Calvary Healing Center is the place I have chosen to do Detox and residential Rehab twice now…read more(don't take points away from them for my relapse.) It's one of the best if not the best program in Phoenix. Jade is by far the best therapist I have worked with in my 49 years on this planet (33 of which have been spent in therapy of one form or another). The BHTs are all standouts, but Sarah (one of the recent hires), Paris, Louis - who really should be a clinical therapist, and Josh were spectacular. Sarah was particularly delightful to interact with, and bent over backwards to make my time there as comfortable as possible. Most are a little sassy because they too were addicts, but ultimately they are there to give back, and they do. They all have different rule sets which can be a little confusing, and us addicts try to manipulate them any way we can, but they were exceptional in their care. Carol, Mario, and the night nurse, Angie were the standouts at the nursing desk, my care there was amazing during both stints, and this one was better than the last trip, though things have been locked down more than my last "vacation" at Calvary (it is the opposite of a vacation, you are in non-stop programing from 8am until ~9pm if you are doing everything you are supposed to.) This is the place to come if you want to get sober and stay sober. It's not bougie, it doesn't have the best view or the best beds, you won't be petting horses or starring in a pamphlet with an ocean view. You won't have all the nice accouterments some places offer, and it is a pretty strict environment (not having your phone can be particularly jarring for some people.) It's not a luxury resort, but it is a superb place to get your mind off drinking/using and get back to thinking about what matters in your life. It's the place to get things back in order and work on yourself with brilliant supervision. The food is great, but don't come there for the food, it's the program and the fellowship you will develop with the other addicts there trying to get a handle on their own lives you are coming for. It may be the most valuable experience of your life, try to approach it as such, it may save you. I would be remiss if I didn't mention Dr. Halligan who has 0 bedside manner and acts like you have rudely inconvenienced him every time you interact with him (daily when you are in Detox, weekly in Residential) he is a troll who has no business working at this facility. The other doctor is brilliant and delightful to interact with so Halligan is incredibly jarring when you suddenly encounter his blatant disregard for empathy, but you don't have to see him for long and hopefully he will be replaced shortly (if doctor Mwangi could take over his shifts, the world and certainly Calvary would be a better place. Dr. Mwangi is beyond exceptional and I liked his brilliance so much he is now my psychiatrist!). Yes Calvary highlights the pool on their website, no you will not be spending much time in it. This is a class/lecture/therapy heavy program Jade designed to drill sobriety techniques into us addicts with the short time she has with us, the schedule will feel brutal at times, but that is because they are trying to cram as much information at you as possible in the hopes that some of it will stick. If you are ready to do the work to change your life though, this is the place for you. The first time changed my life, I just made a wrong turn in the process and turned into an alcoholic when released to the outside world for too long without engaging in the supervision I had just learned I needed (don't make my mistake, all substances are addictive to us addicts, don't trade one for another and end up doing two stints in Rehab! The second trip will be my last, but I cannot express how life changing this place can be for those of us who no longer can live with the torment of constant abuse and lives crumbling from the wear and tear abuse puts on us. Calvary will help you, all you have to do is show up at their doors, do it for yourself and your family, you are worth it (and they will teach you that.)