The Gandara Mental Health Center

85 St George Rd
Springfield, MA 01104

Springfield, Massachusetts
413-732-2120

About The Gandara Mental Health Center

Gandara Mental Health Center offers bilingual and culturally responsive treatment for substance use/misuse at their outpatient (OP) behavioral health clinic. you'll find 'em out in Springfield, Massachusetts. They serve adults with substance use disorders and co-occurring mental issues.

Their recovery program begins with a diagnostic assessment to identify your unique needs and create a personalized treatment plan. You can expect to attend individual and group therapy. Group therapy helps you address the underlying causes of your behavioral challenges and develop sound coping mechanisms. You’ll learn how to better manage stress, communicate effectively and control negative emotions through healthy relationships. Their goal is to equip you with relevant tools that promote relapse prevention and lasting sobriety.

You’ll also benefit from the services of recovery coaching who will help you set goals, monitor recovery milestones and provide support through individual counseling.

They also offer family and couple counseling sessions. This can help strengthen relationships and improve communication between you and your loved ones. A healthy family dynamic creates a solid support system crucial for recovery.

Medication assisted treatment (MAT) is provided for those battling opioid use disorders or alcoholism. The program incorporates various psychiatric services to support clients with co-occurring conditions. These include psychiatric evaluation, psychological testing and medication management.

The cool thing about their outpatient program is the flexibility it offers to fit your schedule. You don’t have to stop work or change your daily routine.

Clients with moderate substance use seeking more support can benefit from their structured outpatient addiction program. This involves 3.5 hours of weekly group therapy sessions lasting three to six weeks. This subgroup treatment is delivered in highly structured settings. You’ll attend sessions during the day and return home at night.

This facility also offers parenting programs, DUI counseling and gambling prevention initiatives. Their comprehensive services even include transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), domestic violence prevention, sex offenders counseling, and care coordination.

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Amenities

Executive Offices

Taking time away from a demanding corporate job to attend drug rehab may seem impossible, but executive drug rehab programs combine cutting edge addiction treatment with executive amenities like Wi-Fi, access to computers, and conference calling so you can take care of your health and stay on top of business.

Addiction Treatment Programs

Adult Program

Each adult program in Massachusetts is designed to help individuals over the age of 18 recover from addiction to drugs or alcohol. The length of the program and its intensity varies, based on the needs of the individual.

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT)

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is an integrative, community-based care strategy designed to address the needs of persons with severe and/or complex mental illness or behavioral disorders. ACT is typically provided by a multidisciplinary team of medical and mental health care providers, social workers, therapists, and other specialists, including addiction recovery professionals. These services are frequently provided in the home and community to clients in crisis, those who are clinically unstable, and those who are unable or unwilling to travel to a hospital or clinic for in-person treatment.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Cognitive behavioral therapy in Massachusetts is a hands-on method that engages participants in changing their thought and behavior patterns. Rather than a talk-listen approach, individuals are actively involved in working with their therapist to treat their addiction.

Fitness Therapy

Fitness therapy is an evidence-based complementary approach to addiction recovery and mental health care. Based on mounting scientific evidence of the benefits of physical activity in improving mood, enhancing clients’ sense of wellbeing, and decreasing depression and anxiety, fitness therapy encompasses a wide spectrum of intensities, from gentle yoga, qigong, and tai chi to weight training, kickboxing, and other highly physical activities.

Men's Rehab

For men who want to stop drinking or using drugs, men’s rehab in Massachusetts offers help and hope. These treatment programs, designed specifically for men, help participants recover and rebuild their lives.

Senior Drug & Alcohol Rehab

Elderly rehab in Massachusetts addresses both addiction issues and common challenges faced by older adults. By dealing with grief, loss, social isolation, and financial uncertainty, participants are given tools to overcome addiction later in life.

Women's Rehab

Women who are seeking treatment for substance use disorders can receive various levels of care at women’s rehab in Massachusetts. Programs include detox, partial hospitalization programs (PHP), intensive outpatient programs (IOP), telehealth programs, sober living, outpatient, and aftercare.

Teen & Adolescent Program

Teen and young adult substance abuse can set individuals on a life-long path of destruction. A young adult program in Massachusetts can intervene in young adults’ lives to set them on a better path during this crucial stage of life.

Alcoholism

Most alcohol rehab in Massachusetts consists of individual counseling and group therapy sessions, which address mental and emotional concerns that are contributing to alcohol use. Treatment helps participants make changes to maintain sobriety and prevent relapse.

Opioid Treatment

When you enter opioid rehab in Massachusetts, you’ll receive treatment in a supportive environment that encourages recovery. After successful withdrawal management, you’ll participate in a variety of evidence-based therapies that prepare you for long-term sobriety.

Drug Rehab

Addiction is a highly complex problem, and drug rehab in Massachusetts is often necessary to address it. These programs treat physical, mental, and relational issues that are involved. Treatment empowers individuals to manage these issues without the use of drugs.

Levels of Care

Detox & MAT

The first step to a drug-free future is detox. This involves slowly and safely ridding your body of all addictive substances, under 24/7 supervision. This is typically the initial phase of drug rehab in Massachusetts.

Outpatient Rehab

Massachusetts outpatient rehab does not have a defined timeline. The program is tailored to meet your recovery needs, and may last 90 days or a year or more. During this time, you will attend therapy sessions and support group meetings, for ongoing accountability and development of sober-living skills.

Aftercare & Alumni Program

Aftercare rehab in Massachusetts gives you continued access to support after rehab. You may need assistance with job coaching, budgeting, education, or accountability as you re-enter your life. Aftercare programs provide these supports, so you can face challenges and maintain a sober lifestyle long-term.

Dual Diagnosis & Mental Health

If you meet the diagnostic criteria for two or more conditions, you have a dual diagnosis. Massachusetts dual diagnosis treatment is designed to address both conditions simultaneously, for improved recovery outcomes.

Drug & Alcohol Intervention

You don’t have to be an expert on interventions to help an addicted loved one. Staff members offer intervention services in Massachusetts, providing support when planning and facilitating an intervention, connecting you with community resources, and helping with the development of your loved one's treatment plan.

Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
Inpatient Rehab

As the most intensive treatment setting, inpatient drug rehab in Massachusetts treatment involves 24/7 supervised care. At this level of care, you typically participate in individual, group, and family therapy sessions, and you may receive medication and additional recreational therapies.

Sober Living

In Massachusetts sober living, you will take on more responsibility than rehab treatment requires. You’ll pay rent and work or attend school. You’ll also contribute to household chores. The goal is to learn how to live independently, free from drugs and alcohol.

Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP)

Partial hospitalization programs (PHPs) in Massachusetts provide many of the same treatment services as an inpatient program, but you don’t have to stay overnight. PHPs often provide a bridge between inpatient and outpatient treatment.

Accreditations

SAMHSA: Yes
CARF

Contact Information

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85 St George Rd
Springfield, MA 01104

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