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VBHCS - The Guidance Center

VBHCS - The Guidance Center

Drug Rehab Center in Franklin, Tennessee

  • Substance Abuse
  • Opioid Addiction
  • Drug Addiction

VBHCS - The Guidance Center is an accredited and licensed Addiction Treatment Facility located in Franklin, TN that specializes in providing a wide range of drug addiction, substance abuse, and opioid addiction treatment services and therapies with a focus on individualized care and support services, such as medication management, aftercare, family counseling, and more.

About This Franklin, TN Facility

The Guidance Center is located in Franklin, TN and provides treatment for a range of mental health and substance abuse issues, including opioid addiction, drug addiction, and alcoholism. Working closely with individuals and families, the center utilizes a variety of therapeutic approaches, such as 12-Step facilitation, cognitive behavioral treatment, trauma therapy, and dialogic behavior therapy to help people struggling with addiction and mental health concerns. The Guidance Center is accredited by CARF and accepts private health insurance, so clients can get the care they need.

The Guidance Center's level of care includes aftercare support, drug rehabilitation, outpatient and dual-diagnosis treatment, and inpatient treatment programs. The center works with a range of issues and addictions, from children and adolescents with substance usage issues to PTSD, crisis, peer support and more. The center's program also includes discharge planning, assessment and evaluation, family therapy, group therapy, intervention services and more. People can choose from a variety of inpatient and outpatient programs, tailored to their particular needs. With comprehensive, compassionate care, The Guidance Center strives to help those struggling with addiction and mental health issues find recovery.

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

    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.

    Conditions and Issues Treated

    Substance abuse is the excessive use of any type of drug. This includes alcohol, medications and illegal drugs. Substance abuse is treated with a combination of physical and mental treatments. VBHCS - The Guidance Center patients detox and follow up with therapies that target the underlying cause of the addiction.

    Opioid addiction is one of Tennessee‘s most prominent forms of addiction. Drugs, including heroin, oxycontin, and fentanyl, are the most common. To relieve pain, or ease other ailments, they are professionally prescribed, but they are often abused because they and the feelings they give are addictive.

    Addiction is treated by detoxifying the body, so the medications’ chemicals are no longer impacting the individual. VBHCS - The Guidance Center offers therapies to correct behavior and target the root of the problem are supplemented during and throughout treatment.

    Opioid Addiction, Substance Abuse 

    Levels of Care Offered

    This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Drug Rehab, Outpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.

    In outpatient programs at VBHCS - The Guidance Center, the Franklin resident can live with their family while continuing with their job or studies. Treatment includes educating the patient on drug abuse, medications, and counseling sessions at the individual or group level.

    Aftercare support refers to the follow-up care provided after the initial rehab program. The quality of aftercare support plays an important role in preventing relapses and sustains recovery. Aftercare support at VBHCS - The Guidance Center is personalized according to the needs of the patient in Tennessee.

    VBHCS - The Guidance Center‘s Therapies & Programs

    Substance abuse does a number on an individual’s relationship with other people, particularly in marriage. Spousal relationships bear the brunt of alcohol and drug dependence. Therefore, it becomes critical to submit the relationship to couples therapy to prevent straining it further. Most programs only zero in on the individual with substance addiction without factoring in the importance of the other half’s emotional support.

    However, some facilities, like VBHCS - The Guidance Center in Franklin, Tennessee, offer couples therapy options to manage intimate partnerships amid the recovery process. Other couples-focused treatment plans can provide the patient and their partner tools to get things back to normal, support each other, and the patient’s sobriety.
    Addiction is a family disease. Family therapy aims to heal and rebalance unhealthy roles and habits. Healing any family trauma and dysfunctional communications is important, and VBHCS - The Guidance Center understands this. Family sessions are meant to bring Tennessee families closer together and live sober, healthy, lives.

    Group Therapy is a type of counseling that occurs between a bunch of strangers. These groups are suitable for patients who are not confined in a treatment facility, but group sessions are also common in inpatient rehab programs. Group therapy is led by a trained individual at VBHCS - The Guidance Center in Franklin, TN and consists of members from different stages of recovery.

    The goal of group therapy sessions is to foster hope and a sense of belonging, share information, and learn coping mechanisms. It also helps to have people who can relate to what you’re going through. Good behaviors can also be contagious, and participants can learn from one another.

    Unresolved trauma is often a key reason why many patients resorted to substance abuse. Trauma could be physical abuse, sexual abuse, war, natural disasters, divorce, accident, loss of a loved one, etc. If trauma is the primary cause of substance abuse, then both issues must be addressed.

    Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an improved version of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) DBT is a treatment of choice for people being treated at VBHCS - The Guidance Center whom are suffering from self-harming behaviors. Conditions such as obsessive-compulsive disorder and borderline personality disorder also benefit from DBT.

    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is an approach and method in psychotherapy. VBHCS - The Guidance Center asks people to investigate how their thoughts, including habitual, negative, and inaccurate ways of thinking affect behaviors. CBT is based on the idea that rigid, inflexible ways of thinking cause people to have a limited ability to cope with stress

    The 12-step program is a part of substance abuse treatment offered at VBHCS - The Guidance Center. It was initially developed by the founders of Alcoholics anonymous. The program provides the benefit of cognitive restructuring. It refers to the process of change in the negative thoughts that leads to long-term benefits.

    12-Step Facilitation, Aftercare, Anger Management, Cognitive Behavioral Treatment (CBT), Couples Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Discharge Planning, Drug Rehab, Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Intervention, Matrix Model, Outpatient Treatment (OP), Substance Use Counseling, Trauma Therapy

    Payment Options Accepted

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  • Health Insurance
  • Self-Pay / Cash
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Military Insurance
  • IHS/Tribunal/Urban
  • State-Financed
  • Sliding Scale
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    Additional Details

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    VBHCS - The Guidance Center Location and Directions
    Address Information1915 Columbia Avenue
    Franklin, Tennessee 37064 Phone Number(615) 794-9973 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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    Franklin, Tennessee Addiction Information

    Tennessee joins the list of states with an above-average rate for drug and/or alcohol-induced deaths. Most of these deaths are related to opioids, such as prescription opioids. The Volunteer State ranks 2nd highest in the nation for the number of prescriptions given out. The state also ranks at the top for prescription drug-related overdoses.

    The drug and alcohol addiction rate in Franklin, Tennessee is increasing at an alarming rate. The city has been ranked as one of the top 10 cities in the nation for drug abuse problems. 17.3 percent of Franklin residents reported binge drinking in 2014. Fortunately, many excellent drug rehab facilities in Franklin, Tennessee, can help you or your loved one get sober and on the road to recovery.

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