The workers stay in the office most the time, they're supposed to be there to help you but they never do.
About Western Montana Mental Health Center – Riverfront Center
Western Montana Mental Health Center (WMMHC) is an organization that offers mental health and substance use treatment services to both adults and children. They provide outpatient and residential treatment programs. The organization has multiple treatment locations, including the Riverfront Center in Hamilton, Montana. They accept multiple types of insurance, including, but not limited to, Medicaid, Medicare, military insurance, and Tribal funds.
Providing Customized Addiction Treatment in Hamilton
Hamilton is a beautiful city in the Bitterroot Valley, home to ranches, small farms, and orchards. There’s a charming downtown district only two minutes from the treatment facility, where you can visit a local bookstore, the City Market, or the historic Carnegie Library.
Clients at the facility receive customized treatment plans that include a comprehensive range of addiction treatment services. Services include evidence based therapies and approaches, such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). They also offer medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD).
Specialized Outpatient Addiction Treatment Services
The treatment team pursues treatment partners that help them improve access to care. They cater to a diverse clientele and welcome everyone. They help Veterans, clients with serious mental illnesses, and those seeking court mandated treatment for a DUI/DWI.
The Veterans program specializes in helping clients deal with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and how it relates to substance use. They work in collaboration with the VA through their community based services. They can coordinate inpatient services for Veterans as well.
The outpatient programs include a regular outpatient and an intensive outpatient program (IOP). They also offer a substance use disorder day treatment program for those who need more intensive services.
Comprehensive Care for Adolescents
This center offers comprehensive services for children and teens with substance use issues. They have home support, school and community treatment services. Treatment includes psychiatric and medication services.
The goal will be to help your loved one develop the tools necessary to live a life without substances. Western Montana Mental Health Center is not far from relaxing nature areas where you can relieve your stress after your treatment sessions, such as Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness.
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It is so nice to find some where we're a person doesn't fill judge at all I have been there for two consulor app and they have went great and made me fill good about me still a long ways to go but there awesome
Even though I liked my counselor, I didn t feel safe enough to discuss horrific thoughts that I have.
Went there to get help. They say they do groups to help you and work with you and they don't. The workers stay in the office most the time. The only ppl that talk are the Counclers and they only talk to you once a day.
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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.
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.
Financial aid can take many forms. Centers may have grants or scholarships available to clients who meet eligibility requirements. Programs that receive SAMHSA grants may have financial aid available for those who need treatment as well. Grants and scholarships can help you pai for treatment without having to repay.
Sliding scale payments are based on a client's income and family size. The goal is to make treatment affordable to everyone. By taking these factors into account, addiction recovery care providers help ensure that your treatment does not become a financial burden to you or your family, eliminating one barrier to care.
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.
Military members, veterans, and eligible dependents have access to specific insurance programs that help them get the care they need. TRICARE and VA insurance can help you access low cost or no cost addiction and mental health treatment. Programs that accept military insurance often have targeted treatment focused on the unique challenges military members, veterans, and their families face.
Addiction Treatments
Levels of Care
Outpatient 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.
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.
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.
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.
LGBTQ Program
Recovery is most successful when clients feel accepted and validated by their peers and treatment providers. Facilities that offer LGBTQ-inclusive programming are committed to creating a safe space where everyone can grow and recover without fear of judgment or discrimination. They will have dedicated policies in place to create a safe and supportive environment that fosters free expression.
Young Adult Program
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
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.
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.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a modified form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a treatment designed to help people understand and ultimately affect the relationship between their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. DBT is often used for individuals who struggle with self-harm behaviors, such as self-mutilation (cutting) and suicidal thoughts, urges, or attempts. It has been proven clinically effective for those who struggle with out-of-control emotions and mental health illnesses like Borderline Personality Disorder.
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.
Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) is a way of getting nicotine into the bloodstream without smoking. It uses products that supply low doses of nicotine to help people stop smoking. The goal of therapy is to cut down on cravings for nicotine and ease the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal.
Nutrition therapy, aka medical nutrition therapy (MNT), is a way of treating physical, emotional, and medical conditions through diet. Specific dietary plans are designed by professional nutritionists or registered dietitians, and patients follow them in order to positively affect their physical and mental health.
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.
Staff
Bob Lopp
CEO
Cory DeStein, LPN
Chief Administrative Officer
Aubrey Reed, MA, MSW, LCSW, PMH-C
Chief Clinical Officer
Patrick Maidman, MD
Medical Director
Callie Holleran, RN
Director, Nursing
Keri Stephanoff, LCSW, LCPC, LBA, BCBA, CMHPP
Director, CFSN, MH Outpatient, Day Treatment, Case Management
Amberlee Jorgenson, LCPC
Director, PACT/MACT, PATH, Residential Group Home
Brittany Blair
Director of 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Theresa Marshall
Director, Human Resources
Colter Schilling
Director, Information Services
Ryan Bailey
Director, Support Services
Contact Information
(406) 532-9101 
209 North 10th Street
Suite A
Hamilton, MT 59840
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Fact checked and written by:
Susan Bertram, BA
Edited by:
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