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Brookside Intensive Treatment Unit

Brookside Intensive Treatment Unit

Drug Rehab Center in Great Barrington, Massachusetts

  • Mental Health

Brookside Intensive Treatment Unit provides comprehensive mental health care with a range of evidence-based treatments, therapy, and services, and accepts private health insurance to make mental health care accessible for those with diverse financial needs.

About This Massachusetts Facility

The Brookside Intensive Treatment Unit provides comprehensive mental health care for individuals in Great Barrington, MA. The team at Brookside provides inpatient care for a variety of mental health conditions and addictions. In an effort to meet the needs of a diverse patient population, Brookside offers a range of evidence-based therapeutic techniques and treatment services, including DBT, CBT, couples therapy and more. The staff at Brookside is experienced in delivering individual and group therapy, as well as inpatient and long-term residential treatments.

At Brookside, it is our mission to ensure all possible patient needs are addressed and that patients have access to the highest quality of mental health care. In addition, they accept private health insurance, making quality and comprehensive mental health care available to those without the financial means to pay out of pocket. We strive to provide a secure and supportive setting to help our patients not just get better, but to stay better.

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

    Levels of Care Offered at Brookside Intensive Treatment Unit

    This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Inpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.

    When a patient checks into Brookside Intensive Treatment Unit, inpatient care takes place. Patients undergo treatment that requires detoxification and counseling round the clock. While outpatient treatments are available in Massachusetts, as the first phase in recovery, inpatient care is suggested. Intensive and thorough rehabilitation sets patients on the road to a drug-free life.

    Therapies & Programs

    Individual therapy involves one on one sessions between the patient and the therapist at Brookside Intensive Treatment Unit. Individual therapy provides patients with a safe environment where they can openly discuss their problems with the therapist. The patients find the therapist as a person who they can trust. It helps them to open up and discuss personal and sensitive issues, which they may not be comfortable discussing in a group setting.

    Individual therapy aims to identify the core issues that would have led the patient to substance abuse and address the root cause effectively. The therapist can develop patient-specific customized solutions through individual therapy, which aids speedier recovery.

    Addiction and alcoholism always harm an addict’s relationships with others and none more than relationships with a spouse or partner. Couples therapy is an essential part of restoring trust and good communication to intimate relationships harmed by addiction. Couples therapy by Brookside Intensive Treatment Unit helps repair the damage done to these important relationships.

    Recovery can be more effective if the entire family’s involved. Family therapy hosted by Brookside Intensive Treatment Unit brings in the addict’s family to explore genetic factors. It gives loved ones the tools for dealing with addiction and its underlying mental issues. It is a recommended step in helping addicts adapt to sober living.

    Group therapy is an important tool in recovery. Addiction tends to lead to isolation and feelings of uniqueness. Accountability and friendship that is found in group therapy can be more effective than any single other treatment approach. With Brookside Intensive Treatment Unit in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, there’s no reason to go through recovery alone.

    Trauma is one of the most common causes of psychological disorders. It’s often found in people with addiction diagnoses. Trauma therapy addresses this by examining the emotions and thoughts people have formed due to past traumas. Traumas are complex but trauma therapy can reduce their ability to contribute to addictive behaviors.

    Dialectical Behavioral Therapy is a form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. It is designed for those who are prone to self-harm and suicidal behaviors. Brookside Intensive Treatment Unit aims to help patients understand the relationship between their thoughts, feeling and behaviors and it gives them the tools to make a change. It is effective for those whose addictions and behaviors stem from extreme mental health issues.

    Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on the connection between how someone feels, acts, and thinks. It shows someone how to accept responsibility for their behaviors and actions, while also strengthening a person’s awareness of the circumstances they put themselves into. It can give people attending Brookside Intensive Treatment Unit in Great Barrington, Massachusetts the strength to realize they were self-destructing, allowing them to finally reach out and get the help they need.

    Patient Experience

    Experiential Therapy at Brookside Intensive Treatment Unit

    Experiential therapy involves recreating or creating new experiences for the patient. Many people struggled with past issues such as memories or trauma. By creating a new experience, it allows people to work through the issues associated with those moments in a new experience. This can give them a new measure of control and can help them role play a new scenario. That can help push addiction into their past and help them begin the healing process.

    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.
    Brookside Intensive Treatment Unit Location and Directions
    Address Information5 Ramsdell Rd
    Great Barrington, Massachusetts 01230 Phone Number(413) 528-0535 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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    Great Barrington, Massachusetts Addiction Information

    Massachusetts has one of the highest rates of drug abuse in the country. More than half a million Massachusetts residents abuse alcohol while more than 1.5 million use illegal drugs each year. This drug and alcohol usage is the cause of over 8% of all deaths in the state. In 2017, Massachusetts ranked in the top 10 of the states with the highest opioid overdose rates.

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