New York Center for Living
226 East 52nd Street, New York, New York, 10022
The New York Center for Living is a non-profit outpatient treatment center for adolescents, young adults and families suffering from addiction to drugs and alcohol. The New York Center for Living believes that addiction is rooted in the adolescent experience, and seeks to treat the disease at its core to avoid future relapse. Utilizing evidence-based treatments for co-occurring disorders, the New York Center for Living helps young men and women in New York overcome addiction. The Center teaches the life skills and self-confidence necessary to live a life free of addiction.
Facility Highlights
- Psychiatric Services
- Individual Therapy
- 12 Step Groups
Specialization
Aftercare Support
Addiction recovery does not end with discharge after completing a rehab program. Facilities that offer aftercare planning and/or support work with patients to ensure sustainable recovery by helping to plan and make arrangements for transitional or sober living, help with housing, vocational counseling, etc.Intensive Out Patient (IOP)
Patients who undergo intensive outpatient treatment continue to live at home and sometimes go to school or work while participating in a highly structured treatment protocol that is focused on ending substance abuse. Programs vary in terms of how much treatment patients receive, how often and for how long. Some facilities design individualized intensive outpatient treatment programs.
Facility Settings
- Residential Neighborhood
Meet the Staff
- Marianne Chai, M.D.DoctorMarianne Chai, MD is board certified in general and child and adolescent psychiatry and is board eligible in addiction psychiatry and integrative and holistic medicine. She completed her residency training in general psychiatry at New York University, followed by fellowships in child and adolescent psychiatry, at the New York University Child Study Center, and addiction psychiatry, at New York University Medical Center Division of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse. Dr. Chai earned her Doctorate in Medicine from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and her Bachelors of Arts from Barnard College of Columbia University.
- Seamus McEntee, LCSWCounselorPrior to joining the NYCFL team, Seamus worked for the NSLIJHS in an intensive outpatient program for over 6 years. While working for the NSLIJHS, he gained clinical experience in working with adolescents, young adults and their families. He also developed and implemented a young men’s program. His professional experience includes working with individuals, groups and families who struggle with depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder in conjunction with substance abuse. He has extensive experience working with borderline personality disorder and prodromal schizophrenia as well. While at the NSLIJHS program, he collected and presented data for a NIDA conference on the dissemination of research based treatments. In addition, he served as a member for the Nassau County Department of Social Services Advisory Council for families and children.
