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Bridges International – Orlando

2001 Mercy Drive
Orlando, FL 32808
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About Bridges International – Orlando

Both male and female inmates are assisted in reestablishing their lives via Transition Re-Entry Center’s Community Release Center programs. In addition to providing intensive drug abuse treatment, the Transition Re-Entry Center offers extra services tailored to women serving sentences of 24 to 36 months.

A key component of this program is the therapeutic community concepts which encourage drug free living in socially supportive environments. This peer led setting features clinical supervision that enables women to actively participate in their recovery through customized multidisciplinary treatment plans.

Participants can enroll in the community release program after completing the Transition Re-Entry Program. They continue their treatment in the evenings and work for pay during the day during this phase. This strategy enables clients to make financial contributions in the form of subsistence payments for room and board. In addition, inmates must support their families, make court-mandated payments, and save money for their eventual release.

A variety of classes and value added services can assist clients in acquiring critical thinking, problem-solving conflict resolution, and recovery maintenance among other vital skills. Every facility customizes its programs to meet the specific needs of participants. This can help guarantee that those in recovery have the resources they need to successfully reintegrate into society.

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Latest Reviews

Tristian Cutleone
1 month ago on Google
5
OP TECH Ebony Robinson is amazing and was an awesome experience when needing help with a loved one inside. She went above and beyond her duty to make the experience pleasant. You guys need 10 more of her.
dumb ass gaskin
Reviewed on 08/18/2025
1
To anybody wanting to come to bridges don't they are horrible they will take all your money treat you like shit not help you talk to you like a dog any work release is better than bridges
Desiree Jackson
3 months ago on Google
5
The current staff on the program/operation division are loving and caring towards all their clients. The staff also prioritize safety and security for their clients and staff.
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Other Forms of Payment

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.

Financial aid can take many forms. Centers may have grants or scholarships available to clients who meet eligibility requirements. Programs that receive SAMHSA grants may have financial aid available for those who need treatment as well. Grants and scholarships can help you pai for treatment without having to repay.

Addiction Treatments

Levels of Care

Outpatient rehabs encompass multiple levels of care to facilitate clients' progress through their recovery journey. Clients who are stepping down from inpatient treatment may require intensive outpatient (IOP) treatment, which involves more frequent and substantive therapeutic interventions than does standard outpatient care. Outpatient centers typically provide extensive addiction counseling, including individual, group, and family therapy. Medication assisted treatment programs (MAT) and recovery-focused life skills training are also common in outpatient care.

Clients typically choose inpatient rehab when they are in early recovery or are experiencing a crisis that puts them at an increased risk of relapse. They reside at the treatment center for the length of their program, which may range from two weeks to more than 18 months, depending on the program design. Intensive psychotherapy is often the primary treatment modality, but clients in inpatient care may also receive holistic treatment and recovery-focused life skills training.

Intensive outpatient programs (IOP) involve frequent and robust therapeutic sessions for clients requiring high-level care. Clients may engage in a combination of medication assisted treatment (MAT), addiction counseling, recovery skills training, and holistic therapies for a minimum of nine and a maximum of 20 hours per week. Intensive outpatient rehab is designed primarily for persons in early recovery, those exiting detox or inpatient care, and those at an elevated relapse risk.

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.

Drug rehab in Florida provides quality treatment to help individuals overcome dependency related to a wide range of addictive substances. Programs address both the physical and mental aspects of addiction in order to help you make a full recovery.

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.

A combined mental health and substance abuse rehab has the staff and resources available to handle individuals with both mental health and substance abuse issues. It can be challenging to determine where a specific symptom stems from (a mental health issue or an issue related to substance abuse), so mental health and substance abuse professionals are helpful in detangling symptoms and keeping treatment on track.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a clinical approach to helping people with substance abuse issues and other conditions shift behavior in positive ways. It is more goal-oriented than traditional psychotherapy, as MI counselors directly attempt to get clients to consider making behavioral change (rather than wait for them to come to conclusions themselves). Its primary purpose is to resolve ambivalence and help clients become able to make healthy choices freely.

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.

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.

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.

Life skills trainings involve all the skills a person must have in order to function successfully in the world. These include time management, career guidance, money management, and effective communication. Truly successful addiction recovery is based on the ability to not only live substance-free, but to thrive. Life skills teaches the practical necessities of functioning in society, which sets clients up for success in life, and therefore sobriety.

Amenities

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Staff & Accreditations

Staff

Lori Costantino-Brown

President & CEO

Charles Brown, Fr.

Senior Vice President & Chief Culture Officer

Yolanda Dorsey

Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, & Chief Human Resources Officer

Michael Smith

Chief Financial Officer

David Harris

Chief Quality Management Officer

Accreditations

The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) is a non-profit organization that specifically accredits rehab organizations. Founded in 1966, CARF's, mission is to help service providers like rehab facilities maintain high standards of care.

CARF Accreditation: Yes

Contact Information

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2001 Mercy Drive
Orlando, FL 32808

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Reviews of Bridges International – Orlando

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To anybody wanting to come to bridges don't they are horrible they will take all your money treat you like shit not help you talk to you like a dog any work release is better than bridges

dumb ass g.
Reviewed on 8/18/2025
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2.9032258064516 (93 reviews)
Tristian Cutleone
1 month ago
5

OP TECH Ebony Robinson is amazing and was an awesome experience when needing help with a loved one inside. She went above and beyond her duty to make the experience pleasant. You guys need 10 more of her.

Desiree Jackson
3 months ago
5

The current staff on the program/operation division are loving and caring towards all their clients. The staff also prioritize safety and security for their clients and staff.

Shakir Terry
7 months ago
1

This facility was the worst experience of my life. I need therapy just for going there. I only lasted 4 months out of 9 I was happier in jail sadly. The staff was racist towards white people I heard private conversations. Also the staff took advantage of the fact that we were facing heavy charges and knew we couldn't leave and treated us any kind of way. We had no break from programming and the program consists of sitting in one room all day doing paperwork like we were a counselor and ran our own groups. I've never seen so many people leave a facility in such a short amount of time. When i left and came back majority of my stuff was stolen and they had no idea what happened to it. There were nights they didn't have enough food to serve clients. The employment specialist was horrible barely any companies wanted to work with the bridge because of their reputation. The building is very old our one on one with counselors is sitting in a room watching the counselor type and be dismissed. This place was very traumatizing I wouldn't recommend this place to my worst enemy.

Shawn
10 months ago
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I called just to gather some info, and I must say whoever that was that answered the phone (male), was extremely rude and very unprofessional. They literally made me feel like I was bothering them, then he transferred me to another ext. Without telling me.

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