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Carbondale, Colorado, United States
Jaywalker
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Jaywalker Lodge accepts out of network health insurance and would be happy to better understand your needs.
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Nature Lovers
Trauma-Informed Care
Master's and Doctoral Level Therapists
Men Only
About Jaywalker
Jaywalker is a dual-diagnosis drug and alcohol rehab specifically for men with substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders. While a typical stay elsewhere is 30 days, that is often not enough time to build a foundation for recovery and especially not for chronic relapse treatment. In contrast, Jaywalker’s continuum-of-care treatment plan begins when a client enters 90-day inpatient treatment and carries through to aftercare and beyond. Clients generally “step down” to less intensive treatment in Jaywalker’s partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and outpatient programs, as well as transitional living and a family program. The men at Jaywalker are an active group, using the Roaring Fork Valley as their playground to extend their therapeutic experience beyond the confines of clinical settings.
Build a Foundation for Lasting Recovery
Jaywalker is a community of recovering people—staff, volunteers, and clients—all firmly rooted in the 12 Steps. Specializing in chronic relapse, they believe men who return to rehab treatment do so for many reasons, chief among them the failure to grasp and fully personalize Step One of the 12 Steps. Clients at Jaywalker will examine the impact of drugs and alcohol in all aspects of their lives, revealing the underlying truth about each individual’s struggles with addiction and recovery. Jaywalker combines an evidence-based approach with holistic methods to heal mind, body, and spirit. They use cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR). They incorporate world-class outdoor activities, wilderness expeditions, and service opportunities to connect to others and find reassurance that life has meaning and purpose.
Address Underlying Issues Driving Chronic Relapse
Jaywalker understands that chronic relapse is often closely associated with co-occurring conditions. They assess dual diagnoses from all possible angles to get deeper insight into what needs the most immediate attention and determine the best course of action. Their multidisciplinary addiction treatment team includes a board-certified medical director, Master’s-level clinicians, addiction specialists, and mental health and trauma experts, ensuring they can effectively treat complex clients with various mental health, psychiatric, and trauma disorders.
Access Support for Every Stage of Recovery
Jaywalker’s transitional living program bridges the gap between intensive treatment and independent living. Their offerings include 90-day intensive outpatient and outpatient programs, a sober living home with 24/7 staff support, and independent living residences across the street from their primary care facility. Jaywalker also has a strong alumni community and offers numerous ways to stay involved, including networking opportunities, three weekly meetings, events, expeditions, and volunteer opportunities.
Enjoy Comfortable Lodging & Outdoor Adventure
Clients spend as much time outside Jaywalker’s walls as inside. They engage in “meditation in motion” through activities including fishing, golfing, hiking, mountain biking, rock climbing, skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, and cross country skiing. Inpatient clients stay in an upscale lodge with comfortable, modern interiors and shared rooms. One of the most cherished aspects of the Jaywalker experience, beloved by clients and alumni, is the tradition of nightly family-style dinners, expertly prepared by their talented chef. Jaywalker encourages communication with family and friends who are supportive of the recovery process, but only through the provided landline phones and client computer.
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Insurance Accepted
Provider's Policy:Jaywalker Lodge accepts out of network health insurance and would be happy to better understand your needs.
GEHA
Exclusively serving federal and postal employees with clinical and dental benefits for employees and their families. Benefits apply to retired military, too.
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BlueCross BlueShield
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United Healthcare
Offering plans to individuals and businesses throughout the United States and in countries around the world.
Transform as a Family Through Therapy
Jaywalker’s family program offers families a transformative experience through multi-systemic family therapy. Held every 6 weeks, “Family Week” is a 4-day program that helps families explore complex dynamics, embrace change, and work together to support their loved one’s recovery. Families are encouraged to share stories, bond with each other, and gain new perspectives that make room for growth and healing. To further strengthen family involvement, Jaywalker also offers bi-weekly workshops and support groups designed to benefit all family members. These initiatives provide reassurance that their loved ones are safe, happy, and on a path toward a meaningful life in recovery.
Embrace All the Rockies Have to Offer
Jaywalker’s expedition program combines the therapeutic benefits of nature, physical activity, adventure, camaraderie, and skill-building to foster personal transformation. Understanding that challenges vary for each individual, the program offers a diverse range of weekly activities, from river fishing and hot yoga to mountain biking and rock climbing. Clients are encouraged to embrace new experiences, whether rafting class IV rapids, scaling cliffs, or skiing Colorado’s iconic slopes. Each activity presents opportunities for growth, courage, and success, empowering participants to overcome obstacles and build confidence. By engaging with these challenges, clients discover transformation and a renewed sense of purpose in recovery.
Rebuild Hope and Confidence After Chronic Relapse
Jaywalker specializes in treating men struggling with chronic relapse. Many of these men feel defeated, believing lifelong recovery is out of reach. Jaywalker’s 90-day treatment program gives these men hope and confidence that they can achieve lasting recovery. The process begins with inpatient treatment, where clients receive comprehensive support and services to acclimate, stabilize, and orient themselves to recovery. After completing the residential program, chronic relapsers transition to the partial hospitalization program. What sets Jaywalker’s treatment for chronic relapse apart is its emphasis on fun and challenging physical activities. These experiences help clients view the world and their lives through a new lens, fostering personal growth and supporting lifelong recovery.
Reclaim Purpose Through Service & Giving Back
Service is a cornerstone of Jaywalker’s recovery model, offering clients the opportunity to step outside themselves and become a positive force in their community. By volunteering with local groups such as Habitat for Humanity and Colorado Animal Rescue, Jaywalkers experience the transformative power of giving back. Service helps replace feelings of shame and guilt with humility and purpose, restoring a sense of connection and significance. Clients witness the resilience of others facing adversity and feel the heartfelt gratitude of those they assist, creating a shared sense of fellowship. These meaningful acts of service combat the isolation of addiction, providing reassurance that life has purpose and recovery is possible.
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Center Overview
Estimated Cash Pay Rate
Treatment Focus
This center treats primary substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions. Your treatment plan addresses each condition at once with personalized, compassionate care for comprehensive healing.
Treatment
Specializations
Adventure Therapy
This experiential approach uses the physical and emotional challenges of outdoor activities as tools for personal growth.
Alcohol
Using alcohol as a coping mechanism, or drinking excessively throughout the week, signals an alcohol use disorder.
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.
Drug Addiction
Drug addiction is the excessive and repetitive use of substances, despite harmful consequences to a person's life, health, and relationships.
Treatment Services
Day Treatment
In a PHP, patients live at home but follow an intensive schedule of treatment. Most programs require you to be on-site for about 40 hours per week.
Intensive Inpatient
The highest level of care, medically managed intensive inpatient services provides 24-hour nursing and physician care.
Intensive Family Program
Some rehabs offer intensive programs for loved ones. Group and individual therapy sessions help everyone heal, and improve family dynamics.
Intensive Outpatient Program
In an IOP, patients live at home or a sober living, but attend treatment typically 9-15 hours a week. Most programs include talk therapy, support groups, and other methods.
Outpatient
During outpatient rehab, patients attend a structured treatment program while continuing to live at home.
Residential
In a residential rehab program, patients live onsite, with access to daily treatment and 24-hour care. An average stay is 30-90 days.
Approaches
Spiritual Emphasis
Spirituality connects patients to a higher power and helps strengthen their recovery, hope, and compliance with other treatment modalities.
Experiential
Expressive tools and therapies help patients process past situations, learn more about themselves, and find healing through action.
Holistic
A non-medicinal, wellness-focused approach that aims to align the mind, body, and spirit for deep and lasting healing.
Personalized Treatment
The specific needs, histories, and conditions of individual patients receive personalized, highly relevant care throughout their recovery journey.
Twelve Step
Incorporating spirituality, community, and responsibility, 12-Step philosophies prioritize the guidance of a Higher Power and a continuation of 12-Step practices.
Gender-Specific
Separate treatment for men or women can create strong peer connections and remove barriers related to trauma, shame, and gender-specific nuances.
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.
Trauma-Specific Therapy
This form of talk therapy addresses any childhood trauma at the root of a patient's current diagnosis.
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.
Attachment-Based Family Therapy
ABFT is a trauma-focused therapy that teaches you to form healthy relationships by rebuilding trust and healing attachment issues formed in childhood.
Art Therapy
Visual art invites patients to examine the emotions within their work, focusing on the process of creativity and its gentle therapeutic power.
Body Image Therapy
Therapists use cognitive behavior techniques to challenge how patients perceive their body and their worth, rewriting negative thoughts and attitudes.
Conditions We Treat
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.
Codependency
Codependency is a pattern of emotional dependence and controlling behavior. It's most common among people with addicted loved ones.
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.
Gaming
Compulsive gaming is most often a problem for children and teens. The disorder can affect physical health, sleep, and the ability to focus at school.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
PTSD is a long-term mental health issue caused by a disturbing event or events. Symptoms include anxiety, dissociation, flashbacks, and intrusive thoughts.
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
Gender-specific groups
Patients in gender-specific groups gain the opportunity to discuss challenges unique to their gender in a comfortable, safe setting conducive to healing.
Young Adults Program
Programs for young adults bring teens 18+ together to discuss age-specific challenges, vocational and educational progress, and successes in treatment.
Activities
Yoga
Yoga is both a physical and spiritual practice. It includes a flow of movement, breathing techniques, and meditation.
Off-Site Activities
Professional Staff
Dr. Craig Bushong
Medical Doctor
MD
Gail Mathieson
Licensed Nurse Practioner
MS, PMHNP
Marny Nedlin
Psychotherapist
PhD
Natalie Bassett
Aftercare Program Supervisor
MA, LPC, LAC
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