North Central Healthcare
Wausau, WI 54403
About Northwoods Wilderness Therapy
Northwoods Wilderness Therapy provides residential addiction treatment in Medford, Wisconsin. It offers nature-based care for adolescents. The program combines inpatient treatment with experiential therapy in a lakeside setting, addressing both substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders.
Residential Recovery
Northwoods provides residential addiction treatment that includes housing, meals and clinical services in a natural environment. The program integrates mental health services for teens with co-occurring disorders, alongside experiential, individual and family therapy approaches.
Guests have time to reflect and relax while focusing on their recovery. They can develop healthy coping skills and gain anger management techniques for future use after treatment.
Specialized Support for Youth
The center specializes in age-appropriate treatment for teens and adolescents. Programs are designed to support young people facing substance use challenges, mental health concerns, or both.
Northwoods uses a wilderness-based, holistic healing environment as a core part of treatment. The lakeside setting in Medford offers a natural, stress-reducing backdrop that supports experiential learning and outdoor therapeutic activities that keep guests engaged in recovery.
The facility is located in a nature-immersive setting surrounded by the Northwoods wilderness. The program accepts private insurance and offers self-pay options.
Edited by:
Patti Croft, MBA
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Other Forms of Payment
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.
Addiction Treatments
Levels of Care
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.
Treatments
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.
Clinical Services
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.
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.
Amenities
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Lakeside
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
807 Impala Drive
Medford, WI 54451
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