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Washington Heights Community Services

Washington Heights Community Services

Drug Rehab Center in New York, New York

  • Mental Health
  • Dual Diagnosis

Washington Heights Community Services is an addiction treatment facility in New York that offers outpatient care with a focus on addressing underlying mental health issues and accepts private health insurance.

About This New York, NY Facility

In operation since 1895, Washington Heights Community Services is an addiction treatment facility located in New York, NY. The facility primarily focuses on treating individuals suffering from dual diagnosis and mental health conditions. The center offers a range of levels of care, specifically outpatient programs, to accommodate the unique needs and preferences of their patients. Washington Heights Community Services accepts private health insurance and is affiliated with the wider Washington Heights community.

Washington Heights Community Services provides a comprehensive approach to addiction and substance abuse treatment. Their services cater to individuals who experience both addiction and mental health issues, ensuring that these co-occurring disorders are adequately addressed. Through their outpatient programs, patients have access to therapy sessions where they can receive counseling and support from trained professionals. These treatment methods aim to empower individuals on their journeys towards recovery by fostering a safe and understanding environment where they can work through their challenges effectively.

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

    Conditions such as anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder are part of mental illness. This may occur that opioid abuse and vice versa are induced by mental illness. Diagnosing a concurrent diagnosis or co-occurring condition at Washington Heights Community Services is essential to understand the addiction better.

    Dual Diagnosis (Co-Occuring Disorders), Mental Health 

    Levels of Care Offered

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

    Outpatient programs are the standard for addiction treatment. About 9 in 10 U.S. adolescents entering addiction treatment enroll in these programs, so you’re not alone in New York, NY. Treatment is delivered in different settings – offices, clinics, and primary care clinics.

    Facilities offer a variety of services, such as individual and group counseling and family therapy. During the sessions, you work with a team of experts that include: General physicians, Psychiatrists, Social Workers, and Psychologists. The main goals of outpatient recovery programs are to help addicted individuals reduce drug use and addictive behaviors, eventually becoming entirely sober.

    Washington Heights Community Services‘s Therapies & Programs

    In addiction recovery at Washington Heights Community 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 Washington Heights Community 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 New York, NY.

    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 Washington Heights Community 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 Washington Heights Community 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 New York, New York.

    Many people turn to drugs and alcohol as a way of processing trauma that has affected them in the past. Trauma can include abuse, neglect, the loss of a loved one and other unpleasant incidents. Trauma therapy at Washington Heights Community Services helps patients process trauma. It gives them the tools to deal with it in a healthier manner.

    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) examines the relationship between a patient’s thoughts, feelings and behaviors. Washington Heights Community Services aims to establish a healthy response to thoughts and feelings as an alternative to turning to drugs and alcohol. It also promotes healthy communication between addicts and those around them. It is and effective therapy for people suffering with all types of addictions.

    It’s no surprise that diet is a crucial player in one’s well-being. What an individual puts into his or her body becomes the fuel that drives the mental and physical faculties to perform accordingly. Therefore, nutrition therapy, also known as medical nutrition therapy (MNT), guarantees that an individual is providing his or her mind and body with proper nourishment.

    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 at Washington Heights Community Services in New York, New York believe that nutrition therapy is the key to making significant lifestyle changes, especially when it comes to personal care.

    Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRTC) used products like skin patches and gum to deliver nicotine into the bloodstream of people trying to quit smoking. This helps break the habits associated with smoking. The very low doses of nicotine managed by Washington Heights Community Services prevent cravings while helping people make a gradual transition to complete smoking cessation.

    Cognitive Behavioral Treatment (CBT), Couples Therapy, Dual-Diagnosis, Experiential Therapy, Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Individual Therapy, Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT), Nutrition Therapy, Outpatient Treatment (OP), Residential Long Term (>30 Days), Trauma Therapy

    Patient Experience

    Experiential Therapy at Washington Heights Community Services

    Experential therapy is a unique type of therapy that deals with the subconscious mind. This treatment available at Washington Heights Community Services in New York, NY 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

    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
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    Additional Details

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    Washington Heights Community Services Location and Directions
    Address Information513 W 166th St
    New York, New York 10032 Phone Number(212) 928-8300 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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    New York, New York Addiction Information

    More than 2 million New Yorkers are currently suffering from some type of substance abuse and many of those are minors. Alcohol abuse, in particular, is prevalent among those underage. As a result of the high prices and regulation of prescription drugs, many New Yorkers turn to heroin instead. This has led to a serious heroin epidemic in the state.

    According to recent statistics, over 280,000 people in the state struggle with drug addiction. This accounts for approximately 8% of the population. In 2011, there were 1,532 deaths related to cocaine overdose in New York City. Currently, in New York City, there are over 3,000 people addicted to heroin and 1,700 addicted to cocaine. Most treatment plans offered in the area will involve some combination of detoxification, counseling, and medication.

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