Advocates Community Counseling

Advocates Community Counseling - Framingham, MA

Advocates Community Counseling is an upscale addiction treatment center located in Framingham, MA at 354 Waverly Street, 2nd Floor in the 01702 zip code. Operated by a private non-profit organization, treatment methodologies used by Advocates Community Counseling include trauma counseling, motivational interviewing and anger management. Advocates Community Counseling also offers outpatient treatment and regular outpatient treatment. Those who are looking for treatment can get substance use treatment and dual diagnosis treatment. In addition to substance use treatment, other addictions treated at Advocates Community Counseling include treatment for non-substance use addiction disorder and treatment for gambling disorder.

Location: 354 Waverly Street, 2nd Floor, Framingham, MA 01702

  1. Offered Treatment
  2. Service Settings
  3. External Opioid Medications Source
  4. Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
  5. External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
  6. Pharmacotherapies
  7. Treatment Approaches
  8. Who Owns This Treatment Center?
  9. Certifications and Accreditations
  10. What Types of Insurance and Payments Are Accepted?
  11. Which Population Groups Are Supported?
  12. Assessment/Pre-treatment
  13. Screening & Testing
  14. Transitional Services
  15. Ancillary Services
  16. Additional Addiction Treatments
  17. Counseling Services and Education
  18. Tobacco/Screening Services
  19. What Is The Smoking Policy?
  20. What Genders Are Accepted For Treatment?
  21. Services for deaf
  22. Additional Spoken Languages

Offered Treatment:

  • substance use treatment
  • dual diagnosis treatment

Service Settings:

  • outpatient treatment
  • regular outpatient treatment

External Opioid Medications Source:

  • Personal physician/health care provider

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:

  • Accepts clients using medication assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder but prescribed elsewhere

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:

  • Personal physician/health care provider

Pharmacotherapies:

  • Medications for psychiatric disorders

Treatment Approaches:

  • anger management
  • brief intervention
  • cognitive behavioral therapy
  • motivational incentives
  • dialectical behavior therapy
  • motivational interviewing
  • relapse prevention
  • substance use counseling approach
  • trauma counseling

Who Owns This Treatment Center?:

  • a private non-profit organization

Certifications and Accreditations:

  • State substance abuse agency
  • State department of health

What Types of Insurance and Payments Are Accepted?:

  • Accepts Medicare
  • Accepts Medicaid
  • Accepts private health insurance
  • Accepts cash or self-payment
  • Accepts State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid

Which Population Groups Are Supported?:

  • transitional-age young adults
  • adult women
  • adult men
  • clients with dual diagnosis
  • sexual abuse victims
  • domestic violence victims
  • people with trauma

Assessment/Pre-treatment:

  • Comprehensive mental health assessment
  • Comprehensive substance use assessment
  • Outreach to persons in the community

Screening & Testing:

  • Screening for mental disorders
  • Screening for substance use
  • TB screening

Transitional Services:

  • Discharge Planning
  • Outcome follow-up after discharge

Ancillary Services:

  • Domestic violence services
  • Mental health services
  • Social skills development

Additional Addiction Treatments:

  • treatment for non-substance use addiction disorder
  • treatment for gambling disorder

Counseling Services and Education:

  • Individual counseling
  • Group counseling
  • Family counseling
  • Marital/couples counseling
  • Substance use education

Tobacco/Screening Services:

  • Screening for tobacco use
  • Smoking/tobacco cessation counseling

What Is The Smoking Policy?:

  • Smoking permitted in designated area

What Genders Are Accepted For Treatment?:

  • Women
  • Men

Services for deaf:

  • Services for the deaf and hard of hearing are available

Additional Spoken Languages:

  • Spanish

Contact #: 508-661-2020

Call (855) 474-4942 for 24/7 help with treatment.

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