About St. Joseph’s Institute – Port Matilda
The St. Joseph Institute in Port Matilda, Pennsylvania takes a holistic and spiritual approach to caring for those with addiction, mental health, and dual diagnosis conditions. Spiritual motivation is the centric philosophy of treatment for adults ages 18 to 65. They have residential programs for veterans and for those struggling with chronic pain.
The majority of the clientele tend to be in midlife to elderly. Therapy is created on an individual basis with very little group therapy so age doesn’t tend to be an issue in personal comfort throughout the treatment process.
This is a residential treatment program with medical detoxification being the first phase of treatment. Most clients stay in residential treatment for 30 days. Treatment is about giving each client a personal relationship with God, helping them learn to love themselves, and showing them how to develop the tools and strength to succeed in a mentally healthier life free from addiction.
Above and beyond addiction treatment, St. Joseph Institute treats mood and personality disorders, depression, PTSD, chronic pain, anxiety, bipolar disorder, complicated grief and more mental health conditions along with addiction and substance use disorder (SUD) issues.
Unlike most treatment models, St. Joseph Institute has few group therapy sessions within individual treatment. This is so that each individual can get to the heart and soul of their own struggles and build the tools that they need for their own journey through life.
There are peer support programs, but the majority of treatment is spent on the individual person’s addiction and mental health issues, rather than listening to the collective deal with their past and present issues. Clients will be introduced to the 12-step program philosophies and support system while in treatment.
Family and community support are essential when overcoming addiction and dealing with mental health struggles. That is why family therapy and support is an important part of the treatment process here.
St. Joseph Institute is considered in-network for many health insurance companies, such as Blue Shield/Blue Cross. The Institute’s admission staff will help you arrange insurance and time off work with short-term disability if you have such benefits at work. You must verify with your personal health insurance provider what benefits you have. They’ll tell you whether coverage is full or if you are financially responsible for any of the costs of treatment.
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