Skip to content
  • Real-time help available 24/7.
  • Instantly check rehab coverage.
  • Personalized admissions guidance.
(888) 674-0062

Confidential Admissions Guidance

Get Help Now

McLean - Ambulatory Treatment Center at Naukeag

McLean - Ambulatory Treatment Center at Naukeag

  • Ashburnham, MA
  • Accredited
  • Drug Detox
  • Inpatient
  • Outpatient

McLean Hospital's Ambulatory Treatment Center at Naukeag, located in Ashburnham, Massachusetts, focuses on treating substance use disorders alongside co-occurring mental health conditions like depression and anxiety. Their tailored, evidence-based services include comprehensive assessments, therapy, and medication management. The tranquil, smoke-free campus offers comfortable accommodations.

McLean Hospital is dedicated to improving lives through high-quality clinical care, scientific research, and promoting public education to reduce stigma. The Ambulatory Treatment Center at Naukeag is accredited by the Joint Commission, reflecting its commitment to maintaining quality and safety standards.

  • Specializes in treating adults over 18 who have completed detoxification and need further residential care.
  • Utilizes trauma-informed approaches with a multidisciplinary team expert in dual diagnosis treatment.
  • Offers diverse therapies, including CBT, integrated group therapy, and relapse prevention education.
  • Provides a serene setting with single and double occupancy rooms for patient comfort and recovery.

Mental health conditions like depression, anxiety, and trauma are effectively treated here along with substance use disorders. Adults over 18, especially those needing continued residential care post-detoxification, benefit the most from these services.

  • 1+ Accreditations
  • 11 Conditions Treated
  • Insurance Accepted
  • 8 Levels of Care
  • Speaks English
  • 26 Therapies & Programs
  • Multiple Locations

Accreditations

JCAHO

Staff

  • Ray LevesqueClinical Team ManagerExperienced in treating trauma and addiction, manages clinical team at Naukeag.
  • Blake T. HiltonProgram DirectorExpertise in addiction treatment, focusing on co-occurring psychiatric diagnoses.
  • Gerardo Gonzalez-HaddadMedical DirectorOver 20 years experience in addiction psychiatry clinical services, research, and teaching.
  • William KraussProgram DirectorLeads expanded program at new Petersham location.

Conditions and Issues Treated

Substance Abuse + Addiction Treatment

Substance abuse typically leads to addiction, which requires specialized treatment programs at McLean - Ambulatory Treatment Center at Naukeag to address. Many people benefit from inpatient drug rehabilitation, which includes inpatient acute care and residential rehabilitation. Other levels of care include intensive outpatient therapy, individual counseling, and support groups. Family therapy is also an essential part of treatment for substance abuse.

A combination of treatments is often needed to treat drug abuse issues effectively. In the case of drug abuse, there is no easy answer or one-size-fits-all cure.

Opioid + Opiate Addiction Treatment in Ashburnham, MA

Opioid addiction treatment helps people addicted to opioids in Massachusetts curb their drug use. The selection of a treatment setting depends on the severity of the addiction. Mild cases are usually treated in outpatient facilities; severe cases need hospitalization or treatment in a residential facility. Doctors use medicines along with counseling and behavioral therapies to treat the addiction. The treatment includes medication, counseling and therapy. It can also include group counseling, individual counseling and family counseling.

Dual-Diagnosis

People with dual diagnosis have coexisting addiction and a mental disorder. 9.2 million US adults had a co-occurring disorder in 2018, so not just limited to Massachusetts residents. Best treatment combines medication, psychotherapy (talk therapy), support group, and inpatient rehabilitation. Sometimes, complementary therapies – yoga, massage, and acupuncture – may also be used.

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, Inpatient, Intervention, Outpatient, Residential, with additional therapies available as listed below.

Detox is the stage of recovery where the drugs or alcohol are entirely removed from your body. There are two different ways to detox, with medications and without. For many drugs and alcohol, the acute phase of detox can be completed in a number of days.

Inpatient rehab means living at the Ashburnham, MA facility while all aspects of an addiction or co-occurring disorder get addressed. This helps limit the distractions and increase the focus on recovery. Typical inpatient rehab stays are approximately one month long.

Outpatient treatment plans cover diagnosis, detoxification, management, and counseling. They are a popular option for those who have graduated from inpatient facilities. Services in Massachusetts include medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and individual and group therapy.

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.

Not everyone dealing with addiction is prepared to engage in a recovery program. McLean - Ambulatory Treatment Center at Naukeag‘s Intervention Programs can be beneficial for these individuals. The individual’s friends and family will call and set up an intervention in or near Ashburnham, MA, and at which a specialist will come and lead the discussion.

After treatment, addiction treatment can be frightening for newly sober people. Aftercare support provided by McLean - Ambulatory Treatment Center at Naukeag is designed to give resources and help on a continued basis. It can involve finding housing in and around Massachusetts, setting up 12-step meeting groups, continued medical monitoring, and counseling.

Therapies & Programs

Individual professional counseling or individual therapy refers to the one-on-one interaction between a patient and his or her counselor at McLean - Ambulatory Treatment Center at Naukeag in Ashburnham, Massachusetts. Individual therapy allows for more privacy, one that group interactions can’t provide. It makes it easier for the counselor and the patient to deal with the central issues, which are likely the culprits of substance addiction.

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. The impact of substance abuse is not just on the patient but on the entire family. Family therapy ensures that the patient gets adequate support from the family members after the treatment making the recovery process sustainable

  • Family therapy guides all the members of the family to help the patient.
  • It helps to repair relationships and improve communication between family members.
  • It helps to keep the patient engaged and motivated throughout the treatment.

Group therapy is an important tool in recovery. Finding a peer group in Ashburnham, MA and others who relate to your situation is a fundamental tool for recovery at McLean - Ambulatory Treatment Center at Naukeag. Addiction tends to lead to isolation and feelings of uniqueness. The accountability and friendship that is found in group therapy can be more effective than any single other treatment approach. This is generally introduced early in recovery and is recommended as a lifetime treatment habit.

Trauma therapy is a way of addressing trauma while in a safe situation in order to heal. This may involve McLean - Ambulatory Treatment Center at Naukeag managing individual or group counseling or both. Other forms of therapy have been proven to assist in healing past traumas.

Negative feelings are common in substance abuse disorders. If not recognized, they can cause co-occurring disorders. CBT involves strategies that help to change the thinking and behavioral pattern. It can be administered as a monotherapy as well as a part of combination therapy.

Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT) is a variation of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) that helps people understand how maladaptive, negative, and habitual thoughts and feelings lead to bad life choices. REBT is based on the idea that people operate under many irrational but habitual patterns of thought that fuel harmful practices.

Rehabilitation is not just limited to bringing an individual out of addiction and achieving sobriety. It is considered complete only when an individual starts leading a normal and balanced life. Life skill therapy focuses on the various skills that help an individual to lead a normal life. Patients often do not take care of themselves, struggle professionally, and withdraw from social interaction due to addiction’s physical and emotional disturbances.

Life skills therapy helps people in Massachusetts improve various personal, professional, and social skills such as cooking healthy meals, maintaining proper hygiene, budgeting, decision-making, time management, regulation of emotions, and effectively resolving interpersonal conflicts.

Alcoholics Anonymous is responsible for the development of the popular “12 Step Program”. Most substance treatment centers in Massachusetts have their own 12 step program designed to help users achieve sobriety. Because of this, most treatment plans follow a similar pattern when broken down.

The first three steps depend on the patient, so they are more specific and situational. The succeeding four steps center on practical issues brought on by substance abuse. Steps 8 and 9 deal with the social and emotional repercussions of addiction, encouraging patients to make amends to people they have wronged. These are followed by two steps revolving around the further exploration and reinforcement of Steps 1 to 9.

The last step requires an individual to extend a helping hand to people who are still in the early stages of their recovery.

Nutrition therapy, also called medical nutrition therapy (MNT), addresses the unique needs of the recovering person’s diet. Due to addiction’s devastating toll on a person’s physical health, healthy eating must be addressed as soon as therapy starts. A good diet helps boosts a recovering person’s ability to fully participate in McLean - Ambulatory Treatment Center at Naukeag therapy.

Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is a treatment that helps people to quit smoking. In nicotine replacement therapy, a controlled amount of nicotine is provided in the form of gums, patches, or sprays. They do not contain the harmful chemicals usually found in tobacco products. NRT reduces the withdrawal symptoms by giving nicotine in low doses. However, NRT provides relief only from the physical withdrawal symptoms. The emotional and psychological aspects of quitting needs to be treated separately. While NRT is safe for most adults, teens and pregnant women should not undergo NRT. Research shows that the use of NRT doubles the chances of quitting smoking.

Patient Experience

Experiential Therapy at McLean - Ambulatory Treatment Center at Naukeag

Experiential therapy works by using tools and activities to recreate past experiences. Role-playing, arts and crafts, music, animal care, rock climbing, etc. are some of the activities used in this therapy. It is different from medication and talk therapy and suits those who have difficulty expressing themselves.

Payment Options

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
  • Is your insurance accepted?
    Ask an expert, call (888) 674-0062

    Location & Contact

    Patient Reviews

    There are no reviews yet. Be the first one to write one.

    McLean - Ambulatory Treatment Center at Naukeag Location and Directions

    Location

    Accepts

    • Gender
      Female, Male
    • Age
      Adults (20+), Teenagers
    • Modality
      Couples, Family, Group, Individuals
  • Hearing-Impaired
  • Ownership
    Non-Profit

    McLean

    Listed May 26, 2020

    Updated July 25, 2024

    Ashburnham, Massachusetts Addiction and Treatment

    Massachusetts has one of the highest rates of drug abuse in the country. More than half a million Massachusetts residents abuse alcohol while more than 1.5 million use illegal drugs each year. This drug and alcohol usage is the cause of over 8% of all deaths in the state. In 2017, Massachusetts ranked in the top 10 of the states with the highest opioid overdose rates.

    Treatment in Nearby Cities

    Centers near McLean - Ambulatory Treatment Center at Naukeag

    Counseling and Assessment Clinic of Worcester - Summer Street
    South Bay Community Services - Leominster Mental Health Clinic
    Spectrum Health Systems, Inc.
    • Leominster, MA
    • Accredited
    Community Healthlink - Faith House
    • Worcester, MA
    • Accredited


    Report Issue Claim Center The facility name, logo and brand are the property and registered trademarks of McLean - Ambulatory Treatment Center at Naukeag, and are being used for identification and informational purposes only. Use of these names, logos and brands shall not imply endorsement. RehabNow.org is not affiliated with or sponsored by McLean - Ambulatory Treatment Center at Naukeag.