Cottonwood Tucson

Recognized as one of Newsweek’s America’s Best Addiction Treatment Centers 2023, Cottonwood Tucson treats primary mental health, substance use, process addictions, and co-occurring disorders. They offer medically supervised detox, residential care, day treatment (partial hospitalization), and intensive outpatient. Their medically-managed detox provides a consultation with a medical provider, close nursing supervision, vital sign monitoring, and supervised medication use. After residential care, clients can participate in outpatient programming to continue building life skills and preventing relapse. Cottonwood Tucson treats only 9 clients at a time.
On staff, Cottonwood Tucson has psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, nutritionists, and substance use counselors catering treatment to clients’ recovery. They treat alcohol, opioid, and cocaine addiction, among others. Cottonwood Tucson is also a primary mental health provider, treating depression, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), and eating disorders. Their program can help those with process addictions such as gambling, video games, shopping, and sex addiction.
Cottonwood Tucson uses a variety of therapies in their 1:1 and group sessions. Their program is 12-Step based, and clients participate in trauma-specific therapies such as eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), somatic experiencing, and trauma release exercises (TRE). Cottonwood Tucson offers life skills training, where clients focus on relapse prevention, communication skills, relationship skills, anger management, and creating a strong support system. Clients who have chronic pain engage in alternative pain management methods like acupuncture, biofeedback, cryotherapy, myofascial release therapy, and nerve blocking. Cottonwood Tucson’s family program provides psychoeducation, communication training, multiple family groups, and 1:1 sessions. Their 5-day family week includes 8 hours of care daily.
Cottonwood Tucson strives to heal the mind, body, and spirit, so they incorporate holistic healing methods into their treatment plans. Clients participate in yoga, meditation, massage, Reiki, mindfulness, tai chi, and passive muscle relaxation. Cottonwood additionally offers exercise routines, breathing techniques, and a whole-food diet. They have on-site equine therapy, walking trails, and a meditation garden.