Shawnee Mental Health Center - West Union
Drug Rehab Center in West Union, Ohio
Shawnee Mental Health Center-West Union is a drug and alcohol addiction treatment facility located in West Union, Ohio that offers various levels of care, including outpatient and aftercare support, as well as accepting private health insurance from several providers; their highly qualified and experienced staff utilize individualized treatment plans backed up by evidence-based practices to help individuals break free from the grips of addiction.
About This West Union, OH Facility
Shawnee Mental Health Center - West Union in West Union, Ohio is a mental health treatment facility that specializes in providing support and care for individuals struggling with mental health issues. With a focus on outpatient and aftercare support levels of care, the center strives to offer comprehensive services to those looking to recover. They accept private health insurance and are affiliated with Shawnee Mental Health Center.
The center offers a range of services and treatment methods for addiction and substance abuse. Their approach includes personalized therapy sessions, counseling, and group therapy sessions aimed at addressing the underlying causes of addiction. Additionally, they provide education on coping skills, relapse prevention techniques, and stress management strategies to help individuals maintain their sobriety long-term. The center also emphasizes aftercare support as an integral part of the recovery process by offering continued counseling and assistance in transitioning back into everyday life after completing treatment.
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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.
Outpatient treatment is treatment that occurs when a patient is not checked into a rehab facility. The patient may show up for therapy sessions, go through detox and engage in other therapies to help them recover. However, they will do so while they live at home in Ohio.
Outpatient therapy provided by Shawnee Mental Health Center - West Union is usually recommended as a follow up to inpatient therapy. It helps patients adapt to their normal lives after treatment. In some cases, it can also be an alternative to inpatient treatment. People may choose this route if they are unable to leave their jobs, children or if they don’t have the money for inpatient treatment. However, inpatient treatment is the best way to recover from addiction.
Aftercare support involves the support given to a West Union, Ohio patient after they complete treatment. It helps them adjust to normal life. It may include setting them up in a halfway house and enrolling them in programs like Narcotics Anonymous (NA) and Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). Shawnee Mental Health Center - West Union‘s patients may also be provided with career training to help them get back into the job force.
Shawnee Mental Health Center - West Union‘s Therapies & Programs
Individual therapy aims to identify the core issues that would have led the patient to substance abuse and address the root cause effectively. 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.
Couples therapy is an approach wherein the patients and their partners are engaged together as a part of the treatment process. When a person becomes a victim of substance abuse, it affects the patient and the people around him, particularly his partner. Their relationship can become strained due to lack of communication, financial issues, loss of trust, lack of intimacy, and physical abuse in more severe cases.
Couples therapy addresses these issues and tries to rebuild the trust between the partners. The partner’s involvement in the process will result in greater chances of treatment success and sustained recovery.
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. It helps to repair relationships and improve communication between family members.
Group therapy happens at Shawnee Mental Health Center - West Union in a controlled group environment, as opposed to a one-on-one setting. It supports West Union, OH patients’ recovery by offering a sense of comfort and letting them know that they are not alone. Through shared conversations, patients also learn to develop faith and understanding and gain insight on their addictions.
Unresolved trauma is often a key reason why many patients resorted to substance abuse. Trauma therapy refers to treatment wherein specialist therapists help the patients to resolve the trauma that led the patients to substance abuse. The trauma could be physical abuse, sexual abuse, war, natural disasters, divorce, accident, loss of a loved one, etc. Thinking of these traumatic events causes emotional disturbances like anxiety, depression and results in addiction. If trauma is the primary cause of substance abuse, then both issues must be addressed. Otherwise, there is a risk of relapse. Trauma therapy also improves the cognitive functions and provides long term benefits.
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a way of addressing concerns through talking. It can be used in individual counseling sessions. Talking through issues with professionals at Shawnee Mental Health Center - West Union can identify sources of discomfort or unhealthy thoughts. It is a way of learning about yourself and your individual perceptions. CBT is a healthy way of addressing some behaviors which may be bringing unintended consequences in your life.
Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is a treatment that helps people to quit smoking. NRT reduces the withdrawal symptoms by giving nicotine in low doses. It 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.
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Experiential Therapy at Shawnee Mental Health Center - West Union
Experiential therapy works on the principle that the perception of individuals determines their behavior. It is different from medication and talk therapy and suits those who have difficulty in expressing themselves and interact. Experiential therapy works by using tools and activities to recreate past experiences and encourages the release of suppressed thoughts that were responsible for the negative feelings and drug addiction.
Role-playing, arts and crafts, music, animal care, rock climbing, etc. are some of the activities used in this therapy. Gradually the individual will experience calmness and love and change their perception positively. Other than drug addiction, Experiential therapy is useful in various behavioral and eating disorders.
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192 Chestnut Ridge Rd
West Union, OH 45693
(937) 544-3400
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West Union, Ohio Addiction Information
Ohio is suffering from a drug abuse problem that is costing thousands of its residents their lives every single year. Opioids, particularly Fentanyl and heroin, are the leading drugs in the state. The state ranks in the top 10 for illicit use of painkillers. Opioid-related overdose rates in Ohio are by far some of the highest in the country.
West Union, Ohio has seen its share of drug addiction and abuse problems. In 2016, there were 447 reported cases of drug-related offenses. The most common drugs abused in West Union, OH, are marijuana (25%), cocaine (23%), and methamphetamine (18%). There are many different types of drug rehab centers in West Union, Ohio, so it's important to find one that will cater to your specific needs.
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