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The Archangel Centers provides integrated dual-diagnosis treatment for co-occurring bipolar I, bipolar II, and related mood presentations alongside substance use disorder in adults. Programming serves clients moving through distinct mood episodes, including depressive, manic, hypomanic, and mixed states, whose alcohol, opioid, benzodiazepine, stimulant, or polysubstance use has become entangled with mood instability. Bipolar disorder and SUD are treated together, in the same plan, by the same team, from admission.
The Tinton Falls, New Jersey clinic is licensed by the New Jersey Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) to deliver outpatient behavioral healthcare. The Charlotte, North Carolina clinic operates under the appropriate North Carolina state behavioral health licensure for outpatient SUD and mental health services. Both clinics deliver dual-diagnosis programming on-site.
Clinical approach centers on cognitive behavioral therapy for the thought patterns in both depressive and elevated phases, dialectical behavior therapy for distress tolerance and emotion regulation, motivational interviewing focused on medication adherence, narrative therapy, and family-focused psychoeducation. EMDR is available in individual therapy for clients whose presentation includes trauma. The on-site medical provider manages psychiatric medications collaboratively, including mood stabilizers, atypical antipsychotics used for mood stabilization, and SUD-focused medication when clinically indicated.
Program tracks are tiered to symptom severity. In Tinton Falls, Partial Care runs Monday through Saturday across six days. In Charlotte, the Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) runs Monday through Friday across five days. Intensive Outpatient (IOP) is available at both clinics at three or five days per week of three-hour sessions, and Outpatient (OP) is available for continuing care. New Jersey residents may participate in virtual treatment; virtual is not currently offered to North Carolina residents.
Bipolar disorder co-occurs with SUD at high rates, with alcohol and stimulant use particularly common. Substance use can destabilize the mood regulation that medication and therapy work to maintain, so integrated treatment addresses mood and substance use together rather than asking the client to choose one first.
Admissions are available same-day or next-day in most cases. To begin an assessment, call (888) 464-2144.
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Partial Care in Tinton Falls runs six days a week, Monday through Saturday, and is the highest level of outpatient care at the NJ clinic. The Charlotte PHP runs five days a week, Monday through Friday, and is the highest level of outpatient care at the NC clinic. Both tracks are intended for adults whose mood episodes and substance use are producing significant functional impairment, including disrupted sleep, work disengagement, recent hypomanic or manic features, or depressive symptoms without imminent risk requiring inpatient psychiatric care. Length of stay is determined by clinical response.
Curriculum is bipolar-adapted: CBT for thought patterns in both depressive and elevated phases, DBT distress tolerance and emotion regulation, sleep regularity work, motivational interviewing for medication adherence, SUD relapse prevention, and trauma-informed group work. Individual therapy is provided alongside group programming. The on-site medical provider evaluates and adjusts psychiatric medication when clinically indicated, with mood, sleep, energy, and suicidal ideation tracked across sessions. Family sessions are offered. Safety planning is completed on day one and updated as risk changes.
IOP is available at both clinics, three or five days per week, three hours per session. IOP fits clients who have stepped down from Partial Care or PHP, or who present with moderate mood and SUD symptoms that do not require day-long structure. Programming retains the bipolar-adapted curriculum. Individual therapy continues, and psychiatric medication management remains available through the on-site medical provider.
OP is the continuing-care tier at both clinics. It fits clients who have completed PHP/Partial Care and IOP and who are stable enough to maintain mood and recovery with reduced clinical contact. OP includes ongoing individual therapy, periodic medical follow-up, and access to group programming as clinically indicated. OP is where alumni community involvement begins.
Virtual treatment is offered to New Jersey residents through secure video sessions and is not currently offered to North Carolina residents. Safety planning and crisis access are reviewed before admission to virtual programming, and the clinical team retains the option to step a client up to in-person care if mood severity changes.
Medication adherence is central to bipolar treatment. Programming uses motivational interviewing and structured psychoeducation to address the ambivalence, side effect concerns, and "I feel better, do I still need this" thinking that drive discontinuation.
Sleep disruption is a common trigger for mood episodes, and substance use frequently disrupts sleep. Programming includes structured sleep regularity work, including sleep-wake scheduling and tracking, integrated into the daily plan.
Clients work with their primary therapist to identify personal warning signs of hypomania and mania, including reduced sleep need, racing thoughts, goal-directed activity surges, and impulsive behavior. These indicators are added to the safety plan and shared with family when the client consents.
The on-site medical provider evaluates clients for psychiatric medication collaboratively. Classes that may be discussed include mood stabilizers such as lithium, valproate, and lamotrigine, and atypical antipsychotics used for mood stabilization. Antidepressants are used cautiously in bipolar disorder given the risk of inducing manic or hypomanic episodes. Medication decisions are individualized.
Bipolar disorder and SUD are treated together rather than sequentially. The same primary therapist, medical provider, and group programming address both conditions. This avoids the common failure mode where a client is told to "get sober first, then address the mood," which often produces neither.
The MAT formulary includes Suboxone (primary), Vivitrol, and Sublocade. Methadone is not in our formulary; clients best served by methadone are referred to a federally licensed opioid treatment program.
Family members are included through education sessions and family therapy when clinically appropriate and when the client consents. Family-focused psychoeducation for bipolar disorder has clinical support for reducing relapse. Family programming is available under signed release.
Trauma frequently underlies both mood instability and SUD. Programming is trauma-informed, and EMDR is available in individual therapy for clients with trauma histories whose presentation supports it. Trauma work is integrated into individual therapy alongside the dual-diagnosis plan, rather than delivered as a separate clinical track.
Group rooms, private therapy offices, the medical office, family programming rooms, and the wellness space, designed for clinical depth and nervous-system regulation.
The admission day includes a clinical assessment with the primary therapist, an intake with the on-site medical provider, and the first safety planning conversation. The intake battery includes ASAM, LOCUS, PHQ-9, GAD-7, the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale, biopsychosocial, nutrition, and pain screens. Mood episode history, prior medication exposure, sleep patterns, and SUD history are reviewed. If the client is in active withdrawal, in an acute manic episode, or in psychiatric crisis that exceeds outpatient scope, the team coordinates with partner hospitals before programming begins.
Across the first weeks, clients engage with CBT, DBT skills, sleep regularity work, motivational interviewing for adherence, SUD relapse prevention, and trauma-informed group work. Individual therapy targets the specific thought patterns, sleep behaviors, and substance use cues that drive episode recurrence. The medical provider continues to monitor mood, sleep, energy, and suicidal ideation and adjusts the medication plan as the picture evolves. Family-focused psychoeducation begins when clinically appropriate and under signed release.
As clients move toward step-down, the work shifts to applying skills outside group. Sleep schedules and early-warning checklists are taken home and reported back. Many clients begin to notice mood stability improving as medication regimen and sleep stabilize, and many clients see hypomanic warning signs become recognizable. Relapse prevention plans address both episode recurrence and substance use recurrence. Pre-discharge aftercare coordination connects the client to OP, alumni community, and outside providers.
Clinical programming is led by Jamie Salsberg, Clinical Director, who oversees the dual-diagnosis curriculum across both clinics. Family programming is available and is conducted under signed release. The on-site medical provider manages psychiatric medication for bipolar disorder and SUD-focused medication for clients in the program.
The Archangel Centers operates two physical clinics that deliver dual-diagnosis programming for bipolar disorder and SUD. State licensure is held at each clinic for the state in which it operates. Partial Care (NJ) or PHP (NC), IOP, and OP are offered at both clinics. Virtual treatment is available to New Jersey residents only.
The Tinton Falls clinic serves Monmouth County and the broader Jersey Shore region, including surrounding shore-area communities. The Charlotte clinic serves Mecklenburg County and the Charlotte metropolitan area.
Each clinic runs an integrated dual-diagnosis track for co-occurring bipolar disorder and substance use: see dual diagnosis treatment in Tinton Falls and dual diagnosis treatment in Charlotte.
Treatment integrates cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), motivational interviewing, narrative therapy, and trauma-informed care with EMDR available in individual therapy. The medical provider manages MAT (Suboxone, Vivitrol, Sublocade) and psychiatric medications when indicated.
Intake uses the full evidence-based battery: ASAM Criteria, LOCUS for mental health acuity, PHQ-9, GAD-7, the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale, plus biopsychosocial, nutrition, and pain screens. The assessment drives the treatment plan from day one.
See Our ModalitiesBoth clinics include group rooms used for CBT, DBT, sleep regularity, and SUD relapse prevention groups; private individual therapy offices used for one-to-one work; a medical office used by the on-site provider for psychiatric and SUD medication appointments; and family programming rooms for family sessions and education.
The Tinton Falls clinic also includes a wellness room with anti-gravity chairs, yoga, somatic, and breathwork programming. Wellness programming is supplemental to clinical care and is not billable. The Charlotte clinic has a simpler facility footprint focused on group and individual clinical space and does not include a wellness room.
The dual-diagnosis program covers bipolar disorder alongside SUD, as on this page, and also covers depression and addiction, anxiety and addiction, PTSD and addiction, and ADHD and addiction in dual diagnosis. The substance side of programming covers alcohol, opioids, benzodiazepines, cocaine, methamphetamine, and polysubstance use.
The Tinton Falls clinic is licensed by the New Jersey Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS). The Charlotte clinic operates under the appropriate North Carolina state behavioral health licensure for outpatient SUD and mental health services. The Archangel Centers does not claim CARF accreditation, Joint Commission accreditation, or any award not held by the organization.
Recovery from bipolar disorder and substance use disorder starts with one decision: to be assessed by a clinical team that treats both conditions in the same plan. The Archangel Centers admissions team conducts that assessment, recommends the appropriate level of care for the client's mood severity and functional impairment, and admits same-day or next-day in most cases. Call (888) 464-2144.
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“I came back from rock bottom. I'm here because I want to show others they can too. This isn't just a business. It's my mission.”- Mike Sorrentino, Founder
Mike and Lauren Sorrentino did not set out to build a generic treatment center. They wanted a recovery-grounded program that mixes lived experience, licensed clinical expertise, and family programming that actually moves the needle for the people who love someone in active addiction.
The clinic that resulted is small enough that each client knows their primary therapist by name, but resourced enough to deliver the full ASAM continuum from Partial Care through outpatient continuing care, with MAT and EMDR available when clinically indicated.
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