Our programs

Your road to recovery

The professionals at First Step have years of experience and expertise in treating alcohol and drug addiction. Developing this solid program of recovery is based on many years of assessing what kinds of approaches have proven successful.

We provide our clients with a safe haven where they can focus exclusively on their health, well-being, and recovery. Everything else is completely taken care of like first-class accommodations, nutrition, recreation and relaxation. With nothing to worry about beyond healing, the addict or alcoholic has the best possible opportunity to beat their addiction.

The approach at First Step is a holistic one, treating the whole person, not just the disease. We feel that the best way to beat addiction is to replace it with a healthy and rewarding way of life.

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A multi-disciplinary team creates an individual treatment plan based on your clinical needs.  These highly trained professionals may consist of:

• Licensed drug and alcohol counselors
• Mental health professionals
• Medical professionals
• Spiritual care counselors
• Tobacco recovery counselors
• Nutritionists
• Clinical case managers
• Financial case managers
• Continuing care counselors
• Wellness specialists
• Licensed recovery coaches

Patients experience a full day of therapy, education and fellowship.  The day typically starts at 7 a.m. and ends at 10:30 p.m. and may include the following activities:

• Morning meditation followed my mealtime and fellowship
• Educational lectures followed by a group meeting for processing the lecture
• Usage history
• Twelve Step groups
• Special group meetings tailored to the needs of the individual. Groups could include:
  • Leisure skills group
  • Anger group
  • Stress management
  • Mental health group
  • Grief group
• Rational Emotive Therapy group
• Relaxation, exercise and recreational activities
• Individual appointments as needed with physician, psychiatrist, psychologist or other professional from the multidisciplinary team.
• Wellness activities such as biofeedback
• Personal time for reflection including reading and individual treatment assignments
• Relaxing and walks on the beach
• Computer cource by a Google expert

Family Program

Alcohol and Drug addiction are conditions that affect not only the addict or alcoholic but also the family system as a whole. We have developed a Family Program to meet the needs of those who have been impacted by another person's alcohol or drug problem.

The goal of our Family Program is to introduce participants to the principles of recovery, along with providing necessary social and emotional support. The educational component of the Family Program takes place once a week and assists the client and family members in understanding the complicated web of addiction and its impact on the family as a whole.

Our success rate it 90%

A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.... take that step.