NFI North – Sydney Riverbend
3895 West River Rd
Augusta, ME 04330
About NFI North – Sydney Riverbend
NFI North Sidney Riverbend is a residential mental health and behavioral health treatment center in Augusta, Maine. They serve youth ages 10 to 18 who need intensive support for serious emotional disturbance and complex behavioral health challenges.
A Focus on Family
I'm impressed by their family centered approach. They combine clinical care, education and trauma informed therapies to help young people heal and successfully return home.
Since 2002, the program has provided 24 hour residential care with dual diagnosis treatment for adolescents facing cooccurring mental health and substance use disorders.
Psychiatric Services and Medication Management
I appreciate their individualized treatment planning process. The 24 hour care setting provides safety, structure and comprehensive services for children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbance, trauma histories or difficulties functioning at home and school.
Their holistic treatment includes specialized individual and group therapy, family counseling, psychiatric services and medication management when appropriate. They use evidence based approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, trauma therapy and behavior modification to address mental health conditions and cooccurring substance use disorders through integrated dual diagnosis care.
Amenities
Private drug rehab provides a comfortable, secure environment that allows you to focus on doing the work to get your life back on track. Benefits include a higher staff-to-client ratio, increased one-on-one time with therapists and healthcare providers, private rooms for clients, and customized forms of therapy.
Recreational therapy uniquely combines therapeutic interventions with an activity, like horse-riding, hiking, wilderness therapy, basketball, tennis, or a full workout. Benefits of recreational therapy include providing a healthy way to work through the emotions of recovery, learning to build and maintain relationships, improving communication skills, and building self-esteem.
Art and music are mediums that connect with our feelings, making them a great recovery tool during addiction treatment. Studies show that combining art/music and drug rehab can have a greater therapeutic impact than drug rehab alone, as you’re able to access parts of your brain and body that you may not have access to during traditional talk therapy. Benefits of art/music therapy include lowering stress and anxiety, promoting healthy neurochemicals, and providing stress relief.
In order to maintain a sense of autonomy, many private rehab facilities offer clients the ability to choose their own private rooms. The privacy and personal space ensure that the recovery process is as comfortable as possible.
Wilderness rehab programs offer all the benefits of a traditional drug rehab, but with the added benefits of outdoor adventure. Venture out into the forest to learn new skills, explore the beauty of nature, and relieve stress. Engaging in wilderness activities is a great way to gain self-discovery and release negative emotions.
Addiction Treatment Programs
Adolescence is a time of unique social pressures and challenges. A young adult program in Maine addresses the recovery needs of individuals in this stage of life and gives them the tools they need to navigate it successfully.
The challenges men face when battling addiction are often different than women. That’s why men’s rehab in Maine is designed to distinctly treat men and their unique needs.
Women’s rehab in Maine allows women in treatment to feel more comfortable and safer during treatment and achieve better recovery outcomes. This is due to the gender-specific treatment they receive and the peer connections they can form during treatment.
Cognitive behavioral therapy in Maine involves specific exercises that help individuals overcome addiction. Techniques include thought records, behavioral experiments, imagery-based exposure, and pleasant activity schedules.
Rational emotive behavioral therapy in Maine addresses the irrational belief systems that cause emotional dysfunction and can lead to substance abuse. This treatment method focuses on identifying these irrational beliefs and replacing them with healthy ones.
Levels of Care
Dual diagnosis treatment in Maine actively treats co-occurring mental health disorders, such as bipolar disorder, anxiety, or depression, as well as addiction. Common methods include medication management, behavior and cognitive therapies, and counseling.
Inpatient rehab in Maine is designed primarily for clients exiting detox, people in early recovery, and those at an elevated risk of relapse. You'll reside at the rehab facility until you complete your treatment program, which allows you to focus solely on your recovery,
Contact Information
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