About Anderson Counseling Services – Mental Health Skill Building
Anderson Counseling Services is based in Lynchburg, Virginia. They’ve been around for two decades. They offer a variety of mental health services for children, teens, and adults. These include individual counseling in person and through telehealth, as well as couples and family therapy. In addition, they provide more intensive services, like skill-building programs for adults to manage mental health challenges and in-home counseling for kids and teens who might be at risk of out-of-home placement.
Treatment Approach
They use a combination of psychodynamic therapies, such as cognitive (CBT) and dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), and motivational interviewing (MI) to explore patterns in a client’s emotions and behaviors. Their cognitive-behavioral techniques and positive psychology build coping skills and self-esteem.
So what do they have for Adults and Teens?
Individual counseling, family counseling and couples counseling is offered in person or via telehealth. Their goal is to provide better coping skills and foster emotional resilience. Created for adults with mental health issues, this service focuses on practical skills such as managing symptoms, improving social interactions, building support systems, household skills like cooking and meal prep, and money management. Sessions can take place at home or elsewhere nearby.
Their intensive care for teens is really cool because the treatment actually comes to you! This is for kids that have quite severe mental health issues which get in the way of their everyday life. It’s for children and teens having an acute mental health crisis and are at risk of being removed from their home. It provides up to ten hours of counseling for both children and their family per week in a supportive home environment.
It’s also neat that Lynchburg has some local attractions nearby. You can check out the FunQuest Family Entertainment Center or maybe wander around Dreaming Creek to reflect and stretch your legs.
Insurance Information
Please remember to check around the area to find the best treatment for you or your loved ones. Medicaid and most insurance providers are accepted. As you should with all places, please check with your insurance company to confirm that they accept your insurance.
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Medicaid is a state based program that helps lower-income individuals and families pay for healthcare. Medicaid covers addiction treatment so those enrolled can use their coverage to pay for rehab. When a program accepts Medicaid the client often pays very little or nothing out of their own pocket.
Private insurance refers to any kind of healthcare coverage that isn't from the state or federal government. This includes individual and family plans offered by an employer or purchased from the Insurance Marketplace. Every plan will have different requirements and out of pocket costs so be sure to get the full details before you start treatment.
Self-pay involves paying for treatment out of your own pocket. You can use savings or credit, get a personal loan, or receive help from family and friends to fund your treatment. If you don't have insurance or your insurance plan doesn't cover a specific program, self-pay can help ensure you still get the care you need.
Medicare is a federal program that provides health insurance for those 65 and older. It also serves people under 65 with chronic and disabling health challenges. To use Medicare for addiction treatment you need to find a program that accepts Medicare and is in network with your plan. Out of pocket costs and preauthorization requirements vary, so always check with your provider.
Addiction Treatments
Treatments
Many of those suffering from addiction also suffer from mental or emotional illnesses like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, or anxiety disorders. Rehab and other substance abuse facilities treating those with a dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder administer psychiatric treatment to address the person's mental health issue in addition to drug and alcohol rehabilitation.
Mental health rehabs focus on helping individuals recover from mental illnesses like bipolar disorder, clinical depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and more. Mental health professionals at these facilities are trained to understand and treat mental health issues, both in individual and group settings.
Programs
Clinical Services
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a therapy modality that focuses on the relationship between one's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It is used to establish and allow for healthy responses to thoughts and feelings (instead of unhealthy responses, like using drugs or alcohol). CBT has been proven effective for recovering addicts of all kinds, and is used to strengthen a patient's own self-awareness and ability to self-regulate. CBT allows individuals to monitor their own emotional state, become more adept at communicating with others, and manage stress without needing to engage in substance abuse.
Whether a marriage or other committed relationship, an intimate partnership is one of the most important aspects of a person's life. Drug and alcohol addiction affects both members of a couple in deep and meaningful ways, as does rehab and recovery. Couples therapy and other couples-focused treatment programs are significant parts of exploring triggers of addiction, as well as learning how to build healthy patterns to support ongoing sobriety.
Experiential therapy is a form of therapy in which clients are encouraged to surface and work through subconscious issues by engaging in real-time experiences. Experiential therapy departs from traditional talk therapy by involving the body, and having clients engage in activities, movements, and physical and emotional expression. This can involve role-play or using props (which can include other people). Experiential therapy can help people process trauma, memories, and emotion quickly, deeply, and in a lasting fashion, leading to substantial and impactful healing.
Research clearly demonstrates that recovery is far more successful and sustainable when loved ones like family members participate in rehab and substance abuse treatment. Genetic factors may be at play when it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, as well as mental health issues. Family dynamics often play a critical role in addiction triggers, and if properly educated, family members can be a strong source of support when it comes to rehabilitation.
Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.
In individual therapy, a patient meets one-on-one with a trained psychologist or counselor. Therapy is a pivotal part of effective substance abuse treatment, as it often covers root causes of addiction, including challenges faced by the patient in their social, family, and work/school life.
Nutrition therapy, aka medical nutrition therapy (MNT), is a way of treating physical, emotional, and medical conditions through diet. Specific dietary plans are designed by professional nutritionists or registered dietitians, and patients follow them in order to positively affect their physical and mental health.
Trauma therapy addresses traumatic incidents from a client's past that are likely affecting their present-day experience. Trauma is often one of the primary triggers and potential causes of addiction, and can stem from child sexual abuse, domestic violence, having a parent with a mental illness, losing one or both parents at a young age, teenage or adult sexual assault, or any number of other factors. The purpose of trauma therapy is to allow a patient to process trauma and move through and past it, with the help of trained and compassionate mental health professionals.
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Contact Information
(434) 239-2004 
434 Graves Mill Road
Building 100 Suite 1
Lynchburg, VA 24502
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