Saint Simons By The Sea

About Saint Simons By The Sea – St. Simons Island

Saint Simons By The Sea in Saint Simons Island, Georgia, offers personalized mental health and substance use addiction treatment for adults and adolescents. They also address co-occurring disorders. This is when someone is simultaneously dealing with both mental health and substance use disorders. Their treatment options include medical detox, inpatient rehabilitation and intensive outpatient care. Specialized services are available for active-duty service members or veterans and their families. Additionally, they provide tailored recovery services for women via their Harmony women’s program.

They leverage their skilled and compassionate recovery team to deliver personalized treatment. Their Joint Commission accreditation confirms their commitment to quality care. The best part is that they accept Medicare and TRICARE. This makes treatment more convenient and affordable.

The facility offers a structured and supportive environment for residential treatment. Their program starts with an assessment and personalized treatment planning. This is followed by detox and continues through inpatient rehabilitation to intensive outpatient therapy. You can always stop at one level of care. However, following through this continuum of care is essential to achieving and maintaining lasting recovery.

You can leverage their confidential no-cost assessment to know if you’re dealing with substance use disorders. Their detox involves stabilization through medically managed withdrawal with 24/7 monitoring by trained professionals. The process is designed to manage acute and potentially dangerous psychological effects of withdrawal via the 12 Step approach. The recovery team may also administer medication if necessary to ensure safe and comfortable withdrawal.

Once stability is achieved the main therapy begins via inpatient rehabilitation. This program integrates the 12 Step model with evidence based practices such as cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. This is delivered via group and family therapy sessions. The goal is to address behavioral issues fueling your addiction and develop healthy coping skills that foster relapse prevention.

You’ll also participate in recreational therapy and nutritional counseling. This addresses the physical, mental and emotional aspects of addiction. They also offer life skill training, drug and alcohol education and 24/7 nursing care. Psychosocial assessments, psychiatric evaluation and medication management are provided by their mental health experts. This supports clients with co-occurring conditions. The duration of inpatient care will depend on your unique condition.

Upon discharge from residential treatment, you can continue your recovery journey via their intensive outpatient care. This program involves about nine hours of group therapy sessions weekly divided into three hours for three days a week. Individual sessions are available as necessary. These sessions are based on similar evidence based practices to those of inpatient rehabilitation. You’re also be required to consistently attend AA or NA meetings at your convenience outside the program setting. The great thing about this program is that it is structured but yet flexible. You won’t have to disrupt your daily routine to attend sessions.

Addiction Treatments

Levels of Care

12-Step

12 step programs such as Alcoholics or Narcotics Anonymous are support group style programs for individuals who are experiencing alcohol or substance use disorder. At Evoke they use a holistic model of addiction care that includes using 12 step programs. These programs are an integral part of most relapse prevention plans and provide continued support and accountability that support sobriety.

24-Hour Clinical Care

24 hour clinical care provides close medical supervision for individuals in the early stages of recovery. Medical professionals monitor individuals around the clock for complications and provide immediate intervention when needed.

Inpatient

Residential treatment programs are those that offer housing and meals in addition to substance abuse treatment. Rehab facilities that offer residential treatment allow patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Some rehab centers specialize in short-term residential treatment (a few days to a week or two), while others solely provide treatment on a long-term basis (several weeks to months). Some offer both, and tailor treatment to the patient's individual requirements.

Intensive Outpatient

Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP) are for those who want or need a very structured treatment program but who also wish to live at home and continue with certain responsibilities (such as work or school). IOP substance abuse treatment programs vary in duration and intensity, and certain outpatient rehab centers will offer individualized treatment programs.

Medically Assisted Detox

Drug and alcohol addiction often takes a heavy toll on one's body. Over time, a physical dependence can develop, meaning the body physiologically needs the substance to function. Detox is the process of removing drugs and/or alcohol from the body, a process that can be lethal if mismanaged. Medical detox is done by licensed medical professionals who monitor vital signs and keep you safe, healthy, and as comfortable as possible as you go through detox and withdrawal.

Outpatient

Outpatient Programs (OP) are for those seeking mental rehab or drug rehab, but who also stay at home every night. The main difference between outpatient treatment (OP) and intensive outpatient treatment (IOP) lies in the amount of hours the patient spends at the facility. Most of the time an outpatient program is designed for someone who has completed an inpatient stay and is looking to continue their growth in recovery. Outpatient is not meant to be the starting point, it is commonly referred to as aftercare.

Partial Hospitalization Program

A partial hospitalization program (PHP) is a short-term form of intensive rehab, usually for those with acute symptoms that are hard to manage but don’t require 24-hour care. PHPs have structured programming (i.e. individual and/or group therapy), and usually meet 3-5 days a week for around 6 hours (i.e. 9am-3m). Some PHPs are residential (patients sleep on site) and some are not, so patients sleep at home. PHPs can last from 1-6 months, and some offer transportation and meals.

Treatments

Alcoholism Drug Addiction Dual Diagnosis Mental Health and Substance Abuse Opioid Addiction

Programs

Adult Program

Adult rehab programs include therapies tailored to each client's specific needs, goals, and recovery progress. They are tailored to the specific challenges adult clients may face, including family and work pressures and commitments. From inpatient and residential treatment to various levels of outpatient services, there are many options available. Some facilities also help adults work through co-occurring conditions, like anxiety, that can accompany addiction.

Military Program

Serving in the military is both mentally and physically challenging, and can result in trauma that persists even after combat ends. Military programs are tailored to the specific and often complex needs of active duty personnel, veterans, and military families. Clients often access these programs through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Young Adult Program

Young adulthood can be an exciting, yet difficult, time of transition. Individuals in their late teens to mid-20s face unique stressors related to school, jobs, families, and social circles, which can lead to a rise in substance use. Rehab centers with dedicated young adult programs will include activities and amenities that cater to this age group, with an emphasis on specialized counseling, peer socialization, and ongoing aftercare.

Staff

Marie Renner

CEO

Tiara Briscoe

CFO

Tammy Pulliam, LPC

Director of Risk Management & Performance Improvement

Jeanette Elliott

Director of Admissions

Dawn Eads

Director of Utilization Management

Stephan Meadors, MD

Medical Director

Cicelia Brown

Chief Nursing Officer

Brian Bean

Director of Human Resources

Mike Morgan

Director of Plant Operations

Laquissa Wynn

Director of Medical Records

Cleve Tyre

Director of Pharmacy

Nick Carlisle

Director of Business Development

Accreditations

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