About Merakey
Merakey Behavioral Health Services - Coal Township is a nonprofit offering services for local communities in Coal Township, Pennsylvania. They provide behavioral health services, educational resources, and addiction treatment.
Addiction and mental health related services offered at Merakey Behavioral Health include clinical assessments, comprehensive treatment planning, mobile intake and assessment teams, co-occurring disorder programs, outpatient treatment programs, counseling, medication assisted treatment, community referrals, diversion programs, and community treatment.
The Parkside Recovery Mobile Intake and Assessment Team responds to individuals with addiction and/or co-occurring mental health disorders. The team provides an in community response, assesses individuals and the level of intervention required, then seeks to refer patients to the appropriate services for stabilization.Â
Merakey Behavioral Health’s intensive outpatient programs treat addiction and/or other co-occurring conditions. The program includes a thorough clinical assessment, individualized treatment planning, individual and group counseling, medication management, CBT, and psychoeducation. It may also involve the use of MAT (explained below). Intensive outpatient sessions are held at least three to four times per week.
Outpatient programs are for individuals with substance use disorder and/or co-occurring conditions who do not require detox or stabilization but do need inpatient or intensive addiction treatment. Like the intensive outpatient program, the regular outpatient services at Merakey Behavioral Health provide similar activities, such as assessment, participating in individual and group treatment counseling, medication management, and attending educational groups to enhance coping skills and peer recovery support. Where this program differs is that patients are required to attend less frequently but at least once or twice a week.Â
The MAT program includes counseling, support groups, and medication management in an outpatient setting. This program is appropriate for alcohol and substance use disorders and is available to men, women, pregnant and postpartum people. As clients progress and stabilize, in person office appointments tend to become less frequent.Â
In partnership with Philadelphia Police, Merakey Behavioral Health provides behavioral health services to individuals as part of a police or court requirement. Typically, diversion programs are offered as an alternative to prosecution and jail time.
Merakey Behavioral Health accepts various payment methods and can provide some services for free from donations and state funding.
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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.
Medicaid is a state based program that helps lower-income individuals and families pay for healthcare. Medicaid covers addiction treatment so those enrolled can use their coverage to pay for rehab. When a program accepts Medicaid the client often pays very little or nothing out of their own pocket.
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Group therapy sessions in Pennsylvania offer you a safe space when you're struggling with drug and alcohol addiction. You can openly discuss your challenges and the progress you're making in rehabilitation. Sharing this responsibility with others in your group fosters a commitment to sobriety and helps create strong bonds with your peers.
Family therapy teaches individual family members in Pennsylvania the benefits of collectively combating addiction. Therapists help individual members establish healthy boundaries between themselves and their loved one who is struggling with addiction. This helps improve emotional support systems and creates a bond so families work together to sustain long term recovery.
Personalized therapy sessions in Pennsylvania typically include a safe and nonjudgmental setting in which you can express your deepest emotions and feelings and explore the factors that have contributed to addiction. Therapists tailor the sessions to help you develop healthier thought patterns and behaviors, which improve your self control and build a foundation for your long term sobriety.
Couples therapy in Pennsylvania is typically short term treatment that focuses on building skills that lead to positive long term relationship changes. Sessions with the therapist may occur both jointly and individually.
Motivational interviewing in Pennsylvania gives you the opportunity to share your perspective and explore your ideas and motivation for change. Your therapist will walk you through the four steps of engaging, focusing, evoking, and planning to empower you to make any desired changes in your life.
It is important to process the impact that traumatic experiences have had on your life. During trauma therapy, you and an experienced therapist confront these experiences and the emotional impact it is had. This helps to reduce your symptoms of stress and anxiety and improve your overall mental health and well being.
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(570) 644-0808 
148 State Route 2026
Coal Township, PA 17866
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