Black Bear Lodge

Using alcohol as a coping mechanism, or drinking excessively throughout the week, signals an alcohol use disorder.

A person with multiple mental health diagnoses, such as addiction and depression, has co-occurring disorders also called dual diagnosis.

Drug addiction is the excessive and repetitive use of substances, despite harmful consequences to a person's life, health, and relationships.

A combination of scientifically rooted therapies and treatments make up evidence-based care, defined by their measured and proven results.

Expressive tools and therapies help patients process past situations, learn more about themselves, and find healing through action.

Providers involve family in the treatment of their loved one through family therapy, visits, or both–because addiction is a family disease.

Incorporating spirituality, community, and responsibility, 12-Step philosophies prioritize the guidance of a Higher Power and a continuation of 12-Step practices.

Visual art invites patients to examine the emotions within their work, focusing on the process of creativity and its gentle therapeutic power.

With this approach, patients heal by doing. Therapists help patients process difficult emotions to speak, using guided activities like art or dance.

Family therapy addresses group dynamics within a family system, with a focus on improving communication and interrupting unhealthy relationship patterns.

This approach is based on idea that motivation to change comes from within. Providers use a conversational framework that may help you commit to recovery.

This method combines treatment with education, teaching patients about different paths toward recovery. This empowers them to make more effective decisions.

In recreation therapy, recovery can be joyful. Patients practice social skills and work through emotional triggers by engaging in fun activities.

Relapse prevention counselors teach patients to recognize the signs of relapse and reduce their risk.

This cognitive behavioral therapy teaches patients to accept challenging feelings and make the appropriate changes to reach personal goals.

Two or more people meet with a therapist together. Patients get valuable peer support, strengthen interpersonal skills, and improve self-awareness.