Content for Interventionists

Comfort and Care Setting

At The Dunes, clients enter an environment in which they are immediately put at ease by the very comfortable and luxurious environment that characterizes our Hamptons Estate. Upon entering the grounds and buildings of The Dunes, clients are warmly welcomed…

World Renowned Hamptons

Long the destination for those seeking grandeur in setting, nature’s beauty, and excellence in hospitality and accommodations, The Hamptons is known for its singular ability to provide an abundance of richness in living experiences. Located between The Atlantic Ocean, on…

Dunes Cuisine and the Importance of Healthful Dining

Sunshine, Water, Rest, Sea Air, Exercise & Diet — The Best Six Doctors Anywhere. Sunshine, Sunshine, Water, Rest, Sea Air, Exercise, and Diet are combined in a manner to support our clients’ journeys back to health. Water is both salt…

Bed, Bath & More

In the living quarters of The Dunes East Hampton clients find large sized bedrooms, with luxury size bathrooms. Sheets, pillows, duvets, towels, soaps, shampoo, creams, and other amenities of high quality are available in abundance. With our own in-house laundry…

How We Help Get You to The Dunes

Prospective clients often wonder what arrangements they have to make to get to The Dunes in East Hampton. With the levels of anxiety, confusion and fear that so often attend those who have made the decision to enter a recovery…

Essential Psychological and Physical Evaluation

The Dunes’ strategy for designing recovery plans starts with an evaluation of each client’s physical, emotional, and spiritual status. This assessment includes a detailed psychosocial review, the careful completion of a nurse’s questionnaire, a complete physical, blood work, a recreational…

The Syndrome Model of Addiction

At The Dunes, we treat addiction and its many expressions. Our philosophy is that there is an addiction disorder, not many different addictions. This view emerges from the Addiction Syndrome Model.1 This view considers addiction as a complex condition with…

Behavior Focused Protocols

Thoughts lead to action. When does the thinking of an addiction-challenged client go awry? The Dunes’ clients have often found themselves trapped in patterns of living that have them reacting in a habitual manner, thereby accumulating continued negative attention instead…

Emotional, Physical and Spiritual Nourishment

At The Dunes recovery is predicated on treating the total person, helping them face and effectively deal with all aspects of lives under siege by addiction. Our total person approach is holistic and embraces a wide range of options—providing a…

The Dunes Case Management (DCM) Program

Chemical dependency is a chronic disease. Traditionally recovery programs have consisted of three components: detoxification followed by a residential program completed with an unsupervised continuing care plan. This is a recovery approach we find to be a less than ideal….