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Rio Grande Counseling and Guidance Services

Drug Rehab Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico

  • Substance Abuse
  • Opioid Addiction
  • Mental Health
  • Drug Addiction
  • Alcoholism

Rio Grande Counseling and Guidance Services is a specialized addiction treatment facility located in Albuquerque, New Mexico offering comprehensive outpatient care with individualized programs and major private health insurance accepted.

About This Albuquerque, NM Facility

Rio Grande Counseling and Guidance Services is a comprehensive treatment facility located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This center specializes in addressing Drug Addiction, Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, Mental Health, and Opioid Addiction. The facility offers various levels of care including Outpatient and Aftercare Support for individuals seeking treatment to overcome their addiction issues. Rio Grande Counseling and Guidance Services also accept Private Health Insurance as a means of payment for their services.

Rio Grande Counseling and Guidance Services provide a range of effective treatments for addiction and substance abuse concerns. Their team of dedicated professionals utilizes evidence-based practices to ensure the best possible outcomes for their clients. Through individualized treatment plans, they offer counseling sessions that focus on addressing the root causes of addiction as well as providing tools for relapse prevention. In addition to therapy sessions, the facility may employ medication-assisted treatments based on each individual's needs along with support groups that promote community engagement in recovery efforts.

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

    Substance abuse refers to the intensive and inappropriate use of psychoactive substances. Psychoactive substances are those that affect brain function. These include illegal drugs, alcohol, and even the excessive use of prescription drugs. The overuse of psychoactive substances leads to severe physical or psychological dependence. It also affects the social life and relationships of the affected individual. Substance abuse is treatable.

    The duration of treatment at Rio Grande Counseling and Guidance Services in Albuquerque can require weeks or even months depending on the severity of the condition as there is a risk of relapse. Treatment options include medications, counseling sessions, various types of behavioral therapy, and group therapy in different combinations.

    Addiction to prescription opioid painkillers like oxycodone and hydrocodone, and illicit opioids such as heroin, leads to potentially life-threatening withdrawal symptoms when discontinued. Opioid addiction treatment typically involves an inpatient stay at facilities like Rio Grande Counseling and Guidance Services to make sure they get through withdrawal safely. Treatment also includes comprehensive mental health counseling.

    Levels of Care Offered

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

    To assist with alcohol or opioid abuse, or a co-occurring condition, Rio Grande Counseling and Guidance Services offers an outpatient treatment program. For their rehabilitation and other services, the New Mexico patient will go to the treatment center, yet return home every night. After most of the program is completed, the level of mandatory participation reduces.

    Treatment is just a first step in sustaining sobriety. After rehabilitation, counseling for aftercare helps the person adapt to a life without drugs. A sober living facility in Albuquerque, job therapy, or educational assistance may be included in this service, managed by Rio Grande Counseling and Guidance Services. This is when a preventive strategy for relapse starts to take shape.

    Rio Grande Counseling and Guidance Services‘s Therapies & Programs

    In addiction recovery at Rio Grande Counseling and Guidance Services, therapy plays a significant role. This helps patients get to the root of their addiction and discover how the problems that contributed to their use can be handled better. Therapy can be performed in a group and one on one settings. The patient interacts with the therapist in a one-on-one atmosphere during individual therapy. This encourages them to reflect on the underlying addiction problems and develop ways to avoid potential future abuse.

    Recovering from addiction involves recovering relationships as well. One of the most common areas of stress and damage during addiction is in intimate relationships. Couples therapy at Rio Grande Counseling and Guidance Services can rebuild trust and joy that may have been damaged. Addiction involves everyone in the family, not only the addict.

    Family roles can change in damaging ways that may require professional help to rebalance. Successful intimate relationships can decrease the chances for relapse by ensuring a healthy environment after rehab in Albuquerque, NM.

    Addiction and alcoholism affect the entire family. For this reason, family therapy is vital to a person’s recovery from addiction. In contrast to couples counseling, family therapy at Rio Grande Counseling and Guidance Services may include siblings, children, parents, and other significant people in the recovering person’s life. Family support is one of the most important pillars of recovery.

    In group therapy, the patient undergoes sessions with other patients at Rio Grande Counseling and Guidance Services who are dealing with similar problems. The members of the group interact with each other and talk freely about their issues at scheduled sessions. Group therapy reduces the feeling of loneliness and improves the coping skills of the patients. You are not alone in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

    Life skills pertain to the skill sets a person should possess to become successful in life. Examples are time management, budgeting, and social abilities. Life skills therapy highlights the fact that addiction recovery is more than just a person’s ability to go through their day-to-day without resorting to substance use in Albuquerque, NM once they leave the facility.

    Patient Experience

    Creative Arts

    For those combating addiction recovery in Albuquerque, NM, creative arts therapy, or expressive therapy, is advantageous. Reading, music, theater, art, and other types of self-expression may be included. Rio Grande Counseling and Guidance Services uses this to enhance the mental state of the patient and help them to focus on something other than addiction. It helps patients to explore how, through the creative process, their thoughts and emotions play out.

    Experiential Therapy at Rio Grande Counseling and Guidance Services

    Experential therapy is a unique type of therapy that deals with the subconscious mind. This treatment available at Rio Grande Counseling and Guidance Services in Albuquerque, NM encourages individuals to work out their issues with their inner self through synchronous experiences.

    This non-traditional treatment method makes use of the physique and encourages people to take part in various physical and emotional activities, movements, and practices. Some of the most common examples of experiential therapy are equine therapy, music therapy, adventure therapy, and role playing. Through these various methods, an individual is believed to heal from trauma, negative emotions, and hurtful memories faster. Moreover, experiential therapy is known to have enduring results which can be beneficial to sufferers.

    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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    Rio Grande Counseling and Guidance Services Location and Directions
    Address Information1010 Las Lomas Rd NE
    Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102 Phone Number(505) 246-8700 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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    Albuquerque, New Mexico Addiction Information

    New Mexico has been one of the leading states in the nation when it comes to drug and alcohol use, abuse, and addiction. Opioids are responsible for over 60% of all drug-related overdoses in New Mexico. Alcohol-related deaths in New Mexico are the highest in the nation and almost twice the national average since 2000.

    Albuquerque, New Mexico has one of the highest rates of drug overdose deaths in the US. There are over 10,000 individuals addicted to drugs and alcohol in Albuquerque. Treatment programs can provide the necessary support to help addicts overcome addiction. A wide range of treatment options is available in Albuquerque. 12-step programs, such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA), are popular in the city.

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