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Child Guidance Center of Southern Connecticut - Darien

Child Guidance Center of Southern Connecticut - Darien

Drug Rehab Center in Darien, Connecticut

  • Mental Health
  • Dual Diagnosis

Child Guidance Center of Southern Connecticut - Darien specializes in providing counseling and treatment services to children, adolescents, adults, and families dealing with mental health, behavioral issues, and substance abuse.

About Child Guidance Center of Southern Connecticut - Darien in Connecticut

Located in Darien, Connecticut, the Child Guidance Center of Southern Connecticut - Darien stands out for its comprehensive approach to addiction and mental health treatment. This facility is dedicated to aiding those struggling with substance abuse and behavioral health issues, offering a blend of intensive outpatient, outpatient, and residential care tailored to individual needs.

  • Dual-Diagnosis Program: Offers integrated treatment for individuals facing both substance abuse and mental health challenges.
  • Comprehensive Care: Provides a wide range of services including individual, group, and family counseling, as well as medication management.
  • Community Reintegration Support: Focuses on recovery skills development, job placement, and housing assistance to facilitate a smooth transition back into the community.

Accredited by JCAHO, the Child Guidance Center of Southern Connecticut - Darien is committed to excellence in treatment and recovery support. With a vision of fully integrating individuals in recovery into their communities, the center emphasizes quality of life improvements through personalized care plans.

The center addresses a variety of addictions and issues, employing a range of treatment methods to support recovery at every level. From patient assessments to relapse prevention and patient education, the facility is equipped to meet diverse needs with compassion and professionalism.

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

    • Conditions and Issues Treated

    Dual-Diagnosis Treatment at Child Guidance Center of Southern Connecticut - Darien

    Individuals who are addicted to drugs and/or alcohol often have one or more co-occurring mental health disorders. Addressing both the addiction and the mental health problems at facilities like Child Guidance Center of Southern Connecticut - Darien can be very beneficial for these individuals.

    Common mental health conditions that often co-occur with addiction include:

    • Anxiety Disorders – People with drug and alcohol problems often suffer from anxiety disorders such as panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, social anxiety disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder.
    • Depression – One of the most common mental illnesses co-occurring with addiction is major depressive disorder.
    • Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) – Many people with drug and alcohol problems also suffer from ADHD.
    • Bipolar Disorder – People with bipolar disorder are more likely to suffer from drug and alcohol problems than the general population, and vice versa.

    Levels of Care Offered

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

    Intensive Outpatient (IOP)

    An intensive outpatient treatment program, or IOP, is set up for those struggling with an addiction to begin the recovery process. However, the patient will not live at the facility during treatment.

    IOP involves patients coming in and out of a medical office building regularly to receive therapy and other services while continuing their life outside of these visits.

    IOP is a step up from drug detoxification or alcohol detox. However, it’s still considered a phase of recovery rather than the ultimate goal. There are many rehabs and treatment facilities available to patients in need of IOP.

    Outpatient Program

    Outpatient treatment can be considered the lowest intensity level of addiction treatment in Darien, CT. It is ideal for early phase addiction or lower intensity addictions. Child Guidance Center of Southern Connecticut - Darien peer group support, 12-step programs, and individual counseling are likely to be involved.

    Residential

    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.

    Therapies & Programs

    Individual Therapy

    Individual therapy is ideal for addicts who want to focus on themselves. It can also be helpful for those whose withdrawal symptoms are exacerbated by the presence of other people.

    Benefits of individual therapy are:

    • Access to a personalized treatment plan that focuses on the individual needs of the addict
    • More privacy during treatment sessions
    • Better personal development through introspection
    • Increased self-awareness regarding addictive tendencies in order to avoid relapse
    • Greater potential for a long-term recovery plan
    • Receiving professional advice and detox assistance from medical staff

    Couples Therapy

    Couples therapy is a treatment method used to help couples in which at least one member of the couple has a drug addiction. Couples therapy can be used whether the addicted partner is using drugs or in recovery. An additional benefit of couples therapy is that it can help make other types of treatment, such as 12-step programs, more effective.

    Family Counseling

    Family therapy can help you and your family deal with old issues that may trigger substance abuse. The idea behind family therapy for drug addiction is that you are never fully healed from substance abuse until you’ve healed your relationship with your family, too. To get sober, you need to find a different way to cope with the pain in your life.

    Group Therapy

    This is when a group of people in various stages of recovery meet up and discuss their experiences, triggers, successes, failures, and even alternative therapies! Unlike support groups where everyone already knows each other, group therapy is conducted along side outpatient or inpatient treatment at Child Guidance Center of Southern Connecticut - Darien.

    Trauma Therapy Treatment at Child Guidance Center of Southern Connecticut - Darien

    Trauma therapy is a clinical process that helps individuals deal with mental stress often caused by traumatic events. The therapist helps the person identify, understand and work through the problem. This is done with the help of talking about it in group or one-on-one counseling sessions.

    Therapists use relaxation, role-playing, art, and music to help the person open up about what is bothering them. Some examples include:

    • Talking about the traumatic event and how it affected them.
    • Helping those who have PTSD to deal with their nightmares and recurring memories.
    • Working with individuals to resolve the issues triggering the stress, whether seeing someone who reminds them of what happened or feeling helpless.

    The individual is also encouraged to help others that are struggling with similar problems. This often helps them feel empowered and gives them hope.

    Trauma therapy is not for everyone; it is usually reserved for people who have recently experienced a traumatic event and struggle to get over it. It is generally done for children, teenage victims of sexual assault, and war veterans.

    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy at Child Guidance Center of Southern Connecticut - Darien

    CBT is a psychotherapy approach and method. [ws-nap-name] people to examine how their thoughts, including habitual harmful and inaccurate thinking, affect their actions. CBT is based on the idea that rigid, inflexible thinking leads to poor stress management, which leads to emotional distress.

    Similarly, CBT helps people identify and change negative behaviors. It makes you question your perceptions and ask if they are realistic. CBT asks people to examine their behaviors and emotional responses and how they affect their lives. CBT aims to change people’s thinking and behavior to lead a more balanced and healthy life.

    Moreover, CBT has been shown to reduce anxiety disorders, depression, and symptoms associated with harmful thoughts or actions.

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  • Military Insurance
  • IHS/Tribunal/Urban
  • State-Financed
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    Address Information972 Post Road
    Darien, Connecticut 6820 Phone Number(203) 324-6127 Meta DetailsUpdated April 15, 2024
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    Child Guidance Center of Southern Connecticut - Darien Location and Directions
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    972 Post Road
    Darien, CT 6820
    (203) 324-6127

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    Darien, Connecticut Addiction Information

    Connecticut has a higher rate of substance abuse and addiction than the national average. The state ranks in the top 10 in the country for illicit drug dependence among those ages 18 to 25. In 2010, there were 9,211 people admitted to an alcohol treatment facility for alcohol abuse combined with a secondary drug. Connecticut ranked fifth in the United States of America for the number of fatalities involving drunk driving in 2014.

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