Our Detox/Substance Abuse Facility

Detox is the first step in treatment, but the main priority during this stage is medical stability, safety, and comfort. At the Laval Ave facility, therapeutic support is introduced in a way that meets clients where they are physically and emotionally. The goal is not to overwhelm clients during withdrawal, but to begin building trust, structure, and readiness for the next phase of care.

Therapeutic methods used during detox may include:

• Supportive Counseling: Clients may receive one-on-one support to process early emotions, discuss immediate needs, and begin identifying goals for continued treatment.
• Psychoeducation: Education around substance use, withdrawal, relapse prevention, and the recovery process helps clients better understand what they are experiencing and what comes next.
• Motivational Interviewing: This approach helps clients explore their reasons for seeking treatment, strengthen internal motivation, and begin preparing for longer-term recovery.
• Coping Skills Support: Clients may begin learning simple grounding tools, emotional regulation skills, and stress management techniques that can support them during early stabilization.
• Trauma-Based Work: When clinically appropriate, trauma-informed support may help clients begin recognizing how past experiences, stress responses, and emotional triggers can influence substance use.
• Treatment Readiness Planning: As clients become more stable, the clinical team helps them prepare for the next level of care, where more intensive therapeutic work can begin.

Once a client transitions beyond detox and enters residential treatment, a broader range of therapies may be introduced, including individual therapy, group therapy, CBT, DBT, relapse prevention work, trauma-focused care, EMDR, Internal Family Systems, and other evidence-based approaches.