About Guiding Light Mission
Grand Rapids has an organization called Guiding Light, an addiction treatment center in Grand Rapids for men and women. It has been in the city since 1929, and the program is faith based.
Men spend four to six months in residential rehab at the downtown center while women have a separate program of the same length with day programming downtown.
What therapy is in the men’s program?
The men’s program at Guiding Light uses cognitive behavioral therapy which works on thought patterns tied to substance use. It uses dialectical behavior therapy as well, which teaches skills for handling distress.
Those skills give a person something to use when a difficult thought or moment comes up in treatment.
Is a therapist part of the program?
Guiding Light includes a certified therapist among its program resources and life coaches work with people in the program. The programming includes spiritual direction providing guidance on questions of faith.
Are 12-step meetings on site?
Guiding Light’s recovery program includes 12-step groups and support groups are part of the program.
Those groups give people a regular time for group work as part of treatment.
Men who finish can move to Iron House, sober living in Kentwood, and women can move to sober living at Ruth’s House or Esther’s House. There is no charge to take part, and you do not need insurance.
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Levels of Care
Guiding Light's inpatient rehab runs four to six months and is built for men, with life coaching, therapy, support groups, spiritual direction and family support along the way.
After the women's recovery program, Ruth's House and Esther's House offer long-term sober living for women, each named for a long-time volunteer.
12-step programs are addiction recovery models based on Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). A number of substance abuse programs (including some drug and alcohol rehab centers) use the 12 steps as a basis for treatment. Beginning steps involve admitting powerlessness over the addiction and creating a spiritual basis for recovery. Middle steps including making direct amends to those who've been hurt by the addiction, and the final step is to assist others in addiction recovery in the same way. 12-Step offshoots including Narcotics Anonymous (NA), Cocaine Anonymous (CA), Dual Recovery Anonymous (DRA), Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA) and Gamblers Anonymous (GA).
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 Michigan provides personalized treatment to help individuals break this cycle and regain control of their lives. Treatment methods are used in various levels of care, including inpatient rehab, partial hospitalization programs, intensive outpatient programs, and standard outpatient treatment.
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
The men's rehab program here is an intensive, structured stay: four to six months of therapy, life coaching and support groups, all built to help men stay sober.
The Women's recovery program is long-term: participants live in a dedicated home and attend day-programming in downtown Grand Rapids.
Clinical Services
The program includes CBT-based education, paired with DBT-based education as part of its treatment offerings.
DBT-based education is also part of the teaching here, right alongside the CBT-based work.
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.
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Staff
Brian Elve
Executive Director
Brian Spyke
Director of Operations
David Madiol
Director of Development & Communications
Elisha Ash
Women’s Program Manager
Mark Scheffler
Operations Associate
Tori Grennan
Women’s Case Manager
Michael Ryan
Men’s Program Manager
Elizabeth Costigan
Intake Coordinator
Accreditations
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Established in 1992 by congress, SAMHSA's mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on American's communities.
SAMHSA Listed: Yes
State Licenses are permits issued by government agencies that allow rehab organizations to conduct business legally within a certain geographical area. Typically, the kind of program a rehab facility offers, along with its physical location, determines which licenses are required to operate legally.
State License: Michigan
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255 Division Ave S
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
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