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Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Newport Institute Connecticut
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About Newport Institute Connecticut
Newport Institute offers gender-specific treatment for young adults ages 18 to 35 who struggle with mental health issues co-occurring disorders. Each resident’s treatment plan includes clinical, experiential, vocational, and educational aspects for long-lasting effectiveness. The Newport Institute provides individual and group therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), nutrition education, body image group, and attachment-based family therapy (ABFT). Founder Jamison Monroe created Newport Institute to help young adults have fulfilling, happy lives as they are the generation with the most dramatic rise in mental health issues in the United States.
Comfortable Gender-Responsive Living
Newport Institute has both male and female programs. Their Southern Connecticut campus is situated in a welcoming, home-like setting with dedicated spaces for group therapy, physical activities, and creative arts modalities like music and visual art. It is conveniently close to the lovely Connecticut shoreline and easily reachable from the New York metropolitan area.
Comprehensive Treatment Programs
Young adults spend 30 hours in clinical and experiential care. Their academic pursuits take up another 20 hours, keeping patients comfortably busy as they work through treatment. Newport Institute uses assessments and personalized care to get to the “why” behind addiction and behavioral issues, treating much more than just the symptoms. Their proven success comes largely from compassionate staff, who aim to heal young adults in mind, body, and spirit.
Care for The Future
Newport Institute’s life skills and academic programs prepare young adults for their new futures. Vocational assistance helps older patients as they transition out of schooling and into work, improving their executive skills and motivation. For the college-bound, Newport Institute helps patients keep on track with school and keep their future goals a priority.
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Insurance Accepted
Provider's Policy:The insurances listed represent the current in-network partners for this location. While not shown here, Newport also accepts many out-of-network plans and are happy to work with you to explore coverage options.
BlueCross BlueShield
A leading healthcare provider serving over 100 million Americans as one of the largest insurance companies in the country.
Anthem
Founded in 1946, Anthem is the 4th largest public managed health care company in the United States and serves over 46 million clients.
ComPsych
The world's #1 employee assisted program (EAP) provider, offering unique personalized programs to Americans & people worldwide.
First Health
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Experiential And Therapeutic Care
Newport Institute carefully blends therapeutic care with experiential treatment, providing young adults an adventurous and healing experience. A combination of each addresses the needs of young adults, inspiring change, growth, and hope in the future. Outdoor outings take clients out into nature for a grounding and therapeutic experience.
Life Skills for Young Adults
Young adults beginning college, work, and their adult lives receive the support and skill-building they need from Newport Institute. Gentle support and guidance gives clients greater confidence, heightening executive functioning, independence, and their academic futures in college and beyond. Newport’s Life Skills program aims to inspire confidence and give the skills clients need for a successful and comfortable future.
Treatment for Trauma And Mental Health
Understanding the prevalence of trauma and mental health conditions in young adults, Newport Institute treats each patient as a whole–addressing trauma, post traumatic stress (PTSD), and mental health conditions like depression and anxiety. With co-occurring disorders treated, patients and their families begin healing from addiction, eating disorders, and other conditions.
Recover On a Private Campus
Newport Institute’s Connecticut campus treats young adults in privacy. Treatment stays on site, allowing for a complete immersion in recovery and a greater separation from the busy outside world. Gender-responsive living and comfortable rooms for individual and group therapies help make the experience as comfortable as possible, beginning to end.
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Center Overview
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Young Adults
Emerging adults ages 18-25 receive treatment catered to the unique challenges of early adulthood, like college, risky behaviors, and vocational struggles.
LGBTQ+
Addiction and mental illnesses in the LGBTQ+ community must be treated with an affirming, safe, and relevant approach, which many centers provide.
Treatment Focus
This center specializes in primary mental health treatment and offers programs for co-occurring substance use. You receive collaborative, individualized treatment for whole-person healing.
Treatment
Specializations
Anxiety
Anxiety is a common mental health condition that can include excessive worry, panic attacks, physical tension, and increased blood pressure.
Co-Occurring Disorders
A person with multiple mental health diagnoses, such as addiction and depression, has co-occurring disorders also called dual diagnosis.
Depression
Symptoms of depression may include fatigue, a sense of numbness, and loss of interest in activities. This condition can range from mild to severe.
Young Adults
Emerging adults ages 18-25 receive treatment catered to the unique challenges of early adulthood, like college, risky behaviors, and vocational struggles.
Gender-specific groups
Patients in gender-specific groups gain the opportunity to discuss challenges unique to their gender in a comfortable, safe setting conducive to healing.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
PTSD is a long-term mental health issue caused by a disturbing event or events. Symptoms include anxiety, dissociation, flashbacks, and intrusive thoughts.
Trauma
Some traumatic events are so disturbing that they cause long-term mental health problems. Those ongoing issues can also be referred to as "trauma."
Treatment Services
Licensed Primary Mental Health
Some primary care providers offer mental health diagnosis and treatment. This can prevent patients from developing more serious conditions.
Residential
In a residential rehab program, patients live onsite, with access to daily treatment and 24-hour care. An average stay is 30-90 days.
Approaches
Evidence-Based
A combination of scientifically rooted therapies and treatments make up evidence-based care, defined by their measured and proven results.
Experiential
Expressive tools and therapies help patients process past situations, learn more about themselves, and find healing through action.
Individual Treatment
Individual care meets the needs of each patient, using personalized treatment to provide them the most relevant care and greatest chance of success.
Twelve Step
Incorporating spirituality, community, and responsibility, 12-Step philosophies prioritize the guidance of a Higher Power and a continuation of 12-Step practices.
Gender-Specific
Separate treatment for men or women can create strong peer connections and remove barriers related to trauma, shame, and gender-specific nuances.
Therapies
1-on-1 Counseling
Patient and therapist meet 1-on-1 to work through difficult emotions and behavioral challenges in a personal, private setting.
Trauma-Specific Therapy
This form of talk therapy addresses any childhood trauma at the root of a patient's current diagnosis.
Online Therapy
Patients can connect with a therapist via videochat, messaging, email, or phone. Remote therapy makes treatment more accessible.
Attachment-Based Family Therapy
ABFT is a trauma-focused therapy that teaches you to form healthy relationships by rebuilding trust and healing attachment issues formed in childhood.
Art Therapy
Visual art invites patients to examine the emotions within their work, focusing on the process of creativity and its gentle therapeutic power.
Equine Therapy
Guided interactions with trained horses, their handler, and a therapist can help patients improve their self-esteem, trust, empathy, and social skills.
Experiential Therapy
With this approach, patients heal by doing. Therapists help patients process difficult emotions to speak, using guided activities like art or dance.
Eye Movement Therapy (EMDR)
Lateral, guided eye movements help reduce the emotional reactions of retelling and reprocessing trauma, allowing intense feelings to dissipate.
Family Therapy
Family therapy addresses group dynamics within a family system, with a focus on improving communication and interrupting unhealthy relationship patterns.
Conditions We Treat
Grief and Loss
Grief is a natural reaction to loss, but severe grief can interfere with your ability to function. You can get treatment for this condition.
Personality Disorders
Personality disorders destabilize the way a person thinks, feels, and behaves. If untreated, they can undermine relationships and lead to severe distress.
Anxiety
Anxiety is a common mental health condition that can include excessive worry, panic attacks, physical tension, and increased blood pressure.
Bipolar
This mental health condition is characterized by extreme mood swings between depression, mania, and remission.
Codependency
Codependency is a pattern of emotional dependence and controlling behavior. It's most common among people with addicted loved ones.
Depression
Symptoms of depression may include fatigue, a sense of numbness, and loss of interest in activities. This condition can range from mild to severe.
Eating Disorders
An eating disorder is a long-term pattern of unhealthy behavior relating to food. Most people with eating disorders have a distorted self-image.
Gaming
Compulsive gaming is most often a problem for children and teens. The disorder can affect physical health, sleep, and the ability to focus at school.
Internet Addiction
Internet addiction is common among children teens. This compulsive disorder can damage relationships, school performance, sleep habits, and physical health.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
OCD is characterized by intrusive and distressing thoughts that drive repetitive behaviors. This pattern disrupts daily life and relationships.
Substances We Treat
Alcohol
Using alcohol as a coping mechanism, or drinking excessively throughout the week, signals an alcohol use disorder.
Co-Occurring Disorders
A person with multiple mental health diagnoses, such as addiction and depression, has co-occurring disorders also called dual diagnosis.
Drug Addiction
Drug addiction is the excessive and repetitive use of substances, despite harmful consequences to a person's life, health, and relationships.
Opioids
Opioids produce pain-relief and euphoria, which can lead to addiction. This class of drugs includes prescribed medication and the illegal drug heroin.
Experience
Personal Amenities
Amenities
Special Considerations
Gender-specific groups
Patients in gender-specific groups gain the opportunity to discuss challenges unique to their gender in a comfortable, safe setting conducive to healing.
Young Adults Program
Programs for young adults bring teens 18+ together to discuss age-specific challenges, vocational and educational progress, and successes in treatment.
Activities
Yoga
Yoga is both a physical and spiritual practice. It includes a flow of movement, breathing techniques, and meditation.
Off-Site Amenities
Professional Staff
Dr. Barbara Nosal
Chief Clinical Officer
PhD, LMFT, LADC
Dr. Michel Mennesson
Psychiatrist
MD
Dr. Jennifer Dragonette
Clinical Services Instructor
PsyD
Kristen Riha
Clinical Director
MA, LMFT
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Testimonial
Newport gave me a safe and supportive environment to heal and grow. I learned how to deal with life in a healthy, positive manner and gained a sense of self-worth that I had never felt before. I learned that I am more than my mental health and addiction. That I am strong, worthy and loved.
Shannon B.
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