About Center for Motivation and Change – New York
The Center for Motivation and Change is a nonprofit and has several locations, one of which is on 8th Avenue in New York City, New York. The 8th Avenue location offers outpatient treatment services for substance use and co-occurring disorders. They also have telehealth and teletherapy treatment options.
The outpatient care at this location involves individual therapy, group therapy, couples therapy, and family therapy. The individual sessions offer personalized attention to help you focus on understanding your behaviors, thoughts, and feelings. This helps to improve your well-being and overall mental health.
Group therapy is led by a therapist and you’ll be with others who share your goals. This type of therapy helps you learn better ways of communicating with others. It also gives you a sense of shared community as you interact with other people with whom you may share similar issues and life obstacles.
Family and couples therapy isn’t appropriate for everyone but keep in mind that addiction and substance use issues are usually family issues. Family and couples therapy can help you see how your substance use affects the family dynamic. It’s helpful for family members to understand their role in your substance use.
The approach taken at this center is different from many substance use treatment centers. They don’t offer the 12-step model (such as Alcoholics Anonymous or AA) that many programs focus on. While they’re not against AA, they understand that the all-or-nothing approach of AA isn’t right for everyone. They work with you to figure out the best way to deal with your substance abuse. The clinicians use harm reduction techniques when dealing with substance use and compulsive behaviors.
In working on your behavioral health, you’ll use treatment modalities such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and cognitive processing therapy (CPT). They also have evidence-based treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) including therapies like eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR).
Former clients felt the program was excellent. One former client did mention that the center doesn’t accept most insurance and that if they’re out-of-network from your insurance provider, you won’t be reimbursed for any of your treatment.
