SEMCOA - Monarch House
SEMCOA - Monarch House, located in New Bedford, Massachusetts, is a residential treatment facility that focuses on helping women aged 18 and older recover from substance abuse disorders. Offering 21 beds, it combines evidence-based therapies with holistic practices to provide comprehensive and individualized care plans.
The mission of SEMCOA - Monarch House is to prevent and treat chemical dependency, providing therapeutic services for mental health issues. State-licensed in Massachusetts, it is also accredited by SAMHSA, ensuring high standards of care.
- Dual-Diagnosis Care: Provides treatment for co-occurring mental health disorders and substance abuse.
- Holistic Practices: Incorporates nutrition education, recreational activities, and life skills training.
- Diverse Therapies: Utilizes CBT, DBT, motivational interviewing, and medication-assisted treatment.
- Women's Focused Care: Offers a safe, supportive environment specifically for women.
Specializing in treating drug, alcohol, and opioid addictions, SEMCOA - Monarch House primarily serves women who require dual-diagnosis care and long-term rehabilitation.
- 2+ Accreditations
- SAMHSA Listed
- 4 Conditions Treated
- 6 Levels of Care
- Speaks English, Portuguese
- 24 Therapies & Programs
Accreditations
State License
SAMHSA
Staff
- Karin TiernanProgram Director of Monarch & WRAP HousesOversees program operations and management.
- Tammy NevesClinical Supervisor of Monarch HouseSupervises clinical staff and ensures quality care.
- Daniel S. MumbauerPresident & CEO, High Point & SEMCOALeads organizational strategy and operations.
- Stephanie CrossmanLICSW Clinical Supervisor of New ChaptersProvides clinical supervision and support.
- David DeMelloLMHC Clinical Director of New Bedford CBHIDirects clinical services in New Bedford.
Conditions and Issues Treated
Substance Abuse + Addiction Treatment
The inappropriate use of any drug in New Bedford, MA is substance abuse. This involves alcohol, medications, and illicit drugs. With a combination of physical and psychiatric therapies, drug addiction is successfully treated at SEMCOA - Monarch House. After Detox is complete, individuals follow-up with treatments treating the root cause of the addiction.
Opioid + Opiate Addiction Treatment at SEMCOA - Monarch House
Opioid addiction is known as a high-risk factor for future heroin addiction. Opioid withdrawal can be extremely uncomfortable and lead the user to continue to use. It is recommended to receive inpatient treatment and a medically supervised detox, SEMCOA - Monarch House in New Bedford, MA offers treatment for opioids.
Dual-Diagnosis
A dual diagnosis is when someone deals with both alcohol and mental or emotional disorder. Emotional trauma, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression can be part of dual diagnosis therapy. It must happen simultaneously to get care for these conditions to handle any of them effectively.
Levels of Care
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Inpatient, Residential, Sober-Living / Half-Way, with additional therapies available as listed below.
A sober living home in Massachusetts is really like a halfway house, often referred to as an SLH. It is halfway between a rehab center for drugs or alcohol and living at home. Any specific rules and regulations must be followed by residents, such as attending required meetings and structured daily chores.
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.
Treatment is just the first step to maintaining sobriety. After treatment, aftercare support at SEMCOA - Monarch House helps the individual adjust to a life without substances. This support may involve a sober living home in or near New Bedford, MA, career counseling, or educational assistance. This is when a relapse prevention plan begins to take shape.
Therapies & Programs
Individual therapy involves one on one sessions between the patient and the therapist at SEMCOA - Monarch House. Individual therapy provides patients with a safe environment where they can openly discuss their problems with the therapist. The patients find the therapist as a person who they can trust. It helps them to open up and discuss personal and sensitive issues, which they may not be comfortable discussing in a group setting.
Individual therapy aims to identify the core issues that would have led the patient to substance abuse and address the root cause effectively. The therapist can develop patient-specific customized solutions through individual therapy, which aids speedier recovery.
Recovery can be more effective if the entire family’s involved. Family therapy hosted by SEMCOA - Monarch House brings in the addict’s family to explore genetic factors. It gives loved ones the tools for dealing with addiction and its underlying mental issues. It is a recommended step in helping addicts adapt to sober living.
Trauma is one of the most common causes of psychological disorders. It’s often found in people with addiction diagnoses. Trauma therapy addresses this by examining the emotions and thoughts people have formed due to past traumas. Traumas are complex but trauma therapy can reduce their ability to contribute to addictive behaviors.
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy is a form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. It is designed for those who are prone to self-harm and suicidal behaviors. SEMCOA - Monarch House aims to help patients understand the relationship between their thoughts, feeling and behaviors and it gives them the tools to make a change. It is effective for those whose addictions and behaviors stem from extreme mental health issues.
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 helps an individual to lead a normal life. Patients often do not take care of themselves, struggle professionally and withdraw from social interaction due to the physical and emotional disturbances caused by addiction.
Life skills therapy helps them to improve various personal, professional and social skills such as cooking healthy meals, maintaining proper hygiene, budgeting, decision making, time management, regulation of emotions and resolving the interpersonal conflicts effectively.
A 12-Step Program is a common method that is used to treat addiction. This format is used for both drug and alcohol treatment. It is extremely popular and successful for large numbers of people and the staff at SEMCOA - Monarch House are trained to assist in 12-step management.
The right diet can improve a person’s general outlook, sleep habits and thought processing skills. MNT also lowers the occurrence of chronic diseases such as adult-onset diabetes. Dieticians like those at SEMCOA - Monarch House in New Bedford, MA believe that nutrition therapy is the key to making significant lifestyle changes.
Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) uses low dose nicotine products to ween smokers away from cigarettes. The products get nicotine into the bloodstream without smoking reducing addiction to the physical habit. It also allows addicts to adjust to lower doses to reduce withdrawal symptoms.
Contingency Management (CM), also known as motivational incentives or prize method, is a behavioral therapy type. It is based on the principle that their consequences influence the behaviors of an individual. So, it promotes the desired behavior by giving rewards while discouraging the unwanted behaviors by withholding the rewards or even by giving punishments. One of the expected desired behavior is the absence of drug in a toxicology screen, and the rewards vary from prize or vouchers, to experiences. CM is used for individuals who need therapy for more than 3 months, and it has the advantage of being implemented by family members.
Payment Options
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Location & Contact
252 County St
New Bedford, MA 02740
Phone Number
(508) 992-0800
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Location
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252 County St
New Bedford, MA 02740 -
(508) 992-0800
Accepts
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GenderFemale, Male
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AgeAdults (20+), Teenagers
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ModalityFamily, Group, Individuals
Ownership
Listed May 26, 2020
Updated July 25, 2024
New Bedford, 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.
New Bedford, a coastal city in southeastern Massachusetts, offers a peaceful environment for recovery with its beaches, parks, and vibrant arts scene. The city has a higher rate of opioid addiction compared to other Massachusetts counties, with more than 85% of opioid overdoses involving fentanyl in 2022. Opioid-related deaths in Bristol County increased by 50% from 2010 to 2015, and the county reported 707 opioid overdoses and 122 fatal overdoses in 2022.
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