Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment · Glastonbury, Westbrook & West Hartford, CT · In person & telehealth
When mental health and substance use overlap, we treat both — together.
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Two conditions, one plan
A co-occurring disorder — sometimes called a dual diagnosis — is when a person experiences both a mental health condition and a substance use disorder at the same time. The two are deeply connected: people often use alcohol or drugs to cope with depression, anxiety, or trauma, and substance use can in turn worsen those conditions. It becomes a cycle that’s very hard to break when each problem is treated in isolation.
Co-occurring disorders are common — and they’re treatable, but only when both conditions are addressed together. Treating substance use without the underlying mental health condition (or the reverse) often leads to relapse. The team at Hopewell Health Solutions provides integrated, dual-diagnosis care — combining therapy, medication management, and structured programs — so every part of the picture is treated by one coordinated team.
Know what to look for
When mental health and substance use overlap, common signs include:
What co-occurring care looks like here
Integrated by design — both conditions treated together, by one coordinated team, with a single plan built around lasting recovery.
Mental health and substance use treated together by one coordinated team — because treating them separately rarely works. Our Substance Use IOP is built for exactly this.
Learn morePsychiatric prescribing and, where appropriate, medication-assisted treatment — to stabilize mood, ease withdrawal, and reduce cravings.
Learn moreCBT, DBT, and trauma-informed care that address both the substance use and the underlying condition — anxiety, depression, or trauma.
Learn moreWhen you need more than weekly support, our IOP and PHP add several days a week of structured care — without putting life on hold.
Learn moreSpecialized care for substance use disorder — relapse prevention and recovery support — fully integrated with your mental health care.
Learn moreOne plan, one team, every part of the picture — built around you and your long-term recovery.
“When mental health and substance use are treated together, recovery finally sticks — one team, one plan, every part of the picture.”
It may be time for support
Co-occurring disorders are easy to miss and easy to undertreat. Consider reaching out when:
If any of these feel familiar, reach out to the team at Hopewell Health Solutions. Treating everything together is what makes recovery last.
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We’re in-network with most major PPO plans (we don’t accept Medicaid / HUSKY). Our team verifies your benefits at no cost — before you commit to anything.
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Care across Connecticut
In person at six Connecticut offices — plus virtual visits statewide.
300 Hebron Ave, Suite 203, Glastonbury, CT 06033
33 Pratt St, Glastonbury, CT 06033
1420 Main St, Suite 124, Glastonbury, CT 06073
1216 Farmington Ave, Suite 301, West Hartford, CT 06107
151 E. High St, East Hampton, CT 06424
70 Essex Road, Westbrook, CT 06498
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A co-occurring disorder — sometimes called a dual diagnosis — is when a person has both a mental health condition and a substance use disorder at the same time. The two are deeply connected: people often use alcohol or drugs to cope with depression, anxiety, or trauma, and substance use can in turn worsen those conditions. The result is a cycle that’s very hard to break when each problem is treated in isolation. Co-occurring disorders are common — and they are treatable.
Signs include having a mental health condition alongside drug or alcohol use; using substances to cope with anxiety, depression, or trauma; symptoms that worsen when you use or when you stop; mood swings, isolation, or trouble functioning; and relapse after treating only the substance use or only the mental health condition. Many people feel stuck in a cycle that talk therapy or substance treatment alone hasn’t resolved.
Because they fuel each other. Treating a substance use disorder without addressing the underlying depression, anxiety, or trauma — or treating the mental health condition while substance use continues — often leads to relapse and frustration. Integrated, dual-diagnosis treatment addresses both at once, with one coordinated team and one plan, which gives recovery a far better chance of lasting.
At Hopewell Health Solutions, co-occurring disorders are treated with integrated, dual-diagnosis care. That often combines our Substance Use IOP, medication management (including medication-assisted treatment where appropriate), and trauma-informed therapy such as CBT and DBT — all coordinated by the same team. When more support is needed, our IOP and PHP add structure. The goal is to treat the whole person, not one diagnosis at a time.
Reach out when you’re managing both a mental health condition and substance use, when treating one problem hasn’t resolved the other, when you’ve relapsed after addressing only part of the picture, or when substances feel like the only way to cope. The sooner both conditions are treated together, the easier recovery becomes. If you ever feel unsafe, call or text 988, or call 911.
You don’t have to choose which problem to treat first — we treat them together. Reach out to Hopewell Health Solutions today — confidentially, with no pressure — and we’ll help you take the first step toward lasting recovery.
Not a substitute for emergency care. If you’re in crisis, call or text 988, or call 911.
