Personalized Care for Every Recovery Journey

Once an individual develops physical dependence on a substance, they typically experience withdrawal symptoms when use is suddenly stopped or significantly curtailed. With some substances, withdrawal symptoms can be life-threatening. With others, withdrawal symptoms can be extremely uncomfortable, often prompting people to resume substance use to alleviate distressing symptoms.

Medically managed detox ensures that individuals are safe and as comfortable as possible during withdrawal. Available to adults or adolescents depending on the facility, medical detox with Guardian Recovery includes 24/7 care and monitoring by medical professionals and support personnel. Medications and supportive measures are administered as necessary to alleviate withdrawal symptoms, prevent complications, and reduce cravings. Additionally, optional group and individual therapy are typically offered to foster a smooth transition from detox to residential or outpatient care.

Once clients are stabilized via detox, they often move to residential care (aka inpatient treatment). Clients live within the treatment facility 24/7 and participate in a structured series of intensive therapies and activities to support recovery. Along with individual, group, and family therapy employing evidence-based practices such as cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and motivational interviewing, clients benefit from psychoeducation, relapse prevention strategies, life skills training, peer and professional support, and various activity-based holistic practices such as art therapy, music therapy, yoga, meditation, mindfulness practices, and more. Based on the substance of misuse, medication assisted treatment (MAT) can be initiated or continued during residential care. Guardian Recovery facilities offer residential care for adults or adolescents.

Prior to discharge, each facility typically provides some form of case management or aftercare to ensure clients smoothly transition from inpatient care to some form of outpatient treatment, sober living facility, and/or aftercare support. 

A partial hospitalization program (PHP) is a step down in care from inpatient/residential treatment. However, depending on various factors, some clients may proceed directly from detox to a PHP. As a form of outpatient care, PHPs allow clients to live at home or in a sober living environment during treatment. However, they visit the facility multiple days a week for several hours per day as part of an intensive treatment program. Similar to inpatient care, individual, group, and family therapy as well as MAT, educational sessions, relapse prevention, life skills training, and holistic practices are offered. Prior to discharge from the program, we offer case management or aftercare to ensure clients smoothly transition to additional care as needed. 

PHPs are designed to offer comprehensive care while allowing individuals to maintain some level of independence and continue living at home or in a sober living environment. This approach is often ideal for those who need a high level of care but do not require 24/7 supervision or detox.

Slightly less intensive than a PHP, an intensive outpatient program (IOP) is a step down from inpatient/residential. However, some clients who have completed or don’t need detox and who don’t require 24/7 care use our IOP as an entry point to care. Clients live at home or in a sober living environment during treatment, but they visit a facility or take part in virtual sessions several days a week for multiple hours each session. Individual, group, and family therapy as well as MAT, educational sessions, relapse prevention, and life skills training are offered. 

IOPs are designed for those who need more support than traditional outpatient programs but don’t need the full-time supervision of a residential program. Our IOPs, which include several virtual options, help individuals build coping skills, support their recovery, and develop relapse-prevention skills while enabling them to maintain work, school, or family commitments.

As the least intensive form of outpatient care, traditional outpatient programs offer many of the same services and therapies found in IOP programs. However, the duration and intensity of care is a step down from IOPs. Clients often participate in therapy once or twice a week, as outpatient treatment aids the transition from formalized care to independent living, helping clients to address triggers, deal with newfound stressors, and adjust to their new normal.

This level of care is ideal for individuals who have already completed more intensive treatment, those with milder addiction issues, and those who have strong support systems and a stable living environment.

Various Guardian Recovery facilities offer virtual care models, which allow clients to participate in some or all sessions online, as opposed to traveling to a facility. Virtual care offers added flexibility and convenience while also enabling those with accessibility issues—due to location, mobility, and/or transportation issues—to obtain the care they need from within their own homes or sober living environments.

When formalized treatment ends or care gaps prevent clients from getting the treatment they need, the Path Program steps in to provide evidence-based in-home behavioral health care for those 13 and older. 

Alongside evidence-based in-home counseling and behavioral health support, the Path Program offers ongoing therapy, medication management, peer support, case management, and more. Delivered via behavioral health professionals hyper-focused on each client, this come-to-you care eliminates accessibility, transportation, and privacy barriers and ensures continuity of care. The Path Program’s continuous monitoring also aids accountability and helps to prevent relapse. However, should a setback occur, professionals immediately step in to offer residential or detox admission if necessary. In effect, the Path Program brings the treatment center experience directly to the individual.