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Program Spotlight: Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program

At New Beginnings Recovery Center (NBRC), our Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program is available to clients who are enrolled in any of our treatment programs as well as to people who are looking for mental health counseling services independent of drug or alcohol treatment. Our mental health staff have been selected for their high levels of education, training and experience in clinical practice.

Our mental health counseling program is conducted by counselors who have the skills required to provide client-oriented therapy. They know that each person who comes to them for help is an individual with a unique background, emotional makeup and treatment goals.

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Our approach to treatment is a combination of traditional psychotherapy, in which the counselor provides a supportive environment where clients can identify the thoughts and behaviors that are keeping them from feeling well and content with their lives, and a practical approach where clients learn problem-solving skills.

This powerful treatment combination is a one-two dynamic where the client doesn’t get stuck in continuing to simply talk about negative feelings or events, but is encouraged to do something to change his or her circumstances for the better.

Florida Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program

We offer a variety of proven and effective programs in our Florida clinical mental health counseling program, including:

  • Client assessment and diagnosis of mental health concerns
  • Psychotherapy (counseling for mental health issues)
  • Treatment planning and effectiveness review
  • Solution-based therapy
  • Psycho-educational and relapse prevention programs
  • Personal crisis management
  • Treatment for alcoholism and substance abuse-related issues

Treating The Whole Person, Not Just The Problem

We here at New Beginnings Recovery Center take care to treat the whole person, not simply focus on the problem that brought the client through the door to seek treatment. We have the insight to understand that mental health concerns do not exist in some type of a vacuum; our clients are people who have developed the thoughts, attitudes and coping strategies they have for specific reasons.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Change Your Thoughts, Actions Will Follow

Our clinical Florida mental health services program uses cognitive behavioral therapy as one of our treatment techniques. In this therapeutic approach, the counselor works with the client to help them identify negative thoughts and beliefs about themselves and the world around them. Therapy involves replacing these negative thoughts with positive ones.

As a client learns to think more positively, making better choices becomes an easier process. This technique can be used to increase self-esteem, treat anxiety and depression, improve personal relationships and more.

Call us now to discover how our mental health counseling and other programs can help you or your loved one lead a happier and healthier life today!

What Are The Unique Benefits Of Our Individual Addiction Therapy?

Benefits Individual Addiction Therapy-New Beginnings Recovery CenterAt New Beginnings Recovery Center (NBRC), we know that utilizing multiple addiction treatment options provides the greatest chance at recovery. This is exactly why we provide several treatment methods to our clients.

One of these options is our individual addiction therapy where clients can discuss issues based on their needs with a therapist in one-on-one counseling sessions. This type of therapy is used in combination with the group therapy offered through our Intensive Outpatient Therapy Program (IOP) and is an important component of any drug or alcohol addiction or mental health treatment program.

Learn about the many benefits of individual addiction treatment therapy.

Benefits Of Our Individual Addiction Therapy

The benefits of our individual addiction therapy include:

Knowledgeable And Caring Counselors

All of our staff therapists have extensive backgrounds in addiction therapy. We treat each and every client with the personable respect that they both need and deserve.

Male And Female Therapists

We understand that some of our clients may have a preference about the gender of their counselor, and for that reason we have both male and female therapists on staff to make our clients as comfortable as possible.

Flexible Scheduling

Individual addiction therapy sessions can be scheduled around our clients’ work, school or family responsibilities.

Multiple Issues Treated

Our individual counselors are available to help clients with the following issues or concerns:

  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Domestic violence
  • Parenting issues
  • Sex addiction
  • Sexual orientation
  • Substance abuse
  • Trauma

And we offer couples therapy, family therapy and marriage counseling (one or both partners) to help heal any past or ongoing issues.

Individual Mental Health Therapy For Addiction

Individual mental health therapy for addiction can be beneficial when working with clients who have a dual diagnosis (those who suffer from depression, bipolar disorder, or other mental health disorder in addition to drug or alcohol addiction). A client can work one-on-one with their own counselor to successfully work through their specific issues effectively.

Individual therapy is a necessary part of addiction treatment recovery. In a one-on-one session with a professional and caring therapist, a client has privacy to share his or her history with someone they can get to know and trust. At times, clients feel reserved or uncomfortable about expressing personal issues or past traumas in a group therapy setting. Clients can build a relationship with their counselor that creates an atmosphere of trust, which allows the client and the counselor to dig into the underlying causes of addiction and take the time to work on specific issues and concerns.

Would you like to get started with individual addiction and/or mental health therapy?

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Program Spotlight: Outpatient Psychiatric Treatment

Mental health disorders are common, especially for those with addictions. All clients seeking help from our Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program offered here at New Beginnings Recovery Center start by undergoing an initial evaluation. Once the initial evaluation has been completed, they are given a personalized schedule for periodic visits to the center for ongoing treatment and consultation.

During the consultation, a client is seen by a psychiatrist to assess his or her current state. Some psychiatrists also provide medications or psychotherapy, as appropriate to a client’s specific treatment needs.

At New Beginnings Recovery Center, psychiatric clients are also seen at a frequency that takes into account the type and severity of their condition. A particular client may be seen on a daily basis, if they require that level of support, while another may only need monthly follow-up.

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Additional Treatment Therapies

A number of psychiatrists have decided to focus their professional services on prescribing medications and do not offer additional treatments such as talk therapy to their patients.

Talk Therapy

At New Beginnings Recovery Center, we make sure to to not only discuss how medication(s) are working for our client but we also offer talk therapy as part of our mental health counseling program in Palm Beach Florida. Talk therapy gets to the root of the issue and helps teach clients tools for healing, and helps with changing their thoughts and behavior.

Benefits Of Outpatient Psychiatric Treatment

Our outpatient psychiatric treatment has many benefits including:

Flexible Treatment: Clients can attend appointments for the treatment they need, while still being able to return to work, family and school life.

Helps to Deal with Everyday Stressors: Work, school and family life are full of everyday stressors. Clients can discuss specific issues with their psychiatrist and learn tools to deal with specific situations, triggers and cravings. They can then practice what they have learned and get feedback at their next scheduled session.

Individual Counseling Techniques: Our mental health counseling services are a combination of psychotherapy and traditional practices which is geared to each client’s specific needs and treatment goals.

Cost-effective: Outpatient psychiatric services are less costly than inpatient options because clients don’t have to pay for the cost of being housed while treated.

Call us today to learn more about our outpatient psychiatric treatment program and how we can help you or someone you love.

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Program Spotlight: Mental Health Services

Addiction is a complicated illness to treat, in part because it has both physical and mental components. For many of our clients, there are elements from their past, stressors from their present or anxieties about the future that influence their recovery.

In some instances, clients have turned to drugs or alcohol in an effort to “deal” with the symptoms of a mental illness on their own. Other clients come to us because of a drug or alcohol addiction that has triggered mental health issues.

As part of our mental health program we provide psychiatric and mental health services to those in need.

Mental Health Services At New Beginnings Recovery

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program

Mental Health Counseling Services-New Beginnings RecoveryWe offer outpatient mental health treatment starting with an initial evaluation to determine our clients’ specific needs. Consultations are then scheduled based on the results of the assessment.

Through our psychiatric rehabilitation program, clients are treated at a frequency based on the type and severity of their personal condition(s).

Co-Occurring Disorders Services

New Beginnings Recovery Centre provides co-occurring (dual diagnosis) treatment for clients who require addiction treatment along with help for mental health concerns such as:

  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Panic Disorder
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
  • Social Phobia
  • Agoraphobia
  • Anorexia Nervosa
  • Bulimia Nervosa
  • Binge Eating Disorder
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Medications may be prescribed to treat the mental illness or current medications may be changed or updated to better treat a client’s current condition.

Mental Health Counseling Services

Our mental health counseling services are available to clients enrolled in any of our treatment programs. We also provide services for people seeking mental health counseling alone. Our program includes the following services:

  • Initial Assessment and Diagnosis
  • Mental Health Counseling (Psychotherapy)
  • Treatment Planning and Practical Review
  • Short-term, Solution-based Therapy
  • Counseling for Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Issues
  • Psycho-educational/Prevention Issues
  • Crisis Management

Our caring and extensively-trained counselors utilize a number of tools and techniques to treat every client’s specific situation, needs and goals.

Would you like to find out more about how our mental health services program can help you or a loved one? Call us now!

How Does A Dual Diagnosis Treatment Program Work?

Mental illness in the U.S. is not as uncommon as you may think. According to data compiled by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), 42.5 million American adults (18.2 percent of the population) suffer from some form of mental health issue, which includes depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. SAMHSA compiled data which found that 6.8 million adults had a substance abuse disorder and a mental illness in 2011. Dual diagnosis treatment for a person in this situation must be performed by experts who have experience in this field, like us here at New Beginnings Recovery.

What Is A Dual Diagnosis?

Healing Through Dual Diagnosis Treatment - NewBeginningsRecoveryCenterA client is considered to have a dual diagnosis if he or she has a diagnosable mental illness as well as an addiction. Drug and alcohol issues occur together frequently, and tend to occur in clients who also have:

How Does A Dual Diagnosis Begin?

In some instances, the symptoms of the mental illness occur first. A person may start using drugs or alcohol because these substances help them feel better, temporarily. For other people, the substance abuse comes first. Over time, it can lead to emotional and mental problems.

How Is A Dual Diagnosis Treatment Program Structured?

Treating the addiction only, without addressing the mental health issue doesn’t get to the root of deeper issues and increases the chances of relapse.

Our dual diagnosis treatment is structured so that both conditions are dealt with concurrently, so that our clients can completely heal.

The first step is for a client to stop using drugs and/or alcohol (we help our clients safely and comfortably detox). While the addiction is active/ongoing, it’s difficult to make a clear diagnosis of the mental illness and to offer appropriate treatment for a client. Once a client is sober, the mental health issues can be addressed appropriately.

Outpatient Addiction And Mental Health Services

At New Beginnings Recovery Center, we offer outpatient addiction and mental health services. This treatment model was developed for clients who are interested in receiving dual diagnosis treatment but have work, school and/or family obligations. Our professional and caring mental health staff provides counseling and treatment on an individual basis

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Co-Occurring Disorders: Which Came First For You, Mental Illness Or Addiction?

People who have substance abuse issues are at higher risk of developing a mental health issue, and a significant number of people living with mental health concerns also struggle with addictions. When a person has a mental illness and an addiction, it is referred to as the client having a co-occurring disorder or dual-diagnosis.

When Mental Illness Symptoms Appear First

Which Came First For You, Mental Illness Or Addiction - NewBeginningsIn some situations, a person will develop symptoms of a mental illness and start using drugs and/or alcohol as a way to try to manage their symptoms. This type of self-medication may help to make them feel better temporarily, but it does nothing to treat the underlying illness.

A person who feels anxious may be drawn toward a downer like opiates or alcohol, since they have a sedating effect. Someone who is depressed may start using cocaine or amphetamines to boost his or her mood.

The substances may help the person to feel “better” for a time, but then end up making them feel worse and more anxious or depressed. Once he or she develops a tolerance for the substance, the problem becomes having to take more and more of the substance to get the desired effect. Drugs and alcohol can also interfere with the way the brain chemistry works and only ends up compounding a mental health concern.

When The Addiction Develops First

It is possible for some people to develop symptoms of a mental illness only after they start using drugs or alcohol. For example, chemical changes can occur in the brain in people who use. These changes could lead to episodes of a mental health issue that can last long after one stops using. Drugs and alcohol can also bring an underlying mental illness to the surface in some people.

The Right Help For Co-Occurring Disorders

No matter which came first for you, the mental illness or the addiction, a person living with co-occurring disorders needs expert treatment if he or she is going to move forward into a life of sobriety.

Here at New Beginnings Recovery Center, we offer top-notch mental health services including:

  • Co-Occurring Disorders Services
  • Psychiatric Services
  • Mental Health Counseling Services

Our caring, professional psychiatric and mental health team will perform a detailed evaluation to get an accurate diagnosis. We offer individualized treatment plans for each of our clients that includes group and individual one-on-one treatment sessions.

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What Can You Do About The Link Between Mental Health And Your Addiction?

What Can You Do About Mental Health, Addiction - NewBeginningsRecoveryWhile many people realize that drug and alcohol addiction is a chronic disease, few realize that your mental health plays a large role in your addictions. Suffering from anxiety, depression, or other mental illnesses can trigger your dependence upon these substances as a way of coping. Because your mental health often contributes to your addiction, focusing on mental illness in our mental health treatment programs is an important part of your recovery plan.

Finding the Root Cause Of Addiction Through Unique And Effective Therapies

By using special intensive therapies throughout your recovery program, we will help you to discover the causes of your addiction. A very important and effective therapy you may participate in is Inner Child Therapy for addiction. These therapy sessions are designed to identify event in your past that may have contributed to your current substance abuse issues. Once these events have been recognized, your therapist will help you learn to process them.

The Holistic Approach To Addiction Treatment

The most successful treatment programs focus on treating your entire body rather than focusing solely on your addictions. That is why at New Beginnings Recovery Center you will find several treatment options that are customized for your recovery. You will participate in group, individual and family therapy sessions as well as relaxing treatments and physical activities. Our goal is to teach you alternative ways to cope with the underlying causes of your mental illness and substance abuse.

Successfully Preventing Relapse

One of the most important reasons that we focus on treating your mental health as well as your overall health during your recovery is to help prevent relapse. By treating depression or anxiety with appropriate activities, you will be less likely to return to your addictions. Patients with untreated mental health conditions are more likely to suffer from a relapse after finishing a recovery program.

Life-Long Sobriety!

When overcoming addiction and substance abuse, it is important to treat any underlying causes such as mental illness. Conditions such as depression, anxiety, or post-traumatic stress disorder must be addressed in order to achieve a full recovery from your addictions. With our unique holistic approach you will be on your way to life-long sobriety!

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What Place Does Mental Health Services Have In Addiction Treatment?

Addiction is chronic illness that can be complicated to treat. Often a person seeking help has lived with its effects for a number of years. At that point, the behaviors are so much a part of an individual’s life that he or she is no longer in control; the addiction has fully taken over. It can be difficult to appreciate that a person can no longer choose whether to continue the addictive behavior, but that is the reality. Addiction counseling will be needed in that instance.

Mental Health Counseling For Drug And Alcohol Treatment

Going into treatment is a major change for a client, and it involves stripping away coping mechanisms for dealing with strong emotions which may have been in place for years. Addiction does not exist in a vacuum, and no one picks up a drink, a pill, or a joint with the intention of becoming an addict.

What Place Does Mental Health Services Have In Addiction TreatmentSome people turn to substances because they want to feel more confident, or less anxious. Others are looking for ways to deal with depression, boredom, or feelings of guilt or shame because of a traumatic experience. Mental health services can offer support while clients make the transition from relying on their substance of choice to help them cope with difficult situations to dealing with them head on.

Not only do clients need to look at the underlying reasons why they became addicted initially, but they may also need help with current concerns in their lives. Therapy can focus on specific issues, such as depression or rebuilding self-esteem.

Marriage and family counseling can help a client’s spouse or partner and his or her family members understand the nature of this disease. They will are an important source of support during treatment. Once a client has finished his or her formal treatment plan, having a strong family network becomes even more important to help prevent a relapse.

Get Help For Addiction And Make A Fresh Start

The best time to get help for drug and alcohol addiction is today. New Beginnings Recovery Center offers Outpatient Detox, an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP), mental health services and counseling to its clients.

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Start The New Year By Getting Sober At New Beginnings

If there ever was a good time to take stock and make a change for the better, turning over the calendar to a new year is an excellent one. This is the traditional time when people make resolutions to make positive changes in their lives to turn over a new leaf. One of the best gifts you can give yourself this year (or any other time) is to get sober. Don’t let the idea that you have to go into a lengthy inpatient treatment program hold you back from getting the help you need. An intensive outpatient program offers a high level of care without interrupting your schedule.

Detox – First Step In Treatment

New Year Sobriety | Intensive Outpatient Treatment | Treatment ProgramIn order for addiction treatment to be effective, a client will need to be free from the influences of all chemicals. Outpatient detox programs help a client detox without having to stay long-term at a treatment facility. They can have the benefit of the support of family and friends, and continue to go to work or school during this process.

Each client’s needs are different, and expert staff is available to provide as much hands-on support as needed during the process. Once the detoxification is completed, a client can start his or her drug and alcohol addiction treatment program.

Personalized Treatment Programs

Several types of counseling programs can be used to get at the root of addiction and provide help to clients who want to make a fresh start in 2014. Individual therapy can help clients explore what made them turn to drugs and alcohol originally and assist them in developing strategies to deal with triggers that may make them want to start using again.

Mental health counseling addresses concerns that may not be directly related to the addiction, but which have a bearing on a client’s recovery. Through this process, they can get help for personal and relationship issues, as well as crisis situations they may need to deal with.

Inner child therapy is a tool that is used to help clients get in touch with their own inner self, which has no doubt been damaged by and through the use of drugs and/or alcohol. Group therapy participants can be a part of this highly-effective therapeutic technique to promote healing.

Are you ready to make a positive change in this new year? Contact New Beginnings Recovery Center at 888-840-5189.

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