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About Colonial Behavioral Health – Merrimac Trail
Colonial Behavioral Health is the local Community Services Board serving four key localities in the Hampton Roads region of southeastern Virginia. This location is in Williamsburg. Here, they provide mental health services and substance use recovery services that nurture healing, rebuild hope and empower individuals and families to thrive.
This facility provides a broad range of recovery services for residents of this community and the broader James City County including nearby cities like Yorktown and Toano. Their services span intensive outpatient (IOP) care, medication-assisted treatment and personalized case management with specialized support for pregnant and parenting moms. They provide dedicated support for military personnel, veterans and their families.
24/7 crisis care is available for people experiencing acute psychiatric or substance use issues with an emphasis on restoring stability and providing referrals to the appropriate level of care. They also offer an Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We like that their broader services are affordable with most covered by Medicaid, Medicare and HMOs. The income-based sliding fee scale is available for uninsured clients, ensuring no one is denied care due to inability to pay.
Integrated Recovery Support for Stability
Substance use recovery in this clinic may incorporate their broader services for whole-person recovery. Following biopsychosocial assessment, you may receive care via the standard outpatient (OP) or intensive outpatient (IOP) program.
Both programs offer flexible support in group or individual settings to help you heal, grow and build lasting recovery. IOP offers more structured and relatively intense therapeutic support for patients with moderate to severe symptoms. It adopts the 12-step model of recovery and may integrate medication-assisted treatment to help those recovering from opioid use manage painful withdrawal symptoms while minimizing relapse risk.
The program addresses co-occurring or underlying mental health issues via psychotherapy and medication management services. Clients also benefit from peer specialists with lived experience who offer encouragement, guidance and connections to self-help groups like AA to strengthen recovery.
Clients are connected to community or county services through case management to handle personal needs like housing, employment, transportation and access to medical care.
Support for Pregnant and Postpartum Women
Pregnant and postpartum women enjoy priority access to this program and benefit from additional support to meet their unique needs. This encompasses linkage to medical & prenatal care, pediatric care and immunizations.
They receive referral support to inpatient treatment via the South-Eastern Family Project if necessary. Support is provided for the kids as well to ensure the family heals together.
Latest Reviews
Excellent counseling services, professional staff, but they can't prescribe effective psych meds requiring you to find a doc who doesn't coordinate care with them.
I would give them more of a 4.5... they have really been great to me... I think most of these reviews are from mentally ill people that aren't getting the help they need... A few years ago... That would've been me... At first before they changed names and they were also pact... It was incredibly toxic... But I have grown fond of them tbh... They aren't the best... But they are pretty good at what they do..
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Other Forms of Payment
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.
Sliding scale payments are based on a client's income and family size. The goal is to make treatment affordable to everyone. By taking these factors into account, addiction recovery care providers help ensure that your treatment does not become a financial burden to you or your family, eliminating one barrier to care.
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.
Military members, veterans, and eligible dependents have access to specific insurance programs that help them get the care they need. TRICARE and VA insurance can help you access low cost or no cost addiction and mental health treatment. Programs that accept military insurance often have targeted treatment focused on the unique challenges military members, veterans, and their families face.
Addiction Treatments
Levels of Care
Outpatient Outpatient Programs (OP) are for those seeking mental rehab or drug rehab, but who also stay at home every night. The main difference between outpatient treatment (OP) and intensive outpatient treatment (IOP) lies in the amount of hours the patient spends at the facility. Most of the time an outpatient program is designed for someone who has completed an inpatient stay and is looking to continue their growth in recovery. Outpatient is not meant to be the starting point, it is commonly referred to as aftercare.
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
Adult Program
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.
Young Adult Program
Young adulthood can be an exciting, yet difficult, time of transition. Individuals in their late teens to mid-20s face unique stressors related to school, jobs, families, and social circles, which can lead to a rise in substance use. Rehab centers with dedicated young adult programs will include activities and amenities that cater to this age group, with an emphasis on specialized counseling, peer socialization, and ongoing aftercare.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Staff
David Coe
Executive Director
Wendy Evans
BOD, Vice Chair
Contact Information
1651 Merrimac Trail
Williamsburg, VA 23185
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