About Gulf Coast Jewish Family & Community Services
Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Community Services is a community based outpatient counseling provider in Davie, Florida, offering substance use counseling and mental health support for individuals and families.
Located at 5400 South University Drive, Suite 507, the program provides individual, group, couples and family counseling within a broader nonprofit family and community services organization.
The approach emphasizes compassionate, counseling centered care that supports recovery, emotional wellness and family stability.
Counseling Programs and Levels of Care
Services typically begin with an outpatient assessment to identify each client’s counseling needs and recovery goals. From there, clients can engage in individual and group counseling for substance use and addictive behaviors, with ongoing support tailored to their progress.
In addition to addiction focused counseling, licensed clinicians offer mental health counseling for anxiety, depression, grief and stress, helping clients manage emotional and behavioral challenges that may accompany substance use.
Couples and family sessions are also available to strengthen relationships and support long term recovery.
Quick Facts About Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Community Services
- Location: Davie, Florida, at 5400 South University Drive, Suite 507.
- Levels of care: Outpatient counseling for individuals, couples, families and groups.
- Who they treat: Individuals and families impacted by substance use and co-occurring emotional concerns.
- Approach: Counseling based, family inclusive and community oriented care.
- Specialties: Substance use counseling and mental health support for anxiety, depression, grief and stress.
- Organization: Part of a nonprofit network providing wide ranging behavioral health and community services.
How to Begin Counseling in Davie, FL
Getting started with Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Community Services in Davie, Florida, begins with reaching out to schedule an intake conversation. A team member can explain available counseling programs, discuss scheduling and review payment details.
Connect with the team to learn more about counseling services and take the next step toward recovery and wellness.
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Levels of Care
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.
Completing a drug or alcohol rehab program shouldn't spell the end of substance abuse treatment. Aftercare involves making a sustainable plan for recovery, including ongoing support. This can include sober living arrangements like halfway houses, career counseling, and setting a patient up with community programs like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or Narcotics Anonymous (NA).
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Staff
Dr. Sandra Braham
President & CEO
Dr. Eliza McCall-Horne
Executive VP
Lloyd De France
Chief Administrative Officer
Anthony Saccento
CFO
Elke Cumming
Senior VP of Programs & Administration
Lisa Circle
Senior VP of Quality, Contracts, and Compliance
Tania Hamilton
VP of Behavioral Health
Melanie Brady
VP of Children and Family Services
Contact Information
1600 Taft Street
Hollywood, FL 33020


































































































