Devin Dreitlein, MHC, earned her Master of Science degree in Mental Health Counseling from SUNY Old Westbury. She has experience providing therapeutic treatment in a variety of settings, including mental health clinics, residential treatment for eating disorders and private practice settings working with adults, children, adolescents and families. Devin brings a positive and person-centered approach to her clinical work while incorporating integrative and evidence-based interventions, such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, …

Dr. Stephen Taylor was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 1988.  He earned his MA in School Psychology in 1990 and his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Hofstra University in 1992. Dr. Taylor has been a licensed psychologist serving the Long Island community for 27 years. Dr. Taylor works full time in the Wantagh School District as a psychologist, where he started …

When: Saturday, March 23rd, 2019 Where: 230 ELM 230 Elm Street Southampton, NY 11968 Time: 6:00pm To purchase tickets, please click here to head over to our ticket site. We are still looking for event sponsors and raffle item donations- please call us at 631-336-9990 for more information about how to get involved! Thank you for your support!

Sat October 26 – Sun October 27, 2019 Patchogue, NY US 11772 All donations will be given to NHR.   Click here to make a donation

Elizabeth cannot recall exactly when she first realized she was an alcoholic—denial, as it often does, has muddled that memory—but the 33-year-old knows when she finally made a real commitment to overcoming the disease. Her parents, weary from the many years they had witnessed her steady decline—it began with the sneaking of drinks as a teenager growing up in rural New England, before devolving into weekend binge drinking during …

FOUNDERS OF NEW HOPE RISING DESCRIBE THEIR TRANSFORMATIONAL APPROACH. BY | PEGGY SPELLMAN HOEY When Danielle Bruschi and Lauren McNamara were looking for a symbol for their non-profit organization New Hope Rising, they wanted to choose something that would reflect how struggle and strife can transform into something beautiful. The two settled on the lotus flower which can only grow from muddy waters, blooming slowly, with one petal springing from …

ADDICTS DISCUSS LIFE IN A UNIQUE RECOVERY SETTING. BY | PEGGY SPELLMAN HOEY Twenty-seven-year-old Jesse began drinking and smoking weed when he was 15. Drug and alcohol addiction was prevalent in his family and he attended Al-Anon meetings with another family member as he was growing up in western Suffolk County. He didn’t think he would ever become an addict himself. “I always told myself it wouldn’t happen,” he recalled. …

Coming out of inpatient treatment, I didn’t want to live in a “sober house,” but I quickly found that NHR was so much more than just a “sober house.” It’s provided me with so many rich, different opportunities to nurture and grow my divine creative energy as an artist, from daily meditation, to weekly reiki, to wholesome home-cooked meals at community dinner, among many others — that this transitional living …

Just remembering when you took me into NHR, saved my life, and made me who I am today. You may not know this but EVERY single night I thank God for bring me to NHR and all the great things I have learned and, to this day, keep with me always.

NHR has been a great program for my recovery. I have been able to build a foundation and learn a lot about myself in the past three months that I have been here. Through meditation, Reiki, and AA/NA meetings it has helped me a lot. I am able to continue to build a foundation and get my life back on track.