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Tucson, Arizona, United States
Sierra Tucson
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30+ Years in Business
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Part of the Acadia Healthcare network.
About Sierra Tucson
Set on 160 acres in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains, Sierra Tucson offers a safe and compassionate environment to heal from addiction, mood disorders, trauma/PTSD, and eating disorders. A leader in behavioral health care for over 30 years, Sierra Tucson provides an integrative system of neuropsychiatric care for emotional, physical, and spiritual healing. They specialize in treating co-occurring disorders, addressing both mental health and substance use issues simultaneously through comprehensive, individualized treatment plans.
Discover Proven Care Built around Clients’ Needs
Sierra Tucson's multidisciplinary team takes an integrative approach to treatment, placing an emphasis on providing comprehensive, holistic care that is customized based on each person’s specific needs. The treatment methods they use are research-backed and have proven success in delivering positive outcomes. Examples of the integrative therapies they use include naturopathic medicine, craniosacral therapy, SomatoEmotional dialoguing therapy, acupuncture, therapeutic and shiatsu massage, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and pain reprocessing therapy. Additional evidence-based therapies used in treatment include individual, group, and family therapies; pain reprocessing therapy; nutritional therapy; ketamine therapy; psychodrama; and equine therapy. By combining these therapeutic modalities, the Sierra Tucson team works to ensure that clients receive an all-inclusive experience that promotes lasting healing.
Access Specialized Care for Specific Populations
Sierra Tucson provides specialized programming for various populations. They have a dedicated track for first responders and Veterans, and they also offer customized care for licensed professionals and individuals suffering with chronic pain. To make sure that clients have tailored care based on the concerns they are struggling with, Sierra Tucson offers focused programs that address specific conditions, including substance use, mood and anxiety, trauma, and eating disorder recovery programs. By being able to take part in distinct inpatient, residential, and outpatient programs, clients can receive the type and level of care that meets them where they are on their healing journeys.
Find Recovery in Secluded Comfort
Sierra Tucson’s location provides total seclusion and privacy during treatment. Set on 160 acres, clients at Sierra Tucson can experience an escape from their busy lives and the outside world. On-site, clients can enjoy semi-private rooms, a ropes course, Shelldon the therapy tortoise, a labyrinth, sport courts, a rock wall, and much more.
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Insurance Accepted
Provider's Policy:Please call our admissions team for more information on insurance coverage. A knowledgeable member of our team can answer any financial questions you might have, and they can also reach out directly to your insurance carrier to verify and maximize your benefits. This service is free and puts you under no obligation to choose our programming.
Optum
Part of UnitedHealth Group, providing care to over 165,000 people worldwide.
BlueCross BlueShield
A leading healthcare provider serving over 100 million Americans as one of the largest insurance companies in the country.
Carelon Behavioral Health
Carelon Behavioral Health, formerly Beacon Health Options, is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts and serves over 40 million people.
United Healthcare
Offering plans to individuals and businesses throughout the United States and in countries around the world.
Heal the Whole Person with The Sierra Tucson Model®
Over the decades since Sierra Tucson opened, they’ve had tremendous opportunities to document the most effective treatment methods and optimize their programs. Sierra Tucson recognizes that people exist as their mind, body, spirit, and emotions. Their range of evidence-based, holistic, and experiential therapies aim to address each person as a whole.
Benefit from Daily Medical Oversight and Support
Sierra Tucson’s treatment is provided by a team of experienced psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, naturopathic physicians, and pain management physicians. Sierra Tucson features a team of full-time, on-staff doctors whose sole focus is to provide world-class treatment. Clients meet often with their providers to discuss needs, progress, and make necessary adjustments.
Experience Seamless Care at Every Level of Treatment
Sierra Tucson has expert programming for mental health, addiction, trauma, pain, family, and continuing care. Their Red, White, and Blue program caters to veterans, first responders, and active military members, focusing on integrative, trauma-informed care provided by staff who have served. They also provide focused care for licensed professionals, including doctors, nurses, pilots, and lawyers, addressing burnout and other mental health concerns. All of their programs address co-occurring disorders, and offer comprehensive, individualized plans that address both mental health and substance use issues simultaneously.
Take the First Step in Comfort, Safety, and Dignity
Sierra Tucson’s Detox Stabilization Program offers a safe, medically supervised environment for individuals beginning recovery from alcohol, opioids, and other substances. With 24/7 nursing care, trauma-informed support, and the calming backdrop of the Arizona desert, this program helps ease the physical and emotional discomfort of withdrawal while preparing clients for deeper therapeutic work ahead.
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Center Overview
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Executives
Executive treatment programs typically directly support the needs of people who manage businesses and may provide flexible schedules and office space to allow work during treatment.
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.
Professionals
Busy, high-ranking professionals get the personalized treatment they need with greater accommodations for work, privacy, and outside communication.
Veterans
Patients who completed active military duty receive specialized treatment focused on trauma, grief, loss, and finding a new work-life balance.
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.
Treatment
Specializations
Alcohol
Using alcohol as a coping mechanism, or drinking excessively throughout the week, signals an alcohol use disorder.
Bipolar
This mental health condition is characterized by extreme mood swings between depression, mania, and remission.
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.
Executives
Executive treatment programs typically directly support the needs of people who manage businesses and may provide flexible schedules and office space to allow work during treatment.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
OCD is characterized by intrusive and distressing thoughts that drive repetitive behaviors. This pattern disrupts daily life and relationships.
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.
Trauma
Some traumatic events are so disturbing that they cause long-term mental health problems. Those ongoing issues can also be referred to as "trauma."
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 Family Program
Some rehabs offer intensive programs for loved ones. Group and individual therapy sessions help everyone heal, and improve family dynamics.
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
Evidence-Based
A combination of scientifically rooted therapies and treatments make up evidence-based care, defined by their measured and proven results.
Experiential
Expressive tools and therapies help patients process past situations, learn more about themselves, and find healing through action.
Family Involvement
Providers involve family in the treatment of their loved one through family therapy, visits, or both–because addiction is a family disease.
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.
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.
Wellness
Wellness philosophies focus on the physical, mental, and spiritual wellness of each patient, helping them restore purpose with natural remedies.
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.
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Localized magnetic pulses stimulate areas of the brain to increase brain activity and reduce abnormal functions.
Adventure Therapy
This experiential approach uses the physical and emotional challenges of outdoor activities as tools for personal growth.
Equine Therapy
Guided interactions with trained horses, their handler, and a therapist can help patients improve their self-esteem, trust, empathy, and social skills.
Experiential Therapy
With this approach, patients heal by doing. Therapists help patients process difficult emotions to speak, using guided activities like art or dance.
Eye Movement Therapy (EMDR)
Lateral, guided eye movements help reduce the emotional reactions of retelling and reprocessing trauma, allowing intense feelings to dissipate.
Family Therapy
Family therapy addresses group dynamics within a family system, with a focus on improving communication and interrupting unhealthy relationship patterns.
Conditions We Treat
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a serious mental health condition that causes hallucinations, delusions, and disordered thinking.
ADHD, ADD
ADHD is a common mental health condition caused by dopamine imbalance. Common symptoms include inattention, hyperactivitiy, and impulsivity.
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.
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.
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.
Eating Disorders
An eating disorder is a long-term pattern of unhealthy behavior relating to food. Most people with eating disorders have a distorted self-image.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
OCD is characterized by intrusive and distressing thoughts that drive repetitive behaviors. This pattern disrupts daily life and relationships.
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.
Suicidality
With suicidality, a person fantasizes about suicide, or makes a plan to carry it out. This is a serious mental health symptom.
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.
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.
Heroin
Heroin is a highly addictive and illegal opioid. It can cause insomnia, collapsed veins, heart issues, and additional mental health issues.
Methamphetamine
Methamphetamine, or meth, increases energy, agitation, and paranoia. Long-term use can result in severe physical and 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.
Aftercare
Experience
Personal Amenities
Amenities
Special Considerations
LGBTQ group
Group therapy unites LGBTQ+ patients in a safe and culturally competent setting, encouraging peer support under the expert leadership of a therapist.
First Responders Program
Paramedics, police officers, firefighters, and others join in a specific First Responders program, usually focused on trauma, grief, and work-life balance.
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
Tim Palus
Chief Executive Officer
Adam Perkins
Chief Operating Officer
MBA, ACHE
Jasleen Chhatwal
Chief Medical Officer; Director of Mood Recovery Program
MBBS, MD, CPE, DFAPA
Amy C. Fritton Grudinschi
Group Chief Financial Officer
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Testimonial
The time spent at Sierra Tucson was the true beginning of my journey. Not only did I overcome my addictions, but I began to focus on the root causes that created my compulsions. I understand myself so much better now.
Former Client
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