A Helping Hand of Wilmington in Wilmington, North Carolina

A Helping Hand of Wilmington Overview

A Helping Hand of Wilmington was first founded back in 2007, and for its 11 years of existence so far, A Helping Hand of Wilmington has offered its help to numerous cases – from mild to moderate substance and alcohol abuse to mental health issues and family issues. All of these difficult topics are tackled at A Helping Hand of Wilmington with the sole purpose to help these suffering patients.
For that purpose, the program consists of a mixture of 12-steps and numerous evidence-based therapies. The patients are required to visit the grounds of A Helping Hand of Wilmington three times a week, for three hours each time, in order to participate in individual and group therapy sessions. As a part of the program, there is also anger management therapy, addiction education, coping skills, methods for stress reduction, anxiety and depression therapies, etc.
All on all, there is a wide variety of treatment options that these patients can participate in order to get better and get back to their normal lives as soon as possible. Relapse prevention is also a major thing at A Helping Hand of Wilmington. For that purpose, a special Moral Recognition Therapy (MRT) is organized at A Helping Hand of Wilmington. The MRT is meant for every patient who has completed their treatment at A Helping Hand of Wilmington to participate in so that any possible relapse would be prevented in the near future.

A Helping Hand of Wilmington Housing

At A Helping Hand of Wilmington, the option of Intensive Outpatient Program is offered to the patients. Despite they do not provide residential services, but the facility works closely with Recovery Homes within walking distance from A Helping Hand of Wilmington.

A Helping Hand of Wilmington Treatment Options

At A Helping Hand of Wilmington you will find the following treatment options:

Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)

No residential treatment is offered at A Helping Hand of Wilmington. The only option for patients in the intensive outpatient program that they can take part in. The IOP consists of 36 sessions that include both individual and group therapy sessions as well as family therapy sessions when needed. The IOP meets three times a week, each session three hours long.

Moral Recognition Therapy (MRT)

MRT is offered to patients who have completed their 36 sessions of IOP or who require a less intensive program. As a part of the MRT, patients meet once a week for several hours, depending on the requirements of the patients to participate in group sessions. Each patient is using a workbook which he/she uses in order to track his/her therapy progress and complete the assigned homework from the last session.

A Helping Hand of Wilmington Therapies Provided

Therapeutic services that the patient is given access to at A Helping Hand of Wilmington include:

• Individual therapy sessions
• Group therapy sessions
• Relapse prevention therapy
• Family therapy sessions
• Moral Recognition Therapy (MRT)
• Anger management therapy
• Psychiatric Medication Management
• Medication-Assisted Treatment: Vivitrol, Suboxone

A Helping Hand of Wilmington Payment Options

A Helping Hand of Wilmington is accepting BCBS, MedCost, United Health Care, Medicare, and Medicaid insurances. The facility also has state-funding for uninsured patients. For more detailed information patients should contact the facility.

However, there is information about the cost of 36 sessions of the intensive outpatient program – $1,500. An additional individual therapy costs $50, and an additional group therapy session costs $20. The initial evaluation costs $94.

A Helping Hand of Wilmington Licenses

A Helping Hand of Wilmington is Nationally Accredited by CQL-Council on Quality and Leadership NC Division of Health Regulation Services.

A Helping Hand of Wilmington Amenities

In addition to the therapies that we have mentioned before, A Helping Hand of Wilmington also offers many other amenities for its patients. The patient can take part in anger management therapy sessions, once a week as a part of the treatment. There is also something for the little ones to enjoy in such as drama therapy as a part of the family sessions.
Patients can participate in special therapy sessions in which they will learn more about healthy communication and relationships, coping mechanisms and stress-reducing techniques – all of that with one sole purpose – to help the patient get back to his/her normal, everyday life as fast as possible while any chance for a relapse is reduced to minimum.

A Helping Hand of Wilmington Staff

As a part of the official staff at A Helping Hand of Wilmington, there are Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Licensed Professional Counselors, Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialists, Nurse Practitioners. Please contact the official staff at A Helping Hand of Wilmington via email or phone to find out more about this topic.