About Lake Ariel Recovery Center
Lake Ariel Recovery Center in Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania is a treatment facility that offers addiction recovery services in a peaceful setting surrounded by the Pocono Mountains. You will find support here through residential care, outpatient programs, and medical detox, all tailored to your needs. With programs like medication assisted treatment (MAT) and trauma informed counseling, they aim to help you stabilize and rebuild with care that respects you and your unique experiences.
What we value most about them is their inclusion of creative arts and equine assisted therapy, which can make a real difference when you’re feeling disconnected. We also like that they provide nutritious, catered meals and a cozy fire pit lounge, creating luxury and comfort that make recovery feel more manageable.
Personalized Services in a Quiet Setting
You can access short or long term residential programs in their 40 bed home like facility or you can choose from their flexible outpatient options. The center treats young adults, men, women, and older adults, with added care for those managing mental health, pain, or trauma alongside substance use.
They accept private insurance, TRICARE, self-pay, and offer a sliding scale based on income, making care more accessible during a time when finances might feel overwhelming.
Making the Most of the Area
After your sessions, you can walk the trails at Promised Land State Park or you can sit near Lake Wallenpaupack with a snack. Some clients enjoy journaling in quiet spots, breathing in fresh air that brings a sense of relief after a difficult conversation. The nearby landscape offers some gentle moments for reflection that can help you reconnect with yourself and aid in your healing.
Recovery That Goes Beyond Treatment
The nice thing about Lake Ariel Recovery Center is that with their support, you won’t be expected to recover alone. Through alumni support and sober living guidance, you’ll be encouraged to build lasting connections that strengthen your progress. Their integration of wellness, financial responsibility, life skills, and social connection makes this a special place to build a new life.
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Self-pay involves paying for treatment out of your own pocket. You can use savings or credit, get a personal loan, or receive help from family and friends to fund your treatment. If you don't have insurance or your insurance plan doesn't cover a specific program, self-pay can help ensure you still get the care you need.
Private insurance refers to any kind of healthcare coverage that isn't from the state or federal government. This includes individual and family plans offered by an employer or purchased from the Insurance Marketplace. Every plan will have different requirements and out of pocket costs so be sure to get the full details before you start treatment.
Military members, veterans, and eligible dependents have access to specific insurance programs that help them get the care they need. TRICARE and VA insurance can help you access low cost or no cost addiction and mental health treatment. Programs that accept military insurance often have targeted treatment focused on the unique challenges military members, veterans, and their families face.
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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 rehab in Pennsylvania is devoted to the treatment of addiction. Levels of care, treatment methods, and settings differ, but the aim of each program is to end drug dependency and empower participants to achieve long-term recovery.
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 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.
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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.
Creativity is inherently healing, and can help those in recovery express thoughts or feelings they might not otherwise be able to. Creative arts therapy can include music, poetry/writing, painting, sculpting, dance, theater, sandplay, and more. Unlike traditional art, the final product matters far less than the experience of creation and expression itself.
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.
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.
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. The Family Program repairs the relationships that were strained by addiction. Lake Ariel Recovery Center includes family members in the recovery process through psycho-educational groups and wellness workshops as a way to re-connect a client to their family members.
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.
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.
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50 Industrial Park Rd.
Lake Ariel, PA 18436