Michael ReinkeResidential Treatment in Lawrence, MA
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Riverbend (formerly Lowell House) is an addiction treatment organization serving the Greater Merrimack Valley community since 1971. The organization provides a broad range of inpatient and outpatient treatment and living options to support recovery across a lifetime. Riverbend operates four residential treatment facilities, four sober homes, a community-based services clinic, community outreach, peer recovery services, and a re-entry home for men leaving incarceration. The organization's philosophy emphasizes that recovery is not a linear journey, comparing it to the flow of the Merrimack River that runs through the communities it serves.
Role
Residential Treatment
Specialties & focus areas
Recovery focus
Evidence-based approaches
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Spots the thought-feeling-action loops that fuel urges, then rewires them with practical skills you take into the moment.
Contingency management/motivational incentives
Contingency Management. Evidence-based reinforcement approach: small, immediate, tangible rewards for verified abstinence and engagement. Strongest evidence base of any non-medication intervention for stimulant + gambling disorder.
Motivational interviewing
Motivational Interviewing. A collaborative conversation that strengthens your own reasons for change rather than arguing you into it.
Relapse prevention
Relapse Prevention. Identifies your specific high-risk situations, warning signs, and choice points. Then builds a written, rehearsed plan for each so the moment is not the first time you decide.
Substance use disorder counseling
A therapeutic approach included in this provider’s plan of care. Contact for specifics on how it shows up in their work.
Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
Telehealth Therapy. Real clinical sessions delivered over video. Same evidence base as in-person care for most conditions; meets you where you actually are instead of where the office is.
What this facility offers
Care offered
Treatment type
- Substance use treatment
- Mental health treatment
- Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental illness (SMI) in adults and/or serious emotional disturbance (SED) in children
Setting
- Residential/24-hour residential
Facility
- Residential treatment center (RTC) for adults
How care is delivered
Ancillary services
- Case management service
Education & counseling
- Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
Who this is for
Age groups served
- Young Adults
- Seniors
Special programs
- Seniors or older adults
- Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
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