About
About Bridge Back to Life Center Inc Outpatient 2
Bridge Back to Life Center’s Bethpage outpatient clinic at 1065 Stewart Avenue, Suite 101, has served Nassau County and the wider Long Island region since the broader organization was founded in 1988. As the Nassau-side anchor of Bridge Back to Life’s metropolitan New York network, this office delivers outpatient and intensive outpatient substance use treatment alongside education and support for clients’ families and significant others.
The organization’s clinical posture is intentionally outpatient — Bridge Back to Life describes itself as having spent more than three decades ‘at the forefront of all aspects of treatment for all people suffering from’ substance use disorders. New clients receive a confidential, intensive diagnostic evaluation at intake to determine individual clinical needs and the appropriate level of care; from there, treatment plans are tailored to each person’s circumstances. The Bethpage location operates alongside sister Bridge Back to Life clinics in Brooklyn, Staten Island, and additional New York City locations, plus mobile treatment units that extend services into communities including Sullivan County.
Language access at Bethpage is notably broad. SAMHSA records confirm clinical services in English, Spanish, Italian, Hmong, and Vietnamese — a language portfolio that reflects the cultural and linguistic diversity of Nassau County’s communities. That multilingual capacity is rare among addiction outpatient providers and matters for client engagement when language friction at intake often determines whether treatment continues past the first appointment.
Leadership is held by Gary Butchen, LCSW-R, CASAC, SAP, who serves as the organization’s President and CEO. The Bethpage clinic accepts Medicaid, Medicare, TRICARE, private insurance, and self-pay, and historic alumni accounts on the organization’s site describe instances where leadership has waived fees for clients in financial crisis. The local number for the Bethpage office is (516) 520-6600; the organization’s main intake line is 1-844-896-2285.
- 24-hour access available on Mondays for urgent detox admissions
- Mobile treatment unit extending detox services throughout Nassau County
- Multilingual medical staff providing detox in 5 languages including Spanish, Italian, and Vietnamese
- Founded in 1988 with over 35 years of withdrawal management experience in Long Island
- Extended evening hours until 9 PM most weekdays for working patients needing detox