Bridging the Gaps, Inc.

Bridging the Gaps

Bridging the Gaps (BTG), an integrative residential addiction treatment facility located in historic Winchester, Virginia, provides treatment for adults suffering from the disease of addiction. We provide a phase based complete continuum of treatment consisting of 3 core phases with the opportunity for an extended 4th phase to better facilitate a client’s transition back into the demands of day to day life. At BTG we provide treatment for substance use disorders by integrating traditional modalities of psycho-social-spiritual treatment with complementary approaches oriented towards physiological healing and wellbeing. Using the most progressive modalities available, coupled with traditional “12 step” program, we help our clients recover their physical health as well as provide them with the psychological and spiritual tools they need for a life free from drug addiction and alcoholism. We offer integrative treatment modalities including education, individual and group counseling, intravenous therapy, oral nutrients, nutrition, acupuncture detoxification, fitness, massage, neurofeedback, meditation, yoga, and Reiki. Clients also will have the opportunity to participate in music therapy, expressive therapy, and a spiritual retreat with a sweat lodge. We combine treatment approaches that incorporate healing of the whole person – mind, body, and spirit.

ABOUT BRIDGING THE GAPS, INC.

Located in the quaint Virginia town of Winchester, Bridging the Gaps (BTG) offers both residential, Intensive outpatient (IOP), and Partial Hospitalization (PHP) program for adults with substance abuse issues. The facility, which opened in 2000, focuses on combining traditional and alternative treatment modalities. Detox services are not offered on-site.

TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT

Treatment at Bridging the Gaps begins with an assessment to determine the best course of treatment. The facility combines traditional and new treatment methods to provide a holistic method of treatment. The residential program consists of four stages of treatment with different focuses and treatment methods. The program uses the 12-steps principles, counseling, and education as well as specialty treatments. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI) and other methods are combined in the treatment process.

The first phase of treatment focuses on physical and emotional stabilization and lasts up to 45 days. Clients participate in individual and group counseling as well as 12-step meetings. Clients also begin neurofeedback training and intravenous and oral nutritional therapy. Medication and acupuncture are also common. Phase II builds upon Phase I, but delves deeper into emotional issues and often addresses trauma and pain. Phase III is a stage of transition where clients continue to receive therapy and support while adjusting to an increased level of freedom and responsibilities. Phase IV is the final transitional phase, and it is optional. Clients may continue with aftercare services while living in a sober residence.

BTG’s partial hospitalization program (PHP) and intensive outpatient program (IOP) offer similar treatment, but at a less intense level of care. Both programs allow for the tapering of services as the client progresses through their recovery. Those enrolled in outpatient programming should expect regular Breathalyzer tests and urine screenings. Individuals may receive neurofeedback and intravenous therapy for an additional fee.

Aftercare planning services are available to help clients prepare for the transition out of the program. Clients establish contacts with community based groups as well as rebuild their support networks.

STAFF CREDENTIALS

BTG’s staff consists of physicians, nurses, licensed clinical social workers, and certified addiction counselors. Each counselor typically manages between six and eight clients at a time. Staff members are accredited in their specific fields and have years of experience working with clients in rehab programs.

ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES

The 24-bed center offers three residential units: two for residents in Phases I and II, and one for residents in Phases III and IV. All residences are homelike and located within walking distance of the treatment facility. Clients share rooms and have access to TVs, internet, phones, and laundry facilities.

WHAT ALUMNI SAY

Gina, the sole alum polled by Best-rehabs.com at the time of this writing, recommended Bridging the Gaps, Inc. with five out of five stars. She gave five-star ratings for Bridging the Gaps, Inc.’s holistic treatment offerings, counseling options, and staff’s level of experience and training. She wrote: “The environment allowed for my physical & emotional healing and encouraged my spiritual growth ― which is the key to sustained sobriety.”

On Bridging the Gaps Inc.’s Facebook page, which the facility can curate, nine reviewers to date provided ratings averaging 4.6 out of five stars. *

On Yelp, five reviews were polarized in their reactions to the facility, with three maximum five-star reviews and two one-star reviews to date. *

WHAT STAFF SAY

At the time of this writing, one staff member submitted feedback about Bridging the Gaps. The review was mostly positive. The staff member gave four out of five stars or higher for treatment effectiveness and staff training.

FINANCING

Costs for Bridging the Gaps’s treatment depends on the phase of treatment. The facility accepts public and private insurance including Medicaid. Self-pay is also available, and further financial assistance may be available on an as needed basis at the facility’s discretion.

*Sources: https://www.facebook.com/pg/btgwinchester/reviews/, https://www.yelp.com/biz/bridging-the-gaps-inc-winchester-2

Bridging the Gaps, Inc. Reviews

Well if you are looking for a dual diagnosis facility this is not that, even though they advertised themselves to be dual diagnosis. This is not about me; I am a relative of the patient and responsible for the patient. The patient had been in state care in another state and diagnosed there as much as 20 years ago as bi polar. This diagnosis did not change until the patient entered BTG at which point the powers-that-be there concluded she was not bipolar at all and did not treat this aspect of the patient's problems with any medication. The patient was in BTG for 2 full sessions to the tune of over $50,000 and then about 10 days into the 3rd session they unceremoniously kicked her out because as they put it, "the patient had become a liability." From what I can piece together from the patient and the staff at the facility, the patient had been moved from building to building several times and then from floor to floor in one building and complained to the director resulting in the director telling me "if (the patient) doesn't complete treatment she will kill herself." A direct quote. The only interaction I had with the director was over the phone with the admissions director in conference and the director became positively unhinged, yelling and making threats including the phrase uttered above. I am no doctor but I think the director has a screw loose. As well, since they booted her at over 10 days of the 3rd session they then required me to pay the balance. Yeah, they are not only incompetent but utterly shameless. I ran this by a lawyer and he advised that we must pay according to the fine print. So within a week the patient was drinking again and why? I believe their ignoring of the previous stated and well documented diagnosis of bi polar disorder and its lack of treatment with medications set the stage for the patient's failure to stay sober. Not to mention the combative and unceremonious end to the patients stay at BTG. Like I said before, I'm no doctor but this is pretty obviously a rip off based on institutional hubris. I took the patient to BTG for dual diagnosis treatment and was misled by BTG as to the nature of the treatment. So ultimately I'm very disappointed in BTG. I believe they have problems stemming from the very top, the abusive director, and are certainly not as advertised a dual diagnosis facility. They are I suppose in the holistic sense but this was never explained to me, the responsible party, that the drugs that she truly needed were not going to be considered or administered. Worse, they told us "the patient is not bipolar" after 20 years in another state system with that diagnosis mentioned constantly as an important component of the patient's alcohol problem. I would not under any circumstances recommend BTG. Too expensive, volatile director, and after all, the feeling that they were most interested in keeping the patient to continue a cash flow, (especially since this was a self pay and not insurance) not to actually help the patient. Zero stars for effectiveness would have been picked if available. Phooey.
BTG believes that addiction is a “whole person” disease requiring treatment of the mind, the body, and the spirit. All of the treatment program components work as an integrative whole, helping recover their physical health as well as providing them with the psychological and spiritual tools they need for a life free from drug addiction and alcoholism. Education and counseling sessions are among the many modalities utilized to specifically target treatment of the mind. Intravenous therapy, oral nutrients, nutrition, acupuncture detoxification, fitness, massage, and neurofeedback are among the modalities utilized to specifically target treatment of the body. Meditation, yoga, Reiki, and the 12 step program are among the modalities utilized to specifically target treatment of the spirit.
The non-medication approach suited me. They addressed the physical damage sustained by years of substance abuse, particularly the brain chemical instability, through vitamins, supplements & amino acid therapy. Neurofeedback and acupuncture were also used. The environment allowed for my physical & emotional healing and encouraged my spiritual growth -- which is the key to sustained sobriety. I would highly recommend this approach to anyone.