Gaudenzia - Sunbury Outpatient
Gaudenzia - Sunbury Outpatient in Sunbury, Pennsylvania, focuses on outpatient addiction treatment for adults and adolescents. Part of the larger Gaudenzia network, known for providing evidence-based, person-centered care, this facility specializes in addressing substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions.
Gaudenzia's mission is to promote long-term recovery by offering comprehensive, evidence-based care that is gender-responsive, trauma-informed, and culturally sensitive. This commitment ensures that everyone receives the best possible support for their recovery journey.
- Offers both standard outpatient and intensive outpatient programs, catering to individual treatment needs.
- Provides a continuum of care, including access to detoxification, residential treatment, and medication-assisted treatment (MAT).
- Specialized programs available for pregnant and parenting mothers, justice-involved individuals, and those affected by HIV/AIDS.
- Focuses on comprehensive care that includes assessments, individual counseling, group therapy, and mental health services.
Catering primarily to adults and adolescents, Gaudenzia - Sunbury Outpatient addresses substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions, promoting holistic care and long-term recovery.
- 2+ Accreditations
- SAMHSA Listed
- 5 Conditions Treated
- Insurance Accepted
- 6 Levels of Care
- Speaks English
- 25 Therapies & Programs
- Multiple Locations
Accreditations
SAMHSA
CARF
The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) is a non-profit organization that specifically accredits rehab organizations. Founded in 1966, CARF's, mission is to help service providers like rehab facilities maintain high standards of care.
Staff
- Patricia McKernanChief of StaffOversees all program operations, compliance, and quality improvement at Gaudenzia.
- Florence PaigeExecutive Director of Pennsylvania RegionSpecializes in gender-specific treatment and trauma-informed care.
- Deja GilbertPresident and Chief Executive OfficerVeteran executive in substance use disorder treatment with over twenty years of experience.
Conditions and Issues Treated
Substance Abuse + Addiction Treatment
Using both legal medications and illegal substances in order to maintain an addiction is substance abuse. If you are taking more of your prescription, or earlier than the prescribed time interval between doses than is directed you may be abusing that medication. If you are obtaining legal medications illegally in or near Sunbury, PA, you may be suffering from substance abuse.
Illegal substances can become addictive after a single use and lead rapidly to substance abuse. The professionals at Gaudenzia - Sunbury Outpatient are here to help.
Opioid + Opiate Addiction Treatment at Gaudenzia - Sunbury Outpatient
Opioids are a set of drugs prescribed for pain relief. Health care providers prescribe opioids for relief of severe pain after major surgeries and in conditions like cancer. Oxycodone, fentanyl, oxymorphone, hydrocodone, codeine, and morphine are some of the commonly prescribed opioids. They also include illegal drugs of abuse like heroin. Opioid addiction refers to the compulsive seeking of opioids, even when they are not required medically.
Opioid addiction treatment involves medication-assisted therapy (MAT) in which medicines, counseling, and behavioral therapies are all employed. Opioid addiction treatment is a comprehensive approach at Gaudenzia - Sunbury Outpatient in Sunbury, PA that boosts the treatment success rate and provides sustained recovery.
Dual-Diagnosis
Mental illness includes conditions such as anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder. It can also happen that mental illness causes drug addiction and vice versa. Gaudenzia - Sunbury Outpatient in Pennsylvania knows it is vital to diagnose dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder.
Levels of Care
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Detox, Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Intensive Outpatient, Outpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.
Detoxification is a process that allows the patient to stop using opioids without experiencing severe withdrawal symptoms. This can be necessary for those who have been addicted for a long period of time or who are struggling with chronic pain.
During this process, addicts will receive medication and psychological support from doctors and other medical professionals until they can control their cravings.
Intensive outpatient programs (IOP) comprise regular visits to the Pennsylvania facility that provides the therapy. IOP is suitable for patients who have been treated in residential treatment programs. Gaudenzia - Sunbury Outpatient‘s patients gradually get back to their routine life.
Facilities like Gaudenzia - Sunbury Outpatient offer a variety of services, such as individual and group counseling and family therapy. During the sessions, you work with a team of experts that include: General physicians, Psychiatrists, Social Workers, and Psychologists. The main goals of outpatient recovery programs are to help addicted individuals reduce drug use and addictive behaviors, eventually becoming entirely sober.
Treatment is just a first step in sustaining sobriety. After rehabilitation, counseling for aftercare helps the person adapt to a life without drugs. A sober living facility in Sunbury, job therapy, or educational assistance may be included in this service, managed by Gaudenzia - Sunbury Outpatient. This is when a preventive strategy for relapse starts to take shape.
Therapies & Programs
Therapy plays a major role in addiction recovery. It encourages patients to get to the root of their addiction and learn how to better handle the issues that led to using. Therapy can be conducted in group and one on one settings. In Gaudenzia - Sunbury Outpatient‘s individual therapy, the patient meets with the therapist in a one on one setting. This allows them to focus on the underlying issues of addiction and come up with solutions to prevent future abuse.
One of the most common areas of stress and damage during addiction is in intimate relationships. Addiction involves everyone in a family, not only the addict. Couples therapy can rebuild trust and joy that may have been damaged.
When the whole family is involved, healing can be far more successful. Family counseling involves genetic factors to the family of the addict. This offers the means to cope with addiction and its underlying emotional disorders for loved ones. It is a helpful method for addicts in helping to adjust to sober living.
Trauma therapy allows people who struggled with a past trauma to face the situation and learn to overcome the situation. Many people who went through trauma early on, struggle with addiction later in life. By addressing the trauma and moving past the issues, it can help someone attending treatment at Gaudenzia - Sunbury Outpatient in Sunbury, PA move forward with their recovery and begin to take a better hold of their sober future.
REBT stands for rational emotional behavior therapy. This is a type of cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, that combines images with thoughts and behaviors. It allows for deeper education and understanding of what one can do to help themselves with recovery. It is a deep sense of self-help education managed by Gaudenzia - Sunbury Outpatient that lets someone recovering work through issues on their own, knowing they have the support of people around them if they need it.
Training someone on improved life skills allows for someone recovering from an addiction to feel more capable at taking care of him or herself. The skills taught at Gaudenzia - Sunbury Outpatient in Sunbury, PA are daily skills that give a better recovery foundation by simply giving someone the tools they need to survive. They include communicating, time and money management, career guidance, and more.
Contingency management is a way to help motivate someone to remain substance free. It is a process Gaudenzia - Sunbury Outpatient uses which involves rewarding positive choices and good outcomes. As humans we are wired to recreate experiences that lead to positive feelings.
Patient Experience
Experiential Therapy at Gaudenzia - Sunbury Outpatient
This is a type of therapy that involves activity to recreate situations that may have caused trauma or negative emotions. Experiential therapy at Gaudenzia - Sunbury Outpatient in Sunbury, PA can involve acting, props, arts and crafts, animal care or other tools that may be effective.
This therapy is done on an individual basis and can help revisit and heal from past traumas. Trust between the therapist and individual is important for success. Experiential therapy can help you more closely become you and move through life in a positive and authentic manner.
Payment Options
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Location & Contact
51 S 4th St
Sunbury, PA 17801
Phone Number
(570) 988-1901
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Sunbury, Pennsylvania Addiction and Treatment
Pennsylvania ranks 14th in the nation for drug-related deaths. More than 10% of all deaths in Pennsylvania have been related to drugs and alcohol. 30% of Pennsylvania youth reportedly drink alcohol monthly, with more than 20,000 teenagers having an alcohol problem. The rate of opioid misuse in Pennsylvania is double the national average.
The drug addiction issue in Sunbury, Pennsylvania, is quite severe. An estimated 9% of people in the area aged 12 or older abused illicit drugs in 2016. This means that thousands of people in Sunbury, Pennsylvania, are likely struggling with addiction. The most common type of treatment is residential rehabilitation, which typically lasts for 28 to 30 days. Other types of treatment include outpatient rehab, day rehab, and 12-step programs.
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