High Country Behavioral Health - Kemmerer
High Country Behavioral Health - Kemmerer in Kemmerer, WY, focuses on comprehensive mental health and substance abuse services. Unique aspects include individualized treatment plans, a dedicated team of compassionate counselors, and the availability of telehealth services, ensuring accessibility even for those in remote areas.
Committed to providing affordable access to behavioral health services, High Country Behavioral Health serves rural communities in Wyoming and Idaho. The organization is a federally registered non-profit that has received federal grants, highlighting its commitment to quality care.
- Offers diverse therapies like CBT, DBT, and EMDR.
- Provides innovative treatments like Spravato and TMS therapy for treatment-resistant depression.
- Services include outpatient, inpatient, and partial hospitalization programs.
- Emphasizes holistic practices and medication management for overall well-being.
This facility treats various mental health conditions and substance abuse disorders. Individuals battling addiction and those with treatment-resistant depression will benefit greatly from their specialized services.
- 3+ Accreditations
- 6 Conditions Treated
- Insurance Accepted
- 6 Levels of Care
- Speaks English
- 23 Therapies & Programs
- Multiple Locations
Accreditations
State License
SAMHSA
CARF
The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) is a non-profit organization that specifically accredits rehab organizations. Founded in 1966, CARF's, mission is to help service providers like rehab facilities maintain high standards of care.
Staff
- Dinah JamesTherapistLicensed Professional Counselor specializing in cognitive behavioral therapy and substance abuse treatment.
Conditions and Issues Treated
Substance Abuse + Addiction Treatment
Substance abuse typically leads to addiction, which requires specialized treatment programs at High Country Behavioral Health - Kemmerer to address. Many people benefit from inpatient drug rehabilitation, which includes inpatient acute care and residential rehabilitation. Other levels of care include intensive outpatient therapy, individual counseling, and support groups. Family therapy is also an essential part of treatment for substance abuse.
A combination of treatments is often needed to treat drug abuse issues effectively. In the case of drug abuse, there is no easy answer or one-size-fits-all cure.
Opioid + Opiate Addiction Treatment in Kemmerer, WY
Opioid addiction treatment helps people addicted to opioids in Wyoming curb their drug use. The selection of a treatment setting depends on the severity of the addiction. Mild cases are usually treated in outpatient facilities; severe cases need hospitalization or treatment in a residential facility. Doctors use medicines along with counseling and behavioral therapies to treat the addiction. The treatment includes medication, counseling and therapy. It can also include group counseling, individual counseling and family counseling.
Dual-Diagnosis
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 Wyoming 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, Intensive Outpatient, Intervention, Outpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.
High Country Behavioral Health - Kemmerer offers an Intensive Outpatient Program is for those who need intensive care but prefer to spend the majority of their time in the comfort of their own home. The rehabilitation services differ in length and intensity. They are customized to meet the needs of the patient.
Outpatient treatment plans cover diagnosis, detoxification, management, and counseling. They are a popular option for those who have graduated from inpatient facilities. Services in Wyoming include medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and individual and group therapy.
Not everyone dealing with addiction is prepared to engage in a recovery program. High Country Behavioral Health - Kemmerer‘s Intervention Programs can be beneficial for these individuals. The individual’s friends and family will call and set up an intervention in or near Kemmerer, WY, and at which a specialist will come and lead the discussion.
After treatment, addiction treatment can be frightening for newly sober people. Aftercare support provided by High Country Behavioral Health - Kemmerer is designed to give resources and help on a continued basis. It can involve finding housing in and around Wyoming, setting up 12-step meeting groups, continued medical monitoring, and counseling.
Therapies & Programs
Couples therapy aims to rebuild the trust between the partners. Partner’s involvement in the process will result in greater chances of treatment success. Couples therapy addresses financial issues, loss of trust, lack of intimacy, and physical abuse.
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. The impact of substance abuse is not just on the patient but on the entire family. Family therapy ensures that the patient gets adequate support from the family members after the treatment making the recovery process sustainable
- Family therapy guides all the members of the family to help the patient.
- It helps to repair relationships and improve communication between family members.
- It helps to keep the patient engaged and motivated throughout the treatment.
Group therapy is an important tool in recovery. Finding a peer group in Kemmerer, WY and others who relate to your situation is a fundamental tool for recovery at High Country Behavioral Health - Kemmerer. Addiction tends to lead to isolation and feelings of uniqueness. The accountability and friendship that is found in group therapy can be more effective than any single other treatment approach. This is generally introduced early in recovery and is recommended as a lifetime treatment habit.
Trauma therapy is a way of addressing trauma while in a safe situation in order to heal. This may involve High Country Behavioral Health - Kemmerer managing individual or group counseling or both. Other forms of therapy have been proven to assist in healing past traumas.
A type of cognitive-behavioral therapy is Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. It is intended for those who are vulnerable to self-harm and suicidal thoughts. High Country Behavioral Health - Kemmerer aims to help patients understand the connection between their feelings, emotions, and behaviors and provide them with the tools to make a difference in Kemmerer, WY. For those whose addictions and habits originate from severe mental health problems, it is beneficial.
Negative feelings are common in substance abuse disorders. If not recognized, they can cause co-occurring disorders. CBT involves strategies that help to change the thinking and behavioral pattern. It can be administered as a monotherapy as well as a part of combination therapy.
Rehabilitation is not just limited to bringing an individual out of addiction and achieving sobriety. It is considered complete only when an individual starts leading a normal and balanced life. Life skill therapy focuses on the various skills that help an individual to lead a normal life. Patients often do not take care of themselves, struggle professionally, and withdraw from social interaction due to addiction’s physical and emotional disturbances.
Life skills therapy helps people in Wyoming improve various personal, professional, and social skills such as cooking healthy meals, maintaining proper hygiene, budgeting, decision-making, time management, regulation of emotions, and effectively resolving interpersonal conflicts.
Patient Experience
Creative Arts
Creative arts therapy, or expressive therapy, is beneficial to those battling addiction. It can include writing, music, drama, art and other forms of self-expression. It improves the patient’s emotional state and allows them to focus on something other than addiction. It allows High Country Behavioral Health - Kemmerer to examine how their feelings and emotions play out through the creative process.
Experiential Therapy at High Country Behavioral Health - Kemmerer
Experiential therapy works by using tools and activities to recreate past experiences. Role-playing, arts and crafts, music, animal care, rock climbing, etc. are some of the activities used in this therapy. It is different from medication and talk therapy and suits those who have difficulty expressing themselves.
Payment Options
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Location & Contact
821 Sage Ave
Kemmerer, WY 83101
Phone Number
(307) 877-4466
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Location
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821 Sage Ave
Kemmerer, WY 83101 -
(307) 877-4466
Accepts
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GenderFemale, Male
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AgeAdults (20+), Children (0-12), Seniors (65+), Teenagers
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ModalityCouples, Family, Group, Individuals
Ownership
High Country Behavioral Health
Listed May 26, 2020
Updated July 25, 2024
Kemmerer, Wyoming Addiction and Treatment
Wyoming has some of the highest rates of alcohol abuse and/or dependency in the nation. Drug and alcohol rehabilitation and treatment are so low that the state ranks 48th in the for admittance to drug and alcohol rehab. Marijuana use remains illegal in Wyoming, both for medical and recreational use, but is the second-largest drug threat in the state.
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