Sanford, Maine
Outpatient drug and alcohol treatment for Sanford and Springvale. In-person PHP, IOP, and medication-assisted treatment in Biddeford, plus virtual sessions for the weeks transportation falls through. MaineCare accepted.
Confidential · Free benefits check · Answered 24/7
30 min
From Sanford
Virtual option
For transportation gaps
MaineCare
Accepted, plus major plans
No waitlist
Openings available now
Medically reviewed
Benjamin Crocker, MD
Psychiatrist · Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Tufts University School of Medicine · MD, The Ohio State University · Residency & fellowship training at the University of Michigan and LAC+USC Medical Center
Last reviewed August 2026. Read our editorial standards & clinical review process
Accredited & Licensed
LegitScript Certified
Joint Commission Accredited
Maine DHHS Licensed
Psychology Today VerifiedWhy Sanford residents come to us
Sanford and Springvale sit in one of the thinnest stretches of treatment coverage in York County. Fewer prescribers, fewer groups, and the two barriers we hear about constantly: a ride and a payer.
MaineCare removes the second one, we accept it, and we verify benefits for free before you commit to anything. That alone resolves the most common reason people from this area never start.
The ride is handled by design. Sanford clients blend in-person programming in Biddeford with telehealth groups and individual sessions, so a car problem costs you one commute rather than an entire episode of care.
Starting treatment in Sanford?
We'll check your benefits free in minutes, MaineCare and most major plans accepted.
Program offerings
Sanford clients get the same continuum as anyone in town, with programming shaped around the fact that the drive is longer and days need to be worth the trip.
Full days of clinical programming, group therapy, individual sessions, psychiatric and medical oversight, with evenings at home. Best for stepping down from detox or a hospital stay, or when use has escalated past what weekly therapy can hold.
Several sessions each week of group and individual therapy built around a work or school schedule. This is where most clients spend the bulk of treatment, long enough for real clinical work, flexible enough to keep a job.
Ongoing weekly therapy for people who have stabilized and want to protect their progress, relapse prevention, continued skill work, and a standing connection to a clinician who knows your history.
Buprenorphine (Suboxone) and naltrexone (Vivitrol) for opioid and alcohol use disorder, prescribed by trusted local MAT providers we work hand in hand with, and always paired with therapy here, never medication alone.
Telehealth groups and individual therapy for the weeks when the commute, childcare, or a car problem would otherwise cost you a session. Most clients blend in-person and virtual across an episode of care.
Education and structured sessions for partners, parents, and adult children. Addiction reorganizes a household; treatment that ignores the household tends not to hold once programming ends.
How this works in Sanford
We front-load Sanford schedules so a single trip covers group, individual therapy, and MAT in one block rather than three drives a week, and case management helps arrange transportation when it is the deciding factor.
York County's inland city
Sanford was a textile city, the Goodall mills ran for a century and defined it, and when the mills left, the economic ground never fully came back. York County's opioid crisis arrived early here and stayed. Sanford and Springvale have carried overdose and treatment-need numbers out of proportion to their size for years, with fewer local providers than the coastal towns an hour's reputation away.
But Sanford also has something the wealthier towns often lack: an actual recovery culture. Meetings are well attended, word travels about which programs work, and people here talk about recovery more openly than almost anywhere else we serve. When someone in Sanford decides to get help, the question is rarely motivation. It is logistics, a ride, a payer, a program that will take MaineCare without a six-week wait.
That is the gap we built our Sanford pathway around. MaineCare accepted and verified in minutes, schedules compressed so one trip to Biddeford covers a full treatment day, telehealth for the weeks the car is down, and case managers who treat transportation as a clinical problem rather than a personal failure. Thirty minutes on Route 111 should not decide who gets to recover.
Serving Sanford, Springvale, Alfred, Lebanon, Waterboro, and all of York County. Call 855-449-7674 for a confidential assessment.
Opioids, methamphetamine, and alcohol drive most Sanford referrals, often in combination. We treat co-occurring depression, anxiety, and trauma alongside the substance use rather than separately.
Co-occurring conditions. Depression, anxiety, trauma, and grief show up alongside addiction constantly. We treat them as part of the same plan rather than sending you somewhere else for half of it.
Our Spaces
Where you recover matters. Every room at Portland Treatment was designed to feel calm, open, and human, so you can focus on the work of getting well.
The first room you walk into sets the tone. Warm light, real people, and a team that knows your name before you sit down.
A friendly face, a calm lobby, and a team ready to help you take the first step without judgment.
Our yoga therapy space is prepared with mats, bolsters, blocks, and room to practice mindful movement at your own pace.
Open, bright waiting areas designed to feel like a place you'd actually want to spend time, not a clinic hallway.
Private offices where honest conversations happen between clients and clinicians, safe, confidential, and focused on you.
Comfortable group lounges where honest conversation happens and community starts to take hold.
Our community room hosts everything from movie nights to ping-pong tournaments, because healing needs joy, too.
Getting here from Sanford
Our Biddeford center is about thirty minutes from Sanford via Route 111. When that drive is not possible, telehealth groups and individual sessions keep the treatment week intact.
From Sanford
~30 minutes via Route 111
From Springvale
~35 minutes via Route 111
From Alfred
~22 minutes via Route 111
Insurance
Portland Treatment is in-network with Anthem, UMR/UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Harvard Pilgrim, Martin's Point, TRICARE and MaineCare, Cigna is our only out-of-network plan. In-network means contracted rates, lower coinsurance and no balance bill. We verify your benefits free, in minutes, with no obligation.
Free, confidential, no obligation
Or read the coverage guide for your plan, Anthem rehab coverage, Cigna rehab coverage, MaineCare rehab coverage and other accepted insurance plans.
Also serving Springvale, Alfred, Lebanon, Waterboro and the rest of Southern Maine.
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Answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Free and confidential.
Free, confidential insurance check, most major plans and MaineCare accepted.
