Amethyst Recovery Center

About Amethyst Recovery Center

Located in beautiful, suburban Port St. Lucie, Florida, is the drug and alcohol recovery facility, Amethyst Recovery Center. It’s not too far from the St. Lucie River. You’ll find both medical detox and residential care services here. They serve adults who are struggling with drugs, alcohol, and other substance use disorders.

You’ll find a mixture of both evidence based and holistic approaches to care here. This is a recently built state of the art facility that allows you to navigate recovery in peace, and tranquility. The medical team and staff are committed to your success.

Recovery looks different for everybody here and recovery plans are individualized to your needs. The clinical approach includes cognitive (CBT) and dialectical behavioral therapies (DBT) along with other evidence based treatment modalities.

These modalities are used alongside the 12 Step model. You’ll have the freedom and communal support to navigate your challenges in a safe and supportive environment. Peer support services will also encourage you to build meaningful connections.

There are also a variety of holistic treatment modalities too. You’ll be encouraged to explore the ones you find most interesting and helpful to your recovery. Among these modalities are expressive arts therapy, massage therapy, yoga, and nutritional assistance so you’ll feel fit and have more self-confidence.

As you move through your treatment plan, you’ll be able to relax in a fully furnished, hotel like facility. There’s a coastal color theme throughout the building, recreational rooms for ping pong and other arcade games, outdoor facilities, and comfortable shared bedrooms. There’s a popcorn popper, snacks in their fully stocked kitchen, and a small outdoor theater.

In this inviting atmosphere, you’ll be able to focus on your recovery, connect with peers, and tap into a network of support that will encourage you to lead a life of health and wellness.

Fact checked and written by: Nadia El-Yaouti, M.Ed.

Edited by: Peter Lee, PhD

Addiction Treatment Programs

Alcohol Rehab
The goal of an alcohol rehab in Florida is to give you the tools and skills you need to achieve long-term recovery. Alcohol rehab may include detox, inpatient treatment, and/or outpatient care. You’ll learn the roots of addiction and learn how to build a substance-free life.
Dual Diagnosis
Mental health concerns and substance use are often linked, which is known as a dual diagnosis. The right rehab in Florida can help you break free. A dual diagnosis program uses evidence-based approaches to help you overcome both your mental health concerns and substance use. This may include mental health medication, counseling, and more.
Opioid Addiction
In Florida, rehab provides a combination of therapy and education to help clients overcome opioid addiction. In an opioid treatment program, you’ll not only receive treatment, but you’ll participate in activities, receive peer support, and learn how to have fun without substance use.
Adult Program
An adult program in Florida addresses the recovery needs of clients in this life stage and gives them the tools they need to succeed. An adult program gives you the skills you need to overcome addiction and address the unique challenges of managing your work, relating to your family, raising children, and balancing a variety of other responsibilities
Men's Rehab
Men’s rehab programs in Florida address the unique needs of men in a safe, gender-specific environment. A men’s program gives you the skills you need to overcome addiction and address challenges such as family relationships, fatherhood, emotional management, and more.
Women's Rehab
A women’s rehab in Florida addresses the unique needs women have and allows them to build relationships in a gender-specific environment. A women’s program gives you the skills you need to overcome addiction and address your unique challenges, such as motherhood, building a career, having healthy relationships, and more.
Young Adult Rehab
Young people need unique support, and a young adult rehab in the state of Florida helps them learn new life skills while overcoming addiction. A young adult program gives you the skills you need to overcome addiction and address the unique challenges of transitioning from the teen years to adulthood.
Dual Diagnosis Program
This program at Amethyst Recovery Center treats substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions together, using individualized treatment plans to address underlying behavioral health drivers.
Medical Detox Program
Amethyst Recovery Center’s medical detox program delivers around-the-clock clinical care so clients can withdraw from drugs or alcohol as safely and comfortably as possible.
Residential Addiction Treatment
Clients at this Port St. Lucie facility engage in structured residential programming that combines individual therapy, group counseling, and recovery-focused activities within a supportive, home-like setting.

Insurance Coverage

Private insurance
One of the best ways to pay for rehab in Florida is to use private insurance, which can pay for some or all of the cost. Contact your insurer to get full details, such as what centers are in-network with your plan and what out-of-pocket costs you might be responsible for.
Self-pay options
Using self-pay in Florida to pay for rehab means writing a check, using a medical loan, or having money electronically sent to the treatment center. Be sure to check on the fee structure, which may depend on the level of care.
Sliding scale payment assistance
In Florida, finding a center with a sliding scale payment plan is one option when it comes to making rehab more affordable. A sliding scale allows those in need to pay less for treatment based on their income and family size. You may have to provide financial documentation.
Most Major Insurance Plans
Amethyst Recovery Center accepts most major insurance plans, and its admissions team assists prospective clients with verifying benefits before starting detox or residential treatment.

Levels of Care

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Detox Treatment
Amethyst Recovery Center’s medical detox program offers 24/7 supervision for clients withdrawing from alcohol, opioids, benzodiazepines, and stimulants, aiming for a safe and comfortable withdrawal process.
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Inpatient Rehab
Residential addiction treatment at Amethyst Recovery Center provides a structured, home-like environment in Port St. Lucie where clients receive around-the-clock support while focusing fully on recovery.
3
Outpatient Rehab
If you want to attend school or work during rehab, consider outpatient treatment in Florida. You’ll live independently except when you’re attending rehab. Outpatient treatment sessions generally last 60 to 90 minutes and may include discussing a specific issue, sharing wins and challenges, education about specific topics, or developing life skills.
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Aftercare Support
Aftercare in Florida is focused on helping you access the resources and ongoing support you need to stay sober long-term. Aftercare may include connections to 12-step and other support groups, housing and employment resources, community recovery centers, and more.

Therapies

Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Cognitive behavioral therapy in Florida gives you tools to challenge your thinking patterns. During treatment, you’ll examine common thought distortions, identify learned negative behaviors, and develop the skills necessary to consciously choose a different reaction to each situation.
Creative Arts Therapy
In Florida, creative arts therapy is a holistic therapy that is widely used in addiction treatment alongside other treatment approaches. During treatment, the art therapist may ask you to draw specific things related to recovery, help you interpret your feelings, and guide you in building toward new habits.
Family Therapy
Overcoming substance use is easier if you have support from your loved ones. During family therapy in Florida, you can address challenging relationships and family conflicts to restore peace and make recovery easier. Family therapy is only one element of rehab treatment, along with activities, peer support, individual and group counseling, relapse prevention, and more. Together, all these methods support you in establishing long-term recovery.
Group Therapy
Overcoming substance use is easier if you’re not alone. During group therapy in Florida, you’ll hear others’ perspectives and get the support you need. Group therapy sessions generally last 60 to 90 minutes and may include discussing a specific issue, sharing wins and challenges, education about specific topics, or developing life skills.
Individual Therapy
Residential clients at Amethyst Recovery Center receive one-on-one counseling sessions designed to build coping skills, address personal triggers, and support relapse prevention throughout the recovery process.
Trauma Therapy
Many people with addiction issues in Florida use substances to decrease difficult feelings such as guilt, shame, fear, and more. Trauma-informed therapy can help you understand where these feelings come from and how to deal with them in a better way. Trauma-informed therapy may be part of both inpatient and outpatient substance use treatment and may include peer support, mental health medications, mindfulness, and developing new coping strategies.
Group Counseling
Group counseling sessions form a core part of residential programming at Amethyst Recovery Center, giving clients in Port St. Lucie a supportive peer environment to process recovery challenges together.
Dual Diagnosis Therapy
Amethyst Recovery Center integrates mental health care with addiction therapy for clients facing depression, anxiety, PTSD, or bipolar disorder alongside substance use disorders.
Evidence-Based Therapy
The clinical team uses evidence-based therapeutic approaches combined with supportive services to help residential clients address the root causes of substance use and sustain long-term recovery.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing