Horizon Behavioral Health - Horizon Wellness Center

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📍 620 Court St., Lynchburg, VA 24504

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<p><strong>ABOUT HORIZON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - HORIZON WELLNESS CENTER</strong></p> <p>Horizon Behavioral Health is a Virginia-based treatment provider, offering a range of services for individuals struggling with chemical dependency, psychiatric disorders, and co-occurring concerns. Located in Lynchburg, Va., Horizon Wellness Center is one of 13 facilities operated by the Horizon Behavioral Health and provides <strong>short-term inpatient and outpatient-based levels of care</strong>. If necessary, Horizon Wellness Center also provides on-site medical detoxification services.</p> <p><strong>TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT</strong></p> <p>Upon admission, clients participate in a comprehensive mental health and substance abuse diagnostic evaluation, helping clinicians to determine an appropriate level of treatment and form an individualized treatment plan. If a client requires detoxification and/or psychiatric stabilization, they may be referred to the wellness center’s residential program. <strong>The residential program lasts no longer than 15 days</strong>. Through medical detoxification, pharmacological intervention (if necessary), and therapeutic programming, the goal of the residential program is to quickly stabilize the client and refer them to a less-intensive level of care.</p> <p>During residential treatment, clients participate in a <strong>highly-structured schedule of individual, group, and family counseling sessions</strong>. As the facility’s primary treatment approach, specialized counseling sessions address a range of topics relevant to clientele, including trauma, substance abuse, depression, anxiety, and other issues related to behavioral and mental health. Clients may also attend <strong>psychosocial educational classes</strong> on coping skills, relapse prevention, and mindfulness training.</p> <p>For individuals struggling with chemical dependency, <strong>medication-assisted therapy (MAT)</strong>, such as Suboxone and Vivitrol, may be utilized to minimize the discomfort of withdrawal and help curb cravings. Dually diagnoses individuals and clients with a primary psychiatric disorder receive <strong>ongoing psychiatric evaluations and medication management</strong>.</p> <p>Once a client is stable, they may be encouraged to utilize the wellness center’s outpatient-based services to promote sustained recovery. On an outpatient basis, Horizon Wellness Center of Lynchburg facilitates group, individual, and family counseling sessions. Along with <strong>specialized mental health and substance abuse groups</strong>, the wellness center offers a 12-week outpatient program, Project Link, for pregnant and postpartum women. In addition, Horizon Wellness Center provides <strong>comprehensive case management</strong> for clientele, which may include referrals to community-based resources, sober and supportive housing, vocational training, and longer-term programs.</p> <p><strong>STAFF CREDENTIALS</strong></p> <p>Horizon Wellness Center’s treatment staff is comprised of physicians experienced in addiction medicine, psychiatrists, licensed mental health and substance abuse counselors, psychiatric nurses, and case managers.</p> <p><strong>ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES</strong></p> <p>There is currently no information provided by the facility regarding its living arrangements and related offerings.</p> <p><strong>WHAT FRIENDS & FAMILY SAY</strong></p> <p>The sole loved one polled by Rehabs.com at the time of this writing praised the facility. Out of five stars, the survey respondent gave perfect five-star ratings for the facility’s counseling options, ability to treat co-occurring disorders, discharge planning, and the level of family participation. The loved one also gave a four-star rating for the treatment’s staff level of experience and training. “Not enough staff but the ones the did have were nice. It really helped and was a life changing experience,” the loved one wrote.</p> <p><strong>WHAT STAFF SAY</strong></p> <p>Although Rehabs.com has yet to receive any staff feedback to date, secondary sources revealed mixed opinions concerning the Horizon Behavioral Health organization. On Indeed, 65 individuals gave the organization as a whole a rating of <strong>three out of five stars</strong>.<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a></small> Concerning the Lynchburg facility, employees tended to cite co-workers as a facility strength, though many criticized management.</p> <p>“Skillful and highly educated employees continue to leave the agency at a rapid rate due to higher management, stressful work environment, and lack of support/structure within the agency,” a clinician and representative reviewer wrote; however, another clinician wrote: “I thoroughly enjoy my setting, my team and my supervisor," yet expanded, "but I know this is not the same for everyone."</p> <p><strong>FINANCING</strong></p> <p>Horizon Behavioral Health accepts a range of private insurance plans and Medicaid. A sliding fee scale may be available to uninsured clientele.</p> <p><small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Horizon-Behavioral-Health/reviews?fcountry=US&floc=Lynchburg%2C+VA" target="_blank">https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Horizon-Behavioral-Health/reviews?fcountry=US&floc=Lynchburg%2C+VA</a></small></p>

— Samantha Harper · 2018-01-02 15:36:27 PST

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