Wednesday, May 23, 2012

We recognize that family is an essential part of recovery for anyone.  Just as disease, addiction and codependence can permeate the family structure, so can recovery.

Who we are has a lot to do with the environment we grew up in, so the path of recovery often leads to the possibility for growth and change within that original family structure.  As part of every treatment plan at Prescott House, family of origin issues are addressed on a very regular basis.

Recovery within the family structure will require significant transition for everyone involved.  We encourage all family members to seek support and counseling through this process as well.  There are very helpful 12-step programs available everywhere for families in this process.

After the first month of treatment each client and his primary therapist will begin to prepare for a family weekend that will include family therapy and, in many cases, a weekend experience together away from the facility.  We ask that families be available for sessions on Thursday night as well as Friday and Monday mornings for that weekend.

The schedule is relatively flexible and we understand that in some cases multiple sessions may be required to accommodate the various family components.  Any questions about the specifics of the program may be addressed to the client’s primary therapist or our family counselor.

"I came to Prescott House to learn how to put the tools I learned about at Betty Ford Center to work, in a safe and structured environment. My childhood was very traumatic for me and I got to work on those trauma issues here. If I had not gone through extended care I would not be writing this to explain its importance; I'd be dead or in prison." — Steve

Monday, April 16, 2012

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Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Men's Extended Care Treatment Program for Long Term Sobriety

Simple, apartment style complex - 2 and 3 bedroom, one bathroom suites. Clients share a bedroom.

  • Clients buy their own groceries and prepare their own meals.
  • Each client receives a weekly allowance from their personal expense budget, and must account for all his spending each week.

All of our clients at Prescott House have immediate access to medical professionals. We offer the services of a medical director and a consulting psychiatrist, in addition to our professionally-certified staff members. Prescott offers about 200 12-Step meetings each week, providing a supportive recovery community.


The main facility at Prescott House is designed for independent living and comfortable group involvement. Clients plan and prepare their own meals. Six common areas offer the opportunity for peer group meetings. We further encourage personal growth and interaction by assigning shared living quarters. The company of other men provides a chance to build intimacy skills based on honesty and gives you an opportunity to express feelings of shame, pain and loss in a positive and sharing environment.

Transportation by Prescott House staff from Phoenix International Airport or any primary treatment facility in Arizona is also available and encouraged for the safety of the client.

Do we eat all of our meals right there at the facility?

Yes. Prescott House has an apartment style complex, with three bedrooms in each suite, with two men in each bedroom. All clients are responsible for buying their own food and preparing their own meals.

What does your program cost?

Tuition is $6,850 per month and expenses average another $1000 per month. All applicants must demonstrate their financial ability to pay the cost of our program. Read some of the details on the expenses page.

Are most of your clients alcoholics?

No. Our client universe is usually fairly divided between alcoholics, drug users, sex addicts, men with sexual issues and trauma, dual-diagnosis, incest survivors, adult children of alcoholics, men with gambling issues and others in need of behavioral modification

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Prescott House Alumni Event in Tennessee-Join Us!


Wed, February 29, 5:30pm – 5:30pm

Where: Loveless Cafe, 8400 Highway 100, Nashville, TN 37221 (map)

Prescott House invites all Nashville area alumni to be its guests for a fun night of fellowship, food, and music! Join Dayton Turberville and Michael McGill at the Loveless Cafe.

Since 1988 Prescott House has served the recovery community as an extension of primary treatment that offers individuals the time and intensive environment to change and heal. We have found through experience, and nationally recognized research shows, that long term recovery is dependent on long term treatment in a nurturing and intensive therapeutic environment.

The primary component of the program is the group therapy experience. Clients participate in at least 12 structured therapy groups each week as well as working individually with a primary therapist. Another piece of our program is volunteer service work in the local community until a client is therapeutically ready to get a part time job or take classes at one of our three local colleges. Also, clients are given written assignments that will facilitate an experience in process groups, including personal inventories of past behavior. The clients work together as a therapeutic community to confront unhealthy behavior while providing each other with the primary support group they will need in early recovery.

At Prescott House clients are given a safe environment that will facilitate the process of confronting their self-destructive behaviors while nurturing their personal and emotional growth in recovery. Our program is based primarily on process oriented experiential group therapy. Much of the work done here centers around cognitive behavioral restructuring. The intensive and highly structured environment allows staff the opportunity to look at the whole person and treat the causes of self-destructive behavior and not simply the symptoms.

Prescott House is a unique community that models and educates clients on healthy and supportive interpersonal skills that must be used to foster a new lifestyle in recovery. Clearly the old life style was not working, and changing everything is a frightening and extensive process that we believe takes several months to begin.

Physical health, personal responsibility, spiritual development, nutrition consultations, interpersonal relationship skills and boundary development are also part of the program. A special emphasis is placed on nutritional health. An assessment will be done to help determine if each client has any potential eating wellness issues. Peripheral programs that are available in appropriate cases include neuropsychological testing and Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy done with experienced local professionals.

The town of Prescott Arizona is a mile high scenic mountain getaway that has become a Mecca for recovery in this country. This community has provided a safe haven for our clients and an amazing resource of experience, strength and hope that is invaluable to our program. This town has a way of slowing life down enough to appreciate it fully, and experience ourselves on a different level.


Saturday, January 21, 2012

Eating Disorders Effect Men Too...

Prescott House Eating Disorder and Nutrition Program

Eating disorders are not typically associated with men in our society, but we have encountered several men in our program over the years struggling with body image issues, binge eating issues, and excessive exercising issues. In more severe cases, we have encountered men with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and other forms of eating disorders as well as men who use steroids. We have found that addressing issues with food and body image, along with balanced nutrition, can be crucial to a healthy recovery.

Individual Sessions: Individual sessions are scheduled weekly with all clients in the Eating Disorder/Disordered Eating Group. These sessions involve individual process of the client’s past week with food, CBT work, individual assignments, and goal setting for the following week. Clients who are not in the Eating Disorder/Disordered Eating Group schedule individual sessions as seen needed by staff or when desired by the client after their initial consultation.

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Happy Holidays from the Professional Treatment Team at Prescott House!

Prescott House Group-Men's Rehab

Thank you Prescott House for helping me on my path to a spiritual life. When I look back on the way I was living before sobriety, I really don't understand why. Why I did the things I did, why I didn't do the things I didn't do? But I am forever grateful for this life. I guess it’s worth mentioning, I have been sober ever since my first meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous at age 20. I am now 26 and will be getting 7 years on July 15 if I keep doing my part and keep letting God do its part.
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