Seabrook House

Located in Seabrook, New Jersey, Seabrook House was founded by Jerry and Peg Diehl in 1974. Focusing on alcohol and substance abuse, the facility offers a full continuum of care based on the 12-steps principle. Today, the facility has five more facilities, including a facility in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania campus offers detox, inpatient care, extended care, and IOP services.

Accommodations

Seabrook’s main campus is located in Bridgeton, NJ. This campus is set on 40 acres of prime property and is a 153-bed facility. The estate has woods, manicured grounds, trickling water fountain, quaint benches, winding paths, and a gazebo. The facility also has a Serenity Prayer, which is etched on a piece of rock.

Residents at this campus stay in colonial-style houses. Clients who want a private room and gender-specific suites can get so for an extra fee. Rooms are cozy and spacious and include closets, dressers, and private bathrooms. There is a 4,000 Sq. Ft. gym on the campus with treadmills. The facility also offers a common room with pinball machines and a large-screen TV. A yoga room is also available on the campus.

Food

Gourmet food is prepared for residents by a former restaurant chef and is served in a beautiful dining room that has oblong tables. Residents can also enjoy the fresh salad bar during lunch and dinner. Vegetarian and vegan diets are also accommodated. Caffeine is not allowed at the campus.

Treatment Program

The main treatment philosophy at this facility is the Seabrook House Model. It employs detox (if necessary), which is followed by an inpatient program, transitional care, as well as attending the NA/AA meetings.

Upon admission, a resident has to undergo intake evaluation and a urine drug screen. This is followed by a complete examination following which they receive a personalized treatment plan. Residents needing detox are given medication-assisted detox treatment under 24-hour monitoring. The facility utilizes alternative therapies, such as massage and acupuncture, to alleviate the discomfort associated with withdrawal symptoms.

Inpatient treatment, excluding detox, lasts for nearly 30 to 35 days. Even though the program emphasizes 12 steps, an evidence-based approach, alternative therapies, as well as exercise forms a vital component of treatment. Dual-diagnosis is offered, if required.

A resident has to undergo daily group therapy sessions for two hours (except Sundays), a once-weekly hour-long individual session, and four on-site AA/NA meetings in a week. The facility also offers EMDR to its clients. Seabrook House divides its residents according to their gender for groups. Topics for group session includes identifying triggers and relapse prevention strategies.

A typical day at Seabrook House starts at 7 am. Residents have breakfast following a work out in the gym. They attend group therapy after it and then have a break, which is followed by lunch. Big Book Study is held after lunch. A lecture, AA/NA meeting, and then a break follows and the dinner.

Resident attends a group session and watch a recovery movie, take a break, have snacks, and hit the sack at 11:00 pm.

Once a resident completes 30 – 35 days, they are offered transitional care programs (gender-specific). Female residents are transferred to Changes for Women, situated on the main campus. Male residents are transferred to Seabrook House West, located in Westfield, Pennsylvania.

The transitional care program lasts for at least 90 days, but the facility recommends a stay for six to 12 months. The patient’s progress determines the length of stay. The facilities have private as well as semi-private rooms. These programs offer the residents’ daily group sessions, lectures, as well as outside meetings, along with sober housing and basic rehab counseling. The transitional care program is a private pay program.

Seabrook House also offers its clients an IOP track. This is provided at the main campus and involves thrice-weekly group therapy sessions (three hours a day) and individual therapy sessions (one hour).

Staff

Seabrook House has more than 60 staff members, which include psychiatrists, CADCs, nurse practitioners, primary therapists, specialty therapists, and alcohol and drug interns. Most of the staff members have either a Bachelor-level or Masters-level degree.

Additional Facilities

Apart from the traditional treatment program, Seabrook House offers alternatives such as acupuncture, equine therapy, yoga, brain spotting, massage therapy, meditation, drumming, sleep management, music, and art therapies. The facility also offers adventure therapy.

Aftercare is provided through the recovery enhancement program. This entails 12 months of drug screens, monitoring, and therapy. Aftercare is private pay.

Seabrook House also provides a family program – Family Matrix – a three-day event that helps the families to get healed while their loved ones battle their problems. This program is held on Thursday (6:00 pm to 9:00 pm), Friday and Saturday (9:00 am to 5:00 pm). Topics include family dynamics, enabling, guilt, relapse, co-addiction, and boundaries, among others. This program costs approximately $230.

Cost

Approximately $30,000 (30 days); approximately $31,500 (90 days transitional care), and approximately $2,500 (aftercare) . Seabrook House accepts major health insurances such as Aetna, Blue Cross, Cigna, and Blue Shield.