If you are an adult dealing with the overlap of substance use and complex mental health conditions, our program provides the clinical stability and psychiatric expertise you need to address both.
Psychiatric care at FHE Health is integrated into every step of your treatment. Our psychiatric team is built into your clinical process from detox through outpatient care to address both.
Our team will diagnose and treat your mental health conditions on-site, using tools like CBT with neuro-rehabilitative assessments to track your progress in measurable terms.
What We Treat: Psychiatric and Co-Occurring Conditions
FHE Health’s psychiatric team treats a wide range of mental health conditions, both as a primary concern and alongside a substance use disorder.
When you work with our psychiatric team, we commonly treat:
We treat these conditions whether you are working through substance addiction, a primary mental health diagnosis, or both, with psychiatric care available to you on both a residential and outpatient basis.
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How We Treat: Psychiatric Care Woven Through Every Level
Psychiatric support is built into your full continuum of care – from detox to residential care, and onward to outpatient programming, so you have consistent access as your needs change.
That continuity comes from:
- Medical oversight during your detox, where psychiatric care can help manage withdrawal symptoms
- Full access to mental health treatment during your residential care, where you work directly with our mental health professionals
- Continued therapist engagement and outpatient neuro-rehab services during PHP and IOP
- Medication management alongside specialized treatment if you have complex or co-occurring needs
Your psychiatric care travels with you as you move between levels, so you aren’t starting over with a new team each time your treatment plan shifts.
The Role of Psychiatric Care in Recovery
Getting you physically stable happens fast compared to addressing what’s going on in the brain, and that gap is where many treatment programs fall short. Detox alone can clear a chemical dependency in days, but the rewiring of decision-making and reward processing that substance use causes takes longer to treat.
That’s why FHE builds psychiatric care directly into the clinical process.
- Long-term substance use measurably affects brain function, including the reward centers tied to decision-making
- Programs that focus on detox alone often see people return to substance use once the underlying causes go unaddressed
- National guidance, including NIDA’s Principles for Effective Treatment, identifies mental health as a major factor in effective addiction treatment
Treating the psychiatric side of your condition alongside the physical one gives you a better shot at recovery that lasts long after your time on campus.
Medical Care & Psychiatric Services at FHE Health
Your psychiatric treatment at FHE Health is supported by medical and clinical services that address the physical side of your condition alongside the psychiatric one. We add these services based on what your individual treatment plan calls for.
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| Medical integration | Coordinates physical and psychiatric care under one team |
| Ketamine infusion therapy | Used for certain treatment-resistant mental health conditions |
| IV vitamin therapy | Supports physical recovery alongside psychiatric treatment |
| Fitness and nutrition services | Addresses physical health as part of overall stability |
| Medication-assisted treatment | Supports patients with a co-occurring substance use disorder |
| Medication management | Overseen directly by FHE Health’s psychiatric providers |
| Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) | Delivered through FHE Health’s neurorehabilitation services |
This combination gives our psychiatric providers more tools to work with than medication or talk therapy alone, particularly if your symptoms haven’t responded to standard treatment.
Therapies Used in Psychiatric Care in Florida
Your care at FHE Health includes structured and evidence-based therapies alongside medical treatment. These therapies are led by our trained psychiatric staff and adjusted to fit your specific needs.
- Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT): Used to better understand a patient’s priorities and values as part of building an individualized psychiatric care plan
- Individualized psychiatric sessions: One-on-one time with psychiatric staff to track symptoms and adjust treatment
- Motivational interviewing (MI): Used alongside CBT, particularly for patients with a co-occurring substance use disorder
- DBT-informed therapy: Applied for patients working through emotional regulation alongside a psychiatric diagnosis
- EMDR: Used for patients whose psychiatric condition is tied to trauma
- Solution-focused therapy: Practical skill-building for patients managing day-to-day symptoms
- Family therapy: Brought into a patient’s psychiatric care plan when family involvement supports treatment
- Individual and group therapy: Ongoing one-on-one and peer sessions used to track symptoms and reinforce treatment
These therapies work alongside our medical and NeuroRehab services, giving our psychiatric providers a fuller clinical picture of how you are responding to treatment.
Comprehensive and Collaborative Psychiatric Care
Your treatment at FHE Health is coordinated across a team that approaches your condition from multiple clinical angles. This collaborative structure helps us catch and treat mental health issues that might otherwise go unaddressed.
This approach includes:
- Diagnosis and treatment of your mental health issues on-site, so you don’t have to go elsewhere
- CBT and other proven behavioral treatments led by trained psychiatric staff
- Individualized psychiatric care based on your specific priorities and values
- NeuroRehab services, used to track your neural function and measure your progress in quantifiable terms
Combining these pieces gives you a clearer picture of your own progress and gives our team the information needed to adjust your care as you continue your journey.
Assessment and Placement Tools
Before we can tailor psychiatric care to you, we need to know exactly what we’re working with, both in terms of your right level of care and any immediate medical risk. To make these determinations, we rely on validated placement and monitoring tools as well as clinical judgment.
FHE Health uses the following tools to give psychiatric and medical staff a consistent, standardized way to make placement and safety decisions.
- ASAM criteria: Used to determine the appropriate level of care for substance use treatment
- LOCUS criteria: Used alongside ASAM to guide placement decisions
- CIWA: Used to monitor withdrawal symptoms during the detox process
Medication-Assisted Treatment for Co-Occurring Care
For patients with a co-occurring substance use disorder, psychiatric care at FHE Health often includes medication-assisted treatment as part of stabilizing both conditions at once. The specific medication approach depends on the substance involved and what a patient needs to maintain stability.
| Medication | How It’s Used |
|---|---|
| Vivitrol | Offered for patients pursuing opioid or alcohol maintenance |
| Suboxone | Started during inpatient treatment, continued through referral to an external harm-reduction provider after discharge |
| Methadone | Used for medically supervised opioid detoxification |
When you start these medications during treatment, you’ll work with our psychiatric team to build a plan for your continued medication support after you leave campus.
Insurance & Cost of Treatment
Cost is likely one of your biggest concerns, and we work directly with most major insurance providers to make the process less confusing for you. In many cases, insurance covers all or a significant portion of your treatment costs, and our admissions team handles the verification process for you directly.
That process includes:
- A free, confidential insurance verification, with no impact on employment or existing coverage.
- Direct work with most major insurance plans, including marketplace and government-backed plans.
- Self-pay and financing options for patients without insurance or with coverage gaps.
You don’t need to have your insurance questions figured out before you reach out. Our admissions team will walk through exactly what psychiatric care is covered for you as part of your intake process.
Why Choose FHE Health for Psychiatric Care
Choosing psychiatric care from a team that also understands addiction treatment gives you a different starting point than care delivered in isolation. Several things about our structure are built specifically around that overlap to support you.
- Dual accreditation through the Joint Commission and CARF
- Dual licensure through the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration and the Florida Department of Children and Families
- A specialized mental health track for primary psychiatric needs.
- Around-the-clock psychiatric access on both a residential and outpatient basis
- On-site diagnosis and treatment, so we don’t have to refer you out for psychiatric evaluation
- NeuroRehab-supported tracking, giving your psychiatric providers quantifiable progress data.
- Specialized treatment communities – including Restore for adults with primary mental health conditions, Shatterproof FHE Health for first responders and veterans, Empower! for women with substance use disorders, and Compass for men with substance use disorders
- A multidisciplinary and collaborative care team, so psychiatric decisions for your care are made alongside medical, therapeutic, and case management staff
Getting Started with Psychiatric Care at FHE Health
Reaching out about psychiatric care is often the first real step toward addressing what’s been going on underneath a substance use disorder or standing on its own as a mental health condition. We invite you to talk with our team to discuss your treatment needs, verify insurance coverage, and learn what psychiatric support could look like as part of your care plan.
Call (833) 596-3502 to connect with our admissions team.
