Avenues Recovery Center At Louisiana
4933 Wabash Street, Suite 203, Metairie, Louisiana, 70001
Avenues Recovery Center at Louisiana is a residential facility which offers inpatient drug and alcohol rehabilitation services as well as withdrawal management. Its unique setup – one treatment facility surrounded by 10 beautiful, converted townhomes – enables clients to engage in full-time inpatient treatment while separately residing in a warm domestic setting, removing barriers and diminishing any institutionalized feeling. Staffed by skilled, passionate professionals, clients receive round – the – clock care in the most dignified and compassionate manner. Each staff member is 100% invested in the success of each client and contributes to the wonderful, pervasive homelike atmosphere – which consistently fosters openness and healing.
At Avenues, we understand that addiction is a chronic, progressive, and relapsing disease regardless of what caused its onset, and that it can be prevented with timely intervention and care. We believe strongly in our holistic approach – taking a broad view of each client’s physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing, and letting that guide treatment. We treat sources, not symptoms; we heal people, not problems. Our comprehensive continuum of care and uniform clinical approach throughout our network ensures you receive consistently excellent treatment throughout your time with us. Upon graduation, our dynamic alumni program ensures you remain engaged and connected to a vibrant recovery community for years to come.
Facility Highlights
- Education Lectures
- Experiential Therapy
- Fitness Sessions
Specialization
Holistic Therapy
Facilities that offer “holistic therapy” see and treat patients in the context of their entire lives and health status. They treat the “whole person,” not just the addiction.Intensive Out Patient (IOP)
Patients who undergo intensive outpatient treatment continue to live at home and sometimes go to school or work while participating in a highly structured treatment protocol that is focused on ending substance abuse. Programs vary in terms of how much treatment patients receive, how often and for how long. Some facilities design individualized intensive outpatient treatment programs.
Facility Settings
- Residential Neighborhood
Meet the Staff
Donna Doolen, LPCClinical DirectorDonna Doolen, M.Ed., LPC, has been working in the addiction field for over 10 years and with Avenues Recovery Center for over 2 years. She started as a school intern with Addiction Recovery Resources and set her career roots with the company, finding gratitude and humility every day. She entered Recovery herself in 2005 and returned to graduate school at the University of New Orleans in 2007, earning her Masters of Education Degree in Counseling. Since then, Donna has served as Primary Program Counselor, Residential Clinical Manager, Intensive Outpatient Director, RTP Lead Counselor, and, ultimately, Clinical Director of Townsend Recovery & Detox Center in New Orleans. Donna’s previous career was in hospitality. She earned a Bachelors degree in Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism from the University of New Orleans. Donna evolved from managing boutique hotels to planning and hosting large scale events for thousands. Her catering and design skills led her to curate junkets for Caesars Palace and to travel extensively exploring culinary trends in other cities. Her decades of organizational skills and attention-to-detail enhance her management skills. Donna has made it her ministry to serve the population and families that battle the disease of addiction. Many have called her God’s warrior on Earth. She volunteers in the community and started a Substance Abuse Ministry (SAM) in her church parish.
Elizabeth Cagnolatti, FNP-CNurse PractitionerElizabeth Eure, FNP-C is a native of DeRidder, Louisiana and a resident of Donaldsonville. Liz graduated from Our Lady of the Lake College of Nursing and Allied Health with honors. Her further education includes a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Loyola University, and a Master’s of Science in nursing with a specialty in family practice from Louisiana State University. Liz has 25 years of emergency and urgent care experience and is board certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. She has practiced family medicine since 2010 and opened a private practice in a medically underserved area in Baton Rouge. Her contributions were instrumental in bringing quality healthcare back to the downtown Baton Rouge area. After just two years, she was presented the Louisiana Economic Development Small Business Excellence State Award and the Microbusiness Enterprise Corporation of Ascension Parish small business of the year award. Liz obtained her Suboxone Waiver in 2018. At the time, she was one of only 10 nurse practitioners in the state of Louisiana to obtain certification. She sold her private practice, began practicing addiction medicine in 2019, and joined the Avenues team in March of 2020. Liz has 6 daughters, 9 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.
Financial Details
- Financing Available