Lower Merion Counseling Services

Types of Care:

• substance use treatment
• dual diagnosis treatment for co-occurring serious mental health illness/serious emotional disturbance and substance use disorders

Service Settings:

• outpatient treatment
• outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
• regular outpatient treatment

Opioid Medications used in Treatment:

• Naltrexone used in Treatment

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:

• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Type Of Treatment:

• naltrexone administration
• relapse prevention from naltrexone

Pharmacotherapies:

• Naltrexone (oral)
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable naltrexone - Vivitrol)
• Medications for psychiatric disorders

Treatment Approaches:

• anger management
• brief intervention
• cognitive behavioral therapy
• motivational incentives
• dialectical behavior therapy
• motivational interviewing
• relapse prevention
• substance use counseling approach
• trauma counseling

Facility Ownership:

• a private non-profit organization

License/Certification/Accreditation:

• State substance abuse agency
• State department of health
• State mental health department

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted:

• Medicare
• Medicaid
• Military insurance
• Private health insurance
• Cash or self-payment
• State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid

Payment Assistance Available:

• Sliding fee scale

Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported:

• adult women
• pregnant and postpartum women
• adult men
• dual diagnosis treatment
• people with trauma

Assessment/Pre-treatment:

• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Outreach to persons in the community

Screening & Testing:

• Drug or alcohol urine screening
• Screening for mental disorders
• Screening for substance use
• Testing for metabolic syndrome

Transitional Services:

• Aftercare/continuing care
• Discharge Planning
• Naloxone and overdose education
• Outcome follow-up after discharge

Ancillary Services:

• Case management
• Domestic violence services
• Housing services
• Mental health services
• Recovery coaches
• Social skills development
• Mentoring/Peer support

Counseling Services and Education:

• individual counseling
• group counseling
• family counseling
• marital/couples counseling
• substance use education
• employment counseling and training

Tobacco/Screening Services:

• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation medications
• Screening for tobacco use
• Smoking/tobacco cessation counseling

Facility Smoking Policy:

• Smoking not permitted

Age Groups Accepted:

• children / teenagers

Gender Accepted:

• women
• men

Exclusive Services:

• Specially designed program for DUI/DWI clients