WestBridge utilizes a volunteer therapy dog with a calm nature, serene patience, and who loves companionship. Our therapy dog routinely visits The Commons Residence. Therapy dogs offer a broad spectrum of benefits to individuals grappling with mental health issues or …
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WEBINAR: How Brain-Gut Health Supports Recovery from Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
Webinar Description This is a past event (November 13, 2018) The brain is affected by lifestyle, including nutrition, stress, drug use, smoking and sleep habits. These lifestyle factors can cause brain inflammation. Neuroplasticity is the brain’s ability to be able …
Visit us at CCSAD
WestBridge will be exhibiting this week at CCSAD – The Cape Cod Symposium on Addictive Disorders. VISIT US AT BOOTH # 18! About CCSAD: The 31st Annual Cape Cod Symposium on Addictive Disorders (CCSAD) is presented by C4 Recovery …
The Manchester Office Has Moved!
Our Manchester, NH Office – which includes both the organization’s Administrative Team as well as our NH Assertive Community Treatment Program, recently celebrated their first week working out of our new location. Since February 2018, our new larger 14,000 sq. …
25 Positive Affirmations for the Holiday Season
The holiday season can be a time of stress and fatigue, anxiety and worry—but it does not have to be. In fact, for many individuals in recovery, the holiday season is a period of unique uplift and positivity. The secret …
Addiction and Trauma in the Transgender Community
Beck will be addressing education, understanding, and empathy as it relates to the transgender community. The trans community has higher rates of addiction, suicidality, and mental health issues than the general population. With use of experience and …
The State of Addiction Treatment
Many treatment providers feel like they’re treating a “moving target” and want assistance in how to be more effective. As more and more residential centers, intensive outpatient treatment and sober living facilities pop up all over the country, the la…
Rethinking the Role of Shame
Clinical diagnoses and negative social expectations can hinder a client’s treatment progress by leading them to fall short of their true potential for recovery. Yet nearly every manifestation of a disorder is unique with its own symptoms, strengths an…
WestBridge Provided a Place for our Family to Recover and Grow into Possibilities that we had Desperately Prayed For.
Words can not convey the gratitude that we feel today for WestBridge. Our son showed early signs of mental instability at the age of 12. It was at that time that he was hospitalized for the first time. A definitive …
At WestBridge, we work with adult men and families from around the country and, in some cases, the world. One of the unique features of our model is our virtual Meet & Greet service which allows us to deepen our assessment and begin building trust and engaging participants in the pre-admission process.