Axis Health System - Montrose

Focused on outpatient mental health and substance use treatment, this Montrose clinic provides counseling, psychiatric care, and structured addiction programs for people of all ages. Part of the nonprofit Axis Health System, which has served Southwest Colorado since 1960, the center treats mental health and substance use conditions, including those that occur together. They also offer trauma-focused therapy, medication treatment for opioid use disorder, DUI services, and telehealth appointments. The center welcomes lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and Two-Spirit (LGBTQ2S+) clients.

Build Recovery Skills in an Intensive Outpatient Program

The center provides individual, group, and family therapy, psychiatric assessments, and medication management. Their intensive outpatient program (IOP) follows the Matrix Model, using early recovery groups, relapse prevention, family education, and SMART Recovery tools. Therapists also use cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) to help clients manage symptoms and process trauma. Opioid use disorder treatment includes medication-assisted treatment (MAT), using Suboxone and Vivitrol.

Continue Recovery With Community Services

Clients attend IOP while living at home and can move to less frequent counseling and recovery groups as they progress. Clients can continue for 48 weeks or more while living at home and keeping up with work and family. The Montrose center provides peer services, case management, and supported employment to help clients manage practical needs. They also offer Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) for people with serious mental health conditions, with some services provided outside the clinic.