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Treatment Focus
This center treats substance use disorders and mental health conditions. You'll receive individualized care catered to your unique situation and diagnosis, learn practical skills for recovery, and make new connections in a restorative environment.
Primary Level of Care
Offering intensive care with 24/7 monitoring, residential treatment is typically 30 days and can cover multiple levels of care. Length can range from 14 to 90 days typically.
Treatment Focus
This center treats substance use disorders and mental health conditions. You'll receive individualized care catered to your unique situation and diagnosis, learn practical skills for recovery, and make new connections in a restorative environment.
Primary Level of Care
Offering intensive care with 24/7 monitoring, residential treatment is typically 30 days and can cover multiple levels of care. Length can range from 14 to 90 days typically.
Private Pay
You pay directly for treatment out of pocket. This approach can offer enhanced privacy and flexibility, without involving insurance. Exact costs vary based on program and length of stay. Contact the center for specific details.
The Sapphire Sri Lanka
The Sapphire Sri Lanka
About The Sapphire Sri Lanka
Located one hour from Colombo airport, The Sapphire is a specialized clinical facility committed to delivering exceptional care. This 1930s Colonial estate has been reimagined as a "Lifestyle Reset" centre, where highly experienced clinicians craft treatment plans to address each guest's unique needs. The focus is on addressing mental health challenges across anxiety, depression, burnout, trauma and ADHD along with treating behavioural addictions and substance use disorders. Limiting the number of guests to 8 people allows The Sapphire's dedicated team of professionals to provide evidence-based care of the highest standard, helping individuals build resilience for long-term recovery.
Treatment Options
At The Sapphire Sri Lanka, treatment is delivered by a skilled care team using a range of therapies. The Sapphire’s primary focus is not a 12-Step approach, but if clients want to incorporate this into their programme, it can be provided upon request. They treat substance use and behavioural addictions by trying to get to the core of the client’s issue for using which is usually caused by trauma. Mental health conditions like burnout, trauma, depression, anxiety, and ADHD are treated with therapies such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), eye movement therapy (EMDR), dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT), internal family systems therapy (IFS), gentle exposure therapy, and mindfulness-based techniques.
Medical Detox
The Sapphire provides medical detox services to clients who need it, ensuring continuous supervision with an on-site doctor and round-the-clock nursing care. In partnership with Durdans Hospital, they offer access to higher levels of medical care when more intensive detox is required, ensuring clients receive the appropriate treatment in the most suitable setting. This partnership also ensures swift treatment for clients, in the unlikely event that an incident occurs on site. The Sapphire also provides medication-assisted treatment (MAT) as needed for withdrawal symptoms and mental health conditions.
Aftercare
At The Sapphire Sri Lanka, they recognise the importance of aftercare in ensuring lasting recovery as clients return to environments that may trigger relapse. To support continued progress, they offer a weekly group therapy session and provide the option for ongoing 1-on-1 sessions online. Additionally, they connect clients with one of their trusted aftercare providers, offering continued guidance and support beyond their stay.
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On-site Spa
Licensed for Both Addiction & Mental Health
Utmost Confidentiality
Center Overview
Treatment Focus
This center treats substance use disorders and mental health conditions. You'll receive individualized care catered to your unique situation and diagnosis, learn practical skills for recovery, and make new connections in a restorative environment.
Pricing and Program Length
Estimated Center Costs
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Meet Your Care Team

David Swannell
Chairman
MA Mathematics (Oxford), PDip Development Economics (Cambridge)

Professor Shehan Williams
Advisory Psychiatrist Consultant
MBBS (Jaffna), FRCPsych (UK)

Dr Roshan Fernando
Consultant Psychiatrist
MBBS, MD Psychiatry

Afra Jameel
Clinical Psychologist
MPhil in Clinical Psychology

Navneth Mendis
Clinical Psychologist
MPhil in Clinical Psychology

David Montgomery
Clinical Director

Necib Varan
Psychotherapist & Addictions Counsellor




Levels of Care
Your Care Options
Specializations
ADHD, ADD
ADHD is a common mental health condition caused by dopamine imbalance. Common symptoms include inattention, hyperactivitiy, and impulsivity.
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.
Burnout
Burnout entails mental and physical exhaustion, and leads to a severe lack of fulfillment. This condition is often caused by overwork.
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.
Drug Addiction
Drug addiction is the excessive and repetitive use of substances, despite harmful consequences to a person's life, health, and relationships.
Professionals
Busy, high-ranking professionals get the personalized treatment they need with greater accommodations for work, privacy, and outside communication.
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."
Who We Treat
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.
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.
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.
Art Therapy
Visual art invites patients to examine the emotions within their work, focusing on the process of creativity and its gentle therapeutic power.
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.
Hypnotherapy
A hypnotherapist guides patients through a trance-like state. This helps them identify and process subconscious emotions and regain inner control.
Languages
Conditions We Treat
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.
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.
Gambling
Excessive, repetitive gambling causes financial and interpersonal problems. This addiction can interfere with work, friendships, and familial relationships.
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.
Aftercare
Care Designed for Your Needs
Personal Amenities
Amenities
Special Considerations
Religion-Based Track
Patients can join faith-based recovery tracks to approach recovery with others in their faith, healing in a like-minded group with similar goals.
Family Member Stays
Treatment providers welcome family members to stay on-site to better the experience and success of patients and their families as a whole.
Executive Program
Addiction and mental health treatment for executives typically involves high discretion, greater technology access, and more private, 1-on-1 care.
Couples program
Using gentle clinical care, therapists guide patients and their partner through guided sessions to address issues and work towards lasting solutions.
Activities
Yoga
Yoga is both a physical and spiritual practice. It includes a flow of movement, breathing techniques, and meditation.
