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Aug 25

Longmont Mental Health Treatment Options When Utilizing a Full-Day Treatment

According to the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), “13.5 percent of young adults aged 18 to 25 had both a substance use disorder and any mental illness in the past year.” Additionally, “Nearly 1 in 3 adults had either a substance use disorder or any mental illness in the past year, and 46 percent of young adults 18-25 had either a substance use disorder or any mental illness.” These statistics are emblematic of why it is critical to treat issues of mental health in tandem with those of addiction. In Colorado, many Longmont mental health treatment programs offer this dual focus.

Longmont Mental Health Treatment Options: Understanding Full-Day Treatment

When it comes to treating co-occurring issues of mental health and addiction, there are many recovery options. These options range from residential and inpatient programs to non-residential and partial hospitalization programs (PHPs) to community and 12-Step recovery programs.

Many people are also under the misconception that comorbidities of mental health and addiction correlate to extreme diagnoses and thus require residential treatment. While, of course, everyone’s recovery needs are relative, not everyone with comorbidities requires inpatient care. For example, an individual may be struggling with addiction and an anxiety disorder that may best be treated via medication and psychotherapy but is not at the level of severity that requires a residential treatment program.

However, regardless of which treatment program one begins their journey with, the important part is that they begin it by working with a professional. Not only can a professional or specialist in the treatment field help determine the right recovery route to take, but they can also help determine if issues of comorbidities are present. The truth is that co-occurring disorders can often be hard to detect because one often overshadows the other, making a diagnosis difficult.

An Ideal Recovery Setting: Longmonth Mental Health Treatment

Just as important as which treatment program one chooses is where the recovery center that offers that treatment program is located. Some individuals may choose to relocate for treatment, while others may opt to stay local. However, regardless of the distance one wishes to travel, Colorado can offer the ideal setting for anyone’s recovery program. This is especially true in the City of Longmont.

Longmont mental health treatment options are ideal for those who want to experience some of the best natural settings that the country has to offer. Many people may not realize the very real and quantifiable effects that nature can have on one’s psyche. According to the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, “Besides physical health improvements, nature exposure can bring about positive influence upon psychological constructs such as boredom, friendliness, well-being, and liveliness,” and “across more than one hundred studies on nature/wildlife exposure, stress mitigation has been shown to be one of the most consistent and important psychological benefits.”

Longmont is also less than an hour away from Denver, one of the most unique urban hubs in the country. Being able to be hiking in the Rocky Mountains (less than 40 minutes away from The Redpoint Center in Longmont) one day and engaging in a fast-paced yet craft-driven cultural hub the next can be the perfect variety of settings for those needing stimulation in recovery.

The Redpoint Center and Longmont Mental Health Treatment Options and Modalities

Equally as important as what happens outside of the recovery center is what is offered inside. At The Redpoint Center, we believe that comprehensive recovery is key when it comes to treating issues of mental health and/or addiction. By offering a variety of modalities and therapy tools, we can create recovery plans that focus solely on individual needs rather than offering an overarching “cookie-cutter” program.

Our full-day treatment modalities are varied and include “traditional,” holistic, and experiential options. For example, for individuals that need to focus on the underlying core issues of their negative behaviors, we offer evidence-based cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). Our professional clinicians are able to use these therapies to address these underlying issues and help clients work through them rather than escape from them.

Then there are more experiential and holistic options such as breathwork, meditation, and yoga. These practices have been shown to aid in stress management and also have the potential to physically change brain chemistry to help in cognitive functioning and emotional regulation.

The Importance of Community Integration at The Redpoint Center

Here at The Redpoint Center, and specifically our Longmont mental health treatment facility, we are proud of what we have to offer our clients, as well as the exceptional recovery community that we both contribute to and are a dynamic part of. We know that having a community outside of the recovery center to keep individuals engaged and accountable is crucial.

The world often gets very small for individuals that are struggling with issues of mental health and/or addiction. Here at The Redpoint Center, we believe that recovery under the shadow of the Rockies can enlarge that world back to the size that everyone needs and deserves.

Jan 21

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Making a Difference: Q & A with Donnie Hagenbart at Redpoint Center

By The Redpoint Center Treatment

Making a difference in other’s lives can be a rewarding part of getting sober. The Redpoint Center, a highly regarded outpatient treatment center, is a distinctive program that provides easily accessed outpatient services while remaining in the comfort of home. Recently, we sat down with team member Donnie Hagenbart, the Executive Director of Redpoint, to ask him what makes Redpoint special.

Why the Redpoint Center Program Works

Q: If you had to summarize why Redpoint is successful what would you say?

D: I think what makes Redpoint so unique is how much we dedicate ourselves to creating a program that works for each individual and what they need. Flexibility and compassion are key. For us, it’s about meeting folks where they are and making a difference in their lives right away. At The Redpoint Center, we focus on the individual client rather than checking off boxes. With a flexible program and accessible therapeutic services, Redpoint allows clients to show up while maintaining their daily responsibilities.

Some treatment centers are removed from life – away from society, requiring people to travel and put everything on hold. As many of us know from experience, this isn’t always easy. What’s more, it does not always stick. We need to change the patterns now, in our daily lives. And that can be hard at any point but with a continuum of support in our community, it makes a big difference.

Q: How do you treat clients at Redpoint?

D: We treat each person as important—because they are. That means working with families to determine how they will access care. It means working with insurance providers to cover the costs and make sure our program is accessible. It also means advocating for clients, sometimes having their insurance providers make exceptions to cover care for people. Whatever it is—we will find a way.

Our team of licensed, caring professionals understands the challenges associated with starting anew while maintaining daily responsibilities and commitments. And we’re here to empower those we serve to find what works for them. As a leading provider of Colorado mental health and addiction treatment services, Redpoint provides a diverse set of skills and tools so clients can safely navigate the challenges faced when experiencing substance use or mental health concerns.

Making a Difference at Redpoint

Q: If you had to comment on why you are part of the Redpoint team, what would you say?

D: I am in recovery and have been in the treatment field for a long time. I know what it is like to feel like a number, to wonder if sobriety is going to work back “in the real world”, and to worry about covering healthcare services. These stresses are thoughts we all have on the path to recovery. It’s natural to be concerned. At Redpoint, we come from a place of understanding and truly walk side by side with our clients so they feel less alone and know they’re being held through it all. We hold people accountable and we do so from a place of understanding. For me personally, I have days where I answer the phone and hear the desperation or sadness in someone’s voice and I know by the end of the call that they feel different. This is what it’s all about for me. We are changing lives, one day at a time. This is meaningful work and I am truly grateful for the opportunity to help others.

Asking for Help

If there is one thing to remember, never be afraid to reach out and ask for help. For all of us here at Redpoint, making a difference means showing up, no matter what. We know, from personal experience, what it’s like to struggle. And we also know the way back. Even if Redpoint isn’t the right fit, we are here to help you find what works best for you and your family. Contact us for a free consult.

If you have questions about The Redpoint Center’s program or would like to speak with an expert, please don’t hesitate to call (888) 509-3153. Free consultations!

Nov 16

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Redpoint Center Expands Mental Health Drug Alcohol Rehab Fort Collins Colorado

The Redpoint Center Expands to Fort Collins, Colorado

By The Redpoint Center Alcohol Rehab, Featured, Mental Health

Redpoint Center Fort Collins is here and we’re thrilled to offer our services to those in need. During the pandemic, the caring Redpoint team has been busy opening our new location in Fort Collins, Colorado. We are so excited to expand our facilities and bring professional care to the greater northern Colorado area.

“I feel very fortunate,” says Redpoint Team member and Northern Colorado Program Manager and Senior Counselor, Wendy Stine, “to be helping in my community of Northern Colorado. We’ve been typically underserved and I am excited to be part of the solution. Covid has created a great strain on the population, particularly those who might have mental health issues and/or addiction. We are seeing a mental health pandemic as a result of the Covid pandemic. I’m witnessing some really good work being done with our clients under the circumstances.”

Our founder and CEO, Cody Gardner, expressed his enthusiasm for the recent move saying, “This is a very exciting expansion for the Redpoint Center. Expanding our recovery services throughout Colorado means we help more individuals and families in need. Our licensed treatment professionals understand the complex challenges associated with substance abuse and mental health concerns. Now, more than ever, our citizens need professional treatment support”. The Redpoint Center focuses on an outpatient approach to drug and alcohol recovery as well as mental health services. Offering treatment for adults and adolescents, our new center will allow us to serve a greater range of clients seeking recovery and support.

We are so grateful for the opportunity to serve the Fort Collins area and welcome our new move with tenacity and grace. “It’s an honor to provide the much-needed treatment needs of our community,” Gardner added.

Mental Health Treatment in Colorado

The Redpoint Center mental health and drug rehab treatment program is thrilled to expand our services to Fort Collins, Colorado. We will continue to offer quality care for those struggling with mental health and substance use issues, in Boulder Country and now in Larimer County. The Redpoint Center programming includes adolescent and adult outpatient treatment services that empower clients to find community, purpose, and recovery.

“This is a very exciting expansion for the Redpoint Center,” says Cody Gardner, founder and CEO of Redpoint. “Expanding our recovery services throughout Colorado means we help more individuals and families in need. Our licensed treatment professionals understand the complex challenges associated with substance abuse and mental health concerns. Now, more than ever, our citizens need professional treatment support,” adds Gardner

Redpoint addresses alcohol and drug use, as well as trauma and stressors that influence destructive behavior patterns. The mission is to teach clients how to live a healthy life of recovery. Now, the Fort Collins facility now provides rehab in Larimer County, Colorado, to serve more of those who need drug treatment and alcohol rehab, as well as mental health support. With CSU and a younger community, outpatient services mean more of those who need it to find help.

“We are thrilled that The Redpoint Center is able to offer outpatient services to our home state of Colorado. Expanding to Fort Collins with another addiction treatment facility allows us to continue to serve the rehab needs, and beyond. It’s an honor to provide the much-needed treatment needs of our community,” Gardner added.

If you or someone you love needs help, contact us. We are here 24/7 to assist you and yours on the path to healing. You are not alone.

Apr 15

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Redpoint Center COVID-19 Quarantine Music as Medicine

Quarantine Music to Soothe the Soul

By The Redpoint Center Community, Mental Health, Therapy

During COVID-19 quarantine, music is vital. While we experience these uncertain times, many are grappling with anxiety. In addition, we feel stress about the future. On top of this, we have an unprecedented amount of free time on our hands. It is in times like these when people with mental health disorders and addictions struggle. Furthermore, with the isolation, it becomes easier for the brain to drift into a negative headspace. A great way to feel connected throughout the chaos is music. Studies show that music has a positive impact on our mental health. Also, now, more than ever, musical artists are releasing music to entertain and provide hope to all of us stuck inside wondering what to do next. It’s a perfect time to crank the tunes.

Quarantine Music Soothes the Soul

During quarantine, music can be a soothing force for good. Go back through an old playlist you made years ago and reminisce. Create a new playlist comprised of songs about how you feel right now. Make a dance playlist and let loose. No one is around to judge you and who cares even if they were?! If ever there was a time to let loose and fly that freak flag, it’s now. Dance like no one is watching!

You could also make a playlist of music to express how you’re feeling. Write a song, create some instrumentals on GarageBand, or take a song you already know, and change the words if you want. Pull out that old Casiotone and get crafty. Ask your friends to send you what they’re listening to right now, and maybe you’ll find some new favorites.

Quarantine music can be a great distraction from the overwhelming sense of despair that can come and go in waves. Use music to navigate the feelings and sit in them for a little while. Then, find something upbeat, and turn the volume up until you can’t help but dance a little!

Quarantine Tune Tips

Here are some recommendations from our team. Streaming services, like Spotify, offer COVID-19 playlists. In addition, Vox published a quarantine survival playlist, and if you just need a few moments of hilariousness, this viral video from a family replicating a classic Journey music video is pretty epic. To top it off, Will Smith offers chill beats playlist on his YouTube channel for some smooth vibes.

If you or someone you love is ready to reach out for support, give Redpoint a call. We’re in this with you.

Image courtesy of OC Gonzalez via unsplash

Aug 02

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Yoga and Recovery

By redpointcenter Mental Health

How do yoga and recovery go hand in hand? Does yoga evoke spandex and tricky poses? Or do you imagine a yogi chanting by the side of a river in India seeking enlightenment?

In the context of recovery and addiction treatment, yoga has a profound impact. Yoga is an opportunity to engage sensory, non-conceptual awareness. In addition, it decreases emotional reactivity, increases relaxation, and shifts our concepts of self. Hence, it is a way to take ownership of ourselves, our emotions, and our thoughts. Recovery is about becoming who you are meant to be.

According to Khanna and Greeson,

“Addictions are born as a result of ‘mindless’ states involving escapist attitudes, automatic thinking, emotional reactivity and social isolation” (2013, p.3).

So, what is the antidote to isolation? Presence, conscious thinking, emotional regulation, and connection.

What’s one way to find that? Yoga.

At the Redpoint Center, we recognize that being in recovery means more than not using substances or alcohol. It is about a neurobiological and relational shift. Furthermore, it is re-engagement in life. This is why we have yoga classes in our treatment program. And it’s why we are constantly exploring more ways that we can amplify one’s sobriety.

Yoga and Recovery Work Together

What does yoga do exactly? There remains academic uncertainty as to how and why yoga “works.” This ancient practice has been changing lives for centuries. One hypothesis is that yoga, particularly the meditative aspects of the practice, shift our “default mode network” (DMN). Our DMN is comprised of brain regions that are highly self-centered and self-referential.

When operating from the DMN the brain is hyper-focused on self-narratives. This provides little space to gain perspective on one’s life or behavior. However, studies show mindfulness activities like yoga and meditation increase the functional connectivity between the DMN and other brain networks. Furthermore, this results in a decrease in our attachment to the “narrative self” and an increase in the ability to regulate emotions. Consequently, we feel calmer. This allows us to put ourselves and our lives into perspective. Perspective is key. When we get caught up in our past and our personal pain, it is easy to get swept away by stress. We are no longer in the moment when stressed. We are in the past or the present and this causes suffering.

Yoga, Stress, and Trauma Treatment

Research shows that yoga decreases overall stress. And stress is known to trigger substance abuse relapse.

“The relaxation response achieved after yoga may confer the ability to face situations in a relaxed state of mind.” (Khanna & Greeson, 2013, p.3)

The practice also increases mindfulness. In addition, this supports individuals to target mindless thoughts such as the automatic behavioral and mental patterns associated with craving. Furthermore, yoga is gaining momentum as a treatment for PTSD and trauma. Dr. Bessel Van der Kolk practices and teaches trauma-sensitive yoga. He believes that,

“The big benefit of yoga is that you learn to breathe yourself into body positions that are potentially very triggering, but by having the voice of your yoga teacher and having that deep attention to trying to breathe while you do the posture, you can detoxify that particular interoceptive awareness into a piece of safety… once that part of your body becomes a safe part, you become liberated (Van der Kolk, 2015, p. 3).

As we know that trauma and addiction are deeply connected. This growing methodology brings somatic awareness to our known methods of healing. And many are finding contemplative practices to be powerful in transforming PTSD, stress, and trauma.

Yoga gives us the regular opportunity to move the body, practice mindfulness, and often leave feeling more relaxed. And that alone is a gift we all could benefit from.

If you or a loved one is struggling with alcohol addiction, drug addiction, mental health problems, we are here to help. Even if we are not an appropriate fit, we help you find what is the best solution for you and your family.

We treat adults and youth struggling with substance use disorder and alcohol addiction.

Learn more about our Longmont Drug Rehab, call 888-509-3153.

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Sources

Khanna, S., & Greeson, J. M. (2013). A narrative review of yoga and mindfulness as complementary therapies for addiction. Complementary Therapies in Medicine,21(3), 244-252. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2013.01.008

Van der Kolk, Bessel (2015). The body keeps the score: Brain, mind, and body in the healing of trauma. New York (New York): Penguin Books.

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