Recovery at the Crossroads

Eytan Evans

Would not recommend. Completely unprofessional. One of the therapists there, I will leave out his name, because they know who I’m talking about, has no business dealing with clients in a professional capacity. Upon repeated requests to the Director to transfer therapists I continued to get denied. This just shows how much they care about their clients. Isn’t this supposed to be about us and our recovery and not them? Onto, several positive notes. The people (other clients) I met there are the best, most wholesome people in the world. If it weren’t for them I would have left on the 1st day instead of staying 2 months. They are the best friends one can ask for. They were the only reason I had the strength to keep going. Not the actual facility. Dr Basheer (EMDR) lady was one of the only staff members I could truly connect with and took the time to actually care about me and my past experiences. And to really get to know the real me. Other staff was just surface. Group therapy is great, but personally I’m much better suited for 1 on 1. More one on one would have been so much better. But it’s less cost effective to them. Yaakov would have been a great therapist for me, but unfortunately I never got transferred to him The house is nice in a pleasant, secluded area with a lot of space/field for recreation and leisure. Food is good, plenty to do without having your phone there. Outing once a week (typically bowling, Dave and busters or escape room). I felt at peace at the house. not at the Facility. Techs are a mixed bag. Some are the nice, most caring people you can meet! Some of the others are awful. And some fall in between (neutral- neither good or bad) Meetings are in churches, I personally don’t mind this, but other Jewish people may. Not a single meeting (besides the house on Shabbat) was done outside of a church. I even witnessed a fellow client get penalized and berated for sticking to his beliefs for not wanting to go inside. Other than that, the meetings are what you’d expect from an AA/NA meeting. And if you want a strong recovery, meetings are a must. RAC caters to the Jewish community but as a Jewish person don’t feel obligated to come here because you feel it’s your only option. There are plenty of other rehabs that will accommodate your religious needs including Shabbat and Kosher. All in all, I hope whoever reads this will make an informed decision on where to go, and I wish you all the best in your future recovery.

Caroline Starkman

I just wanna say thank you so much for believing in me today because of you guys and your help and support July 6, 2022 I have two years clean. I never thought I would get to this point it has been an up-and-down journey but I am so proud of myself and the work that I have done. Not only this year did I get married but I am expecting a baby and becoming a mother very soon sobriety has completely changed my life lol thanks recovery at crossroads

Yehudis Soul

Before I write this review, I want to start by making one thing very clear. Good therapy, does not always feel good if you are doing the work right and sometimes you get what looks like worse before you get better. In addition: leaving your life and entering Rehab/ Mental health treatment is a very courageous choice but not a comfortable one. ( Keep that in mind when there's rules enforced for the benefit of your treatment that you don't agree with, our best thinking got us to the hurting that brought us to treatment to begin with, if we want different results we have to be open to trying something different, trust the process.) With that being said. Before coming to RAC I was pretty scared because, I had been to some treatment centers in the past that did more damage than good and the last thing I wanted to do was to go through such an experience again, gratefully RAC turned out to be one of the oh so very good ones. RAC is a smaller treatment center, unlike some bigger ones I have attended and got lost in the shuffle, this environment really felt like a family and got alot of individualized attention. The groups for the most part are very thought provoking, challenging and healing. ( Note: the therapists can provide an awesome group however it's really the clients that make the groups, so whatever amount you put into it is what you will get out of it) Especially process group in the morning, afternoon is a mix of alternative therapies example, music, martial arts, pet therapy, yoga, spirituality ( love you rabbi Epstein) etc and those really come down to personal preference of what you connect with and everyone is different. The staff across the board starting with the Legend Dr A. ( Abundance of gold wisdom she is) Is top notch. I have been to 39 therapist to date and shout out to Alyssa for making it in the top all time 3 😊 even after removing the substance of our choice, we have all the behaviors, traumas and reasons why we wanted to escape comes comes into play to address and that's where EMDR Lady Dr Basheer for sure botching the spelling of her name aka Dr Smokey Smokes comes in. Not only is she god damn hilarious , she also is phenomenal at her job and one of most redeeming qaulities that RAC has to offer. I came to RAC for primary PTSD and secondary Substance, which is not the common combo for the average client at RAC. I can gratefully say after being out in society post 90 days of treatment that my every day life is significantly safer and healthier that prior to RAC. I am forever grateful to RAC for the gift of recovery in all aspects of that term and will continue to not waste the gift they have given me by continuing to do the every day work with my renewed foundation in the outside world. RAC is a co occurring substance abuse and mental health facility, however I would say that if you are struggling with primary mental health and are in a crippling state, suicidal ideation, depression to the point you can't get out of bed, extreme un balanced BPD. I would recommend that RAC is not the place for you and to continue searching for the help you deserve with a higher level of treatment and care. Regardless of the reason that bring you to RAC for treatment, my second note that I would make is that for RAC you need some starting level of self motivation and commitment to wanting to get better. If you are forced to go/ or have no interest to be there, it's going to be hard for anyone regardless of how great the place is to convince you other wise. They were accommodating to my gluten free diet, however if I have to see another piece piece grilled chicken again, I am going to 🤢 * I have not added anything about the sober living house and accomodations because that I technically separate, so will not be adding anything regarding that part of the program in here, please check out black horse acres sober living for further information. ** If you have any questions about my experience at RAC or on the fence about starting treatment, I am user friendly, feel free or reach out to me directly.

Tuvia Ashkenazi

I’m forever grateful to this place and all its staff. I truly had an experience that made a huge impact on my recovery glad to say I’m still sober after two months of being on my own after being here.And I’m gonna continue going strong.