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Lutheran Social Services - Brainerd

Lutheran Social Services - Brainerd

Drug Rehab Center in Brainerd, Minnesota

  • Mental Health

Lutheran Social Services - Brainerd in Minnesota offers a range of behavioral health services, including addiction treatment, with a team of experts providing tailored care and support to individuals seeking help.

About Lutheran Social Services - Brainerd in Minnesota

Lutheran Social Services - Brainerd in Brainerd, Minnesota is a non-profit organization that provides a range of behavioral health services, including outpatient addiction treatment and mental health services, to individuals in the local area and beyond. They offer a full continuum of care, with services that are tailored to the unique needs of each individual. Their team of experts includes addiction and mental health professionals, social workers, and other professionals who strive to provide the best care possible to their clients.

Lutheran Social Services - Brainerd offers a variety of services for addiction and substance abuse, including assessments, group and individual counseling, and medication-assisted treatment. They also offer relapse prevention, support groups, and recovery coaching to help individuals stay on track with their addiction recovery goals. In addition, they provide case management and community-based services to support individuals’ recovery and help connect them to other resources.

Lutheran Social Services - Brainerd is accredited by The Joint Commission, recognized as a leader in health care quality and safety. They also have multiple licenses, including licenses from the Department of Human Services, Department of Corrections, and the Minnesota Department of Education. In addition, they have received multiple awards, including the 2018 Excellence in Business Award from their local chamber of commerce, and their team of professionals regularly attend conferences and workshops related to addiction and substance abuse.

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
  • Multiple Centers
  • Conditions and Issues Treated

    Levels of Care Offered

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

    Outpatient treatment programs are less intensive than an inpatient program. Participants live at home while working or going to school. Benefits include being able to continue relationships with family, friends, and work/studies. Treatment includes educating patient on addiction to drugs, medication, and counseling. Benefits include being able to continue relationships with family, friends, and work/studies. Treatment includes educating patient on addiction to drugs, medication, and counseling. Counseling sessions are for either individual or group.

    Therapies & Programs

    Individualized Treatment is essential because it gives addicts the ability to participate in a program that meets their unique needs. An addict should work with professionals who understand what they’re going through, especially if the addict is actively using.

    Trying to find a treatment program that meets your needs can be challenging. It’s even more complicated if you don’t know what kind of treatment you need. Being able to have professionals who are experienced with treating your situation is key to getting sober. Finding the right treatment program for an addict is difficult, but it’s even harder without communicating with those who have experience treating your specific situation.

    Couples therapy is beneficial for couples in which at least one partner has a substance use disorder. This type of therapy can help partners improve communication skills, which is an important factor in a healthy relationship. It can also help partners better understand one another so they have a greater understanding of how the other partner may be feeling.

    Benefits of couples therapy include:

    • Improvement in communication skills
    • Increased understanding of the dynamics within a relationship
    • Increased sense of support and trust in the relationship
    • Better teamwork between partners/increased willingness to listen and work together
    • Enhanced tolerance of each other’s shortcomings
    • Improved ability to have open, honest communication with each other

    Family dysfunction can often be the underlying cause of substance abuse. To get sober, you need to find a different way to cope with the pain in your life. Family therapy can help you and your family deal with old issues that may trigger substance abuse. It will help everyone understand why each member of the family feels and acts the way they do. It can give everyone new tools to manage their emotions so that they don’t want to drink or do drugs.

    A person looking for drug recovery should know that group therapy is an essential tool. Group therapy provides accountability and friendship to people with addiction. It is recommended as a lifetime treatment habit. Group therapy occurs in a group setting as opposed to a one-on-one setting. It benefits patients by providing a feeling of support and letting them know they are not alone. Patients at Lutheran Social Services - Brainerd also learn to build trust and understanding and gain perspective through discussions.

    If you are looking for a drug addiction treatment program that also provides trauma therapy, then Lutheran Social Services - Brainerd in Brainerd, MN is a great option. The staff at this facility specialize in helping people process and understand the past traumas that have led them to addiction. This approach can help individuals move forward with their recovery and take a better hold of their sober future.

    The benefits of trauma therapy at Lutheran Social Services - Brainerd in Brainerd, MN are as follows:

    • People will become less likely to engage in self destructive behaviors.
    • Their emotional and mental health will significantly improve.
    • They will be more confident in their abilities to live an addiction-free life.
    • People will be able to connect with other people on a deeper level.
    • Their problems with intimacy and trust will improve.

    Dialectical behavior therapy is a type of cognitive-behavioral therapy that focuses on eliminating specific negative thoughts that can potentially lead to an individual inflicting self-harm. It helps treat patients exhibiting uncontrollable emotions, intense mood swings, and borderline personality disorders.

    The term “dialectic” means the integration of opposites. In the substance abuse context, dialectical behavior therapy refers to accepting the patient’s addiction and changing their thoughts and behavior. It improves life skills such as controlling intense emotions without reacting impulsively, resolving interpersonal conflicts effectively, and promoting awareness about self and others.

    Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a type of psychotherapeutic treatment that is focused on changing negative ways of thinking that contribute to addictive behavior.

    Cognitive behavioral therapy is beneficial for:

    • People who are seeking to overcome addictive behavior
    • Those who struggle with addictive behavior and mental illness
    • People who have a genetic history of addiction in their family
    • Those who don’t want to depend on medications
    • Those who need a more practical treatment approach

    Payment Options Accepted

    For specific insurance or payment methods please contact us.
  • Health Insurance
  • Self-Pay / Cash
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Military Insurance
  • IHS/Tribunal/Urban
  • State-Financed
  • Sliding Scale
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    Lutheran Social Services - Brainerd Location and Directions
    Address Information716 E St NE
    Brainerd, Minnesota 56401 Phone Number(218) 828-7379 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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    Brainerd, Minnesota Addiction Information

    Minnesota is fighting an opioid epidemic that is leaving hundreds of its residents dead each year. Both prescription opioids and illicit opioids are widely abused in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. Heroin continues to be one of the most commonly abused drugs in the state, if not the most common illicit drug. Over 10% of all treatment admissions in Minnesota list heroin as their drug of choice.

    Brainerd, Minnesota has a high rate of drug-related deaths. More than 1,000 reported drug abuse cases in the city and the death count raised to 67% from 2000 to 2014. The most common drugs involved in overdose deaths were prescription opioids (39%), heroin (23%), and methamphetamine (10%). There are a few types of treatments available in Brainerd, such as inpatient treatment, outpatient treatment, and residential treatment.

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