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Substance Use Treatment

The Family Tree Program was started in 2021 through grant funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Because of this, Family Tree patients are not charged for therapeutic services.

Family Tree is a short-term outpatient substance use treatment program that offers various evidence-based therapeutic interventions to adolescents and their families who reside in the Tri-County area with or without co-occurring trauma-related mental health problems.The goal of Family Tree is to reduce the onset of substance use in adolescents through therapeutic interventions and treatments. 

What patients can expect from their time with Family Tree:

  • Individual therapy between an adolescent and a trained professional to create a personalized counseling experience and receive individualized guidance
  • Group counseling sessions to form strong support systems for adolescents and promote a healing atmosphere and reduce feelings of isolation
  • Wraparound family resources that engage adolescents with their families to foster a safe, comfortable family environment and cater to the needs of the adolescent

Therapy Modalities

The Family Tree program primarily utilizes the following therapy modalities for substance use treatment:

Risk Reduction through Family Therapy (RRFT)

  • An integrative approach to treating trauma-exposed adolescents
  • Intended to treat adolescents struggling with substance use, trauma-related psychopathology, and/or other risk factors
  • Targets the needs, developmental factors, and background of each adolescent and family in order to get a full understanding and build a treatment plan.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

  • Helps those struggling with substance use identify negative thinking patterns in order to create positive, helpful ones that are effective in coping with specific challenges regarding drug use.
  • Treatment is built around helping the development of healthy, effective coping strategies in order to enhance self-control.

Motivational Enhancement Therapy

  • Helps adolescents resolve hesitation towards treatment for substance use.
  • Intended to induce rapid and internally motivated change

Request Services

If you would like to refer a teen to the Family Tree program or request treatment for a teen that you are the parent/guardian of, please complete our referral form. While youth-serving professionals can complete a referral, we ask that the legal guardian(s) of the teens be notified by the referral source prior to completing the form.