How to Choose One of Our Programs
Choosing the type of treatment you go through is very important because there are many factors to consider. How much time can you devote to treatment, are there financial and insurance constraints? Bottom line, the real issue is properly addressing the problems you are dealing with. I have a friend that is a dentist and he tells people that you can play with it and go the cheap route or you...Learn More
The Benefits of Intensive Outpatient Treatment
If you need treatment for an addiction or a mood disorder and have been considering attending residential treatment, there is another option – Intensive Outpatient Treatment. Let’s be honest, it can be humiliating packing up your bags, leaving home, and being confined in a facility that limits your phone calls, computer access, and freedom. Oh yes, some of the residential facilities are very...Learn More
Treating a Problem In Four Different Ways
Spiritual Psychology has its roots from the early 1900s when Roberto Assagioli departed from Sigmund Freud who believed that man was motivated by sexual needs. Assagioli believed that people were motivated by the need to be whole – basically enlightened. This model forms the basis of the Spiritual Psychology movement of today. It is understandable that people do not want to suffer, but how to...Learn More
Alternative to Residential Treatment
It can be humiliating to pack up your bags, leave your home, and be confined in a residential treatment program, locked away from the world and stuck in an environment with other people who don’t want to be there. Let’s face it – who wants to undergo treatment for addiction or their mental health because it shows everybody “I have failed in my efforts”. Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP)...Learn More
The Time For a Better You Is Now
How long do you want to tolerate your problems? How long do you want to hide from life? Even if you have tried the treatment in the past – you’ve never been through treatment quite like this. We Get to the Root of the Problem I am Dr. Scott Alpert from Basic Steps Mental Health. Our Outpatient program is the most unique in the country because we treat problems at their root....Learn More
Transitioning from Residential to Outpatient Treatment
Five years ago, I opened a Residential Treatment Program in Washington State. It had good success but being a perfectionist I wanted to have 100% success and some people struggled after discharge. This industry has relapse rates in the first year at roughly 60%! Relapse is something I have had a difficult time with, from my early days in Residential Treatment in 1994. Residential Treatment is...Learn More