Citizen Advocates - Behavioral Health Clinic
Drug Rehab Center in Saranac Lake, New York
Citizen Advocates is a behavioral health clinic located in Saranac Lake, New York that provides comprehensive, tailored care for dual diagnosis, including specialized levels of inpatient and outpatient treatment, EMDR, family therapy, group therapy, trauma therapy, and individual therapy, all within an environment of compassion and respect.
About This New York Facility
Citizen Advocates is a behavioral health clinic located in Saranac Lake, New York. The clinic offers comprehensive care that is tailored to the individual’s needs, providing a range of treatment options for those experiencing dual diagnosis. The clinic offers specialized levels of care including inpatient, aftercare support, outpatient and dual-diagnosis treatment.
The clinic offers comprehensive treatment options, including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), family therapy, group therapy, trauma therapy and individual therapy, to help individuals with dual diagnosis reach their full potential. The clinic is committed to providing evidence-based care for the Saranac Lake community and accepts private health insurance plans. Citizen Advocates provides an environment of compassion, dignity and respect where individuals can address their mental health needs in a safe and supportive space.
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Conditions and Issues Treated
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 New York residents. Best treatment combines medication, psychotherapy (talk therapy), support group, and inpatient rehabilitation. Sometimes, complementary therapies – yoga, massage, and acupuncture – may also be used.
Levels of Care Offered at Citizen Advocates - Behavioral Health Clinic
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Dual-Diagnosis, Inpatient, Outpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.
Inpatient rehab means living at the Saranac Lake, NY facility while all aspects of an addiction or co-occurring disorder get addressed. This helps limit the distractions and increase the focus on recovery. Typical inpatient rehab stays are approximately one month long.
Outpatient treatment plans cover diagnosis, detoxification, management, and counseling. They are a popular option for those who have graduated from inpatient facilities. Services in New York include medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and individual and group therapy.
After treatment, addiction treatment can be frightening for newly sober people. Aftercare support provided by Citizen Advocates - Behavioral Health Clinic is designed to give resources and help on a continued basis. It can involve finding housing in and around New York, setting up 12-step meeting groups, continued medical monitoring, and counseling.
Therapies & Programs
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. The impact of substance abuse is not just on the patient but on the entire family. Family therapy ensures that the patient gets adequate support from the family members after the treatment making the recovery process sustainable
- Family therapy guides all the members of the family to help the patient.
- It helps to repair relationships and improve communication between family members.
- It helps to keep the patient engaged and motivated throughout the treatment.
Group therapy is an important tool in recovery. Finding a peer group in Saranac Lake, NY and others who relate to your situation is a fundamental tool for recovery at Citizen Advocates - Behavioral Health Clinic. Addiction tends to lead to isolation and feelings of uniqueness. The accountability and friendship that is found in group therapy can be more effective than any single other treatment approach. This is generally introduced early in recovery and is recommended as a lifetime treatment habit.
Trauma therapy is a way of addressing trauma while in a safe situation in order to heal. This may involve Citizen Advocates - Behavioral Health Clinic managing individual or group counseling or both. Other forms of therapy have been proven to assist in healing past traumas.
EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). It is a treatment method to work through traumatic memories to find resolution. This process utilized at Citizen Advocates - Behavioral Health Clinic can reframe damaging experiences into something less frightening and reduces the control those memories have over you. It may involve eye movement, hand tapping or other small movements. It may assist in a more rapid healing of these events than other methods.
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70 Edgewood Road
Saranac Lake, NY 12983
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Saranac Lake, 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.
The drug addiction problem in Saranac Lake, New York, is relatively bad. 1,462 admissions to drug treatment programs in Saranac Lake in 2016. 1 in 3 people who start using heroin become dependent upon it. The type of drug treatment available in Saranac Lake will depend on the facility you choose. Most treatment programs will offer a variety of treatments, such as individual counseling, group therapy, medication-assisted treatment, and holistic therapies.
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