What to look for in a Gay-friendly or LGBTQ inpatient Drug rehabilitation center in Maine

Lgbt and gay-friendly drug and alcohol treatment centers will have separate housing for gay and LGBT individuals.
There will be separate groups that deal with the specific concerns that only LGBTQ individuals seeking help from drugs and alcohol deal with. Individual therapists that are gay, lesbian, or transgender will have specialized treatment programs that include specific topics that are synonymous with the Gay and LGBTQIA+ community which include some of the topics listed below. All of these issues and more should be handled while enrolled in a gay-friendly Maine Drug rehab center. 
 

• Discrimination handling, public discrimination

• Coming out, Peer ridicule, exclusion from social groups

• Family counseling, job loss, loss of child custody, rejection by a spiritual community

• Acceptance of self

• Violence based on sexual orientation or gender identification and how to cope

Why Choose a Gay-Friendly drug rehab in Maine

Attending a gay-friendly or LGBTQ-friendly inpatient drug rehabilitation center in Maine will give the individual seeking treatment an atmosphere of honesty and mutual respect. This will help you be open about every aspect of your identity. Having to hide your sexual orientation can impede an individual’s progress in an inpatient drug rehab center. Recovering in a setting that reinforces your self-respect, will help you be proud of who you are, reinforcing who you can become.

Separate Group therapy sessions with only LGBTQ peers and counselors will allow people to open up in a safe and non-judgmental environment. Specialized Group therapy with people that share similar life experiences and challenges will help the LGBTQ individual feel they can be fully involved in the group’s healing process. Being able to fully engage in group therapy will help the individual feel comfortable about sharing their life experiences and tragedies.

Family and spousal therapy sessions have another dynamic that LGBTQIA+ friendly drug rehabilitation centers in Maine are ready to handle. Addressing the complex relationships that accompany the LGBTQ community can be challenging for a conventional drug and alcohol treatment center to understand, let alone help handle.

Traditional marriage counseling and family therapy usually do not work for the gay, lesbian, and transgender community. LGBTQ-friendly drug rehabs in Maine will encourage you to fully open up about your sexual orientation and relationship dynamics. Being able to be honest and open in a non-judgmental setting will allow you to feel comfortable and at ease while you are in treatment for addiction issues. This helps the counselors understand your unique situation, relationship dynamics, habits, and pitfalls and will also help them in handling the underlying issues that need to be taken care of while enrolled in a Gay-Friendly inpatient treatment center for LGBTQ people in Maine.

Residential Treatment programs are taxed with another particular challenge in offering housing to a person’s self-identified gender. Conventional treatment centers may force the individual to room with and as their birth gender. Forcing a transgender client to co-habitat with their birth gender can put an individual in the same situation that may have led to drug or alcohol abuse in the first place. For transgender clients, it is very important to make sure that they are given respect and a unified understanding of their identity. This will lay the groundwork for their paths to recovery.

Outpatient therapy and treatment for LGBTQ-identified people in Maine

Therapy and outpatient treatment for addictions is the right solution for some people suffering from addiction to drugs or alcohol. Therapists that specialize in treating LGBT and gay clients can offer many services to LGBTQ communities. Working with an outpatient program or a private therapist is often the only option for specialized treatment options in certain areas throughout the state.

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What does addiction treatment look like in an LGBTQ-friendly rehab center?

The program will not assume that you are heterosexual and will encourage you to identify with your chosen gender if you are transgender. The materials will have same-sex couples and gender-neutral check-boxes for marital status. you will be able to discuss your relationship issues and issues related to your own sexuality using the principles of gay affirmative practice.

Addiction rates for the LGBTQ community according to the most recent study conducted in 2016, have included sexual orientation, and sexual identity to their survey of adults. This most recent data collection has found that almost a third of the LGBTQ population (30%) is addicted to drugs or alcohol. This is among the highest number of affected people in the nation. Heterosexuals are around 10% addicted rates as of 2016. For help finding the right LGBTQ-friendly drug rehabilitation center in Maine call us now. We can help you or someone you love find the best LGBTQIA Friendly Drug Rehab Center for addiction today. Addiction No More is an Addiction Treatment Center locator service. For immediate service, please call one of our counselors 24/7.

Please Note: This is not an official Assessment or Evaluation form. This form is not admissible in court or for probation officers and is not accepted by caseworkers. Addiction No More is here to help you find treatment for addiction. We can not give any legal advice. If you are looking for a rehab center please fill out this form or call us now.

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Free Drug Rehabs in Maine that accept LGBTQ Clients

Most free rehab programs that offer treatment programs for addiction in Maine will service gay, lesbian, and transgender clients. The programs that they offer, will in most cases be the same program that the general population uses in their recovery. Due to funding constraints in Maine, delivering a separate program is often not cost-effective to the center. 

Where do I find free gay-friendly rehabs in Maine?

We have set up an LGBTQ drug addiction hotline for those seeking treatment for their addictions to drugs or alcohol in gay-friendly drug rehab. We have programs that offer treatment and counseling for those seeking help in their early recovery from drugs and alcohol. Addiction No More’s counselors are waiting to take your call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our intake counselors can answer any questions that you might have.

Below we have listed some of the group meetings that are gay and LGBTQ friendly. We offer this list to help those that are looking for free, gay-friendly groups for their addiction and have nowhere to turn for help. Addiction No More offers these groups as a free service to the ongoing aftercare that is much needed in the LGBTQ community.

This is not the complete list of non-binary support groups in Maine and is subject to change as new meetings start and old ones fade away. Please give us a call or email us to have your meeting put on the list of resources for transgender individuals looking for support and addiction help.

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LGBTQ specific groups for issues related to addiction, and general support groups for the LGBT community. 

LGBTQ Sundays in Portland Maine
This is an open meeting every Sunday at 6:30 pm for open discussion and sharing in a caring non-judgmental setting.
The meeting is held at the Dana center on the 2nd floor
Maine Medical center
22 Bramhall St
Portland Maine 04102

People like us- Group for LGBTQIA persons in Ellsworth Maine
This is an open discussion group In Ellsworth Maine every Friday at 6:30 pm
This is an LGBTQ-specific group for addiction and coping skills for everyday pitfalls that lead to relapse.
Unitarian Universalist Church
121 Bucksport Rd Ste 1
Ellsworth Maine 04605

Wells Step meeting for LGBTQ and non-binary people looking for an addiction aftercare program.
Wells Step Meeting Open group step meeting
This meeting is held at St. Mary’s church Every Monday at 7:30 pm
St. Mary’s church
236 Wells Maine 04090

Maine Support meetings for transgender people or those who identify as non-binary.

Trans Only Support Groups
Bangor Maine trans-only support group is a peer-based support group for those who identify as trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming identities. This is a specific trans support group and is a closed meeting for the safety of the individuals in the group.
This is a once a month group held on the 1st Monday of every month from 6:00-7: 30 pm
for information on this specific group please contact their email mtn@mainetransnet.org for meeting location. This is a transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming meeting in Bangor Maine


Brunswick Maine trans only meeting and support group
This meeting is held on the 2nd and 4th Friday of every month from 6:00-7:30 pm
This group meets in the Garage at 24 college street at the Bowdoin College campus. The Peer To Peer Support group Is an open group for transgender, and gender non-conforming identified persons. Make sure to use the side entrance to the building when entering for the meeting.
For more info on this group please contact Alex alex@awholenotherstory.com
Bowdoin College Campus
24 college street
Brunswick Maine 04011

Lewiston Maine Transgender only support group
This is a closed support group for transgender non-Binary and gender non-conforming persons at any stage of the transformation.
This group meets at The Center for Wisdom Women in Lewiston Maine (Look for the sunflower)
Meeting note: There is parking available at the address but they have asked that we park along the fence side of the parking lot.
Please use our contact information for further instructions and a light screening for the safety of the members of the group. Email mtn@mainetransnet.org.
Center for Wisdom’s women
97 Blake st
Lewiston Maine

Portland Transgender only support group
This is a group that meets once a month in Portland Maine for transgender gender non-conforming, and non-binary people looking for addiction support or general peer-to-peer support for life’s pitfalls. We welcome everyone at any stage of the transition to these meetings.
1st Wednesday of every month from 6:00-7:30 pm
This Group is held at the Charles A. Dana Health Education Center
Maine medical center campus
22 Bramhall St
Portland Maine 04012

Waterville Maine Trans Only support group
This is a trans only meeting, it is also open to is open to Non-binary and Gender Non-conforming identities
The meetings and group are located at the United Methodist Church on the corner of pleasant and Gilman st parking is in the lot next to the church.
61 Pleasant St
Waterville Maine
Please, direct questions and schedule a screening interview contact mtn@mainetransnet.org.