Sierra Tucson

I’ve been to Sierra Tucson a few times, and while no treatment center is perfect, I can honestly say it helped me when I needed it most. The hospital unit can feel depressing at first because it’s designed to stabilize you during a difficult time. Once you’re transitioned into residential treatment, the program becomes much more tailored to your individual needs. You’ll have a care team supporting you throughout your stay, and the Behavioral Health Associates (BHAs) help oversee the lodges. Like anywhere, not every staff member is the same, but my overall experience was that they genuinely tried to meet my needs and support my recovery. This is a place for healing. You’ll have opportunities to connect with others who understand what you’re going through, and your loved ones can be part of your recovery process. The rules and structure are there to help keep everyone safe. The intake process can feel overwhelming, but if your goal is recovery, I’d encourage you to give the program a chance. Bring clothes without drawstrings, approved hygiene items, and only belongings you wouldn’t be devastated to lose. I misplaced a few things during my stays, but in the end, my recovery was far more important than any item I brought with me. I can’t speak to other people’s experiences, but this was mine. Sierra Tucson isn’t a resort it’s a treatment center. If you go in focused on healing and willing to do the work, it can be a life-changing experience. I’m grateful for the compassion, professionalism, and care that many of the staff showed me throughout my recovery.

Went through thier residential and PHP program, I found the program to be very beneficial to my substance abuse issues. Its a unique dynamic then id ever experienced and having a much higher sober quality of life. [Note] food and rooming was also very nice, made the experience very pleasant.

Life changing... as a disabled veteran who served on submarines, my PTSD, anxiety and depression had impacted every area of my life and all that I had built was disintegrating. I was at the point of despairing of my own life and tired of it all... until my psychiatrist and the VA helped me to get to Sierra Tucson (ST). The staff, modalities and the Red White and Blue (RWB) program at ST were so encompassing and caring. ST provided classes that filled the full gambit of psychological approaches, TMS, Ketamine therapy, Integrative services (incorporating healing of the nervous system and body), and moral injury, among other support and restorative methods. By far the gold for me was in the Process Group work, work with my Primary Therapist (Kris Davis), Psychodrama with Adena Bank Lees, Ketamine therapy and how the peer support system is setup as a whole. I have learned how to give place and support others in their feelings and beliefs and more importantly how to access, sit with, and integrate my own emotions. My inner critic is being freed to support me and show me what I fear, and now I am equipped to be present in that fear and authentically choose to act in truth and love. Don't get me wrong... no place is perfect and the staff is spread thin, yet the staff care and the structure is the best I have seen. Thank you ST for your support and for fostering and nurturing my healing and authentic identity. Forever grateful!

I received mental health care at Sierra Tucson from November-January, and have nothing but good things to say. The staff easily made one of the most challenging times of my life a time I can now reflect on with gratitude, and a whole new set of skills to move forward. I'd highly recommend ST for anyone struggling with an overactive nervous system, for any variety of reasons. The time, space, and wonder found at Sierra Tucson is the perfect reset.

The decision to go to Sierra Tucson was the best one I ever made. I went for 30 days and came home a different person, one who knows they are actually worthy of love and respect. Honestly the best experience I have ever had. I cannot recommend it highly enough.