UMFS - Richmond
Drug Rehab Center in Richmond, Virginia
- Mental Health
UMFS - Richmond in Richmond, Virginia provides outpatient services for individuals with substance use and addiction issues, offering expert behavioral health services, individualized treatment plans, evidence-based treatment models, and a supportive treatment environment to reduce relapse.
About This Virginia Facility
UMFS - Richmond is a facility located in Richmond, Virginia that provides services for individuals with substance use and addiction issues. This outpatient facility is owned and operated by the UMFS (Universal Mental Health and Family Services) organization, which has been providing care for children and families in the community since 1924. Through their Richmond location, UMFS offers expert behavioral health services that include both individual and group counseling, medication management, and other supportive services such as case management and family therapy.
UMFS - Richmond focuses on identifying and addressing the underlying causes of addiction and substance use disorder, offering individualized treatment plans that address the physical, mental, emotional, and social components of healing. Their comprehensive recovery services include evidence-based treatment models such as Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, designed to best meet the needs of individuals and families. UMFS - Richmond also works to reduce relapse by creating a supportive treatment environment and providing game-based approaches to increase motivation and engagement.
In addition to offering exceptional treatment and support services, UMFS - Richmond is licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services and is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. The facility also takes pride in their commitment to providing the highest quality of care and has been recognized for their excellence and innovation with the 2018 Governor’s Award for Outstanding Achievement and the 2018 Outstanding Service Award from the Virginia Health Care Association.
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Levels of Care Offered at UMFS - Richmond
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Inpatient, Outpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.
An inpatient is a person who stays in a hospital or rehab center during treatment. For alcohol- and drug-dependent individuals, inpatient rehabs provide individualized around-the-clock services. Inpatient treatment programs address a person’s unique physical, medical, and psychological needs. A team of experts assess the severity of the addiction and design a highly tailored program. typically, the length of stay in an inpatient facility in Richmond, VA is 30 days. Those with severe addiction may need to stay at the facility for 60 to 90 days.
Outpatient rehabilitation is a treatment that exists if a patient is not checking into UMFS - Richmond long term. In addition to helping them recover, the patient attends regular therapy sessions and detox and participates in other therapies. However, this is all primarily done from home. As a follow-up to inpatient treatment, outpatient treatment is usually recommended.
After rehabilitation, it helps people return to their everyday lives. It may also be an alternative to inpatient care in some situations. If they cannot leave their jobs, children, or don’t have the money for inpatient care, people can choose this method. Inpatient therapy, however, is the best method and most suggested level of treatment offered by UMFS - Richmond in recovering from addiction.
Therapies & Programs
Individual therapy involves one on one sessions between the patient and the therapist at UMFS - Richmond. 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.
Addiction and alcoholism always harm an addict’s relationships with others and none more than relationships with a spouse or partner. Couples therapy is an essential part of restoring trust and good communication to intimate relationships harmed by addiction. Couples therapy by UMFS - Richmond helps repair the damage done to these important relationships.
Recovery can be more effective if the entire family’s involved. Family therapy hosted by UMFS - Richmond 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. UMFS - Richmond 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.
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Experiential Therapy at UMFS - Richmond
Experiential therapy involves recreating or creating new experiences for the patient. Many people struggled with past issues such as memories or trauma. By creating a new experience, it allows people to work through the issues associated with those moments in a new experience. This can give them a new measure of control and can help them role play a new scenario. That can help push addiction into their past and help them begin the healing process.
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Richmond, Virginia 23230 Phone Number(804) 353-4461 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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Richmond, Virginia Addiction Information
The state of Virginia has been struggling with substance use and abuse like the rest of the United States. A little over 10% of the entire Virginia population uses drugs and almost 5% abuse alcohol every given year. This has led to almost 6.5% of all deaths in Virginia being somehow related to alcohol and/or drugs.
The most popular drugs of abuse in Richmond, Virginia include alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and prescription drugs. Richmond ranked 8th among all cities in Virginia in terms of drug abuse and addiction problems. 17% of residents are considered binge drinkers. 22% of high school students have used marijuana before graduating. Inpatient treatment is typically recommended for those who have a severe addiction, as it provides a safe and structured environment.
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