Glade Run Lutheran Services

About Glade Run Lutheran Services

Glade Run Lutheran Services provides comprehensive mental health services, including addiction treatment for children and adults. Programs include various outpatient care and community-based support. You'll find 'em out in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Admission to most treatment programs begins when you fill out an online form requesting information or placement in one of their treatment programs. Your family healthcare provider or your child’s school may also set up a referral.

They accept Medicaid, TRICARE, and private insurance from major providers like Aetna, Carelon Behavioral Health, Highmark, Humana, and United Healthcare UHC. You can also pay for services with cash, check, or a credit/debit card. They have a sliding scale fee program for eligible patients. Don’t worry if you don’t see your insurance provider here as they accept insurance from other providers as well.

If you choose outpatient care, there are different levels of intensity, ranging from partial hospitalization (PHP) to general outpatient (OP) programs. The PHP is especially built for children in mind as it ends at 3:00pm and provides lunch. The program works with your kids’ schools so that they keep up with their lessons.

In any program, they offer mental health assessments and psychiatric evaluations to help determine the best treatment approach for your unique needs. During treatment, your customized care plan may include individual, family, and group therapy. Outpatient counseling usually takes place in school or community-based office settings.

By registering in one of their outpatient programs, you may qualify for the Psychiatric Mobile Medication program. This program helps patients 18 and over who have a history of poor medication compliance, repeated hospital admissions, or issues with substance abuse.

Specializing in trauma focused care, Master’s level psychologists take a holistic approach to mental health and addiction treatment. Your treatment plan could include evidence-based therapies like trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR). Group therapy is another common approach to trauma focused care. The goal is to create a safe and supportive environment to help patients avoid re-traumatization during care.

While substance abuse treatment may not be their core program, they realize that substance use often coincides with mental health issues. Patients with dual diagnoses can get help here with both!

Payment Options

Local government grants
Medicaid
Private insurance
Self-pay options
Financial aid
Mental Health Agency
State Family Services
Sliding scale payment assistance
Medicare
Military insurance
Military Insurance

Levels of Care

Outpatient

Outpatient Programs (OP) are for those seeking mental rehab or drug rehab, but who also stay at home every night. The main difference between outpatient treatment (OP) and intensive outpatient treatment (IOP) lies in the amount of hours the patient spends at the facility. Most of the time an outpatient program is designed for someone who has completed an inpatient stay and is looking to continue their growth in recovery. Outpatient is not meant to be the starting point, it is commonly referred to as aftercare.

Programs

Adolescence program

Adult program

Children program

Elderly program

Hearing impaired program

HIV/AIDS program

LGBTQ program

Military program

Young adult program

Treatment

Dual Diagnosis

Many of those suffering from addiction also suffer from mental or emotional illnesses like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, or anxiety disorders. Rehab and other substance abuse facilities treating those with a dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder administer psychiatric treatment to address the person's mental health issue in addition to drug and alcohol rehabilitation.

Mental Health

Mental health rehabs focus on helping individuals recover from mental illnesses like bipolar disorder, clinical depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and more. Mental health professionals at these facilities are trained to understand and treat mental health issues, both in individual and group settings.

Clinical Services

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a therapy modality that focuses on the relationship between one's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It is used to establish and allow for healthy responses to thoughts and feelings (instead of unhealthy responses, like using drugs or alcohol). CBT has been proven effective for recovering addicts of all kinds, and is used to strengthen a patient's own self-awareness and ability to self-regulate. CBT allows individuals to monitor their own emotional state, become more adept at communicating with others, and manage stress without needing to engage in substance abuse.

Couples Therapy

Whether a marriage or other committed relationship, an intimate partnership is one of the most important aspects of a person's life. Drug and alcohol addiction affects both members of a couple in deep and meaningful ways, as does rehab and recovery. Couples therapy and other couples-focused treatment programs are significant parts of exploring triggers of addiction, as well as learning how to build healthy patterns to support ongoing sobriety.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a modified form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a treatment designed to help people understand and ultimately affect the relationship between their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. DBT is often used for individuals who struggle with self-harm behaviors, such as self-mutilation (cutting) and suicidal thoughts, urges, or attempts. It has been proven clinically effective for those who struggle with out-of-control emotions and mental health illnesses like Borderline Personality Disorder.

Eating Disorder Treatment

Eating disorders include anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, and dysfunctional eating patterns. Many psychologists and other mental health professionals consider eating disorders to be food addictions, meaning food is being used in an addictive way (similar to drug or alcohol addiction). Certain substance abuse treatment programs will have treatment for eating disorders as one of the services offered. An eating disorder may also present as a co-occuring disorder or dual diagnosis alongside drug and alcohol addiction.

Family Therapy

Research clearly demonstrates that recovery is far more successful and sustainable when loved ones like family members participate in rehab and substance abuse treatment. Genetic factors may be at play when it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, as well as mental health issues. Family dynamics often play a critical role in addiction triggers, and if properly educated, family members can be a strong source of support when it comes to rehabilitation.

Group Therapy

Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.

Individual Therapy

In individual therapy, a patient meets one-on-one with a trained psychologist or counselor. Therapy is a pivotal part of effective substance abuse treatment, as it often covers root causes of addiction, including challenges faced by the patient in their social, family, and work/school life.

Trauma Therapy

Trauma therapy addresses traumatic incidents from a client's past that are likely affecting their present-day experience. Trauma is often one of the primary triggers and potential causes of addiction, and can stem from child sexual abuse, domestic violence, having a parent with a mental illness, losing one or both parents at a young age, teenage or adult sexual assault, or any number of other factors. The purpose of trauma therapy is to allow a patient to process trauma and move through and past it, with the help of trained and compassionate mental health professionals.