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€5,000/month
30+ days
A luxury treatment center combining traditional therapy with holistic activities to treat addiction and co-occurring disorders in a safe, tranquil environment.
Highlights
Equine Therapy
Holistic Approach
Pool
Family Owned & Operated
About Heritage Counseling Clinic
Heritage Counseling Clinic treats drug and alcohol addiction, eating disorders, depression, sex addiction, gambling, and more, all in a comfortable, tranquil environment. With over 30 years of experience, Heritage Counseling Clinic is committed to providing the best and most reliable therapeutic methods in Portugal. Heritage treats the whole mind, body, and spirit, utilizing a holistic approach. Clients will have the opportunity to engage in traditional counseling along with holistic therapies like yoga, meditation, and Qigong. By combining cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with holistic practices, Heritage addresses the root cause of addiction.
Heritage Counseling uniquely provides a variety of therapies 3-5 times per day. Clients will engage in horse therapy, art therapy, yoga, instructor-led physical fitness, mountain hikes, canoeing, cycle tourism, gardening, and more. Keeping clients engaged in active, therapeutic programming helps create a set focus on recovery. Heritage also includes clients’ loved ones in treatment, providing a family program that caters to the needs of family members. With this program and aftercare programming, clients receive the ultimate set up for lasting recovery and a life of genuine joy.
A team of doctors, psychiatrists, counselors, psychologists, case monitors, equine therapists, and yoga instructors make each client’s treatment fully unique, effective, and restorative. The best clinical care makes treatment at Heritage Counseling a safe experience that’s backed by expertise and qualifications in every area of treatment. Clients can have confidence in their recovery journey at Heritage, from initial treatment to aftercare.
Heritage’s gorgeous facility is part of their unique charm. Clients will enjoy up-scale accommodations with an on-site swimming pool, a gym, and plenty of green space for meditative walks. Off-sites trips take clients rappelling and enjoying aquatic activities like kayaking and trips to the beach. Heritage Counseling Clinic is a great choice for those looking for holistic treatment in a peaceful environment with plenty of healthy, healing activities included.
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Heritage Counseling offers personalized treatment plans, including 3-5 daily therapeutic activities in each client’s plan. Heritage also offers a one-year aftercare program with follow-ups, ensuring that the healing and recovery clients find at Heritage last long into their futures.
Stays at Heritage Counseling Clinic are nothing short of rejuvenating and successful. Their facility has a wide range of activities and amenities to enjoy along with traditional treatment modalities, both of which combine to create a multifaceted healing process. An approach like this helps reach all the aspects of who clients are, touching their mind, body, and spirit.
Heritage Counseling Clinic’s therapeutic programs are based on models of change, reality therapy, behavior changes, and considering total abstinence as the fundamental requirement for recovery. Heritage follows the cognitive behavioral model, combining traditional and holistic therapies to create a comprehensive approach that’s tailored to each client.
Heritage recognizes the innate need for family involvement throughout the recovery process. They created a family program to satisfy that need, prioritizing a rebuilding of trust, independence, and a regeneration of healthy communication and boundaries. Both sides benefit from their family program, whether people are supporting a loved one through recovery or working through it themselves.
Founded
2013
Occupancy
6-15
Languages
English
French
Portuguese
Who We Treat
Men
Women
Address
Rua da Madrezinha, lot 4 – Casa da Surriba Manique de Cima, 2710-713 Sintra, Portugal
Specializations
Alcohol
Using alcohol as a coping mechanism, or drinking excessively throughout the week, signals an alcohol use disorder.
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Co-Occurring Disorders
A person with multiple mental health diagnoses, such as addiction and depression, has co-occurring disorders also called dual diagnosis.
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Depression
Symptoms of depression may include fatigue, a sense of numbness, and loss of interest in activities. This condition can range from mild to severe.
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Drug Addiction
Drug addiction is the excessive and repetitive use of substances, despite harmful consequences to a person's life, health, and relationships.
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Eating Disorders
An eating disorder is a long-term pattern of unhealthy behavior relating to food. Most people with eating disorders have a distorted self-image.
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Gambling
Holistic
A non-medicinal, wellness-focused approach that aims to align the mind, body, and spirit for deep and lasting healing.
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Personalized Treatment
The specific needs, histories, and conditions of individual patients receive personalized, highly relevant care throughout their recovery journey.
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Treatment Services
Residential
In a residential rehab program, patients live onsite, with access to daily treatment and 24-hour care. An average stay is 30-90 days.
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Philosophy
Evidence-Based
A combination of scientifically rooted therapies and treatments make up evidence-based care, defined by their measured and proven results.
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Individual Treatment
Individual care meets the needs of each patient, using personalized treatment to provide them the most relevant care and greatest chance of success.
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Holistic
A non-medicinal, wellness-focused approach that aims to align the mind, body, and spirit for deep and lasting healing.
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Therapies
What We Treat
Personal Amenities
Amenities
Special Considerations
Activities
Off-Site Activities
Thanks to this house and the entire team, my life has finally taken a new direction. I was finally able to taste and live life as it is. Thank you for all the support I continue to have to this day.
P.
3.5
(2 Reviews)
1 out of 2 reviewers recommend this provider.
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J
Former Client
Profile: Male
From: Netherlands
Occupation: Investor & Entrepreneur
Treatment Received: 2022
Length of Stay: 90 days
Conditions Treated: Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, Trauma, Sex Addiction
October 11th, 2022
A once in a lifetime experience - the tools and skills I gained at Heritage Clinic is one of the greatest gifts I so far received. During my stay I discovered and learned more about myself in a matter of months, something which, with other professional help previously, I wasn’t able to achieve for decades. Staff is extremely knowledgeable and professional. And the program works if you want it to work. I therefore cannot recommend the Heritage Clinic more highly.
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The provider’s claims accurately describes who they are and what they do: Agree
Would recommend
Jonny
Former Client
Profile: Male
From: Los Angeles
Occupation: Event Producer
Treatment Received: 2023
Length of Stay: 90 days
Conditions Treated: Alcohol, Cocaine, Gambling
I was fortunate enough to have been part of recovery programs before coming here. I was able to get out of the group of people who I was with a lot. The experience with the therapeutic team was mixed, some were very kind, others would continuously raise their voices, act grandiose. I would love to be able to recommend parts of this place however, I truly can not in good conscience say that I would send a family member here. The website includes a lot of false advertising. The Gym equipment is very old, we had to use bottles filled with sand. The food at times was inedible. (they advertise gourmet). There were holed or stains in the sheets and mattresses. A broken shower head. Etc.
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The provider’s claims accurately describes who they are and what they do: Agree
Would not recommend