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If you are wondering about whether yourself or someone you love should go to Casa Colina then you have come to the right place. As the parent of a child just completing a 90 day program here, I feel completely confident and qualified to say that Casa Colina is the best of the best! The following review is long and detailed and is for the mommas out there who are wanting to know all the things about the treatment program at Casa Colina from a mom’s perspective. If you don’t want to read all of the following, no worries, suffice it to say that I wouldn’t want my son to have been anywhere else. Casa Colina has definitely become home!
When my almost 18 year old son asked for help with his drug addiction, I googled “addiction treatment centers” and found Casa Colina. I quickly called the admissions line. Eric (the admissions guy) was so warm and kind, I immediately felt at ease. He told me about the program and answered my questions (I had millions of them) and then he talked to my son. Throughout the process of getting insurance sorted out, I ended up calling multiple times and every time I called I encountered patience, kindness and care.
When we pulled into the parking lot at Casa Colina for treatment, we were met at the car by several staff members (including John Campbell, the CEO) who showed us where to park and then helped my son carry in his bags. It was snowy & 18° outside that day with a north wind blowing. The personal care & attention paid to us was beyond impressive. At one point, Murray, who is the admissions director, put his arm around my shoulder and said, “Momma, you did the hard work in getting him here. He is safe and we will take good care of him. Now it is time for you to breathe. Go home, relax, and trust that we have got it from here…” his words were incredibly soothing to my worried, frazzled, and harried existence.
For the first 10 days of treatment there were no personal phone calls from my son (this is center policy), but there were several calls from the Casa staff. They updated me on meds, treatment plans, and gave me a general overview of how things were going. I asked lots of questions (I am a major talker/verbal processor) however, I never felt as if I was being brushed off or that they were in a hurry to get off the phone with me. I always felt like they believed what I had to say was important and that they cared about my well being as much as my son’s.
The first phone call from my son (after the first 10 days) was AWESOME! He was sober, hopeful and so proud of the work he was doing. It was only 10 minutes long (center policy), but it made me smile for days. I continued to enjoy our 10 minute phone calls each weekend.
Every week, throughout his stay, I got a therapy update phone call from his individual therapist, Ivy. She answered my questions and pointed me toward resources. I really looked forward to her weekly calls! She is a therapy ninja/rockstar!! One of my favorite things about Ivy’s calls is that she would always brag on my son’s accomplishments that week. For a mom that has been plagued with negative/bad news about my boy for years, I loved getting to hear good news!
After a few weeks we started family therapy through zoom with Stephanie (family therapist). Family therapy with Stephanie was a game changer! She was able to coach us safely through what have always been “landmine”conversations. Meaning that we were able to discuss hard things without the chaos, drama and fighting that has often plagued us. I have always felt that Stephanie (the family therapist) “sees me,” she “hears me” and what I think and feel matters to her. She has been a godsend to our family!
After 60 days of treatment, our family was invited to The Family Intensive Program. While there we connected with other families and healed some of our most “broken” places. If you have the opportunity to go to Family Program, please don’t hesitate to go! It was life changing for our family!
Overall, I am beyond impressed with Casa Colina! It is an amazing place that is changing lives!
When my husband needed help fighting his addiction, this is where he went. It has certainly not been an easy journey — emotionally, financially, and physically — but he is healing. He was guided to build a solid plan for recovery. Our kids and I have been given some of the tools we need to begin recovery, as well. It’s certainly not an easy road to navigate, but Casa Colina has removed many of the barriers and has pointed us in the right direction.
I highly recommend Casa Colina to any man (young or old) in need of addiction therapy.
I swore I was gonna write a review like 8 months ago… Casa saved me dawg. I thought it was bs the first month I was there to be honest and If you’re on the way there reading this thinkin its bs just know it’s not a joke over there. Yes they have fun and joke all the time but the homies in there are savin lives Fr fr. I wasn’t always fun to deal with in there but they knew I was a good kid that needed truth. They gave me truth and now I live a much truer life. I think about every staff member and every peer from my time in casa EVERY SINGLE DAY. If you need someone to help you save yourself then just go. Go as soon as you can.