About Helen Farabee Centers – Wichita Falls
Helen Farabee Centers has several locations in Texas. The Broad Street location in Wichita Falls, Texas, treats adults with behavioral health and substance use issues. They welcome Veterans of the US Armed Forces. The centers are Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics.
The centers are committed to providing care for everyone, even if you’re uninsured. They have free and discounted care, and their financial advisors can help you determine what type of help you qualify for. They accept Medicare and Medicaid as well as most private insurance. To use the services, you have to live in the 19-county service area and be eligible through the Department of State Health Services System.
The behavioral health services they offer include psychiatric evaluations and supportive counseling. Medication monitoring is also available. They’ll also help with SAMHSA supported employment placement and support and rehabilitative skills training.
They offer an outpatient substance use program. This includes an initial screening to determine what type of treatment is necessary and to get you the appropriate services. You’ll receive individualized treatment planning. While in the program, you’ll have individual, group and family counseling.
Depending on your unique needs, you may engage in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT), and cognitive processing therapy (CTP). These are all evidence based therapies.
It’s important to learn new coping skills and to understand why you started using substances in the first place. Counseling helps you get to the root of your dependency issues. In the program, you’ll get substance abuse education and learn better coping skills to avoid relapse.
You’ll have a choice between an evening program or a day program so you can work with your schedule. The program also includes drug testing. You’ll have a case manager to help you navigate the program.
There’s also access to detox if appropriate. If the outpatient program isn’t right for you, there’s also an inpatient substance use treatment program.