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LifeSkills - Barren County Office

LifeSkills - Barren County Office

  • Glasgow, KY
  • Accredited
  • Drug Detox
  • Inpatient
  • Outpatient

LifeSkills - Barren County, located at 608 Happy Valley Road in Glasgow, Kentucky, is an outpatient facility specializing in behavioral health services for mental health and substance use disorders. Operating from Monday to Friday, the non-profit organization serves the South Central Kentucky region and offers a broad range of treatment options.

LifeSkills is dedicated to supporting individuals experiencing mental illness, addiction, and intellectual disabilities, fostering meaningful and independent lives. Accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), they have also been recognized with awards, including a 2024 business award from the Barren County Chamber of Commerce.

  • Specializes in outpatient care: Offers assessments, therapy, psychiatric medication management, and peer support.
  • Detoxification services available: Supports detox from alcohol, benzodiazepines, cocaine, methamphetamines, and opioids.
  • Multiple treatment approaches: Utilizes anger management, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT).
  • Telehealth services: Provides remote treatment options to increase accessibility for patients.

LifeSkills Barren County treats substance use disorders including alcohol, benzodiazepines, cocaine, methamphetamines, and opioids. Their services mainly benefit adults seeking sober living and mental wellness.

  • 1+ Accreditations
  • 9 Conditions Treated
  • 7 Levels of Care
  • Speaks English
  • 16 Therapies & Programs
  • Multiple Locations

Accreditations

State License

Staff

  • Sarah MillerAdministrative AssistantSarah has been with the LifeSkills TFC team since November of 2020.
  • Rachel CarrollCase ManagerRachel started as a case manager in Therapeutic Foster Care.
  • Krystal Carver-DickensProgram CoordinatorKrystal graduated from WKU with a BA in Sociology.
  • Wayne DeckerCase ManagerWayne has worked in the mental health field for over 20 years.
  • Randi SummervilleTreatment DirectorRandi is a 2008 graduate of Western Kentucky University.
  • Sherry Roy-HuntonProgram DirectorSherry has been the program director since 2001.

Conditions and Issues Treated

Opioid + Opiate Addiction Treatment at LifeSkills - Barren County Office

Opioids are a set of drugs prescribed for pain relief. Health care providers prescribe opioids for relief of severe pain after major surgeries and in conditions like cancer. Oxycodone, fentanyl, oxymorphone, hydrocodone, codeine, and morphine are some of the commonly prescribed opioids. They also include illegal drugs of abuse like heroin. Opioid addiction refers to the compulsive seeking of opioids, even when they are not required medically.

Opioid addiction treatment involves medication-assisted therapy (MAT) in which medicines, counseling, and behavioral therapies are all employed. Opioid addiction treatment is a comprehensive approach at LifeSkills - Barren County Office in Glasgow, KY that boosts the treatment success rate and provides sustained recovery.

Dual-Diagnosis

Mental illness includes conditions such as anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder. It can also happen that mental illness causes drug addiction and vice versa. LifeSkills - Barren County Office in Kentucky knows it is vital to diagnose dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder.

Levels of Care

This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Detox, Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Inpatient, Outpatient, Partial-Hospitalization, with additional therapies available as listed below.

Detoxification is a process that allows the patient to stop using opioids without experiencing severe withdrawal symptoms. This can be necessary for those who have been addicted for a long period of time or who are struggling with chronic pain.

During this process, addicts will receive medication and psychological support from doctors and other medical professionals until they can control their cravings.

Inpatient treatment involves staying in the hospital or facility while treating all facets of addiction or co-occurring illness. This helps to minimize distractions and increase the emphasis on rehabilitation. Typical stays for inpatient rehabilitation in Glasgow, KY are about a month long.

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 Kentucky. Treatment is delivered in different settings – offices, clinics, and primary care clinics.

Facilities like LifeSkills - Barren County Office 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.

Partial hospitalization (PHP) is a type of outpatient addiction care. Each plan is tailored to meet unique individual needs. Treatment is more intense than that you receive at a therapist’s office. It is less intense than inpatient rehab. The entire treatment takes about ten days to complete. It does not require you to stay at the Kentucky treatment center. Each visit lasts several hours, sometimes, eight hours. It can be the best choice for those who have recently developed an addiction.

Treatment is just a first step in sustaining sobriety. After rehabilitation, counseling for aftercare helps the person adapt to a life without drugs. A sober living facility in Glasgow, job therapy, or educational assistance may be included in this service, managed by LifeSkills - Barren County Office. This is when a preventive strategy for relapse starts to take shape.

Therapies & Programs

Therapy plays a major role in addiction recovery. It encourages patients to get to the root of their addiction and learn how to better handle the issues that led to using. Therapy can be conducted in group and one on one settings. In LifeSkills - Barren County Office‘s individual therapy, the patient meets with the therapist in a one on one setting. This allows them to focus on the underlying issues of addiction and come up with solutions to prevent future abuse.

One of the most common areas of stress and damage during addiction is in intimate relationships. Addiction involves everyone in a family, not only the addict. Couples therapy can rebuild trust and joy that may have been damaged.

When the whole family is involved, healing can be far more successful. Family counseling involves genetic factors to the family of the addict. This offers the means to cope with addiction and its underlying emotional disorders for loved ones. It is a helpful method for addicts in helping to adjust to sober living.

Attending group therapy at LifeSkills - Barren County Office in Glasgow, Kentucky allows those seeking sobriety to realize they are not alone in their battles. This is when a group of people all in different phases of recovery get together and speak about their battles. They talk about their triggers, their successes, their failures, and the things they can do to get on and stay on a sober path. These sessions also teach life skills, communication, healthy habits, and can include alternative types of therapy.

Trauma therapy allows people who struggled with a past trauma to face the situation and learn to overcome the situation. Many people who went through trauma early on, struggle with addiction later in life. By addressing the trauma and moving past the issues, it can help someone attending treatment at LifeSkills - Barren County Office in Glasgow, KY move forward with their recovery and begin to take a better hold of their sober future.

Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a method of individual and/or group counseling in Glasgow, Kentucky that focuses on acceptance and change. It was developed to advance the idea of balancing opposites. It is a coping method of avoiding black and white approach to situations and problems. DBT can be very effective in developing coping strategies for negative emotions and experiences, and is available for patients at LifeSkills - Barren County Office.

Training someone on improved life skills allows for someone recovering from an addiction to feel more capable at taking care of him or herself. The skills taught at LifeSkills - Barren County Office in Glasgow, KY are daily skills that give a better recovery foundation by simply giving someone the tools they need to survive. They include communicating, time and money management, career guidance, and more.

Payment Options

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
  • Location & Contact

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    LifeSkills - Barren County Office Location and Directions

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    Accepts

    • Gender
      Female, Male
    • Age
      Adults (20+), Children (0-12), Teenagers
    • Modality
      Couples, Family, Group, Individuals
  • Smoking Allowed
  • Hearing-Impaired
  • Ownership
    Non-Profit

    LifeSkills

    Helpful reference information for LifeSkills - Barren County Office, a drug treatment center in Kentucky located at: 608 Happy Valley Road, Glasgow, KY 42142, including phone numbers, official website, and more. Listed briefly is an overview of Levels of Care, Therapies Offered, Issues Treated, and accepted forms of Payment Methods.

    Listed May 26, 2020

    Updated July 25, 2024

    Glasgow, Kentucky Addiction and Treatment

    Kentucky ranks among the top ten states for opioid-related overdoses. Most of these are due to heroin, fentanyl, and prescription opioid use. A little over 11% of the Kentucky population abuses alcohol in a given year. More than 15% of Kentucky adults admit to participating in binge drinking every month.

    Glasgow, KY, a city rich in history and culture, offers a supportive environment for those seeking drug rehab treatment. With scenic landscapes and numerous outdoor activities, Glasgow provides a peaceful setting for recovery. Barren County had a lower drug overdose death rate compared to the state average in 2022, but Kentucky saw a 5% increase in drug overdose deaths from 2021 to 2022.

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