BHcare Valley

Serving as one of two main offices, BHcare Valley supports Ansonia and the surrounding communities. This smoke-free center offers walk-in assessments and provides outpatient therapy, intensive outpatient programs (IOP), medication-assisted treatment (MAT), crisis services, and integrated primary care. They treat children, teens, and adults facing substance use disorders (SUD) and co-occurring conditions, including anxiety, personality disorders, depression and mood disorders, grief and loss, schizophrenia, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Support That Goes Beyond Treatment

BHcare Valley also offers case management, supportive and supervised housing, employment services, jail diversion, young adult services, care coordination, prevention and wellness programming, domestic violence and victim advocacy, and community-based support services. Specialized IOPs are available for women’s trauma (12 weeks), dual diagnosis, substance use disorders (SUD), borderline personality disorder (BPD), symptom management, children ages 5–18, and young adults ages 18–28.

Tools for Healing and Stability

Care is delivered through individual, group, and family therapy. Evidence-based approaches include trauma recovery and empowerment model (TREM), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), accelerated trauma resolution (ATR), flash technique (FT), and psychoeducation. Children’s services also incorporate play, art, and drama therapy. Housing support is available based on client needs.