Common Ground Pontiac

About Common Ground Pontiac

Common Ground Pontiac is a nonprofit CARF accredited Resource and Crisis Center in Pontiac, Michigan serving clients navigating mental health and substance use crises. With a recovery oriented mission, Common Ground meets people in their most urgent moments and helps them find a path forward no matter where they are starting from.

The center offers 24 hour crisis intervention and peer support with recovery coaching, trauma informed care, and connection to community based providers.

Crisis Access Hub for Substance Use Disorders

Common Ground’s Pontiac location functions as a crisis-access hub for people facing substance use challenges, including alcohol and opioid concerns, dual diagnosis needs, and co-occurring trauma. The on-site Sober Support Unit aims to connect clients with appropriate treatment within 24 hours, offering rapid stabilization and warm handoffs to ongoing care.

Support is delivered through trauma informed crisis intervention and peer recovery coaching, support groups, and linkage to other providers in the community.

Behavioral Health Urgent Care and Trauma Services

Beyond crisis response, Common Ground offers a virtual Behavioral Health Urgent Care for ages 12 and up, with same-day appointments and medication management. The team also provides counseling, creative arts, and trauma therapy along with victim assistance and suicide-loss support for clients managing complex emotional needs alongside recovery.

Addiction Treatment Programs

Alcohol Rehab
The goal of an alcohol rehab in Michigan is to give you the tools and skills you need to achieve long-term recovery. Whether you need detox, inpatient treatment, or outpatient care, an alcohol program will help you build a new lifestyle based on healthy coping mechanisms, better relationships, and a new way of thinking about life.
Dual Diagnosis
Mental health concerns and substance use are often linked, which is known as a dual diagnosis. The right rehab in Michigan can help you break free. Whether you need detox, inpatient treatment, or outpatient care, a dual diagnosis program will offer specific support for your mental health needs alongside traditional substance use treatment.
Opioid Addiction
In Michigan, rehab provides a combination of therapy and education to help clients overcome opioid addiction. During this program, you’ll work with professional counselors to deal with the psychological, emotional, and physical issues that opioid misuse can cause. Over time, you’ll learn how to live without substance use long-term.
Adult Program
An adult program in Michigan addresses the recovery needs of clients in this life stage and gives them the tools they need to succeed. Whether you need detox, inpatient treatment, or outpatient care, an adult program will offer specific support for your emotional, mental, and social needs.
Men's Rehab
Men’s rehab programs in Michigan address the unique needs of men in a safe, gender-specific environment. Whether you need detox, inpatient treatment, or outpatient care, a men’s program will offer specific support for your emotional, mental, and social needs.
Women's Rehab
A women’s rehab in Michigan addresses the unique needs women have and allows them to build relationships in a gender-specific environment. Whether you need detox, inpatient treatment, or outpatient care, a women’s program will offer specific support for your emotional, mental, and social needs.

Insurance Coverage

Private insurance
If you’re looking for ways to pay for rehab in Michigan, consider using your private insurance plan. You’ll want to find a treatment center that’s in-network with your coverage and contact the insurer to find out details about coverage and out-of-pocket costs.
Free
Finding affordable addiction treatment in Michigan can be done in multiple ways, including looking for free rehabs. As you look at options, make sure you choose a program run by qualified professionals that uses evidence-based treatment. Free rehabs are often run by the state or county.

Levels of Care

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Inpatient Rehab
Inpatient treatment in Michigan allows clients to live full-time in the facility while getting the care they need. During inpatient treatment, clients are able to work on their recovery through counseling, activities, and holistic treatment like mindfulness, art therapy, and more.
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Outpatient Rehab
If you want to attend school or work during rehab, consider outpatient treatment in Michigan. You’ll live independently except when you’re attending rehab. Building a new life for yourself takes time, and it’s important to have enough support throughout the process. Outpatient treatment allows you to have more intensive or less intensive help, depending on your needs.
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Aftercare Support
Aftercare in Michigan is focused on helping you access the resources and ongoing support you need to stay sober long-term. Some aftercare programs will help you connect to community resources and social services in your area, from housing to healthcare to financial assistance.
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Intervention Services
Don’t be afraid to use intervention in Michigan to help your loved one face the truth and decide to seek help. An intervention professional can offer valuable resources and support and help your loved one find the right program, get there, and begin treatment.

Therapies

Creative Arts Therapy
In Michigan, creative arts therapy is a holistic therapy that is widely used in addiction treatment alongside other treatment approaches. The goal of creative arts therapy is to help clients work through their emotions in a healthy way so they can start to understand the root cause of their substance use.
Family Therapy
Overcoming substance use is easier if you have support from your loved ones. During family therapy in Michigan, you can address challenging relationships and family conflicts to restore peace and make recovery easier. There are several goals in family therapy. Some sessions may be focused on specific past events, while others address current broken relationships or how good intentions have gone astray. Over time, family relationships can be restored, making recovery easier.
Group Therapy
Overcoming substance use is easier if you’re not alone. During group therapy in Michigan, you’ll hear others’ perspectives and get the support you need. Substance use treatment includes detox, inpatient treatment, and outpatient care, and group therapy may be a part of each of these stages. The goal is to help clients support each other, provide accountability, and relate to each other’s experiences.
Individual Therapy
Individual therapy in Michigan helps clients overcome substance use by providing individualized, confidential support. Some of the topics covered in individual therapy include developing healthy coping skills, addressing past events that may have played a part in substance use, and building a support network.
Trauma Therapy
Many people with addiction issues in Michigan use substances to decrease difficult feelings such as guilt, shame, fear, and more. Trauma-informed therapy can help you understand where these feelings come from and how to deal with them in a better way. Both inpatient treatment and outpatient care can include trauma-informed therapy, which helps you create a feeling of safety, access peer support, embrace the validity of your feelings, and create healthy coping skills.