Fremont Counseling Service Riverton

Fremont Counseling Service in Riverton, Wyoming, offers outpatient mental health and substance use services. Teens and adults are eligible for treatment. A client with an emergency or crisis can walk into the facility during normal business hours or call (307) 856-7489 outside of business hours.

The center accepts Medicaid, Medicare, CHIP, and other insurances. They offer discounted fees based on household size and income and will not turn anyone away based on their ability to pay. The organization uses DonorBox as a nonprofit fundraising option to receive online donations.

Fremont is CARF accredited and is an HRSA National Health Service Corps Site. An assessment will be conducted to determine your treatment needs. The assessment uses three methods: the Addiction Severity Index (ASI), a bio-psycho-social assessment and diagnosis using DSM-5, and a medication management evaluation.

Treatment for Substance Use and Co-occurring Disorders

Basic Alcohol and Drug Education (BADE) treatment is at ASAM level 1. BADE holds group meetings once per week for eight weeks. Additional services are available as needed.

Intensive outpatient treatment and their Advanced Recovery Group are at ASAM level 2 with two tracks. The first track is standard for clients with substance use only. The second track is for substance use with co-occurring mental diagnosis.

The standard track meets three times per week for three hours. The co-occurring track includes individual and group sessions throughout the week for addictions and mental health recovery. Both tracks last 10 weeks followed by 33 weeks of continuing care.

Additional Services include a weekly check-in group for those on the intensive outpatient waitlist, medication management, assessment and possible prescription for co-occurring disorders. They also provide case management, individual or family therapy, and support services offered by peers who have completed treatment. Events are also available, such as a murder mystery dinner theater fundraiser for Valentine’s Day.