The Meadows

The Meadows Rehab

The Meadows is one of the most prominent luxury rehab centers in the United States. It is a center that has helped thousands of people recover from addiction and set them on a path of living without barriers.

Situated in Wickenburg, Arizona, the Meadows covers 14 acres of gorgeous desert real estate. The luxury rehab center makes great use of its desert surroundings and offers a southwest oasis just 50 miles outside of Phoenix.

Guests will find a range of treatments aimed at ending their addictions to drugs and alcohol, sex addiction, and eating disorders. The Meadows also offers treatment for anxiety, depression, and PTSD. Treatment plans include equine-assisted therapy, yoga, acupuncture, Tai Chi, and expressive arts therapy. The luxury rehab resort aims to heal the body and mind during a guest’s stay through tough love and plenty of physical fitness. Residents won’t find the Meadows to be one of the rehab centers that allows them to lounge around to “recover” from addiction passively. The Meadows uses tough love and isolation to change residents and help them through the process of psyche change.

The Meadows has a long history of treating patients. Celebrities and well-known individuals have sought out its expert staff to help treat their addictions. For over 40 years, the Meadows has been treating clients and its longevity in the addiction industry proves it is one of the best rehab centers available.

The Meadows Celebrity Clients

• Selena Gomez, singer, actress: Burn out
• Elton John, singer: Substance abuse
• Alanis Morisette, singer: Substance abuse
• Ronnie Wood, musician: Substance abuse
• Michael Phelps, Olympic swimmer: Alcohol addiction
• Tiger Woods, professional golfer: Substance abuse
• John Galliano, fashion designer: Alcohol addiction
• Elle Macpherson, model: Depression
• Kate Moss, model: Substance abuse
• Donatella Versace, fashion designer: Substance abuse

One of the major aspects of the facility that attracts guests from all over the globe is its Survivors treatment program. The platform works with guests battling childhood trauma issues allowing them to release buried tensions during the program.

The facilities location in Wickenburg leaves it smack in the middle of the Sonoran Desert. Guests at the luxury facility have little to do during a stay except focus on staying clean and sober. The location of the Meadows enables guests to separate themselves from home and the potential triggers that cause their addictions.

What is a day like at Meadows Clinic?

At first glance, the Meadows resembles a wide-open desert ranch. A walk through the facility and that first impression quickly changes with the Meadows looking more like a college campus.

Although the clinic is a luxury center, there are aspects that make it feel more like upscale college life. Guests share rooms and a strict dress code is enforced by the staff at the center to prevent sex addicts from being triggered. Clients eat their meals in a cafeteria and sugar and caffeine are off limits.

Clients are given a pager upon arrival to ensure that they are able to make it to classes and meetings on time. Guests are strictly monitored by the staff at the Meadows and residents can receive visitors during their stays, but only 14 days after first arriving.

Days begin with guests choosing between one of three exercise activities: going to the gym, swimming or yoga. After breakfast, clients participate in peer meetings and small-sized group therapy.

A yoga or meditation class and lunch follows., and the afternoons see more physical fitness classes and specified therapy sessions. Dinner is followed by another physical fitness session and a 12-step meeting.

The Meadows Cost

A residential treatment program at the clinic runs for 30 days and costs $54,000. The Meadows does take private health insurance and guests should have their information ready when contacting the facility. The Meadows also offers financing options through Healthcare Lending.

Pillars of Meadows Recovery

The Meadows rehab use six groundbreaking pillars of treatment, deployed harmoniously across the treatment episode.

Integrated Trauma Services at The Meadows

The Meadows trauma treatment unit has four decades of experience in assisting trauma victims to identify and treat the devastating impact of trauma.

Nervous System Regulation: The Meadows

The facility uses leading edge neurobehavioral equipment to assist in grounding clients so they can better self-regulate anger and biological emotional responses with a calmer mind.

The Meadows : Senior Fellows

The Meadows senior fellows guide and develop both treatment philosophy and modality. Each fellow is a leader in their field of individual expertise.

The Meadows : Survivors Workshop

Survivors a signature workshop and is an essential component of the clinics inpatient treatment program. The workshop delves into the origins that fuel destructive behavior.

Holistic Approach

The Meadows blends old world ancient healing methods and modern holistic practices, such as Yoga, acupuncture, guided meditation, Pilates, and equine assisted psychotherapy.

Family Systems Integration at The Meadows

It has been medically and statistically proven that a process of family healing and reunification can greatly aid long term recovery from substance abuse and process addictions.

Treatment at The Meadows

The Meadows treats of a variety of addictions including drug and alcohol, sex, PTSD, depression, and eating disorders. The treatment facility’s expert staff have designed a non-traditional 12-step program that uses other elements including a number of holistic therapies and CBT.

The Meadows offers an on-site detox and comprehensive aftercare, and offers a well-coordinated approach to addiction, with an emphasis on Dual Diagnosis and co-occurring mental health disorders.

Upon admission and after detox individualized the world class treatment team put together a truly individualized plan based on addressing physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual needs, with the ultimate goal of long term recovery.

The Meadows Rehab has the capacity, skills and expertise to deliver a broad range of therapies with a 360 degree treatment view. Clients at The Meadows can expect to benefit from Group Therapy, EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, Equine Therapy, Yoga, Acupuncture, Mindfulness, Meditation, Neurobehavioral Therapy

Treatment philosophy and modality is shaped by Senior Fellows from the addiction treatment industry, who are each a World renowned expert pioneer in their own right.

Senior Fellows include:

Pia Mellody: Development Trauma and Codependency expert

As a pioneer in the field of recovery, Pia Mellody’s theories on the effects of childhood trauma have become the foundation for The Meadows’ programs and are a major reason for their success. Pia is widely known as one of the preeminent authorities in the fields of addiction and relationships. Her work on codependency, boundaries, and the effects of childhood trauma on emotional development has profoundly influenced the treatment of addictions and the issues of forming and maintaining relationships.

Pia is the author of several influential books, including Facing Codependence, Facing Love Addiction, Breaking Free, and The Intimacy Factor. At The Meadows, she trains our staff, counsels patients and families, speaks at campus workshops, and lectures around the world. Pia also developed the Developmental Model of Immaturity used by The Meadows.

The Meadows accommodation

The Meadows believes in basic living conditions and that is what residents of the center will find upon arrival. While many luxury rehab centers allow guests to have plush rooms with five-star amenities, the Meadows believes in tough love.

Therefore, guests live in shared dorms much like on a college campus. There are no private rooms and all guests are required to live with a roommate. Despite the shared rooms, guests will find a swimming pool, gym, and other amenities on campus.

The Meadows Privacy

The rehab center’s location in the Sonoran Desert 50 miles outside of Phoenix offers guests an escape from their lives back home. There is little to do except recover from addiction. The isolation that the Meadows preaches offers guests an escape from places and individuals that could trigger their addictions.

The Meadows Facility

The outside of the center resembles a large desert ranch while the inside looks far more like a college dorm. Guests use the gym and yoga facilities regularly throughout the day and a swimming pool is on campus. All meals are eaten in a cafeteria.

The Meadows Setting

The Meadows is located in the Sonoran Desert in Wickenburg, Arizona. Guests will find that there is little around them and isolation is a key concept used by the Meadows. It is the remoteness of the rehab center that is used to promote healing.

One of the World’s Best Rehabs

Residents won’t find the Meadows to be one of the rehab centers that allows them to lounge around to “recover” from addiction passively. The Meadows uses tough love and isolation to change residents and help them recover. Guests may share rooms but a top-notch gym and swimming pool offers the chance to heal the body and mind. The Meadows has a strong focus on fitness. Guests will find a range of treatments aimed at ending their addictions to drugs and alcohol, sex addiction, and eating disorders. The Meadows also offers treatment for anxiety, depression, and PTSD. Treatment plans include equine-assisted therapy, yoga, acupuncture, Tai Chi, and expressive arts therapy. The luxury rehab resort aims to heal the body and mind during a guest’s stay through tough love and plenty of physical fitness.

The Meadows is featured on Worlds Best Rehabs