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Black Bear Lodge

310 Black Bear Ridge
Sautee Nacoochee, GA 30571
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Black Bear Lodge GA 30571
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About Black Bear Lodge

Black Bear Lodge, located in northern Georgia, offers a transformative recovery experience amid the beauty of serene forest foothills. It is a place of solace from the chaos that substance abuse and mental health issues can bring into a person’s life.

Our program focuses on addressing all the concerns that a patient brings to treatment; we meet people where they are, developing comprehensive, individualized plans and allowing patients to create and achieve their personal goals in recovery. We partner with each person and guide him or her through an evidence-based integrated treatment process that is designed to treat core needs in a thorough, holistic way.

Black Bear provides a continuum of care including detox, inpatient substance use disorder treatment and Partial Hospitalization (PHP). Therapeutic elements of our program include Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Processing, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and other time-tested modalities.

We also provide adventure therapy, art therapy and yoga alongside psychoeducational groups, family therapy, grief/loss sessions and nutrition and wellness sessions. Each patient will receive individual and group therapy sessions that offer valuable peer support and processing time. Our program is structured to address the individual’s physical, spiritual, mental and emotional needs, creating the foundation for lifelong recovery.

You are invited to discover Black Bear Lodge, a place to breath, a place to heal.

Foundations Recovery Network

Black Bear Lodge is a member of Foundations Recovery Network, the premier provider of integrated treatment for co-occurring addiction and mental health concerns, offering residential and outpatient services nationwide.

We have Locations in California, Arizona, Minnesota and Michigan. At each facility, we focus on patient-centered care and an individualized approach, upholding a high standard of innovative treatment and compassionate attention to each patient’s needs. We are committed to providing evidence-based treatment for individuals with co-occurring disorders through clinical services, education and research.

Our purpose is to create lifetime relationships for long-term recovery. Everything we do is designed to support recovery in a comprehensive way, addressing the needs of the whole person-physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. We provide the foundation, you build the life.

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Latest Reviews

Amy Smith
3 months ago on Google
5
I just got home from a month treatment at this fabulous place! I cried, I didn’t want to leave! If you are someone serious, really serious about your recovery-and want as much knowledge as possible to treat the horrible disease of addiction-then you can’t go wrong going to Black Bear! As long as you’re willing to put in the work? This place is healing for the soul! I learned more about myself& my addiction in 30days than I’ve learned being somewhere 6mths! The sister/brotherhood that’s formed, the staff, the therapists, the cabins, the food…SO MUCH right!! I can’t sing their praises enough!
Joy Baby
3 months ago on Google
1
Don’t bring your stuff here because they have a habit of stealing it. Also, they don’t have the phones available at the prescribed times. To top it off the cabins are left unlocked at night so it makes it dangerous for men and women for SA. Don’t go here.
Response from the owner3 months ago
Thank you for reaching out to us. We would like to take the opportunity to address your concerns with you directly. At your convenience, please provide us with your contact information by visiting https://blackbearrehab.com/contact/ so that we can follow up with you. Thank you again and we hope to hear from you soon.
Myriah Murray
3 months ago on Google
3
No complaints until after leaving ama but the "safe way" day 3 ad still no help getting my medication they made sure I woke up to take while there. All im asking for is the Prozac and one more thing. So yea. Besides that they were great and helped me a lot.food was great too.
Response from the owner3 months ago
Thank you for reaching out to us with your feedback. So that we can address your concerns directly, please provide us with your contact information by visiting https://blackbearrehab.com/contact/. Thank you again.
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Accepted Insurance

Please contact to verify your specific insurance provider.

Black Bear Lodge works with several private insurance providers, please contact to verify your specific insurance provider.

Other Forms of Payment

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.

Addiction Treatments

Levels of Care

Outpatient drug rehab programs offer clients an amazing amount of options. Often, programs differ due to the intensity of the treatments they provide to their clients. At one end of the spectrum, some programs provide care in a series of appointments, asking clients to head in for treatments on a weekly basis. This could be an ideal type of care for people who have already been through an intensive form of treatment and who need only a few sessions of follow-up care in order to stay successful. Those who need a little more help, however, might need to enroll in programs that provide a few more hours of care each week.

Residential addiction treatment is considered the best path to recovery. Comprehensive in nature, a residential program can provide clients with all the resources and support he or she needs to move past addiction. Residential treatment gives patients the opportunity to dedicate all their time to healing and growth in recovery. As a 24-hour treatment program offers patients room and board as well as constant therapeutic and medical support, patients are without the stressors of daily life or relationships to distract them. They are free to engage in a number of different treatment resources chosen based on their personal needs with around-the-clock assistance should they need it.

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.

Designed for individuals who don't require round-the-clock care, a partial hospitalization program (PHP) is a form of outpatient care with a higher level of support. PHP treatment can be an alternative to inpatient hospitalization or a step-down option. With daily sessions lasting 6 to 8 hours, up to 5 days a week, a partial hospitalization program may offer medication management, relapse prevention techniques, and behavioral therapy interventions. PHP treatment can be fully or partially covered by insurance.

Clients enrolled in an intensive outpatient program (IOP) travel to treatment centers for specialized care multiple times per week. Intensive outpatient treatment allows clients to receive robust care while continuing to live at home. Most programs require between nine and 20 treatment hours per week, with the frequency and intensive of sessions decreasing as clients stabilize. Services generally include a combination of addiction counseling, medication assisted treatment (MAT), recovery-focused life skills training, and holistic therapies.

Participants in 12 step recovery programs focus on personal growth to address the emotional and psychological factors contributing to their addiction. 12 step recovery is rooted in spiritual development, but religious affiliation isn't required. Regular group meetings and individualized support with the help of self-selected sponsors promote participants' sobriety as they work through the 12 steps, gaining insight into their addiction, taking responsibility for their life choices, and releasing control over that which is uncontrollable.

Treatments

The goal of treatment for alcoholism is abstinence. Those with poor social support, poor motivation, or psychiatric disorders tend to relapse within a few years of treatment. For these people, success is measured by longer periods of abstinence, reduced use of alcohol, better health, and improved social functioning. Recovery and Maintenance are usually based on 12 step programs and AA meetings.

A quality drug rehab in Georgia can help you overcome addiction. This environment is designed to help you address the complex issues contributing to drug dependence. The goal of treatment is to give you the tools you need to make a full recovery.

Opioid rehabs specialize in supporting those recovering from opioid addiction. They treat those suffering from addiction to illegal opioids like heroin, as well as prescription drugs like oxycodone. These centers typically combine both physical as well as mental and emotional support to help stop addiction. Physical support often includes medical detox and subsequent medical support (including medication), and mental support includes in-depth therapy to address the underlying causes of addiction.

Addiction treatment programs in Georgia help individuals to address substance abuse problems. With various programs available, including outpatient, inpatient, and partial hospitalization programs, you can find the right level of care for your specific needs. You can generally expect drug and alcohol rehab to incorporate evidence-based therapies, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), skills training, recovery meetings, and mindfulness-based therapy. When combined, these interventions can successfully help you overcome addiction and continue to enjoy long-term mental health.

In Georgia, specialized dual-diagnosis addiction treatment programs address co-occurring substance use disorders and mental health conditions. Care levels include outpatient, inpatient, and partial hospitalization. Therapies like cognitive behavioral therapy, or dialectical behavioral therapy, equine therapy, mindfulness-based therapy, skills training, and recovery groups — like 12-step — support you in achieving sobriety and sustaining recovery. Developing the tools to establish a solid support system (or strengthen an existing one) will also increase your chances of long-term recovery success.

Programs

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.

Recovery is most successful when clients feel accepted and validated by their peers and treatment providers. Facilities that offer LGBTQ-inclusive programming are committed to creating a safe space where everyone can grow and recover without fear of judgment or discrimination. They will have dedicated policies in place to create a safe and supportive environment that fosters free expression.

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).

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.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a modified form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a treatment designed to help people understand and ultimately affect the relationship between their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. DBT is often used for individuals who struggle with self-harm behaviors, such as self-mutilation (cutting) and suicidal thoughts, urges, or attempts. It has been proven clinically effective for those who struggle with out-of-control emotions and mental health illnesses like Borderline Personality Disorder.

EMDR is a therapeutic modality originally developed to help process trauma. In an EMDR session, a patient is prompted to undergo eye movements that mimic those of REM sleep. This is accomplished by watching a therapist's finger move back and forth across, or following a bar of light. The goal is repetitive sets of eye movements that help the brain reprocess memory, which can significantly reduce the intensity of remembered traumatic incidents. Associated memories can heal simultaneously, leaving patients significantly calmer, more stable, and more emotionally relaxed.

Families are the most immediate support systems, and integrating family into the treatment and rehabilitation process is an important part of the philosophy at Black Bear Lodge. Their goal is to teach families healthy ways to communicate, how to identify healthy and unhealthy behaviors, the dangers of codependency, the development of new coping skills and the incorporation of positive beliefs and patterns.

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.

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.

Amenities

  • art iconArt activities
  • weight iconGym
  • hiking iconHiking
  • music2 iconMusic room
  • spa2 iconYoga studio

Accreditations

The Joint Commission, formerly known as JCAHO, is a nonprofit organization that accredits rehab organizations and programs. Founded in 1951, the Joint Commision's mission is to improve the quality of patient care and demonstrating the quality of patient care.

Joint Commission Accreditation: Yes
Accreditation Number: 558716

Contact Information

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310 Black Bear Ridge
Sautee Nacoochee, GA 30571

Reviews of Black Bear Lodge

3.8/5 (194 reviews)
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Terrible Experience

I have been to Black Bear Lodge twice and the first experience was fairly good, but the 2nd was terrible. I Checked into detox on a Wednesday to start the medical process and when I was cleared on Saturday by the doctor I was not moved to a cabin as promised. Instead I was k ... Read More

Kathryn F.
Reviewed on 10/14/2025
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Z59.1

If you want to feel like a locked-up CRIMINAL, this is the place for you. Multiple staff members lied/or gave vague answers about what you could bring and then take away most of your belongings they said you could bring and lock them up. Prepare to have your packed suitcase ... Read More

Lucky B.
Reviewed on 11/21/2024
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Terrible unprofessional service...all the way around, would not reccommend anyone sending anyone that needs help to this facility !!!

Reviewed on 4/13/2023
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3.84 (187 reviews)
Amy Smith
3 months ago
5

I just got home from a month treatment at this fabulous place! I cried, I didn’t want to leave! If you are someone serious, really serious about your recovery-and want as much knowledge as possible to treat the horrible disease of addiction-then you can’t go wrong going to Black Bear! As long as you’re willing to put in the work? This place is healing for the soul! I learned more about myself& my addiction in 30days than I’ve learned being somewhere 6mths! The sister/brotherhood that’s formed, the staff, the therapists, the cabins, the food…SO MUCH right!! I can’t sing their praises enough!

Joy Baby
3 months ago
1

Don’t bring your stuff here because they have a habit of stealing it. Also, they don’t have the phones available at the prescribed times. To top it off the cabins are left unlocked at night so it makes it dangerous for men and women for SA. Don’t go here.

Response from the owner
Thank you for reaching out to us. We would like to take the opportunity to address your concerns with you directly. At your convenience, please provide us with your contact information by visiting https://blackbearrehab.com/contact/ so that we can follow up with you. Thank you again and we hope to hear from you soon.
Myriah Murray
3 months ago
3

No complaints until after leaving ama but the "safe way" day 3 ad still no help getting my medication they made sure I woke up to take while there. All im asking for is the Prozac and one more thing. So yea. Besides that they were great and helped me a lot.food was great too.

Response from the owner
Thank you for reaching out to us with your feedback. So that we can address your concerns directly, please provide us with your contact information by visiting https://blackbearrehab.com/contact/. Thank you again.
Arthur “Jay” Martin
3 months ago
5

Great staff. Very insightfull and inspiring. I recommend anyone seeking therapy to refer to Black Bear Lodge before rehab.

Response from the owner
Thank you for your kind words! Your recommendation means so much to us and we truly appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback with us. Again, thank you and have a great day!
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