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Atenas, Alajuela, Costa Rica
Costa Rica Treatment Center Riverside
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About Costa Rica Treatment Center Riverside
Costa Rica Treatment Center (CRTC) Riverside offers comprehensive dual diagnosis care in the beautiful setting of Costa Rica, addressing addiction, primary mental health conditions like depression and anxiety, as well as co-occurring disorders. Their unique 4-phased approach to healing includes stabilization and planning, intensive treatment, transferring responsibility, and reintegration. This method guides clients through recovery with hands-on support while encouraging them to take accountability for their progress and apply coping skills in daily life.
Comprehensive Care with Guaranteed Support
CRTC offers 30, 60, 90, and 120-day residential programs in Costa Rica, including medical detox and structured sober living options. Clients enjoy the comfort of private rooms during their stay. The center also provides an Intensive Outpatient Program for Costa Rican residents. In addition to treating various substance addictions, CRTC addresses mental health conditions like anxiety and depression, offering services in both English and Spanish.
CRT guarantees that clients receive an additional 30-day stay at no extra cost if a relapse occurs within six months of discharge. Eligible clients must have completed the program and been discharged in good standing.
Professional Team and Treatment
During recovery, clients work closely with a team of accredited staff, including physicians, psychologists, and recovery specialists. Clients participate in individual, group, and family therapy. CRTC offers cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), rational emotive behavioral therapy (REBT), spiritual counseling, 12-Step meetings, and relapse prevention. CRTC aims to heal the mind, body and spirit, through holistic therapies. These include yoga, guided meditation, art therapy, and forest therapy, which involves a gentle walk through the forest and ceremony with a nature guide.
120-Day, 4-Phase Program
CRT’s 120-day, 4-phase residential program offers a comprehensive recovery approach. Phase 1 includes medical and psychiatric evaluations, detoxification with 24/7 support, and stabilization. CRT’s clinical team crafts a personalized recovery plan so clients can seamlessly transition to Phase 2, residential care. Phase 2 addresses underlying issues through various therapies and holistic treatments emphasizing self-exploration. CRT takes a comprehensive approach, offering individual and group therapy, exercise and nutrition, educational lectures, spiritual development, and more.
In phase 3, clients take more responsibility for their recovery, focusing on reintegration and personal development. Therapy sessions and groups build self-esteem, self-efficacy, and self-respect. The final phase emphasizes reintegration into daily life, with clients designing their recovery plans and establishing healthy routines supported by ongoing monitoring.
An Oasis For Healing
CRTC Riverside provides an escape from daily life in the Atenas Mountains, perfect for healing in the natural world. This residence offers private bedrooms, an outdoor pool, plenty of green outdoor space, and stunning views. CRTC Riverside provides weekly offsite adventures, including whitewater rafting, trail hiking, canoeing, horseback riding, beach trips, and movies. Onsite activities include sound therapy, birdwatching, and gardening. Group activities and outings help clients connect and practice sobriety in a real-world setting.
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Multiple Levels of Care
CRTC aspires to walk alongside their clients every step of their journey. They provide detox services to help clients safely and comfortably detox from substances before starting intensive treatment. Their residential program lasts 30, 60, 90, or 120 days, depending on each client’s needs and goals. If clients are Costa Rica residents, they can participate in their intensive outpatient program (IOP) and stay in structured sober living homes overseen by CRTC staff. Staff will help international clients find local outpatient programs after completing their residential program.
Adventure Therapy Activities
CRTC Riverside, nestled in Costa Rica's Atenas mountains, integrates nature and adventure therapy into its comprehensive addiction recovery programs. Clients participate in activities like forest bathing, which involves slow, meditative walks through the forest guided by a nature expert. Additionally, the center offers nature photography, volcano hikes, gardening, surfing, coffee plantation visits, white water rafting, and an Isla Tortuga day trip.
Licensed Staff and Expert Care Team
CRTC’s professional staff collaborates to deliver effective, long-lasting care for both addiction and primary mental health conditions. Licensed physicians ensure comprehensive medical care, keeping clients safe throughout recovery. Psychiatrists and psychologists help clients develop healthy coping skills and break free from negative habits and thought patterns that contribute to addiction and co-occurring disorders. Additionally, CRTC enhances treatment with holistic practices, offering services from yoga instructors, a forest therapist, and a sound therapist to support overall well-being.
Natural Healing
CRTC strives to incorporate the natural world into the recovery process. At their Riverside location, they use their lush surroundings and bring therapy outdoors. Clients engage in horticulture therapy, outdoor meditation and mindfulness, along with other activities. Weekly outings and adventures provide sober fun and allow clients to practice the skills they’ve learned in the outside world. Clients can also interact, connect, and bond with each other.
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Center Overview
Estimated Center Costs
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Young Adults
Emerging adults ages 18-25 receive treatment catered to the unique challenges of early adulthood, like college, risky behaviors, and vocational struggles.
LGBTQ+
Addiction and mental illnesses in the LGBTQ+ community must be treated with an affirming, safe, and relevant approach, which many centers provide.
Men and Women
Men and women attend treatment for addiction in a co-ed setting, going to therapy groups together to share experiences, struggles, and successes.
Midlife Adults
For adults ages 40+, treatment shifts to focus on the unique challenges, blocks, and risk factors of their age group, and unites peers in a similar community.
Mild Disabilities
Adults with mild physical or intellectual disabilities receive treatment catered to their specific needs in a safe and clinically supportive environment.
Professionals
Busy, high-ranking professionals get the personalized treatment they need with greater accommodations for work, privacy, and outside communication.
Treatment Focus
You can admit to this center with a primary substance use disorder or a primary mental health condition. You'll receive support each step of the way and individualized care catered to your unique situation and diagnosis.
Care Options
Treatment
Specializations
Alcohol
Using alcohol as a coping mechanism, or drinking excessively throughout the week, signals an alcohol use disorder.
Anxiety
Anxiety is a common mental health condition that can include excessive worry, panic attacks, physical tension, and increased blood pressure.
Chronic Relapse
Consistent relapse occurs repeatedly, after partial recovery from addiction. This condition requires long-term treatment.
Cocaine
Cocaine is a stimulant with euphoric effects. Agitation, muscle ticks, psychosis, and heart issues are common symptoms of cocaine abuse.
Depression
Symptoms of depression may include fatigue, a sense of numbness, and loss of interest in activities. This condition can range from mild to severe.
Heroin
Heroin is a highly addictive and illegal opioid. It can cause insomnia, collapsed veins, heart issues, and additional mental health issues.
Opioids
Opioids produce pain-relief and euphoria, which can lead to addiction. This class of drugs includes prescribed medication and the illegal drug heroin.
Prescription Drugs
It's possible to abuse any drug, even prescribed ones. If you crave a medication, or regularly take it more than directed, you may have an addiction.
Approaches
Evidence-Based
A combination of scientifically rooted therapies and treatments make up evidence-based care, defined by their measured and proven results.
Holistic
A non-medicinal, wellness-focused approach that aims to align the mind, body, and spirit for deep and lasting healing.
Individual Treatment
Individual care meets the needs of each patient, using personalized treatment to provide them the most relevant care and greatest chance of success.
Twelve Step
Incorporating spirituality, community, and responsibility, 12-Step philosophies prioritize the guidance of a Higher Power and a continuation of 12-Step practices.
Therapies
1-on-1 Counseling
Patient and therapist meet 1-on-1 to work through difficult emotions and behavioral challenges in a personal, private setting.
Meditation & Mindfulness
A practiced state of mind that brings patients to the present. It allows them to become fully aware of themselves, their feelings, and the present moment.
Play Therapy
This approach is commonly used with children. It incorporates elements of play and self-expression, like boardgames, finger painting, dolls, and blocks.
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
A type of cognitive therapy that identifies negative self-defeating thoughts and behaviors, rewriting beliefs to be positive, empowering, and present.
Mindfulness Therapy
This ancient practice can be mental, emotional, and even spiritual. In meditation, you focus your attention on the present moment without judgement.
Adventure Therapy
This experiential approach uses the physical and emotional challenges of outdoor activities as tools for personal growth.
Animal Therapy
Animals can inspire trust and self-worth. In this experiential therapy, guided interactions are used to improve social skills and emotion regulation.
Aromatherapy
Inhaling or topically applying essential oils can help relieve stress, soothe pains, and relieve emotional distress.
Art Therapy
Visual art invites patients to examine the emotions within their work, focusing on the process of creativity and its gentle therapeutic power.
Conditions We Treat
Pornography Addiction
A person with a porn addiction is emotionally dependent on pornography to the point that it interferes with their daily life and relationships.
Grief and Loss
Grief is a natural reaction to loss, but severe grief can interfere with your ability to function. You can get treatment for this condition.
Personality Disorders
Personality disorders destabilize the way a person thinks, feels, and behaves. If untreated, they can undermine relationships and lead to severe distress.
ADHD, ADD
ADHD is a common mental health condition caused by dopamine imbalance. Common symptoms include inattention, hyperactivitiy, and impulsivity.
Anger
Although anger itself isn't a disorder, it can get out of hand. If this feeling interferes with your relationships and daily functioning, treatment can help.
Anxiety
Anxiety is a common mental health condition that can include excessive worry, panic attacks, physical tension, and increased blood pressure.
Bipolar
This mental health condition is characterized by extreme mood swings between depression, mania, and remission.
Burnout
Burnout entails mental and physical exhaustion, and leads to a severe lack of fulfillment. This condition is often caused by overwork.
Chronic Pain Management
Long-term physical pain can have an affect on mental health. Without support, it can also impact your daily life and even lead to addiction.
Substances We Treat
Alcohol
Using alcohol as a coping mechanism, or drinking excessively throughout the week, signals an alcohol use disorder.
Benzodiazepines
Benzodiazepines are prescribed to treat anxiety and sleep issues. They are highly habit forming, and their abuse can cause mood changes and poor judgement.
Chronic Relapse
Consistent relapse occurs repeatedly, after partial recovery from addiction. This condition requires long-term treatment.
Co-Occurring Disorders
A person with multiple mental health diagnoses, such as addiction and depression, has co-occurring disorders also called dual diagnosis.
Cocaine
Cocaine is a stimulant with euphoric effects. Agitation, muscle ticks, psychosis, and heart issues are common symptoms of cocaine abuse.
Drug Addiction
Drug addiction is the excessive and repetitive use of substances, despite harmful consequences to a person's life, health, and relationships.
Ecstasy
Ecstasy is a stimulant that causes intense euphoria and heightened awareness. Abuse of this drug can trigger depression, insomnia, and memory problems.
Heroin
Heroin is a highly addictive and illegal opioid. It can cause insomnia, collapsed veins, heart issues, and additional mental health issues.
Psychedelics
Hallucinogenic drugs—like LSD—cause euphoria and increased sensory experiences. When abused, they can lead to depression and psychosis.
Aftercare
Experience
Personal Amenities
Amenities
Special Considerations
Executive Program
Addiction and mental health treatment for executives typically involves high discretion, greater technology access, and more private, 1-on-1 care.
Flexible technology policies
Centers with flexible technology policies allow professionals to stay in touch with work and give patients a greater sense of connection and normalcy.
Activities
Yoga
Yoga is both a physical and spiritual practice. It includes a flow of movement, breathing techniques, and meditation.
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