Frequently Asked Questions

We typically have a community filled with a wide range of adults ranging in age from 18 to 70+.

Your length of stay varies based upon individual needs, program and clinical progress in treatment. Treatment planning is individualized and will be unique to your needs. Please speak to an intake coordinator for additional information.

Sierra Tucson’s beautiful lodge provides semi-private rooms (two residents per room) with full beds and amenities. Our experience and outcomes research demonstrate that residents have a fuller, richer experience when they have a roommate. A private room may be available, based on clinical need.

At Sierra Tucson we prefer that individuals focus on the issues at hand rather than routine chores. However, residents are responsible to keep their rooms tidy on a daily basis. Residents are also asked to be respectful and responsible members of the therapeutic community.

The day for the resident begins early with breakfast at 6:45 a.m. (6:30 a.m. for eating disorder residents). A lecture, group, and/or community meeting are scheduled on some days. After lunch, residents attend specialty groups and family programs, depending on their needs and diagnoses. Dinner is served around 5:00 p.m., followed by evening lectures, relapse groups, counseling, assignments, and Twelve-Step meetings.

Sierra Tucson’s rich day of programming usually ends at 9:00 – 9:30 p.m. Also throughout the day, residents attend specific lectures and consult with doctors and specialty therapists, according to their specific needs. Other therapeutic activities may include Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Acupuncture, Equine-Assisted Therapy, Challenge Course, Yoga, fitness, and other healthy recreational activities.

Additional Integrative Therapy packages are available for purchase.

The telephones located in the lodges are turned on and off during certain periods every day to allow you to communicate with your family and to return phone messages that have been left. Phone cards are available for purchase in the bookstore.

Visiting privileges are given at the discretion of the resident’s therapist, in accordance with the best interests of the resident. The primary therapist generally authorizes visitation after five full days of treatment—on Sundays and designated holidays. Visiting hours on Sundays are from 1-4 p.m. Visitors must follow the guidelines for appropriate attire and are asked to not bring any food, candy, soda, gifts, magazines, etc. to any resident. Visitors are required to check in at the main reception desk upon arrival.

Sierra Tucson’s Family Program is an integral part of the treatment process. This program will be returning to Sierra Tucson soon!

Please see information on the Family Program page.

An inpatient experience allows you the opportunity to work on your personal issues for a significant amount of time without the distractions or interruptions of daily life. By immersing yourself in treatment, you are able to look at all the facets of life, get to the root of issues, evaluate relationships and patterns of living, and reprioritize and restructure your life to begin a healthier, more fulfilling future. It is a time of total honesty with yourself in a supportive, nurturing and healing environment. Sierra Tucson blends a truly individual program with a wide variety of therapeutic approaches and an environment that gives each resident the tools necessary to achieve the highest likelihood of ongoing recovery. Treatment can give you the opportunity to live again – to realize that you are a good person with a bad disease. Inpatient treatment can help you start over with the tools, support, honesty, and courage to take back what has been taken from you – a deep appreciation for life, wellness, family… and hope! We are all miracles!

Call (855) 578-0241 to speak with a caring professional or complete the web form and an intake coordinator will contact you for a brief conversation about why you are seeking treatment, and to answer any questions you may have about the program.

You will work with the admissions staff to determine a start date that works best for your schedule.

Sierra Tucson will support you regardless of your professional circumstances. We will support your professional success.

Yes, there are phones located in the lodges, and we can arrange for supervised Skype sessions with loved ones. Computers are available for email communication with family.

You can utilize out-of-network benefits for your stay at Sierra Tucson. Please contact an intake coordinator for additional information.

All information you provide is CONFIDENTIAL and protected by law.