Treatment Team

Invictus Health group partners with skilled and passionate addiction health specialists who provide holistic substance abuse treatment programs. These specialists excel in addiction medicine and can provide a comprehensive medical exam and diagnosis, prescribe medications, offer brief counseling, and oversee the successful implementation of a drug addiction treatment plan.

The addiction treatment team is comprised of the following experts:

• Medical doctors: Each and every doctor is a board-certified physician who works in close collaboration with the psychiatrists in prescribing appropriate medications for the well-being of the patient.
• Psychiatrists: All psychiatrists specialize in addiction medicine. They prescribe medications by working closely with the medical doctors. They are readily available during crisis intervention.
• Licensed nurses: The nursing staff is licensed and it helps obtain laboratory samples, administers prescribed medications, inserts intravenous catheters, and communicates with the patients directly. The nurses monitor the patients’ vital signs and withdrawal symptoms throughout the detoxification process.
• Psychologists: The team of licensed psychologists work one-on-one with patients to ensure accurate diagnosis of all conditions including co-occurring disorders. They ensure that each patient’s needs and goals are met through the treatment cycle.
• Psychotherapists: Psychotherapists work with individuals, couples, groups, and families to understand their emotional upheavals. The psychotherapists guide the patients throughout the duration of the treatment to effectively address their specific conditions and circumstances.
• Counselors: The licensed team of substance abuse and mental health counselors help the patients in understanding the exact nature of their addiction or mental illness and how to cope with these conditions successfully.
• Case managers: The case managers ease communication between the team members and patients, ensuring quality and continuity of care during the treatment cycle.
• Patient advocates: Patient advocates assist patients in communicating with their health care providers so that they can make informed decisions about their health. They also help communicate patients’ wishes and needs and handle their critical issues so that the patients can focus on getting well.
• Registered dietitians: The registered dietitians take into consideration the patient’s history, current medical conditions, lifestyles, medications, and food preferences to devise diet plans for them. These diet plans ensure that the nutritional requirements of the patients are met. They also help in faster recovery. They work in close association with the on-board chef to ensure that meals are prepared in accordance with the needs of the patient.
• House managers: The house managers supervise patients during their residential stay. House managers coordinate transportation, individual mental health and substance abuse treatment schedules, meals, and communicates directly with the treatment team and the members.
• Ancillary staff: The ancillary staff provides different types of supportive services to our patients and their families.