SERVICES

Psychological Evaluations

Often it is important to ascertain how your style and capacity for learning, the way you think, or how you act, could impact your work, or the way you function with your family and friends. Or it may be helpful to be able to put a name to the symptoms that you are having. Synaptic Network can conduct psychological evaluations for the purpose of ruling out or diagnosing mental disorders, and/or determining functional impairments or conditions that may challenge your ability to perform certain tasks or functions. We can also make recommendations for appropriate interventions or treatment. We can work directly with individuals, and can work directly with agencies who have populations of individuals needing these services.

Substance Use Assessments

Sometimes it can be difficult to know when your use of alcohol or drugs has stopped being just an enjoyable activity and has started making trouble in your life. A substance use assessment (also known as an alcohol and drug assessment or evaluation) is typically a one session meeting with a professional with expertise in alcohol and drug use disorders. During this meeting, the professional will ask you questions about your personal history with alcohol and drugs, and will ask you questions about other areas of your life, such as your legal history, educational and employment history, mental health history, and family. The professional may also obtain information by having you fill out forms on paper or on the computer. Sometimes, the assessment will include a drug screen. The professional will use this information to determine where the substance-related challenges are for you, and will provide you with recommendations for interventions that may help. If you were referred for the evaluation by a third party, such as an attorney, the court, or a probation officer, a written report can be provided and sent to the third party, with your permission, on your behalf.

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DUI Clinical Evaluations

When you are convicted of a charge of Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs (DUI) in Georgia, the law requires that you do various things. One of those things is to have a Clinical Evaluation. A clinical evaluation is a meeting with a state-registered substance use professional. During this meeting, the professional will ask you questions about your personal history with alcohol and drugs, and will ask you questions about other areas of your life, such as your legal history, educational and employment history, mental health history, and family. The questions will include a particular emphasis on the circumstances of the DUI charge. The professional may also obtain information by having you fill out forms on paper or on the computer. Sometimes, the clinical evaluation will include a drug screen. The professional will use this information to determine where the substance-related challenges are for you, and will provide you with recommendations for interventions that may help, which in some cases you may be required to complete as a condition of driver’s license reinstatement. The evaluator will assist you with connecting to those services, or alternative required paperwork to the state. If you were referred for the evaluation by a third party, such as an attorney, the court, or a probation officer, a written report can also be provided and sent to the third party, with your permission, on your behalf.

Alcohol and Drug Education Classes

Alcohol and Drug Treatment Services

Sometimes, use of alcohol and/or drugs may have just started to create a problem for you, or may have affected only one area of your life. You may have been caught drinking when you were underage, you may have gotten into trouble by hanging around others that were using a drug illegally, or you may have started missing work due to hangovers. An alcohol and drug education class is for those interested in raising their awareness by learning about typology and classification of various psychotropic substances, safe use and consequences, and how to prevent problems related to abuse and dependence.

Alcohol and Drug Treatment Services

If alcohol or drugs have created a serious problem for you, or if it has created problems in multiple areas of your life, but you are still healthy and are able to manage things in your life, you may benefit from completing an outpatient treatment program. This type of program is helpful if you wish to learn safe use strategies, maintain sobriety, and/or prevent relapse. Self-referrals and court referrals are welcome. Short-term and long-term outpatient programs are available. The sessions are offered in an Individual or group format. Self-referrals and court referrals are welcome.

Anger Management Classes

Anger is a normal human emotion, but sometimes, if the right coping strategies are not used, the emotion can harm the person experiencing the anger, or the behavior triggered by the anger can harm others, or damage property. Anger management classes are for you if you would like to learn and practice strategies for better managing your anger. The sessions are offered in an individual or group format. Self-referrals and court referrals are welcome.

Workshops

Anger Management Classes

If you have a small or medium-sized group that wants to receive information and education on one of a variety of mental health or self-improvement topics, one of our professionals can make a presentation or lead an interactive and educational workshop for your group, at your location or ours.

Parenting Classes

Individual Therapy

Raising children and teenagers can be challenging. Communication styles between youth and guardians can be different. Parenting classes are for those wishing to learn skills to help them better their relationships with their children and improve family dynamics.

Individual Therapy

Sometimes the circumstances you are facing can overwhelm your ability to cope. Maybe you are interested in learning more about yourself. Or you have some behaviors you want to change. Individual psychotherapy can help raise your insight into the patterns in your life, and empower you to effectively manage challenges and make lasting change.

Telehealth Servies

Alcohol and Drug Screening

It is not always possible to attend a session in person. Transportation difficulties, inclement weather, and obligations at home are some reasons that make in-person sessions impractical or impossible. If you have a reliable high speed internet connection and a private area from which to receive services, many of our services can be offered to you via telehealth modality, on your smartphone or your computer.

Alcohol and Drug Screening

Should you need to provide evidence to verify abstinence from alcohol and/or drugs, instant single and multipanel drug screening is available. If requested, a report of the results can be sent to a third party for no additional charge.