Searidge Foundation for Alcohol Addiction in Nova Scotia
Searidge welcomes many patients from all over Nova Scotia. Attempting to manage alcohol addiction without treatment can very easily rob you of your livelihood, your career, your finances, and any plans you may have for the future. Long-term addiction to alcohol can cause severe health problems and may be fatal. Searidge Alcohol Rehab is located in the Annapolis Royal area of Nova Scotia making our facility easily accessible to Halifax residents, our driver is available to pick you up anywhere in Nova Scotia and they will drive you directly to Searidge Foundation. And we will also help you get here from New Brunswick and PEI.
Our programs are designed to really help people battling with alcohol addiction to gain control of their life once again. Hope can oftentimes seem dismal when living a life of addiction, to the extent that an individual may lose all hope of ever getting better. Searidge offers the necessary tools and resources, in conjunction with years of professional expertise in the field of alcohol addiction to help you gain control of your life again and experience the wonderful feeling of having hope for your future. Searidge Foundation takes the worry out of traveling and makes the transition seamless.
Furthermore, you won’t be alone upon your return home. Searidge Alcohol Rehab offers a variety of aftercare programs to the residents of Nova Scotia to help ensure their sobriety is sustained. SMART recovery group meetings, one-on-one counseling, and group therapy make up the comprehensive aftercare program offered in Nova Scotia. Over the phone and in-person meetings offer Nova Scotia residents the tools and support they require to remain alcohol-free.
Nova Scotia is a unique province with equally unique people living amongst its landscape. As of Oct 1, 2017, Nova Scotia now has a population of 957,600 people, according to Stats Canada. A province known for its delicious seafood, neighbourly hospitality and it’s recognizable coast line, Nova Scotia is also a melting pot of various cultures from across the world cohabitating in the maritimes. Even with such diversity, there is one thing that does not discriminate, and that is addiction– specifically, alcohol addiction. According to the Capital District Health Authority (CDHA), alcohol addiction is related to 230 deaths in Nova Scotia each year. Alcohol in Nova Scotia has become somewhat ubiquitous, engrained in the maritime culture over time. Searidge Foundation has the resources necessary to break the cycle and negative habits that alcohol addiction can cause.
Treatment at Searidge Alcohol Rehab is rooted in scientific and researched based treatment, as well as evidence-based psychotherapy. At Searidge Alcohol Rehab center, you will receive medical treatment and medication(s) based on the widely studied and proven area of Pharmacotherapy. There are also Alternative Alcohol Rehab Therapies found at Searidge Alcohol Rehab, which take a more holistic and natural approach. Examples of these activities include yoga, pilates, and meditation.
Alcohol Rehab Centres in Nova Scotia
MI’KMAW LODGE TREATMENT CENTRE
70 Gabriel Street
Eskasoni, Nova Scotia
B1W 1B4
Phone: (902) 379-2267
Email: info@nadaca.ca
A quiet peaceful setting overlooking the Holy Family Parish and the beautiful Bras d’Or Lake.
The Lodge houses fifteen resident clients over a 35-day treatment cycle. Facilities include a modern kitchen and dining area, treatment rooms, therapy room, chapel, client resource room, client bedrooms, kitchenette, exercise room, and a large meeting and recreation area.
Halifax Centre of Hope
2044 Gottingen St
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3K 3A9
Phone: (902) 422-2363
Fax: (902) 422-2065
rick.macdonald@sahalifax.ca
“A six month residential program for males 19 years of age and older wishing to overcome chemical and other forms of addiction, including alcohol, and dependencies through an enhanced 12-step program based on the abstinence model. Along with a clean and safe environment, full basic services of the centre are extended free of cost to those recovering.”
Pictou County Health Authority
690 East River Road
New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
B2H 3S1
Phone: (902) 755-7017
In-patient admissions are also obtainable for individuals wishing to participate in T.O.P. This seven-day program is an introduction to rehab. It is a structured series of education and data sessions designed to help persons in the first stages of recovery. Candidates should be alcohol and drug free and must demonstrate motivation to form life style changes previous to acceptance into T.O.P. An assessment procedure by either In-patient or an Out-patient Dependence Services employee can determine readiness for the program. Persons may participate in T.O.P. as an Out-patient if they therefore choose. Habit Services in Colchester East Hants Health Authority, Cumberland Health Authority and Pictou County Health Authority offer 5 Outpatient offices at intervals these districts. Assessment and individual counselling are provided on a 1-on-one basis. Home or office visits could be arranged, as determined by individual needs. Family and couple counselling could also be arranged. Group sessions for specific topics also are available. Pictou County Health Authority, Colchester East Hants Health Authority and Cumberland Health Authority offer detoxification (withdrawal} management) services through two inpatient drug rehab units, one in Springhill and one in Pictou. Referrals will be made directly by phone by the person or any concerned person.
SMART Recovery Meetings for Alcohol Addiction serving Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
“SMART Recovery is an abstinence-based, not-for-profit organization with a sensible self-help program for people having problems with drinking and using. It includes many ideas and techniques to help you change your life from one that is self-destructive and unhappy to one that is constructive and satisfying. SMART Recovery is not a spin-off of Alcoholics Anonymous. No one will label you an “alcoholic”, an “addict” “diseased” or “powerless”, and if you do not believe in a religion or spirituality, that’s fine, too. We teach common sense self-help procedures designed to empower you to abstain and to develop a more positive lifestyle. When you succeed at following our approach, you may graduate from the program, or you may stay around to help others.
Searidge Alcohol Rehab offers a variety of aftercare programs to our alumni to help ensure their sobriety is sustained. SMART recovery group meetings have proven to be incredibly beneficial to our Searidge alumni, one-on-one counseling, and group therapy make up the comprehensive aftercare program offered by Searidge Alcohol Rehab. Whether you are connecting with a facilitator in a Zoom Meeting, over the phone, or in-person SMART Recovery meetings give our graduate residents the tools and support they require to remain sober.
The SMART recovery program that Searidge Alcohol Rehab offers allows us to actively stay in touch with our clients. We are committed to our alumni at Searidge and provide them with Aftercare well past their graduation, treating each person as an individual enables us to develop an aftercare program that will work with their specific needs and current responsibilities.
The Searidge Alcohol Rehab Aftercare Program offers our alumni unlimited access to private NNG forums for alumni to stay in touch with each other, they can receive inspirational Twitter messages if they would like, and as former residents, you also have the option to participate in refresher weekends at Searidge.
We also offer group or individual therapy sessions over the phone with staff from Searidge, and of course, virtual SMART Recovery meetings, at this time, because of the increased risks associated with COVID, we are holding all Smart Recovery meetings on Zoom please go to our Smart Recovery Nova Scotia website at https://smartrecoverynovascotia.org to learn more or sign up to attend a meeting.
Or call Barry our Searidge Sponsored Facilitator at 902.998.2015 to learn how you can attend a meeting online.
Alcoholics Anonymous and other Alcohol Addiction Treatment Meetings in Nova Scotia
A.A has been around since 1935. Originally formed in Ohio when two affluent men from New York wrote a book on how to help those in recovery from alcohol addiction. Both had experience with alcoholism in their lifetime and felt they had some insight into taking steps to prevent the harm that alcoholism often causes. For over 88 years A.A has been creating success stories with their famous 12 step program. https://www.aa.org/
How Group
Open Meeting – Saturday 8:00pm
62 Victoria Street E.
Amherst, Nova Scotia
B4H 1X6
Annapolis Group
Closed Meeting – Wednesday 8:00pm
1st Baptist Church – Wheelchair Accessible
762 St George Street
Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
B0S 1A0
Antigonish Group
Open Meeting – Sunday 7:30pm
326 Main Street
Antigonish, Nova Scotia
B2G 2C4
Bedford Group
Closed Meeting – Tuesday 8:00pm
All Saints Anglican Church
1408 Cliff Street
Bedford, Nova Scotia
One Day at a Time Bridgewater Group
Open Meeting – Sunday 11:00am
Sobey’s Community Room
349 LaHave Street
Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
B4V 2T6
12 + 12 Group
Closed Meeting – Wednesday 8:30pm
United Baptist Church
84 King Street
Chester, Nova Scotia, B0J 1J0
Sunrise Group
Closed Meeting – Tuesday 8:30pm
Woodlawn United Church
54 Woodlawn Road
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, B2W 2S1
Downtown Dartmouth Group
Closed Meeting – Tuesday 7:30pm
Club 24 – Wheelchair Accessible
3 Dundas Street
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Glace Bay Alano Group
Closed Meeting – Sunday 11:00am
10 MacKeen Street
Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
B1A 5B9
Living In The Solution Group
Closed Meeting – Monday 7:30pm
Lutheran Church of the Resurrection
2096 Windsor Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia
ARMVIEW SUNDAY MORNING
Open Meeting – Sunday 9:00am
Armview Restaurant
7156 Chebucto Road
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3L 1N5
ATLANTIC GROUP (HALIFAX)
Closed Meeting – Saturday 7:00pm
Rear of St. Theresa’s Church
6351 North Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3L 1P7
BACK TO BASICS (HALIFAX)
Closed Meeting – Friday 7:00pm
Trinity Anglican Church
321 Main Avenue
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3S 0B5
BACK TO BASICS STEP AND PODIUM
Closed Meeting – Wednesday 8:00pm
Trinity Anglican Church
321 Main Avenue
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3S 0B5
HIGHLAND PARK GROUP
Open Meeting – Thursday 8:00pm
Family Resource Centre
6343 Hawk Terrace
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3L 4T4
DOWNTOWN HALIFAX GROUP
Closed Meeting – Wednesday 1:00pm
Open Meeting – Sunday 8:00pm
St. Matthews Church
1479 Barrington Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 1Z2
FREEDOM GROUP 12 & 12
Open Meeting – Thursday 8:00pm
St. John the Baptist Church Hall
26 Purcells Cove Road
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3N 1R4
GRATEFUL GROUP
Open Meeting – Monday 8:00pm
Halifax Christian Church
51 Farnham Gate Road
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3N 2S8
HALIFAX SUNDAY MORNING GROUP
Open Meeting – Sunday 11:00am
George Dixon Center
2501 Gottingen Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3K 1K1
HALIFAX YOUNG PEOPLE’S MEETING
Closed Meeting – Friday 8:30pm
St. Matthews Church
1479 Barrington Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 1Z2
Psychiatrists in Nova Scotia
Abbass, Allan Anthony MD
Psychiatry
Fax: (902) 473-1422
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Alwazeer, Ahmed MB BCh
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychiatry
IWK Health Centre
Department of Psychiatry
5850/5980 University Avenue
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3K 6R8
Aldridge, David John MB BS
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychiatry
Phone: (902) 567-7731
Fax: (902) 567-7918
Sydney, Nova Scotia
Bergin, Siobhan Mary MD
Psychiatry
Phone: (902) 466-1830
Fax: (902) 466-1851
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Gray, Gerald Eugene MD
Psychiatry
Phone: (902) 456-8515
Fax: (902) 679-2966
Kentville, Nova Scotia
Psychologists and Addictions Counsellors in Nova Scotia
Gordon Power
Counsellor, BA, MEd, RCT
GD Power Counselling & Consulting
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3V
Phone: (855) 727-9962
Years in Practice: 30+ Years
Acadia University Year of 1987
License No. and State: RCT17-001 Nova Scotia
“I am a therapist with over 30 years experience in the field of Addictions. I work with people struggling with alcohol, drug and gambling problems and offer tobacco cessation services. I also work with family members in their recovery process. As an experienced therapist, I assist clients in addressing these issues by utilizing a “Biological, Psychological, Social, Spiritual” Model of recovery. As a client, you can expect to develop personal insight into the problems substance use is creating, while making positive change in your life. This is accomplished in a safe, caring and collaborative environment.”
Carolyn Scott
Psychologist, MA, RPsych
Zen Psychological Services
208 Main St Suite 111
Antigonish, Nova Scotia
B2G 2B9
Phone: (902) 700-5602
License No. and State: R0630 Nova Scotia
“I assist my clients to achieve optimal well being through best practice therapeutic modalities. I have extensive training and experience in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Behavior Activation and Mindfulness Practice. My licensure includes Clinical Psychology as well as Counselling Psychology and I specialize in the treatment of Addictions as well as Co-occurring Disorders such as Anxiety, Depression and PTSD or Trauma-related symptoms. My clientele includes individuals (adolescents and adults) , couples and families.”