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Recovery First Outpatient Treatment CenterHollywood, Florida, United States (1027 Reviews)
Hollywood, Florida, United States
Recovery First Outpatient Treatment Center
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Recovery First accepts many insurances to help cover the costs of addiction treatment. If Recovery First is in-network with the company that carries your insurance policy, at least some of your treatment costs will be covered.
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Perfect for Professionals
Medically Assisted Detox
Trauma-Informed Care
Master's and Doctoral Level Therapists
About Recovery First Outpatient Treatment Center
Recovery First Treatment Center in Hollywood, Florida, provides outpatient programs for individuals struggling with substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions. Their outpatient services include intensive outpatient programs (IOP) and partial hospitalization programs (PHP), allowing patients to receive structured treatment while maintaining daily responsibilities. Specialized tracks are available for veterans, first responders, and healthcare professionals, ensuring tailored support.
Heal with a Whole-Person Approach
The center uses evidence-based therapies such as motivational interviewing (MI) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) to help individuals develop coping skills and manage triggers. Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) is available for opioid and alcohol use disorders, helping reduce cravings and withdrawal symptoms. Holistic approaches, including mindfulness, yoga, and art therapy, support emotional healing and stress management.
Access Convenient Treatment Options
Recovery First employs a flexible treatment model, allowing clients to transition between levels of care as needed. The program fosters a strong recovery community through group therapy, peer support, and relapse prevention planning. As part of the American Addiction Centers network, Recovery First helps clients gain access to a broad network of resources and expertise, enhancing the quality of care and support available throughout their recovery journey. Virtual therapy options, including a virtual IOP, are also available, making high-quality treatment more accessible.
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Insurance Accepted
Provider's Policy:Recovery First accepts many insurances to help cover the costs of addiction treatment. If Recovery First is in-network with the company that carries your insurance policy, at least some of your treatment costs will be covered.
Humana
With roots in the health field dating back to 1961, Humana is a trusted insurance provider that proudly serves over 20 million Americans.
Optum
Part of UnitedHealth Group, providing care to over 165,000 people worldwide.
Tricare
Providing health care programs that reinforce, maintain, and sustain good health for uniformed service members, retirees, and their families globally.
Cigna
Cigna's unique history traces back to 1792, but today they offer services to 190 million customers in 30 different countries across the globe.
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Care for Co-Occurring Disorders
Recovery First recognizes that addiction and mental health disorders can often coincide and believes treating both is necessary for recovery. They have the knowledge and experience to treat conditions like trauma, PTSD, bipolar disorder, depression, and other disorders commonly present with addiction. With this care, clients can receive the integrated care they need to fully recover.
Medical Detox
Recovery First offers medical detox with 24/7 nursing care to help patients overcome drug or alcohol dependence in safety and comfort. Medications may be provided to alleviate pain, prevent complications, and ease cravings. Medications are only prescribed as needed, deemed necessary by Recovery First’s clinical staff.
Healthcare Professionals Program
Healthcare professionals can experience unique stressors and circumstances in their line of work. Recovery First tailors a treatment track to meet the needs of doctors, nurses, pharmacists, counselors, and others in the healthcare field. They seek to help clients manage stress, work-life balance, and help them return to work, or find a job better suited to their recovery needs.
Amenities for Health And Healing
Recovery First offers recreational amenities, like a game room with a TV, board games, ping pong tables, and more. They also provide therapeutic excursions. Their bed size of 28 gives their facility a close, community-style feel. Each apartment-style suite includes a small kitchen and a bathroom shared between two clients. Common areas allow clients to mingle and socialize outside treatment.
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Center Overview
Men and Women
Men and women attend treatment for addiction in a co-ed setting, going to therapy groups together to share experiences, struggles, and successes.
Professionals
Busy, high-ranking professionals get the personalized treatment they need with greater accommodations for work, privacy, and outside communication.
Veterans
Patients who completed active military duty receive specialized treatment focused on trauma, grief, loss, and finding a new work-life balance.
Treatment Focus
This center treats primary substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions. Your treatment plan addresses each condition at once with personalized, compassionate care for comprehensive healing.
Treatment
Specializations
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.
Outpatient
During outpatient rehab, patients attend a structured treatment program while continuing to live at home.
Veterans
Patients who completed active military duty receive specialized treatment focused on trauma, grief, loss, and finding a new work-life balance.
Treatment Services
Day Treatment
In a PHP, patients live at home but follow an intensive schedule of treatment. Most programs require you to be on-site for about 40 hours per week.
Intensive Outpatient Program
In an IOP, patients live at home or a sober living, but attend treatment typically 9-15 hours a week. Most programs include talk therapy, support groups, and other methods.
Outpatient
During outpatient rehab, patients attend a structured treatment program while continuing to live at home.
Approaches
Spiritual Emphasis
Spirituality connects patients to a higher power and helps strengthen their recovery, hope, and compliance with other treatment modalities.
Evidence-Based
A combination of scientifically rooted therapies and treatments make up evidence-based care, defined by their measured and proven results.
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.
Personalized Treatment
The specific needs, histories, and conditions of individual patients receive personalized, highly relevant care throughout their recovery journey.
Twelve Step
Incorporating spirituality, community, and responsibility, 12-Step philosophies prioritize the guidance of a Higher Power and a continuation of 12-Step practices.
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.
Meditation & Mindfulness
A practiced state of mind that brings patients to the present. It allows them to become fully aware of themselves, their feelings, and the present moment.
Trauma-Specific Therapy
This form of talk therapy addresses any childhood trauma at the root of a patient's current diagnosis.
Mindfulness Therapy
This ancient practice can be mental, emotional, and even spiritual. In meditation, you focus your attention on the present moment without judgement.
Art Therapy
Visual art invites patients to examine the emotions within their work, focusing on the process of creativity and its gentle therapeutic power.
Family Therapy
Family therapy addresses group dynamics within a family system, with a focus on improving communication and interrupting unhealthy relationship patterns.
Life Skills
Teaching life skills like cooking, cleaning, clear communication, and even basic math provides a strong foundation for continued recovery.
Medication-Assisted Treatment
Combined with behavioral therapy, prescribed medications can enhance treatment by relieving withdrawal symptoms and focus patients on their recovery.
Motivational Interviewing and Enhancement Therapy (MET)
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.
Conditions We Treat
Anger
Although anger itself isn't a disorder, it can get out of hand. If this feeling interferes with your relationships and daily functioning, treatment can help.
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.
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.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
OCD is characterized by intrusive and distressing thoughts that drive repetitive behaviors. This pattern disrupts daily life and relationships.
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.
Stress
Stress is a natural reaction to challenges, and it can even help you adapt. However, chronic stress can cause physical and mental health issues.
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."
Substances We Treat
Alcohol
Using alcohol as a coping mechanism, or drinking excessively throughout the week, signals an alcohol use disorder.
Benzodiazepines
Benzodiazepines are prescribed to treat anxiety and sleep issues. They are highly habit forming, and their abuse can cause mood changes and poor judgement.
Chronic Relapse
Consistent relapse occurs repeatedly, after partial recovery from addiction. This condition requires long-term treatment.
Co-Occurring Disorders
A person with multiple mental health diagnoses, such as addiction and depression, has co-occurring disorders also called dual diagnosis.
Cocaine
Cocaine is a stimulant with euphoric effects. Agitation, muscle ticks, psychosis, and heart issues are common symptoms of cocaine abuse.
Drug Addiction
Drug addiction is the excessive and repetitive use of substances, despite harmful consequences to a person's life, health, and relationships.
Ecstasy
Ecstasy is a stimulant that causes intense euphoria and heightened awareness. Abuse of this drug can trigger depression, insomnia, and memory problems.
Heroin
Heroin is a highly addictive and illegal opioid. It can cause insomnia, collapsed veins, heart issues, and additional mental health issues.
Psychedelics
Hallucinogenic drugs—like LSD—cause euphoria and increased sensory experiences. When abused, they can lead to depression and psychosis.
Methamphetamine
Methamphetamine, or meth, increases energy, agitation, and paranoia. Long-term use can result in severe physical and mental health issues.
Aftercare
Experience
Amenities
Special Considerations
First Responders Program
Paramedics, police officers, firefighters, and others join in a specific First Responders program, usually focused on trauma, grief, and work-life balance.
Activities
Professional Staff
Denise O' Connell
CEO
LMHC, Master's in Counseling Psychology
Dr. Richard Seely
Medical Director
MD
Charles Smith
Addictionologist
Doctorate in Osteopathic Medicine
Anthony Davis
Program Supervisor
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Testimonial
I came to this facility for alcohol dependence and it was such a great experience. The therapists and each and every staff member were absolutely incredible. I was treated with respect and treatment was tailored to my individual needs.
Former Client
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