UCFS Griswold Health Center Behavioral Health
UCFS Healthcare operates the Griswold Health Center at 226 East Main Street in Griswold, Connecticut, where current services include adult and pediatric primary care along with outpatient behavioral health. The center is not presented by UCFS as a dedicated alcohol detoxification facility or residential rehab. Instead, it provides community-based counseling and psychiatric services within a broader health system that also offers substance use treatment and Medication-Assisted Treatment. For someone whose drinking is occurring alongside depression, anxiety, trauma, family problems, or another behavioral health concern, the Griswold location can be an appropriate place to begin an outpatient assessment and determine what type of care is needed.
Counseling, Psychiatry, and Evidence-Based Therapy
UCFS currently provides individual, couple, family, and group therapy, as well as psychiatric evaluation and medication management. Its behavioral health program uses approaches that include cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, Seeking Safety, EMDR, solution-focused therapy, trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy, and the Trauma Recovery Empowerment Model. These approaches can help a client examine triggers, coping habits, relationships, and emotional symptoms that may contribute to alcohol use. Treatment can also address the mental health issues that sometimes make reducing drinking more difficult.
Substance Use Services Within the UCFS System
UCFS separately operates Medication-Assisted Treatment services for substance use disorders and lists the Griswold Health Center among its behavioral health locations. The MAT program combines behavioral therapy, addiction-trained prescribers, evidence-based groups, laboratory services, and recovery coaching, with Suboxone identified as its primary medication. Because that program is primarily described around opioid treatment rather than a broader medication menu, this listing does not claim that Griswold provides a particular medication for alcohol use disorder. Anyone specifically seeking alcohol addiction treatment should ask the intake team what services are currently available at Griswold and whether another UCFS program or outside referral would be more appropriate.
When Alcohol Withdrawal Requires More Care
Outpatient therapy is not the same as medically supervised alcohol withdrawal management. A person who drinks heavily every day, has experienced withdrawal seizures or delirium, or has serious medical complications should explain that history before attempting to stop alcohol. UCFS clinicians can evaluate behavioral health needs and help identify next steps, but someone at significant withdrawal risk may require a hospital or licensed detox setting before routine outpatient alcohol counseling is safe.
Current Contact and Payment Information
The current official address is 226 East Main Street, Griswold, CT 06351, and the correct local phone is 860-376-7040. The previous directory phone belonged to an unrelated treatment provider. UCFS states that most insurance is accepted for behavioral health services and that a sliding-fee scale is available; its Access to Care staff also help uninsured and underinsured patients explore HUSKY, Medicaid, and marketplace coverage. This record therefore uses private insurance and self-pay/sliding-fee categories without assuming that every public plan is accepted for every behavioral health service. Prospective clients should verify insurance, appointment availability, and the appropriate level of alcohol care directly with UCFS.
