About this facility
Paradise Creek Recovery Center, located near the City of Rocks National Reserve in Idaho, treating up to 8 individuals at a time struggling with sex or porn addiction, as well as co-occurring mental health and substance use issues. They offer residential programs on their scenic campus that last 28-120 days.
Paradise Creek admits clients from all around the U.S. and can take clients with complex situations. They transport clients between their center and the Salt Lake City airport.
Paradise takes an evidence-based and trauma-informed approach to treating sex addiction that focuses on neuroplasticity, retraining the brain. They use cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) sessions with a counselor eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), 12-Step Facilitation, adventure outings focused on meditation, and experiential groups. Clients meet with their therapist multiple times a week for productive, intensive discussions that focus on trauma, motivation, and relapse prevention training.
Depending on what types of constructive activities clients find useful, they can participate in evening campfire groups or some art or music groups to connect with other clients.
Family members and partners can participate in the client's recovery by attending virtual therapy sessions. They can also visit and attend family therapy in-person on dedicated weekends from Friday to Sunday.
Paradise considers family and relational issues that contribute to sex addiction, including betrayal trauma.
Paradise's mountainside facility offers amenities like exercise equipment, walking trails, and yoga sessions to promote physical well-being. Clients often leave the property to meditate at the nearby City of Rocks or other natural wonders.
Paradise Creek counsels clients who have been arrested for sexual activity, including child porn. Although they aren't part of the legal system, they admit clients who are awaiting trial. They also take clients would like to begin therapy before going to a different treatment facility that the Department of Corrections is sending them to.
Paradise focuses their therapy on identifying core issues that contribute to sexual addiction, so they aim to address the issues that lead to involvement in the justice system.
In addition to group outings and therapy, clients can connect with fellow attendees through a free weekly aftercare group. Paradise wants clients to have support from other people in recovery who can understand what they're going through and provide encouragement.
Services
A quick overview of services associated with this facility.
Type of Care, TC, Substance use treatment; Mental health treatment; Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.), SET, Outpatient
Facility Type, FT, Outpatient mental health facility
Treatment Approaches, TAP, Activity therapy; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Couples/family therapy; Dialectical behavior therapy; Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy; Group therapy; Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment; Individual psychotherapy; Telemedicine/telehealth therapy; Abnormal involuntary movement scale
Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public), FOP, Private non-profit organization
Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted, PAY, County or local government funds; Medicaid; Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE); Other State funds; Private health insurance; Cash or self-payment; State welfare or child and family services funds
Payment Assistance Available, PYAS, Payment assistance (check with facility for details); Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
Special Programs/Groups Offered, SG, Young adults; Seniors or older adults; Veterans; Active duty military; Members of military families; Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders; Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence; Clients who have experienced trauma; Persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI); Persons with eating disorders; Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
Assessment/Pre-treatment, ASPT, Screening for tobacco use
Recovery Support Services, RSS, Housing services; Mentoring/peer support
Education and Counseling Services, ECS, Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
Facility Smoking Policy, SMP, Smoking permitted in designated area
Age Groups Accepted, AGE, Children/Adolescents; Young Adults; Adults; Seniors
Facility Vaping Policy, FVP, Vaping permitted in designated area
Ancillary Services, AS, Court-ordered outpatient treatment; Case management service; Suicide prevention services; Education services
