At Sunshine Coast Health Centre we are committed to a client’s personal transformation, the goal being healthy, thoughtful men who are inspired to live with a renewed sense of vitality and purpose.
Register NowDo you feel like an outsider at home, with friends, or at work? We recognize the importance of reconnecting with others in the recovery process and can help.
Are you afraid of going to treatment? We know that getting help is not an easy decision. That is why we're committed to giving you a sense of control every step of the way.
Has life become meaningless, monotonous, and boring? We approach addiction as a response to a life that lacks meaning and purpose. While with us, we help you uncover your passion for living again.
Recovering from addiction is more than being clean and sober. We're committed to your personal growth and helping you pursue the dreams you've set aside.
We find many of our clients have turned to addiction in response to feeling separated or disconnected from others. This seems to hold true regardless of age, income, or drug of choice. As a result, we have intentionally designed our program to emphasize connection with others.
For example, our clients benefit from the intimacy of an all-male peer group. Daily recreation and social events reinforce the importance of friendship. Family is emphasized through our complementary Family & Couples Program. Finally, our staff is valued as much (if not more) for their ability to relate to clients than their job skills.
Throughout their stay with us, clients are encouraged to take control of their treatment plan. Clients have shown us that when we involve them in designing their treatment plan, they have a greater sense of ownership, not only in their plan, but in their long-term recovery. As a result, no two treatment plans at Sunshine Coast are the same because we recognize that no two clients are the same. Fortunately, staffing and programming are sufficiently flexible to allow clients multiple paths to recovery.
Philosophically, our approach at Sunshine Coast emphasizes the capacities of clients to take control of their lives, regardless of circumstances or personal and social limitations. Clients learn that control is possible when they, as human beings, take existential responsibility for their situation, their suffering, and their destiny. This is wholly different than moral responsibility, or blame, which only leads to a sense of guilt for past wrongdoings and a reinforced sense of hopelessness. In other words, our version of responsibility means that clients are the author of their lives, able to "rewrite" their story and go forward with a sense of possibility for the future.
It is important to recognize that most treatment centres resist the idea of giving clients control over their treatment. Sunshine Coast is decidedly non-12 Step in this respect, preferring that clients be free to solve their own problems rather than be directed by a counsellor acting as "expert authority figure." Ultimately, Sunshine Coast assumes that that clients are the best experts on themselves and, given the right conditions, can realize their potential.
He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.
~ Friedrich Nietzsche
At Sunshine Coast, we recognize that clients must first have a reason to stop using drugs or alcohol. Without a reason, clients are likely to simply go through the motions, struggle with boredom and, eventually, relapse. Furthermore, Sunshine Coast recognizes that reasons that focus on fear are only effective in the short-term.
Instead, our meaning-centered approach focuses on long-term aspirations such as intimate relatedness with friends and family and a fulfilling career. In other words, clients at Sunshine Coast explore recovery from the perspective of a life of possibility over avoidance. Once a client finds his purpose, we have noticed that the motivation to go to meetings, eat healthy and exercise regularly comes naturally.
Sunshine Coast has designed a program that helps clients manage their lives more effectively. Like other programs, clients at Sunshine Coast learn to deal with immediate concerns (for example, alcohol cravings), environmental issues (for example, dealing with drug-using friends), and personal issues (anger, depression, and anxiety). Furthermore, our therapy provides avoidance strategies, such as techniques for decreasing anger or anxiety.
We believe, however, that effective treatment is not just about coping, or even just healing, but also about growth. The staff at Sunshine Coast know that successful recovery is more than just a life free of problems. Instead, our program is designed to help clients overcome personal barriers that are keeping them from realizing their full potential.
We offer on-site alcohol withdrawal and drug detox so our clients don't need to withdraw on their own. We treat everything from stimulants such as crack cocaine and painkillers such as Oxycontin. Whether for drug or alcohol detoxification, all clients start their treatment in our 24-hour staffed medical unit.
We believe it is critical to involve families in the recovery process. That is why we offer a complimentary family & couples program. In addition, clinical staff provides ongoing support for family members while their loved one is in treatment - even after they return home.
In our experience, we find that loved ones who participate in these programs have a significant advantage over families who choose not to participate. By changing the family dynamic at home, all family members have a higher likelihood of healing and growth after clients return home from treatment.
For more information, visit our Family & Couples Programs & Services page.
We understand the destructive nature of drug addiction. In our drug rehab program, we use a non-12-step methodology of empowerment and work with you to create an individualized program that meets your needs. We partner with you in your recovery from drugs as soon as you register and provide ongoing support even after you return home.
Mental health services are available in addition to addiction rehab. All clients receive initial medical and psychiatric assessments as well as ongoing medical and mental health services (psychiatrist, psychiatric nurse, and masters level counsellors) during their stay.
Getting fit and being active is a great way to start and maintain your recovery. We are committed to helping clients adopt a healthy lifestyle - a key component to success. Our clients have access to onsite fitness and recreation services, including scheduled outings to local leisure areas. By working with our kinesiologist, clients can begin to develop the skills necessary to make health and wellness a part of their lifestyle back home.
Sunshine Coast Health Centre is not just for addiction treatment. We also treat mental health issues such as trauma, anxiety, and depression. Call us toll-free at 1 (866) 487-9010 for more information on our trauma program.
We are one of Canada's top alcohol treatment and drug rehabilitation centres. Located in Powell River, British Columbia, we are a mens-only, non 12-step rehab program serving Vancouver, Victoria, and all of British Columbia. Many of our clients seeking quality residential rehab and detox also come from Edmonton or Calgary in Alberta and other cities across Canada like Winnipeg and Toronto.
At Sunshine Coast Health Centre, we welcome the opportunity to be different than other residential drug rehabilitation programs in Canada. Some of the innovations we have adopted since our opening in 2004 include:
1. A non-traditional treatment model approach that integrates non-12 Step, research-based practices, including medical, psychiatric, psychosocial, and positive existential psychotherapy. We are an abstinence-based program that is not based on the disease model of addiction.
Learn More2. A Focus Beyond Mere Abstinence - focuses on personal transformation and full integration into society that goes beyond, yet includes, the traditional addiction treatment goals of abstinence as well as physical and mental stability.
3. An Emphasis on Client Strengths - emphasizing the capacities of clients to take control of their lives, develop resilience, and find the courage to overcome fears.
4. An Emphasis on the 'Why' of Recovery - while addressing (like most treatment centres) the 'how' of recovery - meetings, a healthy diet, exercise, etc. - Sunshine Coast also pays special attention to the 'why' of recovery. We believe that clients who are able to make sense of their lives will be more motivated to embrace a healthy lifestyle.
"He who has a why to live can bear almost any how."
~ Friedrich Nietzsche
5. An Environment Where Clients Can Be Themselves – allows clients to have an authentic relationship with their peer group and staff in an environment of empathy, genuineness, and unconditional, positive regard. Unlike most treatment centres, Sunshine Coast does not tell clients, directly or indirectly, what they can talk about or how to live their lives.
6. Therapy that is More About Process than Content – our therapists connect with clients at a human level which, we believe, is more important than any school or technique of psychotherapy.
7. A Shared Partnership with Families – encourages family members to set healthy boundaries and practice self-care. Family members examine their unhealthy responses to a loved one’s addiction as unhelpful coping skills. Traditional characterizations of family members as 'co-dependent' and 'in denial' are avoided due to a lack of scientific validity.
8. Treatment for the Whole Person – recognizes the the full dimensions of each client - biological, psychological, social and spiritual - as opposed to merely generically treating an addict or his addiction.
9. Flexible Treatment Options - recognizing that each client is unique, Sunshine Coast offers both private and semi-private rooms, varying lengths of stay (30,42, 60 and 90 days) as well as sober living for clients who require treatment that extends beyond 90 days.
10. An All-Male Peer Group - clients connect with their peers - a critical element of successful addiction treatment. Clients at Sunshine Coast report that an all-male peer group allows them to safely express difficult feelings and emotions and, ultimately, develop mutually supportive, enduring friendships.
For 10 more reasons please visit the 10 Reasons to Choose Our Drug Rehabilitation Program page.
CloseI haven't seen sober living at other treatment centers. This was a new option, which I thought was great. It gave me the opportunity to test the waters, but still be accountable at the same time. Everyone in Sober Living is trying to do the same thing, which helps me.
- Luke
Sunshine Coast Health Centre is a provincially- approved drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility licensed by VCH
Sunshine Coast Health Centre is an accredited health care provider with Accreditation Canada
Sunshine Coast Health Centre is one of Canada's top private alcohol treatment and drug rehabilitation centres. Located in Powell River, British Columbia, we are one of the top men-only inpatient rehabilitation centres for residents of Vancouver and Victoria. We also serve clients from Edmonton or Calgary in Alberta, and Toronto in Ontario.
We offer immediate help with alcohol or drug detox including crack cocaine and opiate addiction treatment (e.g. Fentanyl, Heroin, Oxycontin). We also treat process addictions such as gambling, porn, and sex addition. Our program is a non-12 step evidence-based program. To start addiction treatment with us, call for a free, private consultation about your or your loved one's addiction problem. Whether it's for drug or alcohol rehab, our private residential program offers complete addiction recovery.
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