Services Provided by Northwestern:
Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
IOP programs are offered in the morning for women and in the afternoon for men and women. The groups occur three times per week for a minimum of three hours.
Services include evidenced based individual and group counseling, medication management, and psychoeducation groups. American Society of Addiction Medicine approved curriculum are utilized in the program
Office-Based Addiction Treatment (OBAT)
If Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) is recommended, the client is scheduled with a nurse and waivered physician for a medical assessment to further assess the client for the appropriateness of MAT and induction. Following induction, the client will have follow up appointments with the physician and nurse.
Substance Exposed Infants Program (SEI)
Provides case management services to mothers, both prenatally and post-delivery, as well as fathers who are using substances.
SEI Case Management provides linkage to services such as therapy, Medically Assisted Treatment, IOP/SA groups, and other supportive services. Additional Case Management services are available to the children of the parents through a direct referral to Northwestern’s Children’s Case Management Team.
Recovery Skills Group
Learn to accept one’s substance dependency, the underlying issues for dependency without judgement, and live the life you want in a supportive, client centered environment with others going through similar circumstances. This is achieved by learning to replace negative thoughts for positive self-talk, solution focused problem solving skills, triggers for relapse, and stress management.
Substance Use Case Management
Case management services includes: coordination of on-site treatment services. Case managers will link and refer individuals to educational and vocational counseling, mental health treatment providers, child care, parenting skills and development, primary health care, and other services as needed.
Outpatient Therapy
Evidenced based outpatient therapy provided by a licensed therapist (LPC or LCSW) or a Licensed Eligible Clinician on a weekly/bi-weekly basis or as needed.
Peer Recovery Services
The Peer Recovery Specialists utilize their lived experiences of recovery plus skills learned in formal training to provide non-clinical group and individual sessions with the individuals to promote their recovery and resiliency.
Certified Peer Recovery Specialists can provide support to others with mental illness, substance abuse, or co-occurring disorder and help them achieve their personal recovery goals by promoting self-determination, personal responsibility, and the empowerment inherent in self-directed recovery.

‘Within Reach’ Peer Resource Center
The Within Reach Peer Resource Center is a free place for adults recovering from mental health and/or substance use to access Peer Support, learn and practice recovery skills and exercise choice and decision-making skills, all in a safe and supportive environment.
Certified Peer Recovery Specialists are on hand to share their lived experience in an open and non-judgmental atmosphere, through both group and individual peer support. Connect with others in recovery through groups, activities and one-on-one support.
The center is open to anyone (you do not have to be a client of Northwestern) that wishes to receive group or individual Peer Support. It also offers the use of the computer lab, T.V., movies, wi-fi, video games, books and endless resources for all recovery paths. The address is 1014 Amherst Street Winchester, VA. Come and see us, we look forward to meeting you!