Nulife Recovery Services Inc
Also known as Nulife Behavioral Health
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About Nulife Recovery Services Inc
NuLife Behavioral Health provides individualized outpatient care using a range of programs, including partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient services, and standard outpatient therapy. Based in Worcester, Massachusetts, the center uses research-informed, whole-person approaches with gender-specific programming to support adults dealing with substance use issues alongside mental health conditions.
NuLife Worcester functions as a dual-diagnosis program, delivering coordinated treatment for both men and women who are managing addiction and related mental health challenges such as depression, anxiety, or bipolar disorder. Treatment may include cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), motivational interviewing (MI), biofeedback, medication-assisted treatment (MAT), and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), alongside other holistic and experiential strategies, all tailored to each person’s needs.
The partial hospitalization program (PHP) serves as a middle option between inpatient/residential care and traditional outpatient treatment. It is well suited for individuals who want thorough substance use treatment but do not require 24/7 medical supervision. In PHP, participants attend programming five days a week for about seven hours each day, which supports consistent treatment while still allowing them to continue parts of their regular life. The schedule typically includes groups focused on life skills, stress reduction, and emotional regulation, along with group sessions, therapeutic activities, and opportunities for individual and family counseling.
The intensive outpatient program (IOP) follows PHP and is designed to help people keep building on what they learned while developing greater independence. IOP provides additional flexibility so clients can receive clinical support without significantly disrupting work, school, or home responsibilities. Participants receive ongoing clinical guidance, educational materials, aftercare resources, and a supportive peer community. Experienced clinicians develop personalized treatment plans and track progress through frequent check-ins, adjusting goals and interventions as needed based on how each client responds. Most people complete IOP in about 6–12 weeks, depending on their progress and the level of care recommended for them.
Services reported to SAMHSA
- Levels of care
- Outpatient day treatment or partial hospitalization · Intensive outpatient treatment · Regular outpatient treatment
- Treatment focus
- Substance use treatment · Treatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious mental illness (SMI) in adults
- Opioid treatment
- Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere · Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization
- Medications used
- Medication for mental disorders
- Treatment approaches
- Anger management · Brief intervention · Cognitive behavioral therapy · Contingency management/motivational incentives · Motivational interviewing · Matrix Model · Relapse prevention · Substance use disorder counseling · Telemedicine/telehealth therapy · Trauma-related counseling · 12-step facilitation
- Education and counseling
- Substance use disorder education · Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling · Individual counseling · Group counseling · Family counseling · Marital/couples counseling
- Special programs
- Young adults · Adult women · Pregnant/postpartum women · Adult men · Seniors or older adults · Veterans · Active duty military · Members of military families · Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients · Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders · Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders · Clients with HIV or AIDS · Clients who have experienced sexual abuse · Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence · Clients who have experienced trauma
- Ages accepted
- Young Adults · Adults · Seniors
- Genders accepted
- Female · Male
- Payment accepted
- Medicaid · Private health insurance · Cash or self-payment
- Licensing and accreditation
- State substance use treatment agency · The Joint Commission
- Ownership
- Private for-profit organization
- Recovery support
- Housing services · Assistance with obtaining social services · Recovery coach · Mentoring/peer support · Employment counseling or training
- Transitional services
- Aftercare/continuing care · Discharge Planning · Naloxone and overdose education · Outcome follow-up after discharge
- Other services
- Case management service · Domestic violence services, including family or partner · Mental health services · Social skills development · Suicide prevention services
Facility-provided information
- Accreditation
- Joint Commission
- Care offered
- Outpatient
- Substances treated
- Benzodiazepines · Co-Occurring Disorders · Cocaine · Drug Addiction · Heroin · Marijuana · Prescription Drugs · Psychedelics · Synthetic Drugs
- Conditions treated
- Anxiety · Bipolar · Depression · Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) · Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Therapies
- 1-on-1 Counseling · Art Therapy · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy · Dialectical Behavior Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Meditation & Mindfulness · Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation · Twelve Step Facilitation
- Approaches
- Bio-Medical · Evidence-Based · Gender-Specific · Personalized Treatment
- Who it serves
- LGBTQ+ · Men · Men and Women · Women
- Aftercare
- Alumni Reunions · Continuing Care · Mentoring and Peer support
- Languages
- English
Before you call
- Have your insurance or Medicaid card ready and ask whether the facility is in network.
- Ask how soon they can do an assessment and whether there is a waitlist.
- Confirm the facility is licensed by Massachusetts (this facility reports accreditation).
- If you are withdrawing from alcohol or benzodiazepines, ask about medical detox; do not stop suddenly on your own.
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