Steppingstone Incorporated's mission is to strengthen quality of life among individuals and families of our community through providing comprehensive client-center programs and services that enhance well-being and promote independence. To foster an environment in which all clients, employees, and members of the community are treated equitably.

Services Offered

Outpatient Program - Steppingstone's Outpatient Program provides ambulatory behavioral health services to individuals and families in Massachussetts. The Program began providing substance use treatment services in 1992. Recently in 2010, the Outpatient Clinic added mental health treatment services. The Program provides both individual and family involved treatment services.

* Substance abuse evaluations
* Mental Health assessments and evaluation
* Psychiatric services including medication prescribing and management
* Individual counseling
* Couples counseling
* Family counseling
* Group therapy
* Gambling assessment and counseling
* Relapse prevention services
* Urine screening and breath analysis
* Discharge and aftercare planning

Gambling Treatment Program - Problem gambling is defined as a gambling behavior that causes disruptions in any major area of life. That could be emotional (worries), physical (feeling sick and anxiety), social (owing money or relationship problems) and vocational (problems at work, missing time) Steppingstone's treatment program utilizes cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). This therapy is designed to change the way you think while modifying your behaviors. It includes:
* Education - Learn about gambling cycles, brain pathways, rates of gambling returns, how "the house" will always win.
Cognitive Therapy - Learn to identify the thinking patterns that lead to gambling activities, thoughts that keep you gambling once you started, and techniques on how to think differently about gambling.

* Behavior Change - Learn to identify triggers and high risk situations, reduce access to money and gambling locations, change routines, set goals, develop action plans and plan alternative healthy activities.

* Emotions - Learn to change your negative emotions through problem solving skills and relaxation techniques.
Relapse Prevention - Learn to maintain your new behaviors and thinking through time so you can avoid a return to gambling behaviors in the future, develop plans for future situations and how to recover quickly from a slip.

Fees and Payment

The cost of the Program is $707.76 and can be paid through several payment options. We are also a non profit agency, check our DONATE page for more information.

Services Offered To:
Adults

Special Groups:
Bilingual

Payment:
Pro-bono

Online Counseling:
In-person Only