About Directions Counseling Center
The Directions Counseling Center in Watertown, Wisconsin operates under the Watertown Regional Medical Center. This is an outpatient clinic that works with adults and families who have been impacted by drug and alcohol addictions.
There are also programs here to address the mental health needs of children and adolescents. This program is especially supportive of children who have grown up with substance abusing parents. It allows them an avenue to work through stressors they’re experiencing in their life.
Targeted Addiction Counseling
The drug and alcohol abuse counseling services here help to get to the root cause of your substance use struggles all while empowering you with the skills you need to work through the symptoms you’re currently facing.
You will be supported by evidence based practices like medication management. This can help alleviate symptoms so that you can focus on tangible recovery skills, skills you’ll build in recovery here.
Because this is a clinical facility, you’ll find that care here is heavily rooted in clinical therapies. However, there are social workers on staff who can provide more wrap around support services like getting you connected to different organizations in the community that can provide holistic or social support services outside of your treatment program.
Family Focused Care
This counseling center recognizes that substance abuse treatments often have lasting impacts that go on to influence the family members and loved ones of the person struggling with substance use.
The marriage and family counseling services here allow you to work through the ways in which a substance use struggle has disrupted your family unit. You’ll work through tangible strategies and skills you can apply to move back into a healthy space. This intentional family focused approach to care makes this center ideal for individuals like adults with families and working professionals.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
During couples therapy, you will engage in activities that promote forgiveness, healthy communication, and understanding. You'll receive "homework" to practice these skills during the week between sessions. Couples therapy typically lasts around 12 weeks.
One focus of family therapy is to create a network for the individual in recovery. Families must identify dysfunctional patterns and develop healthier ways of interacting. This can significantly improve their loved one's treatment outcome.
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.
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Executive Director, Quality & Case Management/Chief Patient Safety Officer

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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
Contact Information
123 Hospital Dr
Suite 110
Watertown, WI 53098