Northwestern Counseling and Support Services

Saint Albans, Vermont

107 Fisher Pond Road
Suite 6286
Saint Albans VT, 05478

(802) 524-6554

About Northwestern Counseling and Support Services

Northwestern Counseling and Support Services provides community based support and intervention for residents of Alban in Grand Isle County, Vermont. They serve children, adolescents and adults with behavioral issues. This includes mental health and substance use disorders. They also provide integrated care, emergency services and case management. Their service offerings are quite broad.

They provide youth outpatient substance abuse treatment. This involves various psychotherapeutic interventions delivered in individual, family or group therapy formats. This addresses your core needs, improves family dynamics and fosters group connections. All of this contributes to more effective and holistic healing. This program is facilitated by professionals grounded in youth substance use issues.

They also offer outpatient services for adults with mental illness or substance use disorder. This involves office based consultation, evaluation and psychotherapy. This service is provided by a multidisciplinary team that includes licensed psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers. These experts are experienced in evidence based clinical practice and ensure quality individualized care.

In addition the agency offers community rehab treatment that serves those struggling with both mental health issues and substance use disorders. This program provides individualized therapy in a community setting. Services include life skill training through community support, employment assistance or job placement and case management. Your case manager will work with you to coordinate services, manage medication and make referrals.

They can connect you to community resources to access housing support, educational opportunities and medical care. They also provide medication management services.

Dollar icon Payment Options

  • shield-cross iconPrivate Insurance
  • self-pay iconSelf-pay options
  • financial-aid iconFinancial aid
  • sliding-scale-payment iconSliding scale payment assistance
  • medicare iconMedicare
  • medicaid iconMedicaid
  • medicare iconMedicare
  • military iconMilitary Insurance

Medical briefcase icon Levels of Care

outpatient iconOutpatient

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.

inpatient iconInpatient

intensive-outpatient iconIntensive Outpatient

Intensive outpatient programs (IOP) provide high-level support for clients who do not need inpatient treatment or who prefer to live at home while in early recovery. Intensive outpatient rehabs also offer support for clients who are reintegrating into their community following inpatient care. Clients typically receive a minimum of nine hours of treatment per week, though many programs offer up to 20 therapeutic hours. Psychotherapy, recovery education, holistic therapies, and medication assisted treatment (MAT) are standard.

heart-hands iconIntervention Services

Rehab centers often provide intervention services to help facilitate smooth transitions to treatment. These services help families plan drug interventions in Vermont that are designed to encourage a loved one to get the help they need. Intervention services also help family members get the recovery services they need, regardless of whether the intervention convinces the individual to enter rehab.

24-hour icon24-Hour Clinical Care

When you enter 24-hour clinical care in Vermont, a medical team monitors your health and is on-site to intervene quickly if any severe withdrawal symptoms occur. Due to the nature of some drug withdrawals, life-threatening symptoms are possible, so this level of care is highly recommended during the detox process. This level of care also helps meet other medical needs, as well as provide mental and emotional support through professional counseling.

User icon Programs

check iconAdolescence program

adult-program iconAdult program

men iconProgram for men

women iconProgram for women

young-adult iconYoung adult program

children iconChildren program

elderly iconElderly program

hearing iconHearing impaired program

lgbtq iconLGBTQ program

stroller iconPostpartum program

House check icon Settings & Amenities

  • recreation iconRecreation room
  • art iconArt activities
  • home-setting iconResidential setting
  • private-room iconPrivate rooms
  • music2 iconMusic room

Heart icon Treatment

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

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.

Hand holding medical sign icon Clinical Services

dialectical iconDialectical 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.

equine-therapy iconEquine Therapy

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.

desert iconMotivational Interviewing

The core principles of motivational interviewing are acceptance, compassion, partnership, and evocation. This collaborative process offers a nonjudgmental environment where the therapist expresses sympathy, highlights the client's strengths, and empowers them to explore necessary change.

house-medical iconTrauma 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.

family iconFamily 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.

life-skills iconLife Skills

During life skills training in Vermont, you'll learn goal setting and develop the skills you need to reach those goals. The social and mental skills you develop provide a solid framework to support long term recovery.

recreational-therapy iconRecreational Therapy

Recreational therapy allows you to find joy and purpose within healthy activities that are typically not a part of your life while you are addicted. These can include group games, arts and crafts, and fitness programs that help promote relaxation, give you an outlet for your emotions, and reduce stress levels. These factors are essential for long term recovery.

art-brush iconCreative Arts Therapy

You don't have to be good at a particular art form to participate in or benefit from creative arts therapy in Vermont. This treatment is not focused on what you're creating. What matters is the process of creating. Options include dance, music, drama, writing, and art.

medical-detox iconExperiential 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.

nicotine iconNicotine Replacement Therapy

Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) is a way of getting nicotine into the bloodstream without smoking. It uses products that supply low doses of nicotine to help people stop smoking. The goal of therapy is to cut down on cravings for nicotine and ease the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal.

Check icon Accreditations

CARF

The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) is a non-profit organization that specifically accredits rehab organizations. Founded in 1966, CARF's, mission is to help service providers like rehab facilities maintain high standards of care.

CARF Accreditation: Yes

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107 Fisher Pond Road
Suite 6286
Saint Albans VT, 05478

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Noreen Largey
7 months ago
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I was with NCSS for 17 years. Then COVID hit. Zoom meetings were the norm! Dr Webb took away some of my anti anxiety meds. I got this guy in Oregon that takes his place, he takes even more anti anxiety meds. I've been on the same meds for over 5 yes! They're not working anymore and they refuse to help me. I'm done.Because I've been working with them for so long I suggest looking elsewhere for help.

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One of there workers was in Swanton harassing retail workers for not giving enough attention to the person she was suppose to be taking care of while she was sitting on her phone

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