Anderson Oconee Behavioral Health Services (AOBHS) in Anderson, South Carolina, focuses on outpatient treatment for addiction and mental health disorders. It serves Anderson and Oconee counties with comprehensive programs for various populations, including adolescents and veterans.
Licensed by the State Department of Health, AOBHS holds accreditations from CARF, the Joint Commission, and SAMHSA Certification for Opioid Treatment Program (OTP).
- Offers intensive outpatient programs, ensuring thorough treatment without requiring a residential stay.
- Specialized programs target adolescents, veterans, active-duty military, and their families.
- Provides critical relapse prevention, anger management, and awareness groups tailored to specific populations.
- Family-centered intensive in-home services foster recovery within the family unit.
Anderson Oconee Behavioral Health Services treats substance abuse, gambling addiction, and co-occurring mental health disorders, benefiting diverse demographics, especially adolescents and veterans.
- 11 Conditions Treated
- Insurance Accepted
- 5 Levels of Care
- Speaks English, Spanish
- 25 Therapies & Programs
Staff
- Karen B. BeckExecutive DirectorLeads Anderson Oconee Behavioral Health Services as Executive Director.
- Shannan McKinneyDirector of Operations/Treatment DirectorOversees operations and treatment programs at Anderson Oconee Behavioral Health Services.
Conditions and Issues Treated
Substance Abuse + Addiction Treatment
Using both legal medications and illegal substances in order to maintain an addiction is substance abuse. If you are taking more of your prescription, or earlier than the prescribed time interval between doses than is directed you may be abusing that medication. If you are obtaining legal medications illegally in or near Anderson, SC, you may be suffering from substance abuse.
Illegal substances can become addictive after a single use and lead rapidly to substance abuse. The professionals at Anderson Oconee Behavioral Health Services - Anderson are here to help.
Opioid + Opiate Addiction Treatment at Anderson Oconee Behavioral Health Services - Anderson
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 Anderson Oconee Behavioral Health Services - Anderson in Anderson, SC that boosts the treatment success rate and provides sustained recovery.
Levels of Care
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Drug Rehab, Intensive Outpatient, Outpatient, Partial-Hospitalization, with additional therapies available as listed below.
Intensive outpatient programs (IOP) comprise regular visits to the South Carolina facility that provides the therapy. IOP is suitable for patients who have been treated in residential treatment programs. Anderson Oconee Behavioral Health Services - Anderson‘s patients gradually get back to their routine life.
Facilities like Anderson Oconee Behavioral Health Services - Anderson 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 South Carolina 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 Anderson, job therapy, or educational assistance may be included in this service, managed by Anderson Oconee Behavioral Health Services - Anderson. 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 Anderson Oconee Behavioral Health Services - Anderson‘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.
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 Anderson Oconee Behavioral Health Services - Anderson in Anderson, SC move forward with their recovery and begin to take a better hold of their sober future.
REBT stands for rational emotional behavior therapy. This is a type of cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, that combines images with thoughts and behaviors. It allows for deeper education and understanding of what one can do to help themselves with recovery. It is a deep sense of self-help education managed by Anderson Oconee Behavioral Health Services - Anderson that lets someone recovering work through issues on their own, knowing they have the support of people around them if they need it.
Contingency management is a way to help motivate someone to remain substance free. It is a process Anderson Oconee Behavioral Health Services - Anderson uses which involves rewarding positive choices and good outcomes. As humans we are wired to recreate experiences that lead to positive feelings.
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Location & Contact

226 McGee Road
Anderson, SC 29625
Phone Number
(864) 260-4168
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Anderson, South Carolina Addiction and Treatment
More than 610,000 of South Carolina residents, or a staggering 11.9% of the state population, uses illicit drugs and another 230,000 residents abuse alcohol every year. A majority of the illegal drugs used and abused are opioids. Marijuana use and underage drinking occur amongst the young residents of this state–though at a lower rate compared to the national average.
Anderson County, a vibrant community in South Carolina, has faced its share of challenges in recent years. In 2022, the county witnessed a staggering 101 drug deaths, marking a significant increase from previous years. Opioids, particularly fentanyl, have been the primary culprit, with fentanyl involved in more than two-thirds of all opioid-related overdose deaths in South Carolina in 2021.
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