Bridging the Gap Between Addiction, Mental Health & Trauma
Internationally Recognized Residential Treatment Center
Welcome to Healing Springs Ranch.
Ask Not Why The Addiction, But Why The Pain. — Gabor Maté
We are an internationally recognized residential treatment center nestled on 80 acres of stunning lakefront property just north of Dallas, Texas. What makes us unique from conventional treatment programs is our integrated approach that recognizes the overlap of trauma, mental health, and addiction. We define addiction as “any pervasive pattern that helps someone avoid, distract, or numb their feelings of pain, discomfort, and insecurity." In other words, we recognize all chronic addictive patterns as symptoms of an underlying issue. Healing Springs Ranch helps individuals get to the root of their addictions and to become less triggered by those feelings that drive all of their self-defeating behaviors. This approach not only facilitates recovery at the intervention level but also offers support and education at the prevention level by empowering individuals to manage their emotions in a healthy manner.
Discovery
Our Unique Integrated Approach to Healing
Our Unique Integrated Approach to Healing The "Integrated Addiction Model™" recognizes that chronic addiction does not exist in a vacuum. It always has underlying mental health issues that are the result of unresolved emotional pain or insecurities. Our Integrated Addiction Model was designed to identify and address this delicate interplay between addiction, mental health, and trauma. This innovative approach assists individuals in uncovering their unresolved trauma or pain, which contributes to their chronic addictions and mental health struggles.
It surpasses traditional treatments by emphasizing emotional health rather than just behavioral health. Since people come to Healing Springs Ranch to learn healthy ways to manage their emotions, many of our clients refer to their education at HSR as comparable to earning a degree in emotional mastery. As a result, clients have lightheartedly renamed HSR-ESU (Emotional State University). By focusing on an emotional curriculum, clients not only learn emotional mastery, but they also come to recognize all chronic addictive patterns as coping mechanisms (albeit poor ones). This philosophy also normalizes experiences that other programs may tend to pathologize, which fosters a loving, accepting, and safe environment and increases self-worth and self-esteem. We believe that these variables are critical for people to truly heal and thrive.
What Makes Us Different?
Treating the Whole Person at Healing Springs Ranch
At Healing Springs Ranch, we understand that recovery isn't just about addressing the addictive behaviors; it's about healing the underlying pain and trauma that drive these behaviors.
Our mission is to create a nurturing, supportive community where each client receives care uniquely tailored to their needs. We design our entire approach to align with our client healing philosophy, crafting a wellness program for each client that provides structured accountability within our supportive therapeutic community.
We blend various therapeutic modalities to foster deep healing and recovery. We also believe that lasting recovery only happens through the healing and integration of mind, body, and spirit. Mind, body, and spirit each have their own unique needs and require treatment that addresses them individually as well as collectively to ensure comprehensive wellness.
New Perspective on Recovery
The “Why?" vs. "What?” Philosophy
Our unique "Integrated Addiction Model™" not only treats addiction, mental health, and trauma together, but it also recognizes the destructive breakdown that unresolved emotional pain and trauma have on the connection between the mind and body. When the mind and body are not in alignment, it becomes very difficult to control thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, resulting in poor impulse control, extreme emotional reactivity, and persistent negative and shaming thoughts.
Recognizing that chronic addiction stems from attempts to avoid or numb emotional pain, our treatment goal is to help clients feel their emotions safely, whether they struggle with substance abuse or other addictive behaviors like gambling, sex, shopping, or gaming.
We believe in the motto, “Feel your feelings and stay safe.”
Our Committment
Transforming Lives Through Compassionate Care
Our commitment to a smaller treatment setting ensures that each client receives personalized and compassionate care. We believe in nurturing the whole person through holistic treatment plans built on four interwoven components essential for sustaining sobriety and emotional health.
These four components are referred to as the 4Ps.
- Pain: Recognizing and resolving past trauma and pain
- Patterns: Identifying addictive patterns in thoughts and behaviors.
- Practice: Integrating mind and body through active emotional release.
- Purpose: discovering and exploring one’s personal purpose and life mission