Adventure Therapy in Arizona
The conversation that will not happen in a group room tends to happen three miles into a trail. That is the idea rather than a side effect of it.
- Hikes, canyons and lake days across northern Arizona, most weeks
- Run as treatment with clinical staff present, not as a day out
- The point is doing something hard with other men and finding out you can
- An open program rather than a locked facility, which is what makes it possible
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We work with TRICARE West, BCBS, Cigna,
Aetna and UnitedHealthcare
We do not accept Medicare or Medicaid
What it actually is
Outdoor Therapy, Run as Treatment
Northern Arizona is where we are, so the outdoors is part of the working week. These are the four things that make it treatment.
Clinical staff are on it
These are not unsupervised trips. The people running the day are the people running your treatment.
Most weeks, not occasionally
It is in the schedule alongside group and individual work rather than earned at the end of a stay.
Hard enough to count
Hikes, canyons and lake days. Doing something difficult next to other men is the active ingredient.
An open program
This is not a locked facility, which is what makes leaving the building for a day possible at all.
- What is adventure therapy?
- Treatment that happens while you are doing something physical and slightly difficult, usually outdoors and usually with other men. The conversation that will not happen in a group room tends to happen three miles into a trail, which is the whole idea rather than a side effect.
- Is this wilderness therapy?
- No, and the difference matters. Wilderness therapy is a specific residential model, mostly associated with adolescents, where the outdoors is the placement. This is day work: hikes, canyons and lake days that men come back from to a house, a therapist and a schedule. Northern Arizona is simply where we are.
- Do I need to be fit?
- No. Men arrive in every condition, several of them straight out of detox, and the days are pitched so that turning up is the requirement. If you want to build something while you are here, that is what the Resilience Lab is for.
- Is it optional?
- It is in the schedule rather than offered as a reward at the end of it. Men who arrive certain they will hate it are a recognised type here, and a fair number of them end up citing it afterwards.
Where it sits
The Rest of the Week
Adventure is one piece. These are the others it runs alongside.
Every therapy we use
EMDR, CBT, IFS, group, family and the experiential work.
Every therapy we useEquine therapy
A real herd on open ground, in the week for every level.
Equine therapyThe Resilience Lab
Strength work, run by a coach who spent twenty years in the Army.
The Resilience LabComing from out of state
Most men here flew in. Northern Arizona is part of the reason.
Coming from out of stateNeuroFaith™
The model all of it runs inside.
NeuroFaith™Levels of care
Residential through outpatient, around ninety days, one team.
Levels of care
What does not change
Constant at Every Level
Embedded in the clinical program at every level of care.
Our clinical modelNeuroFaith™Our clinical model, co-authored by Holdfast co-founder Tim Hayden and published as a book. It pairs neuroscience with Christian faith: brain mapping, polyvagal-informed therapy and EMDR alongside Bible study and spiritual mentorship.
Strength and recoveryThe Resilience LabA fitness room and a recovery room, run by Bobby Figueroa, who spent twenty years in the US Army, much of it in Special Forces. Strength training, plus cold plunge, saunas, red light and vibration. AnchorPoint clients are brought here to use it.
Named by the client as a selling pointEquine therapyReal horses, on open ground, as part of the week rather than a novelty. A real herd on open ground, and for a lot of men the first hour in months where nothing is being asked of them in words.
Outdoors, most daysAdventure therapyHikes, canyons and lake days across northern Arizona. This is an open program, not a locked facility, and the outdoors is in the schedule rather than offered as a reward at the end of it.
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Insurance
The Plans We Work With
Coverage varies by plan. If your carrier is not shown, ask rather than assume. We do not accept Medicare or Medicaid.
What men say
Reviewed by the Men Who Did the Work
98 reviews on Google
I was hesitant on coming to this facility, but I'm very glad I did. It definitely enforces the guidelines for building a structured life while having some freedom to still feel like a person. The camaraderie and brothers you make here helped with my recovery exponentially. The staff and therapists at Holdfast take your issues and needs to heart and assist to the best of their abilities.
Alec ReddingVerified Google reviewHoldfast was instrumental in getting my loved one on the road to recovery. Very thankful for the faith based approach while also applying expertise in the field of addiction and recovery. A wonderful ratio of providers to patients for one on one therapy and support. My loved one left after completing a 90 day program with a plan, community and a sponsor. A new lease on life! Our biggest thanks to Holdfast and prayers for the success of your future clients.
Dana KaupieVerified Google reviewHoldFast is a place where God restored me from the inside out. It’s more than a recovery program, it’s a Christ-centered brotherhood that helped me rebuild my life on solid ground. Through prayer, Scripture, and real accountability, I learned how to cling to God in every season and rediscovered my identity in Christ building a life of sobriety. I leave HoldFast renewed, anchored, and grateful for the grace and strength I found here, taking it one day at a time.
Scott ThibodauxVerified Google reviewCombination of Neuro Faith' Therapist, Christian based teachings. Listening and sharing each clients experiences and thoughts about we were being taught in group meetings. Also encouraged to go to AA meetings, Church and Bible Study. I haven't sobriety for 96 Days straight since i was 15. Daily prayer and meditation combined with the Hold Fast App daily reflection schedule allowed me to stay focused on my goals of God and sobriety. I knew no one in Prescott when I moved here, now I have a brotherhood and Fellowship of Men that 100% i can count on. I am currently on Step 11 and plan on Sponsoring others as well as continuing in volunteering for others needs and bringing others to sobriety. I have a beautiful new life now that. Hold Fast brought me back ty rean honest self. Thank you Staff. I am now closer with my family.
Lui RodriguezVerified Google reviewHoldFast Recovery is "hands down" the best treatment center I have ever been to. Between the staff and brotherhood, there is genuinely something special about this place. If you're trying to find renewed faith and become the best version of yourself, you've come to the right spot. Be prepared to put in the work!
Cryss Cross CurryVerified Google reviewUnlike no other. Holdfast has been a life saving Christian based spirit filled residential treatment center based on the 12 steps. Instead of dreading the classes and meetings I look forward to all of it. The brotherhood of men here is very strong and I’m healing Godspeed.
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