Dissociative Disorder Treatment for All Types
Dissociative disorders are a group of conditions involving disruptions in memory, identity, awareness, or perception, often as a way the mind protects itself from overwhelming experiences, such as trauma. These disruptions can range from feeling detached from your own thoughts and body to gaps in memory or, in more complex cases, distinct shifts in identity or sense of self.
At Steele Creek Wellness Center, we know dissociative disorders can present differently for each person who experiences it. That’s why our team is trained to handle all types of dissociative disorder, including:
Depersonalization or Derealization Disorder
Depersonalization or derealization disorder is a condition in which a person regularly feels detached from themselves (depersonalization), detached from their surroundings (derealization), or both. Despite these experiences, the person generally remains aware that the sensations are not actually reality.
Dissociative Amnesia
Dissociative amnesia involves an inability to remember important personal information. This memory loss can’t be explained by normal forgetfulness or a medical issue. It usually relates to traumatic or emotionally overwhelming events.
Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)
Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is a complex trauma-related disorder in which a person has two or more distinct identity states or personality states. These states affect their behavior, memories, perceptions, and sense of self. People experiencing DID can also have significant memory gaps and feel disconnected from their actions.
Other Specified Dissociative Disorder
Some people experience dissociative symptoms that don’t fit neatly into a single category, such as identity disturbance without full separation into distinct states. Your care plan is shaped by what you’re actually experiencing, not by which label fits most easily.
What to Expect From Dissociative Disorder Treatment
Dissociation often develops as a protective response, which means healing takes time, patience, and a deep sense of safety. Residential treatment provides just that, allowing you to remove yourself from the triggers present in daily life that make it difficult to focus on healing.
At Steele Creek Wellness Center, our approach to dissociative disorder treatment centers on patience and care. We recognize that dissociation is a survival response that deserves compassion, and every element of our treatment program is tailored to provide it.
As you build trust with your treatment team, you’ll begin working through the underlying experiences connected to your dissociation. Over time, you’ll also develop skills to stay grounded and present, even when symptoms resurface.
Grounding and Stabilization
Dissociation frequently develops as a way of coping with something overwhelming, so treatment has to be sequenced carefully. Before any deeper work begins, our clinical team focuses on helping you build a foundation of safety and grounding. This means learning concrete skills to stay present when dissociation starts to pull you away, rather than being pushed straight into material that could be destabilizing.
Because you’re living at our Jonesboro, Georgia, facility for the length of your program, your care team can see how dissociative episodes show up day to day, not just during a scheduled session once a week. That level of observation helps your therapist adjust your pace in real time, so the work moves as quickly as it safely can and no faster.
Trauma-Focused Therapy
Dissociation often traces back to experiences the mind couldn’t process at the time they happened. Trauma-focused therapy gives you a structured way to work through those experiences once you have the grounding skills to do it safely, rather than avoiding the material indefinitely.
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
DBT is a common form of psychotherapy, or talk therapy, designed to help you build skills for emotional regulation. This therapy gives you concrete tools for staying grounded, tolerating distress, and managing the intense emotions that can trigger a dissociative episode.
We may incorporate DBT into your treatment plan to help you learn how to tolerate distress, equipping you to re-enter daily life with the coping skills necessary for lasting relief.
What Makes Our Dissociative Disorder Treatment Program Different
Steele Creek Wellness Center’s residential treatment program stands out for its commitment to personalization and gradual reintegration. We’re dedicated to helping you achieve lasting recovery in the way that makes the most sense for you rather than lumping you into a generic treatment plan that we apply to everyone.
Our team has the experience to recognize and respond to dissociative symptoms with care, never rushing the process of healing. We also treat co-occurring conditions, such as trauma-related and mood disorders, so we address the full picture of your needs.
See If Your Insurance Covers Treatment for Dissociative Disorder
Many insurance plans cover residential treatment for dissociative disorder. If you’re unsure of what’s covered by your plan, call our team! Steele Creek Wellness Center accepts many major insurance plans, and our admissions team can verify your benefits before you commit to anything.
Provide us with your insurance information, and we’ll contact your provider directly to find out what’s covered. We’ll let you know what we find out, so you know exactly what to expect before starting treatment.
