Mental health and substance use are deeply connected. For many people, one condition fuels the other, creating a cycle that can feel impossible to break on one’s own.
At The Carter Treatment Center, we specialize in helping individuals who face both mental health challenges and substance use disorders, known as co-occurring disorders or dual diagnosis.
Our treatment programs serve the metro Atlanta area, with convenient locations in Alpharetta and Jefferson, Georgia. Here, you’ll receive care that treats the whole person, not just the symptoms. You’ll find compassion, understanding, and a clear path forward toward lasting recovery.
Substance use disorders and mental health conditions often co-occur. The conditions reinforce each other, making integrated treatment essential for recovery. We can help.
A co-occurring disorder happens when a mental health condition—like depression, anxiety, or trauma-related stress—exists alongside substance use. These conditions often reinforce each other in complex ways.
Some people turn to alcohol or drugs to numb pain, fear, or sadness. Others develop mental health symptoms as a result of prolonged substance use. Either way, both issues feed into one another, making recovery much harder unless both conditions are treated simultaneously.
At The Carter Treatment Center, we treat both together. You’ll work with a team trained to recognize how emotional struggles and addiction overlap. Our integrated care helps you heal mentally, emotionally, and physically, all at the same time.
Many people with addiction also experience depression that drains motivation, anxiety that fuels worry and restlessness, or trauma that lingers long after the original event. These emotional wounds can lead to unhealthy coping patterns like substance use, and continued substance use can make the symptoms even worse.
Our clinicians are trained in trauma-informed care. That means we go at your pace, creating safety and trust before exploring painful memories. You’ll learn skills to manage emotions, handle stress, and build confidence without turning to substances.
We address conditions such as:
You don’t have to separate your mental health from your addiction. Real recovery means healing both together.
Your treatment plan begins with a detailed assessment. Our clinical team learns about your symptoms, history, and goals so that we can design care that truly fits your life. We combine counseling, skill-building, and, if appropriate, medication management to help stabilize mood and reduce cravings.
Your plan may include:
Our approach helps you build stability from the inside out.
At The Carter Treatment Center, recovery isn’t one-size-fits-all. We offer several levels of care to meet your specific needs, whether you’re beginning your journey or continuing long-term support.
You might start at a higher level of care and gradually transition as you grow stronger. Each step helps you build new habits, strengthen mental health, and develop tools for lifelong recovery.
Treating only the addiction or only the mental health condition often leads to relapse or frustration. True healing requires a dual diagnosis approach, where both are treated at the same time.
Integrated treatment helps by:
When you treat the whole person, you don’t just survive—you start to thrive.
Co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders are common and often undertreated.
Mental health and substance use often co-occur, and the need for integrated, comprehensive treatment is growing.
The Carter Treatment Center proudly serves individuals and families across metro Atlanta, offering convenient locations in Alpharetta and Jefferson, Georgia.
Whether you’re a working professional balancing responsibilities or someone just beginning to seek help, you’ll find a compassionate team that meets you where you are.
Our goal is simple: to help you heal, rebuild, and live a life guided by clarity, strength, and purpose.
It means you’re experiencing both a mental health condition and a substance use disorder at the same time. Treating both together is key to lasting recovery.
Yes. Many people start using substances to manage depression, anxiety, or trauma symptoms. Over time, this can turn into dependency.
Absolutely. Alcohol and drugs can disrupt brain chemistry, increase anxiety and depression, and make trauma symptoms stronger.
We use evidence-based approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), along with group and family sessions for added support.
You deserve a treatment program that understands the full picture—your mental health, your history, and your goals. The Carter Treatment Center is here to help you start that journey.
Call (470) 616-7274 or contact us online to learn more about dual diagnosis treatment for co-occurring disorders in metro Atlanta. Together, we’ll help you find stability, peace, and hope.
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