Good Shepherd Parish – Esther Residence

Saco, Maine

27 Thornton Avenue
Saco, ME 04072

(207) 283-0323
4.68 (8 reviews)

About Good Shepherd Parish – Esther Residence

Good Shepherd Parish - Esther Residence promotes women helping Women. They assist in transitional living through sober living support, life skills, recreation, recovery work, and employment.

Good Shepherd Parish – Esther Residence provides a safe, nurturing community. Their focus is to assist each woman by identifying and celebrating her strengths and gifts.

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sober-living iconSober Living Homes

Sober Living Houses (SLHs), aka sober homes or halfway houses, are safe, substance-free, supportive living facilities for those recovering from substance abuse. Ideal for those who've just been through inpatient or outpatient treatment, SLHs are supervised environments with rules that support sobriety, such as curfews, shared chores, and therapeutic meetings. Residents are also often trained on life skills and coping skills to make it easier to transition into society. SLHs also provide a strong sense of community that can lead to the kind of deep and lasting connections with other sober individuals that supports a new, healthy lifestyle.

aftercare iconAftercare Support

Completing a drug or alcohol rehab program shouldn't spell the end of substance abuse treatment. Aftercare involves making a sustainable plan for recovery, including ongoing support. This can include sober living arrangements like halfway houses, career counseling, and setting a patient up with community programs like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or Narcotics Anonymous (NA).

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adult-program iconAdult Program

women iconProgram For Women

young-adult iconYoung Adult Program

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  • home-setting iconResidential Setting

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check iconDual 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 iconMental Health and Substance Abuse

A combined mental health and substance abuse rehab has the staff and resources available to handle individuals with both mental health and substance abuse issues. It can be challenging to determine where a specific symptom stems from (a mental health issue or an issue related to substance abuse), so mental health and substance abuse professionals are helpful in detangling symptoms and keeping treatment on track.

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intervention iconGroup 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.

mental-health iconIndividual 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.

life-skills iconLife Skills

Life skills trainings involve all the skills a person must have in order to function successfully in the world. These include time management, career guidance, money management, and effective communication. Truly successful addiction recovery is based on the ability to not only live substance-free, but to thrive. Life skills teaches the practical necessities of functioning in society, which sets clients up for success in life, and therefore sobriety.

recreational-therapy iconRecreational Therapy

Recreational therapy (aka therapeutic recreation) uses creative and fun activities to help with addiction recovery. Recreational therapists lead patients in entertaining and engaging activities like sports or games; art (drawing, painting, sculpture); drama, music, and dance; and/or community outings (field trips) to improve patients' physical, social, and emotional well-being.

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27 Thornton Avenue
Saco, ME 04072

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4.68 (8 reviews)
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4.5

Good Shepherd Parish is a great place, the service I received at this center was incredible, it made me feel that I was important for them.

Reviewed on 3/14/2019
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Lori Chapman
1 year ago
5

This place was a home thanks to the 3 Sisters. For the first time, I really worked through some issues. I will always be grateful to this special place. It s #1

Susan Stern
2 years ago
5

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Jacqueline Bilbrey
3 years ago
5

If I could give them more stars i would. They truly care and get to know you as a person and go above and beyond to help you over come your addiction. When I went there I was at a dead end and I had no where else to turn to. The ladies there took me in and helped me transition to the person I am today and never gave up on me and even now years later they are still there to help me if I ever need it. They showed me guidance when I needed it the most and helped me learn structure and I'll never be able to thank those ladies enough for everything they did and still do for me

Nicole pelletier
3 years ago
4

Ester Residence

Christina Destefano
5 years ago
5

I love the Esther Residence. I really enjoy living here. I got an awesome roommate and the other women are so amazing. I'm so blessed to be able to be living hers

Michael65
6 years ago
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Duncan B
7 years ago
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