Life by Design - Houlton
Life by Design - Houlton in Houlton, ME specializes in outpatient mental health services. It offers a blend of individual psychotherapy, couples/family therapy, and integrated dual diagnosis disorder treatment. Serving adults, young adults, and children/adolescents, this facility provides comprehensive mental health care.
The mission of Life by Design PA is to empower individuals and families to live their lives by their own design, and it is a state-licensed outpatient mental health agency.
- Specializes in cognitive behavioral therapy and dual diagnosis treatment, catering to complex mental health needs.
- Provides case management and court-ordered outpatient treatment, ensuring legal compliance and coordinated care.
- Offers specialized programs for substance abuse, focusing on opioid addiction and co-occurring mental health disorders.
- Serves a diverse demographic, including children/adolescents, young adults, and adults, ensuring comprehensive mental health support.
Treatment options address issues like substance abuse, particularly opioid addiction, and co-occurring disorders. This facility benefits adults, young adults, and children/adolescents.
- 3 Conditions Treated
- Insurance Accepted
- 4 Levels of Care
- Speaks English
- 14 Therapies & Programs
Conditions and Issues Treated
Substance Abuse + Addiction Treatment
Substance abuse is the excessive use of any type of drug. This includes alcohol, medications and illegal drugs. Substance abuse is treated with a combination of physical and mental treatments. Life by Design - Houlton patients detox and follow up with therapies that target the underlying cause of the addiction.
Opioid + Opiate Addiction Treatment
Opioid addiction is one of Maine‘s most prominent forms of addiction. Drugs, including heroin, oxycontin, and fentanyl, are the most common. To relieve pain, or ease other ailments, they are professionally prescribed, but they are often abused because they and the feelings they give are addictive.
Addiction is treated by detoxifying the body, so the medications’ chemicals are no longer impacting the individual. Life by Design - Houlton offers therapies to correct behavior and target the root of the problem are supplemented during and throughout treatment.
Dual-Diagnosis Treatment in Houlton, ME
A dual-diagnosis describes two medical issues that are happening at the same time. They may or may not be related. Over 50% of people with an addiction in Maine have another mental health condition. Screening for both addiction and any untreated mental health issue is essential, and individually managed by Life by Design - Houlton.Levels of Care
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Outpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.
In outpatient programs at Life by Design - Houlton, the Houlton resident can live with their family while continuing with their job or studies. Treatment includes educating the patient on drug abuse, medications, and counseling sessions at the individual or group level.
Aftercare support refers to the follow-up care provided after the initial rehab program. The quality of aftercare support plays an important role in preventing relapses and sustains recovery. Aftercare support at Life by Design - Houlton is personalized according to the needs of the patient in Maine.
Life by Design - Houlton‘s Therapies & Programs
Substance abuse does a number on an individual’s relationship with other people, particularly in marriage. Spousal relationships bear the brunt of alcohol and drug dependence. Therefore, it becomes critical to submit the relationship to couples therapy to prevent straining it further. Most programs only zero in on the individual with substance addiction without factoring in the importance of the other half’s emotional support.
However, some facilities, like Life by Design - Houlton in Houlton, Maine, offer couples therapy options to manage intimate partnerships amid the recovery process. Other couples-focused treatment plans can provide the patient and their partner tools to get things back to normal, support each other, and the patient’s sobriety.Unresolved trauma is often a key reason why many patients resorted to substance abuse. Trauma could be physical abuse, sexual abuse, war, natural disasters, divorce, accident, loss of a loved one, etc. If trauma is the primary cause of substance abuse, then both issues must be addressed.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an improved version of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) DBT is a treatment of choice for people being treated at Life by Design - Houlton whom are suffering from self-harming behaviors. Conditions such as obsessive-compulsive disorder and borderline personality disorder also benefit from DBT.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is an approach and method in psychotherapy. Life by Design - Houlton asks people to investigate how their thoughts, including habitual, negative, and inaccurate ways of thinking affect behaviors. CBT is based on the idea that rigid, inflexible ways of thinking cause people to have a limited ability to cope with stress
The 12-step program is a part of substance abuse treatment offered at Life by Design - Houlton. It was initially developed by the founders of Alcoholics anonymous. The program provides the benefit of cognitive restructuring. It refers to the process of change in the negative thoughts that leads to long-term benefits.
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Location & Contact
18 High Street
Houlton, ME 04730
Phone Number
(207) 532-9660
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Location
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18 High Street
Houlton, ME 04730 -
(207) 532-9660
Accepts
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GenderFemale, Male
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ModalityCouples, Individuals
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Listed May 26, 2020
Updated July 25, 2024
Houlton, Maine Addiction and Treatment
Prescription opioid abuse is the most common form of substance abuse in Maine. More than 10% of these residents have also admitted to using prescription drugs for non-medical purposes. Between 2013 and 2014, 4 out of every 5 deaths in Maine were caused by illicit drugs. One in five high school students in Maine uses marijuana every single month.
The drug addiction problem in Houlton, Maine is relatively small compared to other parts of the country. However, there are still people who struggle with addiction and need help getting clean. There are a few different drug rehab centers in the area that can assist. Some of the services offered at these facilities include detox, counseling, and medication-assisted treatment.
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