people to have a limited ability to cope with stress

    In the midst of an addiction certain healthy habits and behaviors can be forgotten or discarded altogether. While in treatment you will learn life skills that will help you successfully maintain sobriety in New York.

    Aftercare, Cognitive Behavioral Treatment (CBT), Couples Therapy, Creative Arts Therapy, Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Individual Therapy, Life Skills, Outpatient Treatment (OP), Residential Long Term (>30 Days), 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.
    Brooklyn Center for Psychotherapy & New Directions Location and Directions
    Address Information300 Flatbush Ave
    Brooklyn, New York 11217 Phone Number(718) 622-2000 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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    Brooklyn, New York Addiction Information

    More than 2 million New Yorkers are currently suffering from some type of substance abuse and many of those are minors. Alcohol abuse, in particular, is prevalent among those underage. As a result of the high prices and regulation of prescription drugs, many New Yorkers turn to heroin instead. This has led to a serious heroin epidemic in the state.

    Brooklyn has a hospitalization rate for drug overdoses nearly double the New York City average. In 2012, there were 1,814 admissions to drug treatment centers in Brooklyn, which accounted for 6.8% of all admissions in NYC. Over 3 million emergency room visits were related to drug misuse in 2016. Some of the most common treatments include inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient rehabilitation, 12-step programs, and detoxification.

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