Dual Diagnosis Rehab in Hanover, PA
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544 Iron Ridge Rd, Hanover, PA 17331
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Accredited, certified, licensed
The Joint Commission
Gold seal of accreditation — the gold standard for behavioral healthcare quality.
LegitScript Certified
Verified ethical treatment provider with confirmed clinical standards.
PA State Licensed
Fully licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs.
Our Philosophy: Healing Through Connection
Our approach focuses on helping people reconnect at every level we can meaningfully support. That philosophy shapes everything we do, from clinical programming and family involvement to staff culture and experiential care. And while our work is deeply relational, it is also grounded in accountability. We measure outcomes, evaluate effectiveness, and continue refining our model to ensure the care we provide is both compassionate and clinically sound.
Integrated Co-Occurring Care in Pennsylvania
Most people who come through our doors are not experiencing a single challenge in isolation. Substance use, trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, chronic stress, and relationship struggles are often deeply intertwined. Over time, these experiences become increasingly interconnected, making it difficult to separate one from another. In some treatment settings, these concerns are addressed through separate tracks or disconnected services. Addiction treatment may happen in one place, psychiatric care in another, and trauma work somewhere else in the process. Our approach is different. We treat the whole person through one integrated program and one collaborative treatment team. Whatever combination of experiences brought someone here, we approach them as interconnected parts of a larger story rather than isolated diagnoses to be treated separately.
Our Model of Care
Most treatment centers have groups. BriteLife has a model. Those are not the same thing. Healing rarely happens through a single insight or intervention. It happens through repetition, practice, and experience, reinforced across enough relationships and modalities that the same core principles begin to compound. When care is organized around a coherent model instead of a collection of disconnected services, concepts build on each other, skills carry across settings, and insight becomes lived experience.
Our model is six arcs, each answering a question a person in recovery has to work through in order. Foundation is learning to feel what you feel without being overwhelmed by it. Connection asks whether you can be seen without hiding. Direction takes on what you actually want your life to be about. Recovery Skills builds the response to old coping when things get hard. Integration is where you grieve what you lost and set boundaries around what you keep. Transformation is how you forgive, create, and carry this forward.
Comfortable Rooms
Common Areas
Therapy Spaces
Auditorium
Grounds
Dining
Treatment Modalities
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Values-based living, cognitive defusion, psychological flexibility.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Window of tolerance, distress tolerance skills, emotion regulation.
Polyvagal- and Somatic-Informed Practice
Nervous system regulation, body awareness.
Attachment Theory
Attachment styles, relational patterns, drama and empowerment triangles.
Shame Resilience
Shame shields, vulnerability, self-compassion.
Motivational Interviewing and Grief Work
Ambivalence, willingness, ambiguous loss, identity reconstruction.
Substances we treat in Hanover, PA
Our treatment programs
Medical Detox
5–7 days · Co-ed · 24/7 medical supervision
- MAT (Suboxone, Naltrexone, Vivitrol)
- 7 coping-skill groups daily
- Round-the-clock nursing
Residential Treatment
28 days avg · Gender-specific care
- Individual therapy 2×/week
- Process + specialty groups daily
- Nature-Informed Therapy
Our Hanover, PA campus
Hanover Campus
Co-ed detox + residential treatment
544 Iron Ridge Rd, Hanover, PA
Group rooms, auditorium, outdoor spaces
Getting started is simple
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Call our 24/7 helpline
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Verify insurance
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Plan your arrival
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Begin treatment
Meet Our Staff
Dana Kaufman
Executive Director
Keith Stromberg
Director of Operations
Christie Sherant
Director of Nursing
Lora "Lucy" Sanders
Assistant Director of Nursing
Lindsey Fultz
Client Services Supervisor
Dan Morgan
BHT Supervisor
Randy Trauger
VP of Business Development Strategy
Ryan Osterlof
Business Development Director
Bevin Stepp
Business Development Director
Matt O'Reilly
Business Development Director
Frequently asked questions
How long is rehab at BriteLife Hanover?
Medical detox typically runs 5 to 7 days. Residential treatment averages 28 days, with 30 days recommended for comprehensive care. Your exact length of stay depends on your individual clinical needs, and your treatment team reviews it with you throughout your stay rather than holding you to a fixed number set on day one.
Is my insurance accepted?
We accept most major insurance plans, including BlueCross BlueShield, Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Cigna, Anthem, Tricare, Optum, MVP, and others. Our admissions team can verify your specific benefits at no cost. Call (866) 470-1464. It is free, confidential, and HIPAA secure.
Do you offer same-day admission?
Can I travel to Hanover for treatment?
Do you treat co-occurring mental health conditions?
What is treatment actually like day to day?
What is the Hanover campus like?
Located at 544 Iron Ridge Rd, Hanover, PA, our campus houses co-ed detox and residential treatment across multiple buildings on expansive grounds. It features spacious group therapy rooms, an auditorium for larger gatherings, comfortable common areas, and outdoor space for recreation and nature-based programming. BriteLife Hanover is accredited by The Joint Commission, LegitScript certified, and licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs.
What happens after I complete residential treatment?
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