Portner Counseling Group
Portner Counseling Group is a drug treatment facility located in Pompano Beach, Florida. They specialize in helping individuals struggling with opioid addiction, substance abuse, and drug addiction. This facility offers a range of services to assist those looking to get sober and overcome their dependencies. Portner Counseling Group accepts private health insurance, providing potential patients with financial support and accessibility to their treatment programs.
At Portner Counseling Group in Pompano Beach, clients can expect a comprehensive approach to their recovery journey. They offer aftercare support to individuals who have completed the initial stages of treatment but still require additional assistance as they transition back into everyday life. Additionally, they provide various levels of outpatient care that cater specifically to the needs of each individual seeking help for addiction or substance abuse issues. With an emphasis on dual-diagnosis treatment methods and intervention strategies, Portner Counseling Group aims at addressing both the underlying psychological factors contributing to addiction as well as providing effective rehabilitation techniques for lasting recovery outcomes.
- 2 Conditions Treated
- Insurance Accepted
- 5 Levels of Care
- Speaks English
- 17 Therapies & Programs
Conditions and Issues Treated
Substance Abuse + Addiction Treatment
Rehab centers exist in Pompano Beach, FL to help individuals bounce back from substance abuse, which is an umbrella term for drug and alcohol addiction. Drug addiction refers to the use of illegal drugs and improper use of prescription drugs. Centers like Portner Counseling Group provide individuals a chance to access individual and group therapy that can be monumental for recovery.
Substance abuse includes all problems that stem out from using various psychoactive substances. It is also a diagnostic term used by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) to define the mental and physical impairment or distress caused by misuse and overuse of certain substances in a period of 12 months.
Opioid + Opiate Addiction Treatment
Opioid addiction involves addiction to legal or illegal opioids. It may happen very quickly with any opioid use. Sometimes within a matter of days. Opioid addiction is a known as a high-risk factor for future heroin addiction.
Opioid withdrawal can be extremely uncomfortable and lead the user to continue to use even if they want to quit. Stopping using an opioid requires careful medical observation. Sometimes the withdrawal can persist for many weeks, which can put the user at a high risk for relapse.
It is recommended to receive inpatient treatment and a medically supervised detox like those offered at Portner Counseling Group in Pompano Beach, FL, FL, to manage the withdrawal process while learning lasting tools to maintain recovery. In some circumstances medications can be used to manage opioid addiction.
Dual-Diagnosis Treatment in Pompano Beach, FL
People with dual diagnosis have coexisting addiction and a mental disorder. 9.2 million US adults had a co-occurring disorder in 2018, so not just limited to Florida residents. Best treatment combines medication, psychotherapy (talk therapy), support group, and inpatient rehabilitation. Sometimes, complementary therapies – yoga, massage, and acupuncture – may also be used.
Levels of Care
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Intervention, Outpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.
Outpatient treatment can be considered the lowest intensity level of addiction treatment in Pompano Beach, FL. It is ideal for early phase addiction or lower intensity addictions. Portner Counseling Group peer group support, 12-step programs, and individual counseling may still be involved.
An intervention is a meeting held by families and friends of the addicted party, managed by Portner Counseling Group. It lets the person know that their loved ones are concerned about them. It is intended to make the addicted party agree to get help.
Interventions are often hosted by a mental health professional in Florida who knows how to communicate with people dealing with addiction. These intervention services can make all the difference when it comes to getting loved ones to agree to treatment.
After treatment, addiction treatment can be frightening for newly sober people. Aftercare support provided by Portner Counseling Group is designed to give resources and help on a continued basis. It can involve finding housing in and around Florida, setting up 12-step meeting groups, continued medical monitoring, and counseling.
Portner Counseling Group‘s Therapies & Programs
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 Portner Counseling Group in a controlled group environment, as opposed to a one-on-one setting. It supports Pompano Beach, FL 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 Portner Counseling Group 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.
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Location & Contact

1800 North Federal Highway Suite 206
Pompano Beach, FL 33062
Phone Number
(954) 895-6263
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Pompano Beach, Florida Addiction and Treatment
Florida is one of the nation's epicenters for substance abuse and drug-related overdoses. In 2014, around 410,000 Florida residents were addicted to drugs and alcohol. Over the last 10 years, 12% of all deaths in the state were attributed to substance abuse. Treatment admissions for alcohol reached 24,329 patients in 2016, and 2.5% of Florida high school students admitted to using crack cocaine.
Pompano Beach is a coastal city in Florida that offers year-round outdoor activities, festivals, and events. With its warm climate and recreational opportunities, Pompano Beach provides a supportive environment for drug rehab treatment. However, the city has been impacted by the opioid epidemic, with fentanyl involved in 79% of opioid-related deaths in Broward County, and cocaine-related deaths increasing by 21% from the previous year in 2016.
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