The Freedom Institute Blog

Kaitlyn Moore Kaitlyn Moore

Coping Ahead: A DBT Skill to Serve You Well

If your 2024 resolution is still in action, or if you’re ready to start a new one, Ryan Flanagan, MD, Team Lead of Silver Hill Hospital’s ( Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Program, has some recommendations for steeling your resolve and increasing your chances of turning a resolution into a new lifestyle.

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Nancy Rowe Nancy Rowe

Integrative Harm Reduction Psychotherapy Essentials Training

February 23 - 25, 2024
9:00am - 4:30pm

This training course, led by Andrew Tatarsky, PhD, brings a therapeutic orientation to harm reduction settings, a harm reduction frame to treatment settings, and informs all phases of psychedelic-assisted therapy.

The program consists of a combination of lectures, role-plays, case examples, and discussions.

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Kaitlyn Moore Kaitlyn Moore

Freedom Institute Welcomes Andrew Tatarsky, PhD, Pioneer and Founder of Integrative Harm Reduction Psychotherapy

“NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Reflecting their collective commitment to proven and progressive treatment models to best serve all patients, Freedom Institute and Silver Hill Hospital have announced Andrew Tatarsky, PhD, as the new Director of Clinical Programming for Freedom Institute, an outpatient treatment and recovery center in midtown Manhattan…”

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Nancy Rowe Nancy Rowe

Freedom Institute Hiring Director of Clinical Programming

Freedom Institute is currently hiring a Director of Clinical Programming, a part-time or full-time role for a clinical psychologist (PhD or PsyD) with a broad background in clinical practice with complex patients (comorbid psychiatric and substance use disorders) and interested in building new programs.

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Kaitlyn Moore Kaitlyn Moore

Treatment for Opioid Addiction

In this VeryWell Mind article on opioid addiction treatments, Ryan Wade, MD, Medical Director, discusses effective medications as well as recent policy and formulation updates that make certain opioid treatments more accessible.

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Nancy Rowe Nancy Rowe

How AI can be a Powerful Tool in Mental Healthcare

In this Digital Healthcare article, Ryan Wade, MD, Medical Director at Freedom Institute discusses the use of artificial intelligence in mental healthcare, discussing instances where it adds value and areas where it falls short.

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Andree Corroon Andree Corroon

Connection is Essential in Recovery

Alcoholism, addiction, substance use disorders…whatever name you call it, it is a disease of isolation. At Freedom Institute, we say that connection is the best prevention and there is power in knowing you are not alone.

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Andree Corroon Andree Corroon

Drug Testing: An Essential Tool in Recovery

Drug testing is an essential tool in recovery and both Freedom Institute’s and Veritus’ Professionals Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP) require weekly random drug testing of all our clients. And there are reasons.

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