Miracle House Inc

Address

1997 E. Main st, VENTURA, CALIFORNIA, 93001

Telephone

805 648.7857

Website

http://www.miraclesforrecovery.com

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Contact

Norman Patton

Organization Type

• Inpatient
• Outpatient
• Residential Short Term
• Sober Living
• PHP (Day Treatment)
• Private Therapist
• Intervention Services / Interventionist

Philosophy

Miracle House, Inc provides comprehensive treatment programs and recovery services to individuals with a primary diagnosis of alcoholism, substance abuse and other addiction behaviors. Miracle House is a dual-diagnostic facility with a long history in Ventura, California. Our philosophy for recovery comes from years of experience and encompasses four elements: (1) Chemical Dependency Education & Counseling (2) Individual, Family and Group therapy (3) Integration into the work environment & (4) 12-Step meetings and development of the sponsor relationship. The Miracle House philosophy derived from a study that works. 1. Chemical dependency education and counseling using the 12-step model. Educating the individual about the effects of chemical abuse on the brain and body is essential in assisting the client in making a commitment to recovery. The Client will spend the first 30 days studying the course and outcome of their addiction and will begin work on the first 3 steps. This is an ongoing process throughout the clients stay at Miracle House. Each client meets weekly with her chemical dependency specialist. Together they assess progress and identify emotional and physical issues that interfere with her recovery. 2. Individual, family and group therapy. Out therapists use a cognitive behavioral approach as well as other theatrical modalities appropriate given the issues presented. Our therapists are experts in dealing with issues of trauma, eating disorders, mood disorders, personality disorders and other co-occurring disorders. On admission an assessment is provided by a Marriage, Family Therapist, (LMFT), and a treatment plan is developed. The client meets with her therapist weekly and attends skill groups facilitated by an LMFT. Family therapy is believed to be essential for long term sobriety and recovery. A multi-family group is provided each week giving an opportunity for the client’s family to learn about addiction, co-dependency and begin healing. Couples and individual family therapy in the last month of treatment is another element of the Miracle House program which seeks to help the client and her family adjusts to her return. 3. Integration into the working environment. In the second month of treatment each client is required to seek employment and begin work. This allows the client an opportunity to remain in a safe environment with continued treatment and make an adjustment into normal life. The stressers that occur in the work place can be difficult but with the help of counselors, therapist and fellow client’s tools can be developed to deal with problems. 4. 12-step meetings and development of the sponsor relationship and sober social network. Developing relationships that continue after treatment and establishing a fellowship with others who strive for long term sobriety and recovery is a proven component of a successful recovery program. Our goal is to assist the client in establishing a connection that will continue long after they leave Miracle House.

Methodology

The Miracle House philosophy derived from a study of what works. A treatment plan that includes chemical dependency education, counseling, individual, family and peer therapy, 12-step exposure, and integration in the work place are all part of a well defi ...

Family Program Description

2. Individual, family and group therapy. Out therapists use a cognitive behavioral approach as well as other theatrical modalities appropriate given the issues presented. Our therapists are experts in dealing with issues of trauma, eating disorders, mood disorders, personality disorders and other co-occurring disorders. On admission an assessment is provided by a Marriage, Family Therapist, (LMFT), and a treatment plan is developed. The client meets with her therapist weekly and attends skill groups facilitated by an LMFT. Family therapy is believed to be essential for long term sobriety and recovery. A multi-family group is provided each week giving an opportunity for the client’s family to learn about addiction, co-dependency and begin healing. Couples and individual family therapy in the last month of treatment is another element of the Miracle House program which seeks to help the client and her family adjusts to her return.

Number of beds

10

Admission Procedure

To talk with us please call the phone number listed on the Bottom of all pages of the website or our main number at 805-648-7857. EMAIL: norman@dock.net Miracle House, Inc., has a Contact email address to message us at any time.

Admission Rules

• Weekend Admissions Accepted
• Interview Required

Followup

We track our clients for a year following discharge. Easy access return if needed is facilitated when beds are available should our clients need to return due to relaps.

Populations Served

• Men
• Women
• Gay/Lesbian
• Adolescent
• Adult
• Family

Treatment Modalities

• 12-Step
• Holistic
• Christian

Conditions Treated

• Substance Abuse
• Alcoholism
• Dual Diagnosis
• Sexual Addiction

Payment types accepted

• Private Pay
• Private Insurance
• Public Insurance (medicare-medicaid)
• Sliding Fee scale
• Payment assistance
• Cash Discount
• VISA/MC/Money Order

Licensing

Miracle House, Inc., is fully licensed by the State of California Alchohol and Drug Programs for Primary Addiction Treatment. We work closely with the Ventura County Behavioral Health Department, Juvenile Justice System, and CalWorks

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Miracle House is a dual-diagnostic facility with a long history in Ventura, California. Our philosophy for recovery comes from years of experience and encompasses four elements:

(1) Chemical Dependency Education & Counseling

(2) Individual, Family and Group therapy

(3) Integration into the work environment &

(4) 12-Step meetings and development of the sponsor relationship.


The Miracle House philosophy derived from a study that works.

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I was lost, Miracle House found me.

bynfpatton, May 11, 2008

I entered Miracle House on December 27, 2007 for drug addiction to prescription pills. By the time I entered Miracle House, I had lost everything in my life including my family, home, car and belongings. I have 2 grown daughters, 5 grandchildren, 2 brothers and 2 sisters (one sister who went through Miracle House successfully 15 years ago). My addiction became everything to me. I isolated myself from my family and friends. I managed to keep my job at a big pharmaceutical company and other large corporations. I met and married my second husband and he had diabetes. Things went along well until the diabetes started down a path I couldn’t have imagined. I continued to work and take care of him with very little help as the disease progressed and he died. At first I started using anti-anxiety meds as directed by doctors and when doctors started to refuse re-fills, I “doctored shopped”, I ordered on-line and discovered Mexico as sources. My disease escalated. Because I was spending all my money on drugs, I lost my home and first moved in with one daughter who put up with me for as long as she could stand it. My other daughter took me in which was short-lived. Later on I found out they were trying to do an intervention the only way they knew how. My daughter made me leave. I was on foot, it was December and cold. I took the bus to the fire station where I knew my son-in-law was on duty. There was a bench across the street and I just sat there. My moment of clarity happened at 3:00 a.m. that night. I have since found out my daughters were looking for me and finally went to bed because they knew if anything happened to me, my son-in-law would be the first one to know. I know how hard that must have been for my family, but it truly turned out to be (in retrospect) the best night of my life.

The next day I went to my daughter’s house and there was a message that Miracle House had called and wanted me to be there in 30 minutes for an interview. I begged my daughter to get me from Santa Barbara to Ventura right then. I told her I was afraid I was going to die. I arrived at Miracle House with a bag of few clothes, no drugs and wondered how they were going to make me not use drugs. I thought my life was over and death was near. All I could think of were the drugs. I sat on the couch and looked up at the 12 steps on the wall (which I had forgotten about) and thought “oh, that’s how they’re going to do it”. I felt the most incredible sense of peace overwhelm my entire body. I was 59 years old. I was sick, addicted, homeless and estranged from my family.

Through the structure, the drug education, my wonderful counselor, a therapist that I still hold in high esteem, the meetings and staff members I felt safe. I began working the 12 steps and began to have hope again.

My father-in-law and my beloved brother died of cancer while I was in Miracle House and I got through it by “being present” physically and emotionally and without drugs. When I completed the program, my entire family was present at Miracle House. I transitioned to sober living. I volunteered over 300 hours to Miracle House and was hired by Miracle House to work at our administrative office and as a House Manager on weekends. I worked hard to get my drivers license back, bought a car and most importantly my grandchildren will not have to see their grandmother loaded again. My daughters have accepted me back into their lives. None of this came back quickly. I prayed to my higher power do the next indicated thing. I go to meetings, I have a sponsor, I work the steps and I pray a lot.

There are still challenges and it’s not easy, but the tools are there. Miracle House saved my life.

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