Our Treatment Program

Overview

Many individuals struggling with psychiatric problems can find themselves caught up in treatments that are at an impasse, characterized by chronic crisis management and interrupted by frequent short-term hospitalizations. Often, their treatment stirs up such intense feelings that a patient cannot function adequately between sessions, no matter how frequent. The goal of treatment at Riggs is to help individuals in such a struggle take charge of their lives more fully so that they may return to more productive outpatient work after discharge. This may involve finding new solutions, developing self-acceptance, and dealing with obstacles to growth, development, self-respect and the ability to work, play and love.

Riggs is known for its longstanding and internationally-recognized tradition of providing intensive psychodynamic psychotherapy in a voluntary, open, and non-coercive community. Patients not helped in other settings can often benefit from deeper, more thorough psychodynamic evaluation and treatment. Riggs offers a continuum of programs and services within a core treatment framework that remains consistent throughout the patient’s stay.