In-home concierge addiction services are both a step back and forward at the same time. For decades, our elders have wistfully looked back on the days when a doctor would actually make ‘house calls’, visiting the patient at home and administering medical care with a level of personal interest and privacy. In these days of ever- more complicated health care issues – as well as privacy issues – in-home concierge addiction service is rapidly becoming a desired alternative to addiction treatment.
It is often the case that people in need of treatment have unique challenges, which can range from resistance to traditional in-patient facilities, specific privacy needs or special medical and emotional concerns that do not always fall in line with standardized treatment. In-home detox is overseen and scheduled by a physician who specializes in toxicology and detox.
Following detox, a psychological concierge program is a finely-tuned mixture of case therapy management, treatment plan and execution, as well as possible alternative therapies, all based on the individual’s particular needs and requirements.
Dr. Alexander Bacher
For those seeking a concierge therapist with a wide-ranging (and expanding) background, Dr. Alexander Bacher is wholly unique in this field. While attending Georgetown University, Dr. Bacher initially had a keen interest in psychology, but ultimately chose a career as a Wall Street investment banker. The ‘Hard Work and
Hard Play’ lifestyle was indeed something he witnessed, but he also saw the pitfalls. “Somehow I knew when to call it quits and head home so I could work the
next day,” he recalls. However, he also saw many friends and co-workers develop life-threatening addictions. Some lost their lives.
Following the disaster of 9/11, when layoffs were a regular part of his industry, Bacher took an attractive severance package and did some soul-searching. It was during this period that he applied for work with the CIA. However, mid-way through the admissions process, he also applied to Pepperdine University, to pursue his interest in psychology. In an odd bit of serendipity, his acceptance letter from Pepperdine arrived the same week as an offer from the Central Intelligence Agency. Bacher chose to earn a doctoral degree in psychology and become a licensed clinical psychologist, focusing on substance abuse treatment. He specialized in assessment and treatment of drug and alcohol addiction while completing post-doctoral work at the Betty Ford Center. In 2011, Dr. Bacher joined Promises as a primary therapist. Their holistic approach, integrating 12-Step principles as well as a wide-range of alternative therapies, impressed and informed his overall therapeutic model and approach. In addition to this, the proven combination of group and individual therapy became a solid cornerstone of his work and results.
In addition to this, Dr. Bacher is one of the psychologists at the world-renowned Kusnacht Practice in Sweden, which specializes in one-client at a time, full-time addiction treatment. He joins an internationally celebrated team of doctors, therapists, nurses, counselors and other professionals, offering a full-range of addiction treatment and psychiatric services for individuals and their families.