Outpatient Services
Outpatient Options for Mental Health and Addiction Therapies
The more you learn about your mental health or addiction and the resources available to you, the better your chances for recovery. We provide you with an outpatient support network that helps you better understand the legal and personal consequences of your actions and offers group counseling to help you manage the steps of your recovery. Treatment may vary in terms of individual or group therapy. Specialized Care may include treatment for depression, anxiety, trauma, anger management, family issues and addictions.
The group counseling options are as follows.
AODA Education Program helps increase understanding of the relationship between substance usage and legal consequences.
Day: Variable-as announced
Time: 5:00 p.m.-8 p.m. or 9 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Length of Group: 10 Weeks
Location: Outpatient Services
Facilitator: As assigned
The Anger Management group helps individuals dealing with both substance abuse and anger management issues. The group helps you to learn to manage anger effectively, stop violence or the threat of violence, develop self control over thoughts and actions and receive support from others using a Cognitive Behavioral Approach.
Day: Wednesday
Time: 3:30 to 5:00 p.m.
Length of Group: 12 Weeks
Facilitator: Julie Sigler Edmundson
Referral: From outpatient counselor
Foundations Group meets for 90 minutes twice a week for 14 weeks. The group utilizes a three-part program. The first portion focuses on identifying and eliciting your motivation to change, helping you make the decision to change and taking the first steps toward change. Next, we focus on providing you with the tools and skills that will enable you to successfully make these changes. This may involve learning alternative coping strategies, reducing your reliance on substances for self-regulation and strengthening your relationships and recreational life. The final stage involves maintaining change by addressing symptom reduction and quality of life issues ranging from personal goals to spirituality.
Day: Monday & Thursday
Time: 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Length of Group: 14 weeks
Facilitator: Lynne Buechler/Charity Nikolay
Referral: Outpatient Counselor
Motivations Group meets for 90 minutes once a week for six weeks. As you think differently about the role of substances and their consequences, we will help you define goals and decisions for change based on your motivation. Shared decision making is the cornerstone of this group, with discussion of your goals and desire to change. The therapist will collaborate with you to listen, offer strategies for change, and support decision making. You make decisions based on your preferences and on the hoped for outcome.
Day: Wednesday
Time: 5:00 -6:30 p.m.
Length of Group: 6 weeks
Facilitator: Greg Kresse
Referral: Outpatient Counselor
Relapse Prevention Group is a program for persons who have completed at least one previous primary AODA treatment, and who have difficulty developing and/or maintaining a sober/clean lifestyle. This group focuses on:
Assessing relapse patterns.
Identifying strengths and resources as well as barriers to recovery.
Self-intervention strategies.
Dealing with daily stresses and life’s challenges without turning to an addictive behavior.
Developing and practicing sober living plan/relapse prevention plan AODA treatment.
Time: Mondays 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m. or Tuesday 9:30 a.m.-11 a.m.
Facilitator: Mary Seubert/Karen Slattery
Referral: Referral from outpatient counselor
Transitions Group is a program for persons who have previously received primary treatment for substance abuse. This is a 10 week group that meets for 90 minutes, twice a week. The group focuses on helping you acquire and utilize life skills. Generally, you would be referred into this group after having completed a more intense program, such as Day Treatment. Our objective is to assist you in utilizing and maintaining the skills previously learned and to accent a positive ongoing abstinence and recovery. You may be given assignments prior to a group sessions. To be admitted into Transitions Group you must have sufficient support in your community and be willing to participate actively and willingly.
Day: Monday and Thursday
Time: 2:30 -4:00 p.m.
Facilitator: Rhonda Cram/Carrie Paiser
Length of Group: 10 weeks
Referral: From Outpatient/DayTreatment
Continuing Care Group is a program primarily for persons who have recently (within 12 months) completed primary AODA treatment for substance abuse. The focus is on learning, developing and practicing healthy, sober coping skills and to address “living” issues that can potentially hinder daily or help the recovery process. Persons participating in this group would have been identified as continuing to struggle with constant relapse.
Start Date: Weekly/as assigned
Time: Wednesday 12:00 p.m.
Facilitator: Greg Kresse
Length: Ongoing
Referral: Case Manager or other AODA/MH Professional.
