UCFS Healthcare’s Edward & Mary Lord Family Health Center at 47 Town Street in Norwich provides outpatient behavioral health care in an integrated community health setting. The current UCFS location page lists behavioral health services at this site, and UCFS separately confirms medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorders in Norwich. Adults concerned about alcohol use can receive counseling, psychiatric evaluation, medication management, and coordinated medical care without entering a residential program. The health center also provides primary care, gynecology, dental services, and other supports that can make it easier to address physical and behavioral health needs together.
Counseling and Psychiatric Services
UCFS outpatient behavioral health includes individual, couples, family, and group therapy. Psychiatric evaluation and medication management can be added when clinically appropriate. For a person seeking alcohol treatment, therapy can explore drinking patterns, motivation, family relationships, stress, trauma, mood symptoms, and the situations that make relapse more likely. Because the program is part of a larger health center, behavioral health clinicians can also coordinate with medical providers when alcohol use is affecting sleep, medications, blood pressure, liver health, or another physical concern.
Medication-Assisted Treatment
UCFS states that its MAT services combine behavioral therapy with medications to treat substance use disorders and specifically lists Norwich as an MAT location. Medication choices depend on diagnosis and medical history. A client whose main problem is alcohol should ask which medications are used for alcohol use disorder and how they fit with counseling, rather than assuming that medications commonly used for opioid addiction are meant to treat drinking. Medication management can also support clients who have co-occurring psychiatric conditions.
Integrated Behavioral Health Approach
UCFS clinicians use a range of evidence-based approaches across behavioral health, including cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, motivational interviewing, trauma-focused methods, EMDR, Seeking Safety, and solution-focused therapy. The exact approach depends on the clinician and treatment plan. These methods can help clients strengthen coping skills, improve emotional regulation, and address the mental health symptoms that may complicate recovery from alcohol addiction.
Withdrawal Safety and Referrals
The Norwich health center is an outpatient facility, not a hospital alcohol detox unit. Someone with severe alcohol dependence, previous withdrawal seizures, delirium, or significant medical instability should disclose that history before abruptly stopping drinking. UCFS can evaluate needs and help coordinate referral when medical withdrawal management or a residential level of care is required.
Norwich Contact, Insurance, and Sliding Fees
The verified address is 47 Town Street, Norwich, CT 06360, and the current local number is 860-892-7042. UCFS states that it serves people with or without insurance, participates in most major insurance plans, accepts self-payment, and offers a sliding-fee program for qualifying uninsured or underinsured households at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level. Medicaid and Medicare are also used within the UCFS system. People seeking alcohol rehab should confirm benefits, copays, MAT availability, appointment requirements, and the specific services scheduled at the Norwich site.
