I was given an insight into my disease and received guidance toward healing. Ethnically - diverse staff, each one brings something unique and special to the house and the treatment we receive
About Gundersen Health System – Unity House for Women
Gundersen Health System’s Unity House for Women is an eight bed residential drug and alcohol rehab center for women. Located in La Crosse, Wisconsin, the center provides inpatient treatment, transitional housing, and aftercare support, including specialized services for clients with co-occurring conditions. Treatment methods embrace the 12 Step approach to teach women how to live a lifestyle free of substances.
Their inpatient treatment program accepts women age 18 and older, including those on opioid medication. Programs include 28-30 day residential drug and alcohol rehab, long term residential rehab, and short term residential rehab.
During treatment, women live at the facility and receive 24 hour care and support. Treatment focuses on identifying relapse triggers, education on substance use disorders, and helping women develop a supportive recovery environment. During your stay, you’ll follow a schedule that includes household responsibilities and ongoing treatment interventions, including 12 Step meetings. Providers incorporate several addiction treatment approaches into their program, including cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational therapy, anger management, trauma related counseling and relapse prevention. Counseling approaches include individual, group, and educational sessions.
They also provide discharge planning and aftercare services to help women transition to their regular lives after treatment. Ongoing support may include additional therapy, 12 Step meetings, and other community resources to help program graduates maintain long term sobriety.
They accept Medicaid, private health insurance, and government funding to help cover the costs of treatment. A sliding scale payment option is also available, allowing women to pay only what they can afford based on their income and other factors. Contact your provider to check your coverage because out of network benefits can vary.
Treatment
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Alcoholism
The goal of treatment for alcoholism is abstinence. Those with poor social support, poor motivation, or psychiatric disorders tend to relapse within a few years of treatment. For these people, success is measured by longer periods of abstinence, reduced use of alcohol, better health, and improved social functioning. Recovery and Maintenance are usually based on 12 step programs and AA meetings.
Drug Addiction
The goal of drug rehab in Wisconsin is to address drug addiction as a complex issue that involves physical, mental, and relational aspects. During rehab, treatment focuses on each of these areas and gives you the tools you need to achieve and maintain sobriety.
Opioid Addiction
Opioid rehabs specialize in supporting those recovering from opioid addiction. They treat those suffering from addiction to illegal opioids like heroin, as well as prescription drugs like oxycodone. These centers typically combine both physical as well as mental and emotional support to help stop addiction. Physical support often includes medical detox and subsequent medical support (including medication), and mental support includes in-depth therapy to address the underlying causes of addiction.
Substance Abuse
Substance rehabs focus on helping individuals recover from substance abuse, including alcohol and drug addiction (both illegal and prescription drugs). They often include the opportunity to engage in both individual as well as group therapy.
Insurance & Financials
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Medicaid
Private insurance
Self-pay options
Financial aid
Monthly: $360
Sliding scale payment assistance
Programs
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Adult program
Program for women
Total beds:
8
Young adult program
Levels of Care
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Inpatient
Residential treatment programs are those that offer housing and meals in addition to substance abuse treatment. Rehab facilities that offer residential treatment allow patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Some rehab centers specialize in short-term residential treatment (a few days to a week or two), while others solely provide treatment on a long-term basis (several weeks to months). Some offer both, and tailor treatment to the patient's individual requirements.
Sober 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.
12-Step
12-step programs are addiction recovery models based on Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). A number of substance abuse programs (including some drug and alcohol rehab centers) use the 12 steps as a basis for treatment. Beginning steps involve admitting powerlessness over the addiction and creating a spiritual basis for recovery. Middle steps including making direct amends to those who've been hurt by the addiction, and the final step is to assist others in addiction recovery in the same way. 12-Step offshoots including Narcotics Anonymous (NA), Cocaine Anonymous (CA), Dual Recovery Anonymous (DRA), Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA) and Gamblers Anonymous (GA).
Clinical Services
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Experiential Therapy
Experiential therapy is a form of therapy in which clients are encouraged to surface and work through subconscious issues by engaging in real-time experiences. Experiential therapy departs from traditional talk therapy by involving the body, and having clients engage in activities, movements, and physical and emotional expression. This can involve role-play or using props (which can include other people). Experiential therapy can help people process trauma, memories, and emotion quickly, deeply, and in a lasting fashion, leading to substantial and impactful healing.
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.
Life 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.
Settings and Amenities
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Recreation room
Contact
Gundersen Health System – Unity House for Women
1312 5th Avenue South
La Crosse, WI 54601