Compassionate Directions

11921 East Palmer-Wasilla Highway
Palmer, AK 99645

Palmer, Alaska

907-745-2634

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About Compassionate Directions

Compassionate Directions, in Palmer, Alaska, is a comprehensive behavioral healthcare program for youth and adults. They specialize in outpatient and in-home care, including dedicated services for children, families, parents, adolescents, young adults, seniors, and persons with co-occurring addiction and mental illness.

Clients receive medical and mental health assessments, personalized care planning, and comprehensive case management. They also engage in intensive, CBT-based individual, group, and family counseling. The program prioritizes recovery-focused life skills training to promote clients’ sustained sobriety and successful reintegration into the home, school, workplace, and community. Recovery education may address topics such as coping, self-care, wellness, anger and stress management, and relapse prevention. Their aftercare services are designed to ensure a complete continuum of care aligned with clients’ evolving needs and may include academic and vocational training, housing and food assistance, child and eldercare support, 12 step program induction, and referrals for medical, mental health, and social service programs.

Payment options include private insurance, military insurance, Medicaid, financial aid, and self-pay.

Addiction Treatment Programs

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Men's Rehab Women's Rehab Teen & Adolescent Program

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

In Alaska, cognitive behavioral therapy is used widely in substance use disorder treatment. It helps by teaching people how to address problematic feelings and thoughts so they can overcome addiction and move forward in recovery.

Men's Rehab

Gender-specific addiction treatment can target recovery issues faced by men. Men’s rehab in Alaska focuses on challenges specific to males as they struggle with alcohol or drug use disorders.

Women's Rehab

The techniques used to treat substance use disorders among men don’t always work as effectively with women. That’s why women’s rehab in Alaska provides gender-specific treatment that focuses on the unique needs of women.

Teen & Adolescent Program

Each young adult program in Alaska focuses on meeting the social, educational, psychological, physical, and spiritual needs of young adults who are struggling with addiction. Programs vary from inpatient to outpatient, offering different levels of care.

Levels of Care

Outpatient Rehab

In Alaska, outpatient rehab settings provide several hours of treatment each week, including individual and gr...oup therapy. This type of program is less restrictive than inpatient rehab, allowing you to attend therapy to overcome your addiction while still fulfilling work and school obligations.

Dual Diagnosis & Mental Health

Dual diagnosis is when you’re struggling with mental illness and addiction at the same time. Alaska dual dia...gnosis treatment takes a multidisciplinary approach to treat both conditions simultaneously.

Financial Aid

Depending on eligibility, financial aid programs can provide you with access to all levels of rehab in Alaska,... including detox, inpatient and outpatient programs, and aftercare. Financial options can include recovery grants, scholarships, non-profit programs, personal loans, and insurance programs to help you manage the cost of treatment.

Medicaid Accepted

If you’re eligible for Medicaid, you can utilize that coverage to help pay for alcohol and drug rehab in Ala...ska. Medicaid offers coverage for all levels of care, including detox. inpatient and outpatient care, and medication-assisted treatment programs.

TRICARE

Administered by the Department of Defense, TRICARE offers comprehensive military health insurance plans for ac...tive and retired military members and their families. Similar to PPO programs offered by private insurance companies, TRICARE covers multiple levels of care for addiction treatment, including detox, inpatient rehab, and outpatient services.

Private Insurance

If you have private rehab insurance, you can use your coverage to help pay for alcohol and drug rehab in in in... in Alaska. The coverage amount will vary based on specific policy details and whether the rehab is in network or out of network. You may be responsible for costs like co-payments or co-insurance. Check with your insurer for more information.

Self-Pay Options

Paying for alcohol and drug rehab in Alaska using self-pay options means paying for addiction treatment out-of...-pocket or via personal or medical loans. Depending on the level of care needed, fee structures can differ.