Crooked River Counseling Bridgton Hospital Campus Let us help you on your road to recovery.
Our commitment is to provide integrated substance abuse treatment in a safe environment where individuals & family members can grow together and be successful in their recovery..
11/17/2025
🌟 Ready to take the next step toward healing?
At Crooked River Counseling, we believe you can build a meaningful recovery journey—and we’re here to walk it with you.
✅ Accepting new clients
✅ Outpatient services, Intensive Outpatient (IOP), specialized programs
✅ Full-person care: counseling, peer support, medication-assisted treatment (for opioid dependency) and more.
Crooked River Maine
✅ Two convenient locations: Bridgton & Rumford, Maine.
Crooked River Maine
You’re not alone. Our team cares. Our space is safe. And whether you’re just starting or ready to deepen your recovery, we’re committed to helping you succeed.
👉 Ready to talk? Contact us: (207) 647-5600 (Bridgton) or (207) 364-2100 (Rumford)
📍 Visit us: 87 S. High St., Bridgton or 209 Lincoln Ave., Rumford
💬 Or send us a message here on Facebook & we’ll respond ASAP.
Take that first step today. You deserve support. You deserve hope. Let’s begin.
11/16/2025
Your mental health matters — and taking care of it is a sign of strength. 💪
From anxiety and depression to trauma and recovery, our licensed counselors are here to help you rediscover balance.
💬 Reach out today: crookedrivermaine.org
11/15/2025
When one person struggles, the whole family feels it. 💔
But recovery can be a family journey — with the right support.
We offer family-involved counseling and education to help you heal together.
Learn more → crookedrivermaine.org
11/14/2025
Proud to serve the communities of Bridgton and Rumford, Maine!
Whether you’re seeking outpatient treatment, intensive programs, or family counseling — Crooked River Counseling is here to help our neighbors heal.
📍 Compassionate care, close to home
11/13/2025
Addiction isn’t a choice — it’s a health condition that deserves compassion, care, and support.
Our team provides evidence-based outpatient treatment and counseling to help you or your loved one take back control.
Learn more about our approach: crookedrivermaine.org
11/12/2025
You are not alone — and your story is not over. 💚
At Crooked River Counseling, we help individuals and families find hope, healing, and lasting recovery.
Every step forward counts. Let’s take that step together.
👉 crookedrivermaine.org
11/12/2025
You don’t have to walk this journey alone. At Crooked River Counseling, we specialize in helping individuals and families heal from substance use and mental-health challenges with compassion, respect, and real results.
Whether you’re seeking outpatient treatment, an intensive outpatient program (IOP), or integrated care through our Opioid Health Home model — we’re ready to walk with you.
Take the first step. New clients are welcome.
10/30/2025
Over 50 dedicated volunteers keep our food bank operating. Stocking shelves, loading cars, driving trucks and many other tasks are done 52 weeks per year. If you would like to help please email Kristin at hfbdelivery@gmail.com.
09/08/2025
Outreach day in Norway! Come say hello and get some life saving NARCAN, water and wound care supplies! Look for the guy in the green glasses😎
09/02/2025
09/02/2025
Alisha Iddings is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor–Conditional (LCPC-C) and Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC) with a strong commitment to supporting individuals and families affected by substance use, mental health challenges, and co-occurring disorders. Over the past year, Alisha has worked closely under clinical supervision while completing her internship, gaining hands-on experience in addiction counseling and mental health treatment.
She specializes in working with affected others, mood disorders, trauma, stress-related disorders, and substance use disorders, offering a compassionate and client-centered approach to care. Her therapeutic practice integrates Reality Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Somatic Therapy, and Art Therapy, allowing for a holistic and individualized healing process.
Alisha is currently pursuing future certification in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) to further enhance her trauma-informed practice. She is passionate about empowering clients to build resilience, find clarity, and restore balance in their lives.
08/05/2025
Last November, we were awarded a grant from MaineHousing to begin the process of establishing Androscoggin County’s first 24/7 low-barrier shelter. This award was not a guarantee of funding, but rather the starting point of a challenging journey to secure the necessary resources to bring this vision to life.
Over the past several months, our team has faced obstacle after obstacle. Yet through it all, we never gave up, never stopped showing up, and never lost faith in this mission.
Today, we are proud to announce that this dream is becoming a reality. Soon, Androscoggin County will have a 24/7 shelter offering full wraparound services—designed to meet the needs of our most chronically unhoused neighbors and help them work toward stability and self-sufficiency.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MaineHousing Commits $2.5 Million to Kaydenz Kitchen for 24/7 Low-Barrier Shelter in Lewiston
Lewiston, Maine – August 2025 — Kaydenz Kitchen is proud to announce that MaineHousing has confirmed the release of $2.5 million in critical funding to support the launch of a 24/7 low-barrier emergency shelter in Lewiston. This milestone represents a major step forward in addressing homelessness and providing compassionate, dignified care to the most vulnerable members of our community.
The shelter, set to open at 70 Horton Street, will operate year-round, serving as the first low-barrier, 24/7 emergency shelter in Lewiston. Designed to meet people where they are, the shelter will provide access to essential services without preconditions such as sobriety or program participation—creating a truly welcoming space for those experiencing homelessness.
“MaineHousing’s investment in this project demonstrates their commitment to equitable housing solutions and community-based partnerships,” said Kevin Boilard, President of Kaydenz Kitchen.
“This shelter is not just about beds—it’s about safety, dignity, and offering people a pathway forward.”
In addition to MaineHousing’s support, this project has received commitments from the City of Lewiston, Lewiston Housing Authority, and key community partners, reflecting a broad coalition invested in solving the region’s housing crisis. The shelter is expected to open at the start of the new year, following renovations and staffing preparations, with a goal of housing up to 40 people.
“MaineHousing is pleased to see this important shelter for Androscoggin County moving forward. This effort is entirely the result of the unwavering work, devotion, and dedication of the team at Kaydenz Kitchen,” said MaineHousing Senior Director of Government Relations and Communications Erik Jorgensen. “Their selfless caring for others in our community who are experiencing homelessness is making a real difference and is an example of how, working together, we can create lasting solutions to homelessness in Maine. We are so grateful for this organization’s efforts and the strong support they have seen from the elected leaders in the City of Lewiston and others across Androscoggin County.”
The team at Kaydenz Kitchen expresses deep gratitude to MaineHousing and all those who have contributed their time, advocacy, and resources to bring this critical project to life.
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Crooked River Counseling was founded by Catherine Clough-Bell, LADC, CCS in 2005 when Catherine decided she wanted to provide services closer to her home community. The name Crooked River Counseling was born as a result of Catherine & Gary Bell’s love for the Crooked River and its symbolism to their family; they got married “in” the Crooked River and bought a home located on the Crooked River so when it became time to name the agency Crooked River Counseling was a natural fit.
Crooked River Counselng began in a small building on Winter St. in Norway Maine providing outpatient, group and family substance misuse treatment. In 2007 after providers voiced a need for more service in the area Crooked River Counseling added an Intensive Outpatient Treatment Program (IOP). In May of 2009 Crooked River Counseling partnered with Dr. Craig and Jen Smith from the North Bridgton Family Practice to provide integrated substance misuse treatment and expanded services for patients that needed Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) for opioid addiction. Thus the treatment model of integrated substance misuse treatment within the primary care setting was born.
The program steadily grew and later that year of 2009 Crooked River Counseling moved to a larger space in South Paris to accommodate the growth. In 2013, the program began another growth process with the addition of a satellite office in Bridgton Internal Medicine working with Dr. Peter Leighton. In Early 2015, Crooked River Counseling recognized it would be more beneficial for clients that the main office be located in the Bridgton community and in March of that same year Crooked River Counseling was invited by the Bridgton Hospital to move onto campus. In May of 2015 we expanded our services and were granted a mental health license and began focusing on the co-occurring population. Later that year we integrated within the Fryeburg Family Medicine practice working closely with Dr. Eric Slayton to provide the same integrated care that had been so successful within other primary care practices. In August 2016 physicians requested Crooked River Counseling open an office in Rumford and integrate with Swift River Medical Practice and the Rumford Hospital. Our Rumford location provides all the services Crooked River Counseling in Bridgton provides including Intensive Outpatient Treatment (IOP).
CRC employs experienced and skilled substance misuse and mental health professionals in order to provide the best care possible utilizing evidence based practices. We focus not only on the substance use and mental health disorders but also take a holistic approach to treatment by incorporating the 5 dimensions of wellness into all treatments; emotional, intellectual, physical, spiritual and social health which addresses home, health, purpose and community that supports recovery as a process of change through which people improve their health and wellness, live self-directed lives, and strive to reach their full potential.
Our Mission is to be the leader in providing comprehensive and integrated substance misuse and mental health treatment in an environment where individuals and family members can grow together and be successful in their recovery.
Our hopes for the future are that medical practices throughout Maine will adopt this model of care for all of Maine people that need treatment for substance use and mental health disorders.
