About Northwoods Wellness Center
Residential Mental Health and Dual Diagnosis Treatment in the North Georgia Mountains
Our Mission
To create a transformative, stigma-free sanctuary where adults facing mental health and substance use challenges can reclaim their lives, discover their worth, and thrive in sustained recovery—through compassion, evidence-based care, and community support.
Our Approach to Care
At Northwoods, our residential treatment program is designed for adults with complex mental health conditions and co-occurring substance use concerns. As a dual diagnosis treatment center, we address mental health and substance use together within one coordinated plan, so treatment stays aligned, clinically grounded, and focused on long-term stability.
Each client’s care is individualized and led by a multidisciplinary team, combining evidence-based therapy and psychiatric support with expressive and somatic services when appropriate. From precision onboarding through discharge planning, we maintain a calm, structured environment where clients can stabilize, practice skills consistently, and leave with clear next steps.
Our Guiding Principles
We hold ourselves to high standards, not only in clinical care, but in how we treat people.
Clinical Excellence
Every treatment plan is grounded in evidence-based practices and guided by clinical oversight.
Compassion First
Every individual is met with dignity, respect, and empathy — without judgment or shame.
Trauma-Informed Care
We understand how trauma can shape mental health and we respond with skill, safety, and respect.
Whole-Person Healing
We support mind and body through therapies and routines that strengthen emotional regulation, physical wellbeing, and healthy daily structure.
Family-Inclusion
Healing extends beyond the individual. We involve and support loved ones in ways that protect privacy while strengthening recovery at home.
Continuity of Care
From first contact through discharge and beyond, we help build sustainable next steps for lasting recovery.
Clinical Services and Therapeutic Support
Treatment at Northwoods is individualized, and services may include a combination of the following based on clinical needs and appropriateness:
- Evidence-based therapies: CBT, DBT, ACT, REBT, and trauma-informed approaches (including EMDR when appropriate)
- Medical and psychiatric services: comprehensive evaluation, medication management, and psychiatric oversight
- Dual diagnosis residential treatment: integrated care for mental health and substance use challenges
- Expressive and somatic therapies: options such as yoga, meditation, art therapy, music therapy, and other body-based supports
- Specialty services (when clinically indicated): options may include TMS or MAT as part of an individualized plan
The Northwoods Setting
Our North Georgia location is more than a backdrop—it supports focus, privacy, and a healthier pace. We designed Northwoods to feel calm and respectful, while still providing the structure and clinical accountability needed for meaningful progress.
Call Northwoods at 1-800-731-2200 or request a time for us to call you back.
Licensure and Accreditation
Northwoods Wellness Center is licensed by the Georgia Department of Community Health and is pursuing accreditation by The Joint Commission. We believe transparency and standards matter, and we are committed to quality and safety in every part of care.
