Preferred Family Healthcare – Adult Outpatient

Preferred Family Healthcare — Adult Outpatient provides mental health and substance use disorder treatment programs in St. Louis, Missouri. They offer CARF accredited adult outpatient services for substance use disorder and co occurring disorders. The facilities are in network with many insurance providers. They can work with your insurance provider to determine what type of mental health and substance use benefits you have.

There are psychiatric services and medication assisted treatment (MAT) available if necessary and appropriate. If you need detox, they’ll refer you to the right inpatient treatment program. Detox often requires 24 hour monitoring because withdrawal symptoms can be uncomfortable and even dangerous.

In an intensive outpatient program, you’ll have individual counseling as well as group therapy. You’ll also get educated about your substance use to better understand why you use the substance.

Most people use substances because they didn’t learn good coping skills as children. Treatment helps you understand why you started using substances and helps you learn better coping skills so you don’t need to turn to drugs or alcohol. Education also helps you understand what triggers you to drink or use other substances. Once you understand your triggers, it’s easier to cope with them without turning to substance use.

Sometimes, you may need additional support to coordinate between treatment and your regular life, school, or work. You may be assigned a case manager to help you find the services you need as an adjunct to your substance use treatment program.