Kristi knows how debilitating addiction can be. “Living with addiction is like living a walking death,” she said. Kristi Martarano BS, CADC, CCPG, is Clinical Director at The GateHouse. Like many of her colleagues, she was also once a client at The GateHouse working toward her own recovery. She’s been in the same shoes as...
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‘Giving Extra’ by Creating Recovery Support for Others: Kendrick’s Recovery Story
Kendrick spent years living in a vicious cycle of addiction. “I’d use and lose everything,” he said. “Then, I’d get my life back on track for a few months only to lose it all again.” Today, Kendrick Westmoreland is the Clinical Director of Outpatient Services at The GateHouse. He also knows what it’s like to...
‘Giving Extra’ By Helping Others Heal: Cyndi’s Recovery Story
Cyndi was 18 years into her recovery journey when she relapsed. She had a beautiful home, a teenage son and had built a wonderful life for herself. “Your addiction is always doing push-ups, even when you’re not using,” she said. Today, Cyndi is our Intake Supervisor at The GateHouse. But, before working with us, she...
Outpatient Services That Care for Clients Through Life-Long Recovery
“At The GateHouse, we’re treating the whole person, and that means helping them gain access to all of the resources they need to maintain recovery.” – Kendrick Westmoreland When a client leaves one of our Residential Extended Care facilities and returns to their community, life in recovery begins. That transition can be overwhelming and...
Helping Families Support Their Loved Ones Through Long-Term Addiction Recovery
“We see a family’s eyes open when they realize what their loved one is going through and that they can have an impact in their recovery.” – Verlina Velazquez-Millings Verlina Velazquez-Millings, Director of Programs at The GateHouse, has been in the long-term addiction recovery field for the last 20 years. She’s spent three...
Centralized Intake to Speed the Recovery Process
A Centralized Intake Process Lets Us Provide Faster Addiction Recovery Support to Our Clients in Need Every client we work with has a unique set of needs that requires a personalized recovery plan. For many, this means continued support beyond one of our treatment centers where they can create a foundation for long-term recovery....
Case Managers Play a Special Role in Client Recovery and Reintegration
When a client arrives at The GateHouse and enters our residential treatment center, they instantly become a part of a community of advocates who want nothing more than to see them succeed. Our clients receive an incredible amount of support from our staff members and specialists, as well as other residents. And, while everyone contributes...
Helping Clients Establish Careers for Long-Term Recovery
Long-term recovery from substance use disorder is deeply intertwined with sustained employment. Substance use disorder is a disease that slowly erodes a person’s ability to go to work every day, hold a job, and become financially independent. Substance abuse ultimately creates a domino effect of negative consequences that can consume a person’s life, and recovery...
Fighting the Opioid Crisis and a Pandemic: State Rep. Mike Sturla Weighs In
The state of Pennsylvania, along with the entire country, is actively and very visibly fighting the COVID-19 pandemic on a variety of fronts—medically, politically, and economically. While the effects of the coronavirus have consumed the news cycle and are consistently top-of-mind for Pennsylvanians, the state is still in the thick of a deadly battle against...
The GateHouse Stands with Black Lives Matter
The GateHouse stands with the Black Lives Matter movement and is committed to creating an environment of diversity, inclusion, and equality within our residences and workplaces and also within the community at large. As an organization that provides long-term aftercare recovery to those struggling with substance use disorder, we believe that racial equality is woven...