About Cottonwood Tucson – Tucson
Cottonwood Tucson is a CARF accredited substance use disorder and behavioral health treatment center in Tucson, Arizona. The center embraces a holistic philosophy and strives to treat the body, mind and spirit through exercise, nutrition and spirituality. They treat adult men and women and offer specialty programs for first responders and veterans.
They offer holistic detox, called Acudetox. This is a natural detox using acupuncture of the ear. It’s said to lower stress, reduce cravings and decrease anxiety. It also helps with physical and mental stability and focus.
The residential treatment program uses a plethora of treatment modalities to help you recover your authentic self. Most people stay in the inpatient program for about six weeks. They use individual and group therapy as well as brainspotting, psychodrama, and 12 Step meetings. Expressive arts groups and holistic wellness education are also part of the therapy experience.
If you’re diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), they offer somatic experiencing. This is an alternative therapy wherein the therapist leads you to focus on sensations in your body to discharge the energy of past traumatic events. Then you work on using pleasant sensations, happy memories and thoughts of supportive loved ones to create feelings of security to work through the trauma.
The center also offers a partial hospitalization program (PHP) and an intensive outpatient program (IOP). There’s also a virtual IOP if you need more flexibility. The virtual IOP is Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 5:30 to 8:30. It lasts up to 12 weeks and uses evidence based therapies such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). You must be 18, have a diagnosed mental health or substance use disorder and be free of homicidal or suicidal ideation to attend.
The PHP and IOP help prevent relapse, offer insight into your addiction and mental health and increase your communication and anger management skills. You’ll attend lectures, process groups and codependency recovery. You’ll also work on better coping skills and managing any self defeating behaviors.
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