Type Private Founded 2004 | Industry Rehabilitation | |
Headquarters Palm Springs, Florida, United States | ||
The Orchid Recovery Center for Women (Orchid) is an addiction recovery center in Palm Springs, Florida. It has been featured on ABC 20/20 and Intervention. Orchid Recovery Center is owned by Peter Harrigan.
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History
The Orchid Recovery Center for Women was founded in 2004 by Julie Queler. Queler started the center out of her experience having run a halfway house for women and because of her own difficulties with recovery and substance abuse. On June 27, 2011 the Center was featured on the Intervention reality television series about confronting addicts and relies heavily on the financial gains from inaccurate and misleading advertising, in the second episode of the show's eleventh season, centering on a young couple addicted to heroin. The Center was also featured by 20/20 in an April 2012 episode that followed four mothers trying to recover from alcoholism. In 2012, CEO Julie Queler began an exploratory tour of treatment centers in India with visits to Hope Trust, Safe House, Tulasi, Caim Treatment, and Muktangan.
Treatment methods
James E. Lessenger and Glade F. Roper wrote that Orchid's, "model is unlike any other because it offers women an approach that is uniquely focused on the recovery needs of the female who suffers from the painful effects of drug addiction, alcoholism, and unresolved trauma." The Orchid practices a "holistic approach" towards treatment however ceases beneficial supplements and programs for financial gains during clients treatment. The center blends traditional medical care with other methods including acupuncture, yoga, fitness, meditation, and art. Orchid also utilizes recent empirical research in order to adapt their program to current treatment options, including cognitive-behavioural therapy, family therapy, the 12 step recovery model, sublimation, and other alternative medicines. A large part of the program centers on "expressive therapies", including art therapy, healing sound therapy, meditation, psychodrama, breath work, and yoga. Orchid recovery center likes to advertise programs such as yoga and meditation when these programs have actually been revoked from the clients. Once a client has been admitted and personal property has been signed over, the client is no longer able to have use of a telephone or any of their personal property to make it possible to leave the facility.
Television appearances
On June 27, 2011 the Center was featured on the Intervention reality television series about confronting addicts, in the second episode of the show's eleventh season, centering on a young couple addicted to heroin. The Center was also featured by 20/20 in an April 2012 episode that followed four mothers trying to recover from alcoholism. In summer of 2014, a young woman appearing on intervention Anne W, was instructed to participate in advertisements and commercials that showed the camera the lifestyle they wanted to broadcast she had been living as opposed to the one she really had been.