How We Care: Attachment Based, Relationship Focused
When your loved one comes to Ascend they will become part of a family, not just part of a program. This difference is what empowers our clients to engage in the deep work necessary to make significant changes in their lives. We specialize in providing individualized treatment that combines evidence-based therapies and holistic approaches to address both substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions. Our commitment to treating the whole person, physically, emotionally, and mentally, is reflected in our comprehensive, multi-faceted treatment program. We provide care through three levels of treatment, dual diagnosis care, and a variety of wellness therapies, ensuring each client has the support and resources they need for effective treatment that lasts.
Individualized Care
At Ascend, treatment is tailored to the unique needs of each client. We offer three levels of care designed to meet clients where they are in their recovery:
- Residential Care: The first step in treatment, where clients receive intensive, trauma-informed care that addresses the underlying causes of addiction, trauma, family systems, and mental health issues.
- Extended Care: An extended level of care focused on helping clients build executive functioning skills to prepare for independent living, with a structured focus on career planning, daily routines, and maintaining sobriety.
- Transitional Living: The final phase of treatment, where clients reintegrate into the community with ongoing outpatient support. This phase ensures clients are fully prepared to live independently, with a foundation of support that extends beyond treatment.
Treatment of Complex Co-Occuring Diagnosis
Ascend Recovery has over 17 years of experience working with clients who face both addiction and co-occurring mental health challenges. Dual diagnosis is a term that is frequently used in the field of mental health, and rarely is addressed properly. Our treatment approach is comprehensive. Our program integrates psychiatry with relational therapy, focusing on the therapeutic alliance between therapist and client. This collaboration helps clients address both substance use disorders and mental health symptoms, ensuring they receive the best possible treatment for their recovery.
Even mild drug and alcohol use often leads to chemical imbalances in the brain, causing symptoms such as anxiety, depression, hostile behavior, memory issues, and cravings. At Ascend, clients receive tailored treatment to stabilize their mental health, alongside therapeutic strategies that manage cravings and improve overall wellness. Our clients receive psychiatric evaluation, medication management, and individualized therapy, allowing them to regain control over their recovery.
Family Program
The Family Program is a cornerstone of Ascend Recovery’s approach, as we believe family involvement is crucial to the recovery process. While some programs have a “family day” or one family session, Ascend has an intensive family program every two weeks that involves the family throughout the entire treatment process. Ascend helps the entire family heal together and work toward a healthier future. Our family program runs bi-monthly and includes intensive family therapy, multifamily group therapy, and experiential therapy. On non-program weeks, individual family therapy sessions are held virtually. Families are educated on addiction, mental health, and how they can support their loved ones through recovery. This ongoing commitment helps families better understand the challenges their loved one faces and creates a supportive environment for healing. These efforts provide families with the tools and resources to build stronger, healthier relationships and support their loved one’s recovery.
Holistic Wellness Therapies
Our wellness therapies aim to eliminate cravings, stabilize mood, restore energy, and improve overall well-being. We offer amino acid supplementation, which helps to heal and repair deficiencies caused by substance use, stabilize mood, and reduce cravings. Additionally, our nutrition program serves nourishing foods that replenish the body’s depleted nutrients while maintaining great flavor and comfort.
Daily exercise is a key component of our wellness therapies. It helps to fortify the body, release tension, and clear the mind, supporting both physical and emotional healing for overall balance. Many clients develop a new love for physical fitness, benefiting from the mental and emotional benefits of daily movement.
Experiential Therapy
Our Experiential Therapy program allows clients to go beyond traditional “talk” therapy and engage in therapeutic activities that help them integrate their treatment into real-world scenarios. Some of the approaches used in experiential therapy include:
- Equine Therapy (minimum twice weekly)
- Expressive Arts Program
- Music Therapy
- Challenge Courses, including high ropes events and team-building exercises
These hands-on, engaging experiences provide clients with the opportunity to practice new coping strategies, problem-solving skills, and recovery techniques in a supportive and structured environment. Experiential therapy is a vital part of our program, helping clients develop emotional resilience and prepare for life outside of treatment.
Trauma Treatment
We recognize that trauma and loss are near-universal experiences for our clients and can significantly impact the recovery process. Trauma-Informed Therapy is integral to our treatment, offering a safe and inviting environment where clients can heal from unresolved trauma. We use a variety of modalities to address trauma, including:
- Single-gender group therapy
- Expressive arts programming
- Psychodrama
- EMDR
- DBT-informed therapy
- Somatic experiencing techniques
These therapies help clients process their past experiences in a multisensory way that promotes emotional healing, supports their recovery, and builds a strong foundation for a fulfilling life in recovery.
Psychiatric & Medical Interventions
Ascend Recovery provides comprehensive psychiatric care, including weekly psychiatric visits and medication management. We believe that in order to provide high-quality treatment of complex comorbid mental health diagnoses, a sophisticated psychiatric team is necessary. Our board-certified psychiatrists, specializing in addiction medicine, work closely with clients to ensure that their mental health and addiction are both treated effectively. This integrated approach ensures that clients are receiving the most comprehensive care possible for both their mental health and addiction needs.
Ascend offers genetic testing for psychiatric medications. Genetic testing for psychiatric medications, known as pharmacogenetics, can provide insights into how a patient may metabolize and respond to certain medications. This is effective for cutting down trial and error periods for certain medications.
Other Evidence-Based Treatments
At Ascend Recovery, we are committed to providing evidence-based treatment approaches that have been proven effective in treating both substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions. Our clinical team uses scientifically supported therapies to ensure our clients receive the most effective care. These therapies help clients develop coping skills, manage symptoms, and achieve long-term recovery.
Our evidence-based treatment includes a wide range of therapeutic modalities, each carefully selected to address the specific needs of our clients. These approaches are grounded in research and clinical practice, and we integrate them into every phase of treatment at Ascend Recovery.
Types of Evidence-Based Therapies We Use:
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Equine Therapy
- Psychodrama
- Somatic Experiencing
- Trauma-Informed Therapy
- Brainspotting
- Art Therapy
- Music Therapy
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
We help our clients focus on what matters most, becoming better than who they used to be.
At Ascend Recovery, we are committed to providing individualized care that addresses the full spectrum of a client’s needs. Through our comprehensive treatment modalities, including individual therapy, group therapy, family therapy, wellness therapies, and experiential therapy, we ensure that each client has the tools and support necessary for a successful recovery. Our holistic approach ensures long-term healing, helping clients change their lives. Reach out to us today to get started.
