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Lake Shore Behavioral Health - Lower West Side Counseling

Lake Shore Behavioral Health - Lower West Side Counseling

Drug Rehab Center in Buffalo, New York

  • Mental Health
  • Dual Diagnosis

Lake Shore Behavioral Health offers comprehensive and compassionate treatment for dual diagnosis and mental health issues through a range of therapy programs, including residential and outpatient care, using evidenced-based approaches and accepting most forms of private health insurance.

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About This New York Facility

Lake Shore Behavioral Health - Lower West Side Counseling is a dual diagnosis, mental health treatment facility located in Buffalo, New York. This center specializes in providing treatment for individuals who are struggling with dual diagnosis and mental health issues. The facility offers outpatient levels of care, making it an accessible option for those seeking help but prefer to continue their daily routines. Lake Shore Behavioral Health - Lower West Side Counseling accepts private health insurance, allowing individuals to utilize their coverage for treatment. Affiliated with Lake Shore Behavioral Health, this facility is committed to providing comprehensive care and support to those in need.

Lake Shore Behavioral Health - Lower West Side Counseling offers a range of services and treatment methods for individuals dealing with addiction and substance abuse. With a focus on dual diagnosis, their staff is equipped to address both the mental health and addiction aspects of a person's life. Through outpatient levels of care, individuals can receive therapy, counseling, and support while still maintaining their daily responsibilities. The facility utilizes evidence-based treatment methods to ensure the best possible outcomes for their patients. By incorporating various therapies such as cognitive-behavioral therapy and holistic approaches, Lake Shore Behavioral Health - Lower West Side Counseling provides individuals with a comprehensive and individualized treatment plan to aid in their recovery journey.

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

    Mental illness includes conditions such as anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder. It can also happen that mental illness causes drug addiction and vice versa. Lake Shore Behavioral Health - Lower West Side Counseling in New York knows it is vital to diagnose dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder.

    Levels of Care Offered at Lake Shore Behavioral Health - Lower West Side Counseling

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

    Outpatient programs are the standard for addiction treatment. About 9 in 10 U.S. adolescents entering addiction treatment enroll in these programs, so you’re not alone in New York. Treatment is delivered in different settings – offices, clinics, and primary care clinics.

    Facilities like Lake Shore Behavioral Health - Lower West Side Counseling 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.

    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 Lake Shore Behavioral Health - Lower West Side Counseling‘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.

    Attending group therapy at Lake Shore Behavioral Health - Lower West Side Counseling in Buffalo, New York allows those seeking sobriety to realize they are not alone in their battles. This is when a group of people all in different phases of recovery get together and speak about their battles. They talk about their triggers, their successes, their failures, and the things they can do to get on and stay on a sober path. These sessions also teach life skills, communication, healthy habits, and can include alternative types of therapy.

    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 Lake Shore Behavioral Health - Lower West Side Counseling in Buffalo, NY move forward with their recovery and begin to take a better hold of their sober future.

    Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a method of individual and/or group counseling in Buffalo, New York that focuses on acceptance and change. It was developed to advance the idea of balancing opposites. It is a coping method of avoiding black and white approach to situations and problems. DBT can be very effective in developing coping strategies for negative emotions and experiences, and is available for patients at Lake Shore Behavioral Health - Lower West Side Counseling.
    The relationship between the thoughts, feelings, and actions of a patient is explored by Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). As an alternative to turning to drugs and alcohol in Buffalo, New York, it helps to create a balanced response to thoughts and feelings. Effective communication between users and those around them is also encouraged. It is an efficient treatment for individuals suffering from all sorts of addictions, professionally provided by Lake Shore Behavioral Health - Lower West Side Counseling.

    Payment Options Accepted

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  • IHS/Tribunal/Urban
  • State-Financed
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    Lake Shore Behavioral Health - Lower West Side Counseling Location and Directions
    Address Information951 Niagara St
    Buffalo, New York 14213 Phone Number(716) 884-0700 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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    Buffalo, 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.

    10.8% of New Yorkers aged 12-17 reported using an illicit drug. In Buffalo, NY, the number of drug overdose deaths increased from 33 in 2015 to 70 in 2016. Methamphetamine use is rising in Buffalo, with more meth seized in 2017 than any other year on record. Buffalo is home to several treatment facilities. Treatment typically begins with a detoxification process, followed by individual and group therapy.

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