Alcohol has a way of becoming invisible until it isn't. We know how it works, what it takes to break free from it, and how to help you build a life that does not depend on it.
It starts differently for everyone. Sometimes slowly, sometimes all at once. But the pattern is familiar. The promises. The attempts. The exhaustion of trying to hold everything together while something quietly takes more and more.
You are not here because you failed. You are here because you are ready to try something different. That is not a small thing.
Alcohol addiction is almost never just about the alcohol; it is about what the alcohol was doing.
Numbing anxiety, managing pain, filling a silence, surviving something that was never fully processed. At CRTC we start by understanding that. By truly getting to know you before we build anything.
When you arrive our multidisciplinary team takes the time to see the full picture. Your history. Your mental health. Your relationships. Your strengths and your obstacles. From that understanding we build something specific to you. Not a program you fit into. A program that fits you.
We do not believe one approach works for everyone. Some people find meaning in the 12-step framework. Others need something entirely different. Some need deep trauma work before anything else can take hold. Others need to rebuild their body and nervous system first. We offer all of it and we find what genuinely works for you.
Our therapeutic approach draws from CBT, DBT, EMDR, Motivational Enhancement Therapy, Transactional Analysis, 12-Step facilitation, SMART Recovery, Refuge Recovery, somatic work, mindfulness, breathwork, yoga, forest bathing, sound therapy, adventure therapy, family therapy, psychoeducation and integrative recovery. Clinical, holistic and human all at once.
CRTC began with our founder's own recovery, and with the gaps he found in the care he received.
Today the program is run by a multidisciplinary team: an addiction psychiatrist, physicians, clinical psychologists, counselors and holistic therapists, alongside an admissions team that answers every call. When you reach out you are not talking to a call center. You are talking to people who do this work every day and understand where you are right now.
Alcohol withdrawal is one of the most medically serious of all substance withdrawals.
Unlike many other substances, stopping alcohol suddenly without medical supervision can be dangerous. Seizures, severe anxiety, confusion and other complications are real risks that require proper clinical management.
At CRTC our medical detox is supervised around the clock by our clinical and nursing team. Your body clears safely, your comfort is managed, and you are never alone in those first difficult hours and days.
Imagine waking up in the mountains of Costa Rica. The air is different. The pace is different. The distance from everything that has been pulling you back is real and it is doing something.
Your days have shape and purpose. In the mornings there is movement: yoga, breathwork, time in nature. Then the clinical work begins. One on one with a therapist who truly knows you. Group sessions with a small community of people who understand without judgment. Afternoons bring something unexpected: a river, a forest, a moment of genuine joy that reminds you what life without alcohol can actually feel like.
This is not a schedule. It is an experience of recovery that you live while you are still supported. So that when you leave, it is not theoretical. It is something you have already begun.
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With a maximum of 28 patients across both centers every member of the CRTC team truly knows who you are. Not a case number. Not a bed. A person with a specific history, specific needs and a specific path forward.
Our multidisciplinary team includes clinical psychologists, addiction psychiatrists, addiction counselors, nurses, occupational therapists, yoga instructors, forest therapists and support staff. All working together around your individual treatment plan. All present because they chose to be here.
Readiness looks different for everyone. Some people arrive certain. Others arrive with doubt still present. What matters is not that you have everything figured out before you call. What matters is that somewhere inside you, something is ready to try.
If you are wondering whether this is the right place, that conversation is exactly what we are here for.
A contained urban residence in San José, close to medical infrastructure for supervised alcohol detox.
A deeply private retreat in the mountains of Atenas. Nature, stillness and genuine restoration.
With 24/7 clinical supervision.
One-on-one sessions with your primary therapist.
Shared work and connection with others in treatment.
And ongoing psychiatric support.
EMDR, somatic work, sound therapy and forest bathing.
With weekly experiential outings.
Access to Integrative Recovery services.
All meals prepared fresh, on site.
Collected from the airport on arrival.
On site, day and night.
It can be. Alcohol withdrawal is one of the few substance withdrawals that carries a genuine medical risk. This is precisely why our medical detox is supervised around the clock by our clinical and nursing team.
Yes. Family therapy is part of our program and we actively encourage family involvement at appropriate stages of treatment. We have dedicated resources for families.
The distance from your home environment is one of the most therapeutically powerful aspects of treatment at CRTC. Removing yourself from the people, places and patterns connected to your drinking creates genuine space for change.
CRTC is a private pay center. We assist clients in navigating out-of-network PPO reimbursement claims where applicable.
You do not have to have everything figured out. You just have to be ready to start talking. We are here. Day or night.
Your privacy is always protected
