Gaudenzia - Together House Women's Co-Occuring
Drug Rehab Center in Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Gaudenzia - Together House Women's Co-Occuring is an addiction treatment facility that offers a wide range of services, including detox, inpatient, and outpatient programs, for the treatment of opioid addiction, substance abuse, drug addiction, alcoholism, and mental health issues, accredited by CARF and NAATP with private health insurance accepted, and affiliated with Gaudenzia - PA.
About This Pottstown, PA Facility
Gaudenzia - Together House Women's Co-Occuring is an addiction treatment facility located in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1968, this facility is dedicated to helping women suffering from opioid addiction, substance abuse, drug addiction, alcoholism, and mental health issues. Gaudenzia - Together House Women's Co-Occuring offers a range of treatment options, including aftercare support, drug rehab, intensive outpatient, outpatient, detox, residential, and inpatient levels of care. They are accredited by CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities) and are also affiliated with Gaudenzia - PA, a renowned provider of addiction and mental health services. Additionally, Gaudenzia - Together House Women's Co-Occuring accepts private health insurance, making their services accessible to a wider range of individuals seeking treatment.
Gaudenzia - Together House Women's Co-Occuring provides comprehensive services for individuals struggling with addiction and substance abuse. Their approach includes various levels of care, such as detoxification for safe withdrawal from substances, residential programs for immersive treatment, and outpatient options for continued support and therapy. Additionally, they offer intensive outpatient programs to help patients transition from residential treatment to independent living while maintaining their recovery progress. Their services go beyond addiction treatment, addressing co-occurring mental health disorders that often accompany substance abuse, ensuring a comprehensive approach to recovery. With their CARF accreditation and affiliation with Gaudenzia - PA, Gaudenzia - Together House Women's Co-Occuring demonstrates their commitment to providing high-quality care and support to women seeking help for addiction and mental health issues.
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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.
Conditions and Issues Treated
Rehab centers exist in Pottstown, PA to help individuals bounce back from substance abuse, which is an umbrella term for drug and alcohol addiction. Drug addiction refers to the use of illegal drugs and improper use of prescription drugs. Centers like Gaudenzia - Together House Women's Co-Occuring provide individuals a chance to access individual and group therapy that can be monumental for recovery.
Substance abuse includes all problems that stem out from using various psychoactive substances. It is also a diagnostic term used by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) to define the mental and physical impairment or distress caused by misuse and overuse of certain substances in a period of 12 months.
Opioid addiction involves addiction to legal or illegal opioids. It may happen very quickly with any opioid use. Sometimes within a matter of days. Opioid addiction is a known as a high-risk factor for future heroin addiction.
Opioid withdrawal can be extremely uncomfortable and lead the user to continue to use even if they want to quit. Stopping using an opioid requires careful medical observation. Sometimes the withdrawal can persist for many weeks, which can put the user at a high risk for relapse.
It is recommended to receive inpatient treatment and a medically supervised detox like those offered at Gaudenzia - Together House Women's Co-Occuring in Pottstown, PA, PA, to manage the withdrawal process while learning lasting tools to maintain recovery. In some circumstances medications can be used to manage opioid addiction.
Levels of Care Offered
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Detox, Drug Rehab, Inpatient, Intensive Outpatient, Outpatient, Residential, 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.
Inpatient rehab is intended to treat severe addictions and co-occurring disorders. The length of stay in Pennsylvania varies from four weeks to six months according to the individual needs. Inpatient rehab ensures that the patient stays in a substance-free environment at Gaudenzia - Together House Women's Co-Occuring.
Intensive outpatient programs mostly conduct meetings on weekdays. Group therapy is the main element in most intensive outpatient programs. Most IOPs last for about 90 days and include drug use monitoring and testing. A Pennsylvania IOP, like what’s offerd at Gaudenzia - Together House Women's Co-Occuring, take much more time than a standard outpatient program. Some programs offer other services as well, such as employment assistance and medication management.
Outpatient treatment can be considered the lowest intensity level of addiction treatment in Pottstown, PA. It is ideal for early phase addiction or lower intensity addictions. Gaudenzia - Together House Women's Co-Occuring peer group support, 12-step programs, and individual counseling may still be involved.
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.
After treatment, addiction treatment can be frightening for newly sober people. Aftercare support provided by Gaudenzia - Together House Women's Co-Occuring is designed to give resources and help on a continued basis. It can involve finding housing in and around Pennsylvania, setting up 12-step meeting groups, continued medical monitoring, and counseling.
Gaudenzia - Together House Women's Co-Occuring‘s Therapies & Programs
Individual therapy aims to identify the core issues that would have led the patient to substance abuse and address the root cause effectively. 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.
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. It helps to repair relationships and improve communication between family members.
Group therapy happens at Gaudenzia - Together House Women's Co-Occuring in a controlled group environment, as opposed to a one-on-one setting. It supports Pottstown, PA patients’ recovery by offering a sense of comfort and letting them know that they are not alone. Through shared conversations, patients also learn to develop faith and understanding and gain insight on their addictions.
Unresolved trauma is often a key reason why many patients resorted to substance abuse. Trauma therapy refers to treatment wherein specialist therapists help the patients to resolve the trauma that led the patients to substance abuse. The trauma could be physical abuse, sexual abuse, war, natural disasters, divorce, accident, loss of a loved one, etc. Thinking of these traumatic events causes emotional disturbances like anxiety, depression and results in addiction. If trauma is the primary cause of substance abuse, then both issues must be addressed. Otherwise, there is a risk of relapse. Trauma therapy also improves the cognitive functions and provides long term benefits.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an improved version of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). DBT is a treatment of choice for people suffering from self-harming behaviors characterized by cutting and suicidal thoughts or inclinations.
This treatment is developed to help individuals recognize their thought patterns, behaviors, and feelings. It has demonstrated its effectiveness for people that are finding it difficult to control their emotions and urges. Conditions such as obsessive-compulsive disorder and borderline personality disorder also benefit from DBT as it imparts individuals stress-management techniques and enhanced self-esteem so they can sustain their sobriety by reducing the impact of triggers and out-of-control emotions.
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a way of addressing concerns through talking. It can be used in individual counseling sessions. Talking through issues with professionals at Gaudenzia - Together House Women's Co-Occuring can identify sources of discomfort or unhealthy thoughts. It is a way of learning about yourself and your individual perceptions. CBT is a healthy way of addressing some behaviors which may be bringing unintended consequences in your life.
Patient Experience
Experiential Therapy at Gaudenzia - Together House Women's Co-Occuring
Experiential therapy works on the principle that the perception of individuals determines their behavior. It is different from medication and talk therapy and suits those who have difficulty in expressing themselves and interact. Experiential therapy works by using tools and activities to recreate past experiences and encourages the release of suppressed thoughts that were responsible for the negative feelings and drug addiction.
Role-playing, arts and crafts, music, animal care, rock climbing, etc. are some of the activities used in this therapy. Gradually the individual will experience calmness and love and change their perception positively. Other than drug addiction, Experiential therapy is useful in various behavioral and eating disorders.
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1306 Spring Garden Street 3rd, 4th, 6th, and 8th Floors
Pottstown, PA 19123
215-238-2163 x2271
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Pottstown, Pennsylvania Addiction Information
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.
In Pottstown, PA, common drugs are heroin, alcohol, marijuana, and cocaine. The number of people smoking weed has increased by 14% in 2016. 9% of teenagers are alcohol addicts. From 2014 to 2016, the number of people smoking weed has increased by 14%. There are about 2 overdoses per every 100,000 people in Pottstown each year. Drug treatment options in Pottstown include inpatient and outpatient rehab, 12-step programs, and counseling.
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