Healing Individuals & Families Since 1976

Our Approach

At the core of Freedom Institute is our world renowned Freedom Institute's Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP). The clinical foundation of our IOP is our unique integration of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Relational Family Therapy, which helps individuals and their families in the recovery process, both proven to improve long-term sobriety and an approach only offered at Freedom Institute. Clients develop the skills needed for distress tolerance, emotion regulation, mindfulness, and interpersonal effectiveness. Working with adult individuals and their families, we conduct an in-depth assessment in order to design a custom treatment program to meet each person’s specific clinical needs. 

Dr. Andrew Tatarsky's Integrative Harm Reduction Psychotherapy model is an umbrella that welcomes people into treatment accepting all positive change goals, including abstinence, on one end of the spectrum with virtually infinite opportunities for individuals to enter, progress, and succeed at a pace that is appropriate to them and their objectives. IHRP is founded on compassion, respect, empowerment, and collaboration to meet people wherever they are on their positive change journeys and to support them in defining and achieving their optimal outcomes. This comprehensive approach to substance use is based on the belief that biology, psychology and social context contribute to an individual’s relationship with drugs or alcohol. IHRP combines relational psychoanalysis, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), mindfulness, and other practical strategies to address related personal and lifestyle issues while inspiring gradual behavioral changes that align with patients’ personal goals and reduce the negative health and social consequences of substance use.

Individuals who have successfully completed our IOP can choose to continue with our Sustaining Recovery aftercare services. Freedom Institute integrates Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Relational Family Therapy in all our aftercare clinical services and we offer a range of treatment programs tailored to help our clients maintain long-term sobriety. We support our clients at all stages of recovery and recommend a combination of services specific to each individual’s needs. Our approach is comprehensive and customized with an emphasis on building skills and strengthening relationships and connections both personally and professionally.