Riverbend Ambulatory Clinic

Substance Use and Mental Health

Treatment Focus

This center treats substance use disorders and mental health conditions. You'll receive individualized care catered to your unique situation and diagnosis, learn practical skills for recovery, and make new connections in a restorative environment.

Outpatient

Primary Level of Care

Outpatient treatment offers flexible therapeutic and medical care without the need to stay overnight in a hospital or inpatient facility. Some centers offer intensive outpatient program (IOP), which falls between inpatient care and traditional outpatient service.

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Riverbend Ambulatory Clinic, located in Lowell, Massachusetts, is a nonprofit providing a variety of clinical and educational services for adolescents and adults. They address conditions such as anxiety, depression, trauma-related disorders, gambling, and substance use disorders through individual and group therapy, psychoeducation, and case management services.

Specialized Programs

Riverbend Ambulatory Clinic has several specialized programs, tailored to specific clientele groups and conditions treated. Some of their services include a Structured Outpatient Addiction Program (SOAP), OUI education classes conducted both virtually and in-person, clinical case management, and services for adolescents that are identified as high-risk. Riverbend also offers clinical support groups with focuses on grief support, anxiety support, healing trauma, and anger management. They also have groups tailored to women, men, and LGBTQ+ clientele. They offer services in several languages, including Haitian Creole, Khmer, and Spanish. Riverbend Ambulatory Clinic accepts both insurance and self-pay options.

AT A GLANCE

Center Overview

Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States View Map
Primary Focus
This center treats substance use disorders and mental health conditions....

Treatment Focus

This center treats substance use disorders and mental health conditions. You'll receive individualized care catered to your unique situation and diagnosis, learn practical skills for recovery, and make new connections in a restorative environment.

Typical Program Length
Various
Founded in 1971
55 years in business
Conditions We Treat
Anger, Anxiety, Gambling, Grief and Loss +1 More
Substance Use We Treat
Alcohol, Co-Occurring Disorders, Drug Addiction
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978-459-8656

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Insurance Accepted

Provider's Policy: Our admissions team will work with you to explore the right payment options based on your needs, ensuring you get the best possible treatment.
978-459-8656
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Care Options

Levels of Care

Substance use and mental health issues can occur simultaneously or as primary conditions. Effective treatment explores how mental health conditions contribute to addiction, and vice-versa. Many rehabs treat substance use disorders and mental health conditions with personalized care plans.
Detox
Not Offered at This Center
Typically the initial stage of treatment for substance use, focusing on medically supervised management of withdrawal symptoms.
Residential
Not Offered at This Center
Residential programs for substance use and mental health with structured care and 24/7 monitoring. Treatment takes place on-site, with behavioral health professionals often providing care in group, individual, and family settings.
Sober Living
Not Offered at This Center
Transitional housing designed to support individuals recovering from substance use disorders offering a safe, supportive and structured environment for practicing long-term sobriety, while reintegrating back into daily living.
Day Treatment
In a PHP, patients live at home but follow an intensive schedule of treatment. Most programs require you to be on-site for about 40 hours per week.
Outpatient
Outpatient treatment offers flexible therapeutic and medical care without the need to stay overnight in a hospital or inpatient facility. Outpatient care typically offers a range of therapies and medical interventions individuals can attend alongside daily life.
Virtual & In-Home Care
The delivery of therapeutic services utilizing technology such as video conferencing, online messaging or phone calls, allowing for flexibility, comfort and increased access to care.
Co-Occurring Disorders
Substance use and mental health can occur simultaneously as co-occurring disorders. Treatment for co-occurring disorders involves therapy and other personalized interventions to address both conditions.
Treatment

Your Care Options

Specializations

Adolescents

Adolescents

Teens receive the treatment they need for mental health disorders and addiction, with the added support of educational and vocational services.

Alcohol

Alcohol

Using alcohol as a coping mechanism, or drinking excessively throughout the week, signals an alcohol use disorder.

Drug Addiction

Drug Addiction

Drug addiction is the excessive and repetitive use of substances, despite harmful consequences to a person's life, health, and relationships.

Gambling

Gambling

Excessive, repetitive gambling causes financial and interpersonal problems. This addiction can interfere with work, friendships, and familial relationships.

Who We Treat

Men
Women
Adolescents

Adolescents

Teens receive the treatment they need for mental health disorders and addiction, with the added support of educational and vocational services.

Young Adults

Young Adults

Emerging adults ages 18-25 receive treatment catered to the unique challenges of early adulthood, like college, risky behaviors, and vocational struggles.

LGBTQ+

LGBTQ+

Addiction and mental illnesses in the LGBTQ+ community must be treated with an affirming, safe, and relevant approach, which many centers provide.

Men and Women

Men and Women

Men and women attend treatment for addiction in a co-ed setting, going to therapy groups together to share experiences, struggles, and successes.

Girls
Boys

Approaches

Evidence-Based

Evidence-Based

A combination of scientifically rooted therapies and treatments make up evidence-based care, defined by their measured and proven results.

Trauma Informed

Therapies

1-on-1 Counseling

1-on-1 Counseling

Patient and therapist meet 1-on-1 to work through difficult emotions and behavioral challenges in a personal, private setting.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Couples Counseling

Couples Counseling

Partners work to improve their communication patterns, using advice from their therapist to better their relationship and make healthy changes.

Eye Movement Therapy (EMDR)

Eye Movement Therapy (EMDR)

Lateral, guided eye movements help reduce the emotional reactions of retelling and reprocessing trauma, allowing intense feelings to dissipate.

Family Therapy

Family Therapy

Family therapy addresses group dynamics within a family system, with a focus on improving communication and interrupting unhealthy relationship patterns.

Group Therapy
Life Skills

Life Skills

Teaching life skills like cooking, cleaning, clear communication, and even basic math provides a strong foundation for continued recovery.

Motivational Interviewing

Motivational Interviewing

Based on the idea that motivation to change comes from within, providers use a conversational framework to discover personalized methods for change.

Narrative Therapy

Narrative Therapy

Through narrative therapy, patients rewrite past events with a positive focus. They separate themselves from the problem to see their purpose and capabilities.

Languages

Creole
English
Spanish

Conditions We Treat

Anger

Anger

Although anger itself isn't a disorder, it can get out of hand. If this feeling interferes with your relationships and daily functioning, treatment can help.

Anxiety

Anxiety

Anxiety is a common mental health condition that can include excessive worry, panic attacks, physical tension, and increased blood pressure.

Gambling

Gambling

Excessive, repetitive gambling causes financial and interpersonal problems. This addiction can interfere with work, friendships, and familial relationships.

Grief and Loss

Grief and Loss

Grief is a natural reaction to loss, but severe grief can interfere with your ability to function. You can get treatment for this condition.

Trauma

Trauma

Some traumatic events are so disturbing that they cause long-term mental health problems. Those ongoing issues can also be referred to as "trauma."

Substances We Treat

Alcohol

Alcohol

Using alcohol as a coping mechanism, or drinking excessively throughout the week, signals an alcohol use disorder.

Co-Occurring Disorders

Co-Occurring Disorders

A person with multiple mental health diagnoses, such as addiction and depression, has co-occurring disorders also called dual diagnosis.

Drug Addiction

Drug Addiction

Drug addiction is the excessive and repetitive use of substances, despite harmful consequences to a person's life, health, and relationships.

Experience

Care Designed for Your Needs

Smoking and Vaping Policy

Smoking Allowed in Designated Areas
Vaping Allowed in Designated Areas
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Further Research

The following therapies are included: narrative therapy, group therapy and more.
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States.
Our admissions team will work with you to explore the right payment options based on your needs, ensuring you get the best possible treatment.
The typical length is Various.
Riverbend Ambulatory Clinic provides outpatient therapy, in-home and more.

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