Rehab for Veterans in Arizona
A men’s program founded by a first responder who came home when nineteen of his brothers did not. PTSD and addiction treated by one team, at the same time, for as long as it takes.
- Licensed for dual diagnosis: PTSD, anxiety and depression alongside the addiction
- EMDR and trauma-focused therapy from master’s level clinicians
- We work with TRICARE West policies, and verify before anything is booked
- Around ninety days, stepping down, with the same team the whole way
5.0 on Google
Confidential. No pressure to commit.
We work with TRICARE West, BCBS, Cigna,
Aetna and UnitedHealthcare
We do not accept Medicare or Medicaid
Getting here
How Veterans Pay for Rehab: VA, TRICARE and Insurance
The VA is usually the obstacle rather than the program, so this is the part worth reading first. Admissions tells you which of the three is realistic for you on the first call.
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A Community Care referral
Holdfast is not a VA facility and does not hold a VA Community Care contract. Referrals through the Community Care network do still reach us, because a VA care team can send one. Getting it approved takes persistence with your own care team, and admissions will tell you exactly what to ask them for rather than leaving you to guess.
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TRICARE West
We work with some TRICARE West policies, and what a specific plan covers depends on the plan and the level of care. Verification is the only thing that answers it honestly, and it takes one call with your plan details to hand.
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Commercial insurance or self-pay
Plenty of veterans here are covered through an employer, a spouse or their own policy rather than through the VA at all. Much of our care is delivered out of network, which often still carries real benefits, and admissions will tell you what yours actually pays.
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Why veterans come here
PTSD and Addiction Treatment, Under One Team
If you have already been placed somewhere by a system, more than once, this is what tends to be different about choosing it yourself.
Built by someone who came back
Brendan McDonough was the Granite Mountain Hotshots lookout, and the only one of the crew to survive the day nineteen did not.
PTSD treated as the cause
EMDR and trauma-focused therapy run alongside the substance use work, not after it. Every clinician is master’s level.
Licensed for dual diagnosis
PTSD, anxiety, depression and bipolar disorder handled by the same team as the addiction, at the same time.
Ninety days, not twenty-eight
Inpatient care steps down through PHP and IOP with one clinical team. A month is the length that failed most men here.
Survivor Guilt Is Where This Program Started
- Brendan McDonough was the Granite Mountain Hotshots lookout on the day the crew was lost
- Survivor guilt, substance use and a long rebuild followed, which is why this program treats trauma first
- Veterans and first responders are in the room most of the time, so you stop explaining yourself sooner
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Questions
Veterans Drug Rehab: Common Questions
The VA, TRICARE, and what happens when you have already done this more than once.
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- Are you a VA hospital or a VA Community Care provider?
- Neither, and it matters that we say so plainly. Holdfast is a private program in Arizona. We do not hold a VA Community Care contract. What does happen is that VA care teams send Community Care referrals to us, and admissions will walk you through what to ask your team for. If that route stays closed, TRICARE West, commercial insurance and self-pay are the other three doors.
- Do you take TRICARE?
- We work with some TRICARE West policies. What any specific plan covers depends on the plan, the region and the level of care, so verification is the only honest answer. Admissions needs the plan, whether it is Prime or Select, and whether the beneficiary is the service member or a family member. The detail is on the TRICARE page.
- I have already been through VA programs. Why would this be different?
- Most veterans who call here are describing a third or fourth attempt, so this is the normal case rather than the hard one. Two things usually changed: the length, because care here runs around ninety days and steps down through residential, PHP and IOP rather than ending, and the trauma work, which runs the whole way through rather than being handled somewhere else by someone else.
- Can you treat PTSD and addiction at the same time?
- That is what a dual diagnosis license means and it is what the program is built around. EMDR, trauma-focused therapy and psychiatric care run alongside the substance use treatment with one team holding both. Treating them separately is what sends a lot of men back out still carrying the thing that started it.
- I need to detox first. Can you help?
- We are not a detox facility and we will tell you that on the first call rather than after you arrive. Admissions will help you find one, speak to them directly on your behalf, and bring you here as soon as you are medically cleared. Whether your VA benefits cover that detox is a question for your VA care team, and it is worth asking them specifically. More on how this works is on the detox page.
- Do I have to be a Christian?
- No. Men arrive doubting, angry at God, or with no faith at all, and nobody signs anything to get in. The program is built on Christian ground and it is nondenominational. Many men find the identity work is the part that finally answers a question the clinical work could not reach.
- I am out of state. Does that work?
- Most men here traveled, and several found us from the other side of the country. Flights land at Phoenix Sky Harbor and someone collects you. Admissions sorts the timing out with you before anything is booked. Traveling to treatment covers the logistics.
- Is it men only?
- Yes, every level of care. For men who served in a unit, a room with no women in it tends to get to the true thing faster, and the brotherhood is what alumni come back for. There are veterans and first responders in the building most of the time.
Where to go from here
More for Veterans and Their Families
The VA, the payer question, and the people who usually call before he does.
TRICARE
What we work with, what verification tells you, and what it does not.
TRICARELevels of care
Residential through outpatient, around ninety days, one clinical team.
Levels of careTrauma and PTSD
EMDR and trauma-focused therapy, running alongside the substance use work.
Trauma and PTSDFirst responders
Firefighters, police, paramedics and dispatchers, by one of their own.
First respondersComing from out of state
How men get here, and who collects them at the airport.
Coming from out of stateFor wives and mothers
If you are the one making this call for him, start here.
For wives and mothers
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.
Compare every level of care or call and let admissions place you.
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.
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We Have Your Details
Admissions will call you from a local number. If you would rather not wait, call (928) 378-3599 now and someone will pick up.
Call (928) 378-3599What 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.
Aaron EndsleyVerified Google review
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