Residential
Live-in care with clinical staff on site around the clock, daily individual and group therapy, and psychiatric support. Most men start here.
- 24/7 clinical supervision
- Daily individual and group therapy
- Medication management
Addiction Treatment Center in Arizona
Christian Drug & Alcohol Rehab for Men in Arizona
A Christian treatment program for men in Prescott, Arizona. We treat addiction alongside the trauma, mental health and physical recovery that sit underneath it.
- Built for lasting recovery, with aftercare and an alumni brotherhood for life
- NeuroFaith™, our own clinical model, pairing neuroscience with faith
- Residential through outpatient, virtual IOP in Arizona, one clinical team
- Physical fitness, equine and adventure therapy
5.0 on Google
Confidential. No pressure to commit.
We work with TRICARE West, BCBS, Cigna,
Aetna and UnitedHealthcare
We do not accept Medicare or Medicaid
Levels of care
Residential, PHP and Intensive Outpatient Treatment in Arizona
One admissions team and one clinical team across every level of care, so a man moves through the levels as his clinical needs and recovery goals change.
Delivered by Holdfast Recovery
Partial Hospitalization
Five to six hours a day on campus, five days a week, with sober living on site in the evenings. The step down from residential, and the level many men enter at.
- 5 to 6 hours daily, weekdays
- Sober living included
- Roughly 45 days
Delivered by Holdfast Recovery
Intensive Outpatient
Part-time sessions built around work, school or family, holding the ground already gained. Where the brotherhood keeps going after the structure comes off.
- 3 to 4 days a week
- Peer accountability
- Alumni community for life
Holdfast and AnchorPoint are brother programs. Holdfast is licensed for partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient and outpatient care. Residential is delivered at AnchorPoint. One admissions team answers for both, so the call you make about a bed and the call you make about IOP is the same call. How the two work together
Our clinical model
NeuroFaith™: Neuroscience and Faith, Doing One Job
NeuroFaith™ is the clinical model this program runs on, developed by Dr. Jeffrey E. Hansen, PhD, and published as a book. It treats the neuroscience of trauma and the Christian faith as one body of work: EMDR, brain mapping and polyvagal-informed therapy run on the same week as Bible study, church and spiritual mentorship.
- What the brain is doingBrain mapping, polyvagal-informed therapy and EMDR, because trauma is stored somewhere physical and talking around it does not move it.
- What the man believesBible study, church involvement and spiritual mentorship, treated as load-bearing rather than as an activity on the schedule.
- Why both at onceNeither half holds on its own. Clinical work without meaning tends not to stick, and faith without the clinical work leaves the trauma exactly where it was.
The facility
Inside Our Arizona Treatment Center
Somewhere quiet enough to think and structured enough to change, with the gym, the horses and the trail part of the week rather than a reward at the end of it.
- Live-in beds with 24/7 clinical staff
- Brotherhood, Bible study and evening community
- The Resilience Lab: strength training and recovery, run by a former Special Forces soldier
- Hikes, canyons and lake days across northern Arizona
What we treat
Alcohol, Opioid and Dual Diagnosis Treatment for Men
Addiction, and the anxiety, depression, PTSD or bipolar disorder driving it, treated at the same time by the same team.
- Alcohol
- Heroin and Opioids
- Fentanyl
- Methamphetamine
- Cocaine
- Benzodiazepines
- Prescription drugs
- Kratom & 7-OH
- Marijuana
- Methadone and Suboxone
Mental health, treated alongside the addiction
- Trauma & PTSDThe root-cause model the whole program is built on.
- Dual diagnosisThe addiction and the condition driving it, treated together by one team.
- DepressionAssessed on arrival and treated alongside the substance use, not after it.
- AnxietyIncluding the panic that arrives once the substance is gone.
Brendan McDonough, Founder
The Story Behind Holdfast Recovery
On 30 June 2013, nineteen Granite Mountain Hotshots died on the Yarnell Hill Fire. Brendan McDonough was twenty-one and posted as the crew's lookout. He radioed the warning, and he was the only one who came home. What followed is the part he talks about now: the depression, the PTSD, the years he did not want to be here, and the drinking that ran underneath all of it.
He got sober, and what held was faith and other men. Then he built the place he had needed and could not find. Every man who walks in is treated by people who know that surviving something and living afterwards are two different jobs.
Hollywood made the crew's story into Only the Brave in 2017, with Miles Teller playing Brendan alongside Josh Brolin and Jeff Bridges. Brendan worked on the production himself, so the men on screen were the men he knew. He wrote the only first-hand account of that day, My Lost Brothers, three years before that.
So if you are a veteran, a first responder, or a man who has carried more than his share, you will not have to explain the calls you cannot unsee, or apologize for handling it the only way you knew how. This program was built by a man who came out of the same world, and it is full of men who did too.
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Your clinical team
A Licensed Team That Understands Addiction
The people who will actually assess him, treat him and manage his medication. Lived experience matters here, and so does the license on the wall.
Julie Nave, MA, LPC
Clinical Director
Over 25 years in behavioral health, mental health counseling and addiction recovery. Provides clinical leadership across both programs, and has been independently licensed in Arizona since 2004.
- LPC, Arizona since 2004
- DBT certified
- MA Counseling, NAU
Donald R. Middleton Jr., DO
Medical Director
Board-certified physician, two decades in family practice and the last eight in addiction medicine. National chairman of addiction medicine for the Christian Medical & Dental Association.
- Board certified, DO
- 8 years addiction medicine
- CMDA national chair, addiction medicine
What men say
Reviews From the Men, Wives and Mothers Who Came Through This
5.0
98 reviews on Google
I was hesitant on coming to this facility, but I'm very glad I did. It definitely enforces the guidelines for building a structured life while having some freedom to still feel like a person. The camaraderie and brothers you make here helped with my recovery exponentially. The staff and therapists at Holdfast take your issues and needs to heart and assist to the best of their abilities.
Alec ReddingVerified Google reviewHoldfast was instrumental in getting my loved one on the road to recovery. Very thankful for the faith based approach while also applying expertise in the field of addiction and recovery. A wonderful ratio of providers to patients for one on one therapy and support. My loved one left after completing a 90 day program with a plan, community and a sponsor. A new lease on life! Our biggest thanks to Holdfast and prayers for the success of your future clients.
Dana KaupieVerified Google reviewHoldFast is a place where God restored me from the inside out. It’s more than a recovery program, it’s a Christ-centered brotherhood that helped me rebuild my life on solid ground. Through prayer, Scripture, and real accountability, I learned how to cling to God in every season and rediscovered my identity in Christ building a life of sobriety. I leave HoldFast renewed, anchored, and grateful for the grace and strength I found here, taking it one day at a time.
Scott ThibodauxVerified Google reviewCombination of Neuro Faith' Therapist, Christian based teachings. Listening and sharing each clients experiences and thoughts about we were being taught in group meetings. Also encouraged to go to AA meetings, Church and Bible Study. I haven't sobriety for 96 Days straight since i was 15. Daily prayer and meditation combined with the Hold Fast App daily reflection schedule allowed me to stay focused on my goals of God and sobriety. I knew no one in Prescott when I moved here, now I have a brotherhood and Fellowship of Men that 100% i can count on. I am currently on Step 11 and plan on Sponsoring others as well as continuing in volunteering for others needs and bringing others to sobriety. I have a beautiful new life now that. Hold Fast brought me back ty rean honest self. Thank you Staff. I am now closer with my family.
Lui RodriguezVerified Google reviewHoldFast Recovery is "hands down" the best treatment center I have ever been to. Between the staff and brotherhood, there is genuinely something special about this place. If you're trying to find renewed faith and become the best version of yourself, you've come to the right spot. Be prepared to put in the work!
Cryss Cross CurryVerified Google reviewUnlike no other. Holdfast has been a life saving Christian based spirit filled residential treatment center based on the 12 steps. Instead of dreading the classes and meetings I look forward to all of it. The brotherhood of men here is very strong and I’m healing Godspeed.
Aaron EndsleyVerified Google review
80%
of the men who complete our program are still sober a year later
Holdfast follows up with its alumni and keeps that number. It is one reason the program runs around ninety days rather than twenty-eight, and why it does not end when the residential stage does.
Who we help
Christian Rehab for Men
Holdfast is a men's program serving Arizona and men traveling here from out of state. We welcome the wives, mothers and families trying to help them too.
Men, 18 and over
Veterans and first responders
Wives, mothers and families
Men coming from out of state
Professionals and business owners
Families working out how to pay
Need a medical detox first? Call us and we will help you find a place that will give you the best care, and hold your spot for when you finish.
How placement worksInsurance
The Plans We Work With
Coverage varies by plan. If your carrier is not shown, ask rather than assume. We do not accept Medicare or Medicaid.
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Admissions will call you from a local number. If you would rather not wait, call (928) 378-3599 now and someone will pick up.
Call (928) 378-3599Getting started
How to Get Into Rehab: Three Steps
- 1
Make the Call
One call reaches admissions, any hour. No script, no queue.
- 2
We Check Your Benefits
No cost and no obligation. You find out what your plan covers before anyone commits.
- 3
Come In
A short clinical conversation sets the right level of care, often the same day.
Faith, family and fit
- Do I have to be religious to attend Holdfast Recovery?
- You don't need to come in with a strong faith, just an open heart. Our program is rooted in Christian values and uses faith as a framework for healing, but we welcome men who are spiritually curious, doubting, or simply looking for something more than a traditional rehab. Many of our clients found or renewed their faith during their time here.
- Is this program only for men?
- Yes, Holdfast Recovery is a men's program. This is intentional. Men recover differently, and the brotherhood and community that forms in a single-gender environment is one of the things our alumni consistently cite as transformational. We have specialized tracks for veterans, first responders, and other groups within that community.
- What makes Holdfast different from other Christian rehabs?
- Our NeuroFaith™ methodology combines both. Our NeuroFaith™ approach integrates brain mapping, polyvagal-informed therapy, and EMDR with Bible study, church involvement, and spiritual mentorship.
- Can my family be involved in the process?
- Yes, and it is built into the week rather than left to chance. Our case management team sends the family a written update every week, including once a man has stepped down into sober living. There is visitation on Sundays, and family therapy sessions can be scheduled with his therapist. Families who live out of state join those sessions over video.
- What does the Christian part actually look like day to day?
- Bible study, church on Sundays, and identity work that asks who a man is rather than only what he did. It runs alongside clinical therapy rather than replacing it, and it is taught, not performed. Nobody is asked to sign a statement of faith or pretend to believe something he does not.
Getting in
- I’m not from Arizona. Can I still come to Holdfast?
- Yes, and most men do come from out of state. Fly into Phoenix Sky Harbor and we will collect you from the airport and bring you the rest of the way. Admissions will work out the timing with you before you book anything. Leaving the old environment behind is not an inconvenience of coming here, it is one of the reasons it works.
- How quickly can I get admitted?
- We offer same day admissions when availability allows. Once you call or send your details, an admissions specialist reaches out immediately to verify your insurance and walk you through next steps.
- Do you provide medical detox?
- No. If you need to withdraw safely first, admissions will help you find a detox facility, speak to them directly on your behalf, and bring you here as soon as you are medically cleared.
- What actually happens after I call?
- We offer same day admissions when availability allows. Once you call or send your details, an admissions specialist reaches out immediately to verify your insurance and walk you through next steps.
- Can I keep my job while I am in treatment?
- Many men do. Most use paid leave, FMLA or short-term disability to cover the residential stage, and we will provide whatever documentation your employer or HR needs. Once you step down to outpatient, the schedule is built so work and family can sit alongside it.
The program
- How long is rehab?
- Around ninety days in total, in two stages. Residential runs roughly thirty to forty five days, with individual therapy, group work and psychiatric care. Most men then step down to about sixty days of outpatient treatment with sober living housing, so the structure comes off gradually rather than all at once. Longer stays are available and are often the right call.
- What does a typical day look like?
- Days at Holdfast are structured and purposeful. You can expect morning devotionals, individual and group therapy sessions, fitness activities including our CrossFit partnership, evening Christian community events, and 12-step meetings. The schedule is intentionally full, because healing happens when the mind and body are both engaged.
- Do you treat co-occurring mental health conditions?
- Yes. We specialize in dual diagnosis treatment, meaning we address addiction alongside conditions like anxiety, depression, PTSD, and bipolar disorder simultaneously. Our licensed clinical and medical team provides comprehensive psychiatric care alongside our faith-based program.
- Can I keep my phone?
- Yes. There is no blackout period and we do not confiscate phones. You keep yours, including overnight in your room. Phones go away during group and individual therapy, and if one starts getting in the way of the work, your therapist will deal with it then. Men here are not prisoners, and treating them like it does not help anyone get well.
- Will I see a psychiatrist, and what happens to my current medication?
- You will have a full psychiatric evaluation, a biopsychosocial, a physical and bloodwork in the first days. A psychiatrist or psychiatric nurse practitioner prescribes, adjusts and, where it is right, tapers. Our bias is toward the fewest medications that keep a man well, not the most, and nothing is forced on anyone.
- What happens when residential ends?
- You step down rather than step off. Most men move into our outpatient program with sober living housing for around two months, keeping their therapist and their group while they start handling work, money and family again. The point of the continuum is that nobody goes from full structure to none in a single afternoon.
- What ages are the men here?
- Mostly men from their mid-twenties through their fifties. It is not a house full of twenty-year-olds, and that is deliberate: a lot of the men here are working professionals, fathers and veterans who have held things together publicly for a long time before making this call.
Cost and insurance
- What insurances do you accept?
- We work with most major commercial plans, including BlueCross BlueShield, Anthem, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Humana, GEHA, Carelon, Meritain, MultiPlan, TRICARE and TriWest. Much of our care is delivered out of network, which often still carries substantial benefits, and verification is what tells you what your own plan actually pays. We do not accept Medicare or Medicaid. Use the form above for a free, confidential check.
- What if I do not have insurance?
- We offer same day admissions when availability allows. Once you call or send your details, an admissions specialist reaches out immediately to verify your insurance and walk you through next steps.
Where we are
Addiction Treatment in Arizona, 90 Minutes From Phoenix
In Prescott, a mile high in the pines. Most men here travel to get to it.
Holdfast Recovery
1385 W Iron Springs Rd
Prescott, AZ 86305
- About 90 minutes north of Phoenix
- Admissions answers around the clock
- Men travel here from across the country
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As Iron Sharpens Iron, So One Man Sharpens Another.
Proverbs 27:17
Men walk in here out of options and walk out with a brotherhood, a purpose and something that holds. It starts with one call, and you can make it right now.
Confidential. No pressure to commit.