About Gulf Bend Center – Victoria
Gulf Bend Center is a regional integrated behavioral health provider with locations spread across seven counties in the Golden Crescent area of Texas. At their center in Victoria, Texas, they offer crisis intervention, mental health support, substance use treatment and smoke cessation services. They can handle co-occurring disorders as well.
Their facility in Victoria County is situated along Nursery Drive in the northwestern city of Victoria. It is positioned near US Route 77 with direct access to downtown Victoria. The facility also serves patients from nearby Port Lavaca and Cuero via the US Route 87 corridor. Victoria Transit operates limited bus routes within this area.
Gulf Bend Center takes a holistic approach to helping adults and adolescents achieve and maintain sobriety. Patients benefit from the support of an interdisciplinary team of experts that treats them with respect and dignity as they navigate recovery. You’ll be screened during the initial assessment. Once you meet the eligibility criteria for outpatient therapy, the care team will create a personalized care plan tailored to your wants and needs.
Otherwise, they’ll refer you to inpatient facilities and rehabilitation or other levels of care that are more appropriate for your needs. During your outpatient treatment here, you’ll attend individual and group counseling sessions to gain practical coping and relapse prevention tools. They also offer education classes on substance use disorders and treatment options. The program encourages the involvement of family and friends to strengthen your support network.
You may also receive medication assisted treatment (MAT) particularly if you’re dealing with opioid use issues. The technique uses FDA approved meds to help you curb cravings and alleviate withdrawal symptoms. It usually includes counseling to achieve holistic recovery and lasting abstinence. Folks with co-occurring conditions receive integrated support combining addiction recovery and psychiatric care. The latter encompass psychiatric evaluation, psyche medication prescriptions and medication management.
They’ll connect you to community services that support your complete healing via case management as you move forward. These services may include housing assistance, job placement and medical care. Your case manager may also refer you to self-help groups like AA or NA.
Gulf Bend Center can help you in addressing unhealthy dependency on nicotine and tobacco. This aligns with their broader goal of improving the well-being of community residents. They offer tobacco assessments and individual counseling to help you investigate the underlying causes of your nicotine dependence while working out practical skills to help you quit.
They also offer education on the dangers of tobacco use and products to aid in your decision to quit. Additionally, they can provide FDA approved meds to help you manage nicotine withdrawal and the urge to smoke.
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