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Depression and Addiction: Integrated Dual-Diagnosis Treatment at The Archangel Centers addresses co-occurring major depressive symptoms and substance use disorder in adults, including persistent low mood, anhedonia, sleep and appetite disturbance, fatigue, cognitive slowing, and recurrent suicidal ideation alongside alcohol, opioid, benzodiazepine, or stimulant use. The program serves clients whose depression and substance use have become mutually reinforcing and who need integrated care rather than two sequential treatments. Depression 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, with behavioral activation used to interrupt the withdrawal-and-isolation cycle of depression and cognitive restructuring used to challenge the negative thought patterns that sustain both depressive episodes and substance use. Dialectical behavior therapy, motivational interviewing, and narrative therapy are integrated across group and individual work, and EMDR is available in individual therapy for clients with trauma histories. The on-site medical provider manages psychiatric medications for depression alongside 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.
According to SAMHSA's 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, an estimated 21.5 million U.S. adults had co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorder in the prior year, and major depression remains one of the most common mental health conditions diagnosed alongside SUD. NIMH data continue to identify major depressive disorder as one of the most prevalent conditions among U.S. adults. Co-occurrence is the clinical default in this population.
Admissions are available same-day or next-day in most cases. The Tinton Falls clinic serves Monmouth County and the Jersey Shore region, and the Charlotte clinic serves Mecklenburg County and the Charlotte metropolitan area. 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 New Jersey clinic. The Charlotte PHP runs five days a week, Monday through Friday, and is the highest level of outpatient care at the North Carolina clinic. Both tracks are intended for adults whose depressive symptoms and substance use are producing significant functional impairment, including disrupted sleep, work or school disengagement, isolation, or recent suicidal ideation without imminent risk that would require inpatient psychiatric care. Length of stay is determined by clinical response.
Curriculum is depression-adapted: behavioral activation worksheets and daily activity scheduling, cognitive restructuring of automatic negative thoughts, DBT distress tolerance and emotion regulation skills, 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 sleep, appetite, 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 depressive and SUD symptoms that do not require day-long structure. Programming retains the same depression-adapted curriculum, with continued behavioral activation, cognitive work, DBT skills, and SUD relapse prevention. 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 recovery and symptom management with reduced clinical contact. OP includes ongoing individual therapy, periodic medical follow-up for psychiatric and SUD medications, 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. The virtual option fits clients whose clinical presentation supports remote care and whose home environment supports recovery. 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 symptom severity changes.
Depression maintains itself through behavioral withdrawal and through repeating negative thoughts. Programming uses behavioral activation to reintroduce activity, structure, and engagement on a graded plan, and cognitive restructuring to challenge the hopelessness, guilt, and worthlessness patterns that drive both depressive episodes and substance use. Both interventions run in group and individual work.
The PHQ-9 is administered at intake and across programming to track depressive symptom severity. Movement in PHQ-9 scores helps the clinical team adjust the plan, including group intensity, individual therapy focus, and timing of medical provider appointments.
Safety planning is completed on day one and revisited as clinical risk changes. The plan addresses warning signs, coping strategies, social supports, professional contacts, and crisis-line numbers including 988 and the Crisis Text Line. Safety planning is a clinical process, not a guarantee.
The on-site medical provider evaluates clients for psychiatric medication when clinically indicated. Classes that may be monitored include SSRIs and SNRIs for depressive symptoms, alongside SUD-focused medication when in scope. Medication decisions are individualized.
Depression and SUD are treated together in the same plan rather than sequentially. The same primary therapist, the same medical provider, and the same group programming address both conditions. This avoids the common failure mode where a client is told to "get sober first, then treat the depression," which often produces neither.
The MAT formulary used in the dual-diagnosis program 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 communication patterns are often part of what either stabilizes or destabilizes dual-diagnosis recovery.
Trauma frequently underlies both depression 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, all completed before the client leaves. The PHQ-9 is administered, depressive symptom history is taken, SUD history and any prior MAT exposure are reviewed, and a working treatment plan is built collaboratively. If the client is in active withdrawal or in acute psychiatric crisis that exceeds outpatient scope, the team coordinates with partner hospitals before programming begins.
Across the first weeks of programming, clients engage with behavioral activation, cognitive restructuring, DBT skills, relapse prevention, and trauma-informed group work. Individual therapy targets the specific thought patterns and behaviors that maintain depression and substance use for that client. The medical provider continues to monitor sleep, appetite, energy, and suicidal ideation and adjusts the medication plan as symptoms evolve. Family sessions begin when clinically appropriate.
As clients move toward step-down, the work shifts to applying skills outside group. Behavioral activation plans are taken home and reported back. PHQ-9 scores are tracked across this period. Relapse prevention plans address both depressive episode recurrence and substance use recurrence. Pre-discharge aftercare coordination connects the client to OP, alumni community, and outside providers where indicated.
Clinical programming is led by Jamie Salsberg, Clinical Director, who oversees the dual-diagnosis curriculum across both clinics. The on-site medical provider manages psychiatric medication for depression and SUD-focused medication for clients in the program.
The Archangel Centers operates two physical clinics that deliver dual-diagnosis programming for depression 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 depression 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 behavioral activation, cognitive work, DBT, 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 depression alongside SUD, as on this page, and also covers anxiety, PTSD, bipolar disorder, and ADHD in dual diagnosis. The substance side of programming covers alcohol, opioid, benzodiazepine, stimulant, 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 depression 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 symptom severity and functional impairment, and admits same-day or next-day in most cases. Call (888) 464-2144.
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Crisis resources: 988 (Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, call or text) | Crisis Text Line (text HOME to 741741) | SAMHSA National Helpline 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
“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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