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Evidence-based therapy
Individual and group sessions that look at the roots of use — trauma, anxiety, depression, and the habits that grew around them — not only the last relapse.
Find your path
You do not have to find the way alone.
If drugs or alcohol have taken more than you meant to give, Way Maker Recovery is here. We walk with men and women in Louisville through treatment that is honest, steady, and built for real life after the first step.
Licensed Intensive Outpatient and Outpatient care. Small groups. Licensed clinicians. A team that stays with you after the paperwork is done.
Care that fits a real week
Treatment that treats you like a person.
Our Intensive Outpatient Program gives structure without locking you away from the life you are rebuilding. You will sit with licensed clinicians, a small group, and a plan that is reviewed as you grow.
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A safe, steady house
A compassionate team whose job is lasting recovery, not a quick discharge. You will be known here. That matters when the work gets hard.
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A plan that grows with you
Weekly individual evaluations and a treatment plan reviewed each month, so the work stays honest and the next step is always clear.
The week
When we meet.
Intensive Outpatient groupsMonday–Friday, 9:00am–noon
Outpatient sessionsMonday–Friday, 1:00pm–5:00pm, as scheduled
Group sizeSmall groups, about 1 therapist to 10 clients
Who we serveAdult men and women
What we hold as true
Recovery is not a short-term goal. It is a lifetime goal. We do not only walk you through treatment. We stay committed to the life that comes after it — work, dignity, family, and a faith that can hold you when willpower runs out.
- Substance use disorders
- Co-occurring mental health conditions, including trauma and PTSD
- Licensed IOP and OP services
- Trauma Recovery Program (TRP) woven through the plan of care
Trauma Recovery Program
When the use was covering the wound.
Many people who walk through our door are not only fighting a substance. They are carrying trauma, grief, or PTSD that never had a safe place to land. Our Trauma Recovery Program — TRP — sits inside the same treatment home as IOP and OP, so the work on addiction and the work on what happened to you move together, not in two separate worlds.
TRP
One plan, not two stories
Your TRP plan of care is written into the same golden thread as the rest of treatment: the problem is named clearly, the behaviors are defined in plain language, and the objectives are specific enough to measure week by week.
PTSD
Trauma-informed, not trauma-flooded
We do not ask you to relive everything on day one. Licensed clinicians help you build safety, name what still runs the day, and practice skills that lower the charge of memories, nightmares, and the urge to numb.
Care
Tied to real life
TRP work shows up in individual sessions, small groups, and monthly plan reviews. The aim is the same as the rest of Way Maker: a life you can keep — work, relationships, and sobriety that can survive a hard anniversary or a sleepless night.
Who TRP is for
Men and women in our IOP or OP track who are living with trauma symptoms alongside substance use — flashbacks, hypervigilance, shame, numbness, or a body that still thinks it is in danger.
- Co-occurring PTSD or trauma-related distress
- A history that keeps getting in the way of staying clean
- A need for a written plan with clear, reachable goals
- Willingness to do the slower work, not only stop the using
How the plan is built
After assessment, your clinician writes a TRP plan of care that connects diagnosis, problems, and goals so every session has a reason.
- Problems named in everyday language, not only billing codes
- Behavioral definitions you can recognize in your own week
- SMART objectives reviewed as you move through IOP
- Discharge planning that protects the gains when you step down
About Way Maker
A licensed home for people who are ready to come back to themselves.
Way Maker Recovery is an accredited treatment facility licensed to provide Intensive Outpatient and Outpatient services, with a Trauma Recovery Program for clients whose addiction is bound up with PTSD or other trauma. We care for women and men who are tired of losing ground to both.
Our goal is simple and demanding: a caring, effective place to heal, and a way of living that can last. We believe people can work, stand on their own feet, and rebuild a life that is worth protecting.
“Way Maker: guiding you toward recovery, one honest step at a time.”
Louisville, KentuckyGetting started
Insurance and self-pay.
We currently accept Kentucky Medicaid through the plans below. If you are paying on your own, we will talk through options with you privately.
Passport
Aetna
Anthem
Humana
CareSource
Self-pay available
Coming in
What to bring.
Pack light and practical. If you are not sure about an item, ask us before you arrive.
- Five days of clothing, including underwear and socks
- No more than four pairs of shoes
- Personal hygiene items: shampoo, conditioner, towel, toothbrush and toothpaste, body wash, deodorant, shower shoes
- AA book, NA book, and any spiritual or recovery material that helps you
- Writing supplies
- Tobacco products and vapes, if you use them
- Current medications in the original labeled prescription container
- A backpack
- Debit or credit cards. No more than $20 in cash
- Cell phones and MP3 players or headphones may be brought in; they are locked up until privileges are granted
- Court paperwork, if it applies
The first conversation is quiet
Tell us where you are. We will help you take the next step.
Assessments are confidential. You can reach out for yourself, or for someone you love.
Way Maker Recovery
1705 W. Chestnut St
Louisville, KY 40203
Phone: (502) 592-3752
Email: amandacohen@waymakerky.com