My daughter is in this facility and we are not allowed to have any contact with her except a letter and she tells me in her letters how they yell and scream at her for just anything. She also says when they get mad at her they take her smoke breaks away from them. She said t ...
About New Life For Women
New Life for Women is a long-term, intensive treatment program for women who struggle with drug and alcohol addiction. They serve people in the community and surrounding area of Gadsden, Alabama. This historic city is located along the Coosa River and is home to Noccalula Falls Park. The area blends southern charm with history, making it a welcome place for residents and visitors.
Three Phase Program
The program is faith-based and experiential. They use a three phase program model. Phase I of the program is residential treatment designed to offer the most intensive therapeutic care. Before beginning treatment, you undergo a comprehensive assessment and evaluation that helps determine your treatment program.
During this evaluation, they develop goals and benchmarks on which they measure your progress and determine when you move to the next phase. Phase II of the program is a three-quarter care phase designed for people who have completed the first phase of treatment and require a continued level of intensive care but not full residential treatment.
The final phase of treatment, called Phase III, is a halfway house phase and is designed for women who are finishing their treatment and transitioning back into the community. Your assessment determines at which phase you begin treatment and how long you remain in each phase.
Whole Person Approach to Treatment
The program provides individualized treatment planning that includes individual, group, and family therapy sessions. Their program addresses holistic needs, including addiction, relapse prevention, parenting skills, coping skills, and basic living skills. You may also have treatment to address stress and anger management, domestic abuse, or family dynamics.
The program also works with the court system to provide assessments and referrals for women who are addicted and interacting with the criminal justice system. They are a non-profit organization and accept donations, including maintaining an Amazon wish list to have items shipped directly to them.
Latest Reviews
Barbara Bingham
Reviewed on 05/14/2025
My daughter is in this facility and we are not allowed to have any contact with her except a letter and she tells me in her letters how they yell and scream at her for just anything. She also says when they get mad at her they take her smoke breaks away from them. She said they treat you like you are in prison. This doesn’t sound therapeutic at all. Depression is real!!
If I could give 0 stars I would. If you are choosing to go somewhere of your own free will DO NOT go here. Most of the women in there have been court ordered to go and the staff there WILL treat you like a prisoner. You will be shown no respect and be belittled. By the Grace of God I was able to get out of there after 24hrs of being treated like a lower life form. Please do extensive research before you choose a place for yourself or for your family. I did once I left there. I went to a program called AlR Hope for Women in Birmingham, Al. It wasn t easy but it was worth it. I have been sober for over 3 years now. I m speaking out about this now because I was just telling someone my story and don t want other women to have to unnecessarily go through this.
This place saved my life! If it wasn t for Ms Lauri and staff I would either be in prison or dead.
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Levels of Care
Inpatient Residential treatment programs are those that offer housing and meals in addition to substance abuse treatment. Rehab facilities that offer residential treatment allow patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Some rehab centers specialize in short-term residential treatment (a few days to a week or two), while others solely provide treatment on a long-term basis (several weeks to months). Some offer both, and tailor treatment to the patient's individual requirements.
Sober Living Homes Sober Living Houses (SLHs), aka sober homes or halfway houses, are safe, substance-free, supportive living facilities for those recovering from substance abuse. Ideal for those who've just been through inpatient or outpatient treatment, SLHs are supervised environments with rules that support sobriety, such as curfews, shared chores, and therapeutic meetings. Residents are also often trained on life skills and coping skills to make it easier to transition into society. SLHs also provide a strong sense of community that can lead to the kind of deep and lasting connections with other sober individuals that supports a new, healthy lifestyle.
12-Step 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).
Aftercare Support 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 Alabama provides medical or psychotherapeutic treatment for drug dependency. Methods of treatment often include a combination of medication, counseling, and recreational therapies.
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 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.
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.
Experiential therapy is a form of therapy in which clients are encouraged to surface and work through subconscious issues by engaging in real-time experiences. Experiential therapy departs from traditional talk therapy by involving the body, and having clients engage in activities, movements, and physical and emotional expression. This can involve role-play or using props (which can include other people). Experiential therapy can help people process trauma, memories, and emotion quickly, deeply, and in a lasting fashion, leading to substantial and impactful healing.
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.
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.
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.
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Staff
Laura King, M.A.,LPC, ICAADC
Clinical Director
Susan Watts, LPC
Clinical Supervisor
Jennifer Mitchell, LBSW
Counselor
Cynthia Johnston, LBSW
Counselor
Ashlun Falkner, BS
Counselor
Candace Suttles
Facility Manager
Contact Information
(256) 413-0200 
102 Centurion Way
Gadsden, AL 35904
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