ADULTS
Levels of Care
At Oxytocin, we provide individualized, evidence-based treatment for substance use and co-occurring disorders. Every client receives a comprehensive assessment to determine the level of care that best meets their clinical needs. Treatment recommendations are based on the severity of symptoms, level of functioning, recovery environment, motivation for change, and overall safety.
Our services include:
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Level 0.5 – Early Intervention
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Level I – Outpatient Treatment
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Level 2.1 – Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
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Co-Occurring Treatment
Our goal is to provide the least restrictive level of care while ensuring clients receive the support necessary to achieve lasting recovery.
Level 0.5 – Early Intervention
Early Intervention services are designed for adolescents and adults who are at risk of developing a substance use disorder but do not currently meet diagnostic criteria for treatment.
Services focus on identifying risk factors, increasing awareness of the effects of alcohol and other drugs, building healthy decision-making skills, and preventing the progression of substance misuse. Clients receive education, motivational enhancement, and individualized support to reduce risky behaviors before they develop into more serious problems.
The length of Early Intervention services varies based on each individual's needs, level of risk, and response to services. Throughout participation, clients are monitored for changes that may indicate the need for a higher level of care.
Level I – Outpatient Treatment
Outpatient treatment provides individualized care while allowing clients to continue working, attending school, and fulfilling family responsibilities. Services are scheduled around the client's daily life and provide flexibility while maintaining accountability and clinical support.
Less than 9 hours of clinical services each week.
Treatment may include:
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Individual counseling
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Family counseling
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Group therapy
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Substance use education
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Relapse prevention planning
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Mental health treatment
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Recovery support planning
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Drug and alcohol testing when clinically indicated
Level I services are appropriate for individuals who are medically and psychiatrically stable and have sufficient support to participate successfully in treatment without intensive structure. This level of care may also serve as a step-down following more intensive treatment or as an entry point for individuals with less severe substance use or mental health concerns.
Level 2.1 – Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
Our Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) provides a structured, comprehensive level of care for individuals whose substance use or co-occurring mental health symptoms require more intensive treatment than traditional outpatient services while allowing them to continue living in the community.
9 or more hours of clinical services each week.
The program combines evidence-based treatment approaches with practical skill development to help clients establish early recovery, maintain abstinence, improve emotional health, and develop long-term recovery strategies.
Treatment includes a combination of:
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Individual therapy
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Group counseling
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Educational groups
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Skills development groups
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Motivational groups
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Recovery skill development
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Relapse prevention
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Motivational enhancement
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Family education and involvement
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Recovery support planning
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Case management and care coordination
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Random and scheduled drug and alcohol testing when clinically indicated
Throughout treatment, clients develop healthy coping skills, improve emotional regulation, strengthen relationships, identify relapse warning signs, and build a sustainable recovery lifestyle. Treatment plans are individualized and adjusted as clients progress through recovery.
Evidence-Based Treatment
Oxytocin utilizes evidence-based practices that have consistently demonstrated effectiveness in treating substance use disorders, including:
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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Motivational Interviewing (MI)
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Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT®)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy serves as a cornerstone of our treatment program. CBT helps people understand how thoughts, emotions, and behaviors influence one another. Clients learn to identify the situations, beliefs, and behavioral patterns that contribute to substance use while developing healthier coping strategies and decision-making skills.
Treatment focuses on building practical skills to:
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Recognize triggers and high-risk situations
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Manage cravings and difficult emotions
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Improve problem-solving and communication
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Replace substance use with healthy coping strategies
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Develop a recovery-oriented lifestyle
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Prevent relapse through ongoing skill development
Motivational Interviewing (MI)
Many participants enter treatment feeling uncertain about whether they want to stop using substances. This ambivalence is normal. We naturally seek independence, explore our identities, and become influenced by peer relationships.
Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative counseling approach that helps people explore their own reasons for change rather than simply being told what they should do. Through respectful, non-confrontational conversations, clinicians help people increase motivation, strengthen commitment to recovery, and build confidence in their ability to make positive life changes.
Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT®)
Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT®) is an evidence-based, cognitive-behavioral treatment designed to help participants develop better decision-making skills, increase personal responsibility, and reduce behaviors that place them at risk for continued substance use or legal involvement. MRT challenges participants to examine their beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors while learning how their choices affect themselves, their families, and their communities.
Using a structured workbook and facilitated discussions, participants progress through a series of steps that promote honesty, accountability, problem-solving, empathy, goal setting, and moral reasoning. As participants advance through the program, they learn to replace impulsive, self-defeating behaviors with healthier patterns of thinking and responsible decision-making.
For participants struggling with substance use, MRT helps build the personal responsibility, emotional maturity, and recovery-oriented thinking necessary to support long-term sobriety and healthy adult functioning.
Co-Occurring Treatment
Many individuals seeking treatment experience both substance use disorders and mental health concerns. Depression, anxiety, trauma-related symptoms, mood disorders, and other emotional difficulties frequently occur alongside substance use.
Research has shown that prolonged alcohol and drug use can produce symptoms that closely resemble mental health disorders. Because of this, it is often difficult to determine whether emotional symptoms are caused by an underlying psychiatric condition, the effects of substance use, or withdrawal from substances.
At Oxytocin, we treat both conditions simultaneously, while recognizing that establishing recovery from substance use is often the first step toward accurately understanding a person's mental health needs. As substance use decreases and the brain begins to heal, many emotional and psychiatric symptoms improve significantly. If mental health symptoms persist, our clinicians continue to address them through integrated treatment and coordinate care with counseling, psychiatric, and medical providers when appropriate.
Our clinicians continuously assess both conditions throughout treatment to ensure each client receives the appropriate level of care. We are dual-diagnosis capable and provide integrated treatment for individuals whose psychiatric symptoms are stable enough to safely participate in outpatient services. When a higher level of care is necessary, we coordinate referrals while maintaining continuity of addiction treatment whenever possible.
Drug and Alcohol Testing
Drug and alcohol testing is an important clinical component of treatment and recovery monitoring. Testing is used to support accountability, reinforce honesty, identify relapse early, evaluate treatment effectiveness, and guide clinical decision-making.
Testing is never intended to punish clients. Instead, results are used therapeutically to identify barriers to recovery, strengthen treatment planning, and provide opportunities for learning and continued growth.
What Happens if I Relapse?
Recovery is a process—not a single event. While many individuals achieve long-term sobriety without relapse, others experience setbacks during their recovery journey.
Relapse rarely occurs without warning. It is often preceded by changes in thinking, emotions, behaviors, or recovery routines. Throughout treatment, clients learn to recognize these warning signs and develop strategies to prevent relapse before substance use occurs.
If a relapse does happen, it is viewed as a clinical event rather than a personal failure. Our treatment team works with clients to understand what contributed to the relapse, identify new recovery strategies, strengthen supports, and modify the treatment plan as needed. Every experience provides valuable information that can be used to build a stronger, more resilient recovery.
Recovery is about continual growth, learning, and making healthier choices over time. Our commitment is to help clients continue moving forward, regardless of the challenges they encounter.