Guiding Road Scottsdale
A Small Men's Treatment Program That Unites Men Choosing Recovery
Guiding Road offers drug and alcohol rehab in Scottsdale for men, in a small program where everyone involved in a man’s care gets to know him. Men live in a comfortable, thoughtfully furnished home and take part in treatment at the same address. Men can call for themselves. So can the families looking out for them.
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PERSONAL ATTENTION
Guiding Road keeps its program small on purpose. Everyone involved in a man’s care, from the chief executive to the behavioral health technicians, builds a relationship with him, and the leadership team knows each man’s name, story and treatment goals. Care is built around his assessed needs, with room for connection as well as clinical work. The men share meals and take part in group therapy together, so each has people to talk with honestly during treatment.
The Scottsdale home has room for 10 men, who live there while they take part in Guiding Road’s treatment at the same address. Some arrive after residential care in Phoenix, as treatment continues and daily responsibilities begin to return. An assessment comes first. The clinical team then decides which level of care fits each man.
What We Treat
Guiding Road treats drug and alcohol use in men, along with the mental health conditions that often occur alongside it. Treatment starts with an assessment, and the plan that follows is built around the man, including what is happening beyond the substance itself.
The therapy itself draws on established approaches: cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing and DBT-based skills, delivered in one-on-one sessions and in groups.
Care is overseen by Guiding Road’s Chief Clinical Officer and Medical Director, and a psychiatric nurse practitioner handles medication management. Guiding Road is accredited by The Joint Commission for behavioral health care.
Treatment for men whose drinking has become hard to control, starting with an assessment of each man’s needs.
Care for men using prescription painkillers or other opioids, with medical needs reviewed before treatment begins.
Treatment for men using fentanyl, with clinical and medical needs assessed before a level of care is chosen.
Treatment for men using methamphetamine, with attention to the mental health concerns that can come with it.
Care for men using heroin that looks past the first step of stopping to the support needed afterward.
Treatment for men whose cocaine use is affecting work, family or health, through individual and group work.
Careful assessment for men using Xanax or other benzodiazepines, with attention to the anxiety that may sit beneath.
Treatment for men whose prescribed medication has become hard to manage, alongside any medical care already in place.
Care for anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, PTSD and trauma-related symptoms, and personality disorders alongside substance use.
Help for men using 7-OH or kratom, starting with an assessment of whether medical care is needed first.
Substance use and co-occurring mental health care, gathered on one page with a link to each area.
1 / 17The Scottsdale home is thoughtfully furnished, with shared areas where the men eat and talk together and quieter places to rest. Mark North, Guiding Road's founder, brings personal recovery experience and more than two decades in hospitality to the program. That background shows in how the home is kept.
Bedrooms are shared, and admissions confirms room arrangements with each man and his family before arrival.
For Families
Family members often make the first call, sometimes before a man is ready to make it himself. Admissions can talk through the drinking or drug use, the treatment options and the support available to the family. A call commits no one to anything.
Once treatment begins, what families hear follows each man’s consent, his clinical team’s recommendations and his privacy.
Comparing Programs
Addiction treatment centers in Scottsdale can sound alike on their websites. Clear answers to these questions show how each one actually works, and they make it easier for a family to compare like with like.
Guiding Road’s admissions team can answer each of these for the Scottsdale location on a call to (480) 588-2328.
IN THEIR WORDS
Google reviews from families and former clients, in their own words.
My name is Jeff and I am incredibly grateful to Guiding Road Recovery for the care and compassion they showed my son. During the hardest time our family has faced, their team treated him with patience, respect, and genuine care. …
Mark north and the staff at this facility were extremely helpful in helping my loved one get into his program. They made the process extremely easy and went above and beyond to make sure the transition was smooth, and easy. …
… The staff genuinely cared about my recovery and treated me with respect, compassion, and understanding. They created an environment where I felt safe being honest about my struggles and gave me the tools and guidance I needed to build a stronger foundation for sobriety. …
Getting Started
Admission at Guiding Road follows three steps, and family members can make the first call. That call is a way to ask questions, not an agreement to start treatment. Admissions explains each step as it comes.
Step 1
A man looking for help, or someone calling about him, describes what has been happening. Admissions explains the options and what would come next.
Step 2
An assessment looks at his needs and which level of care fits. Admissions checks insurance benefits at the same stage.
Step 3
Room arrangements are confirmed, and admissions explains what needs to happen before he arrives at the Scottsdale location.
Insurance
Admissions reviews a plan’s benefits for the care being considered and explains potential out-of-pocket costs before admission, so cost is part of the conversation from the start.
Visit Us
Admissions can explain which services fit, how the rooms are arranged and how to see the home before admission. Family members and men calling for themselves are both welcome.
Guiding Road Recovery Center, Scottsdale. 16444 N 56th Pl, Scottsdale, AZ 85254.
FAQs
Yes. Guiding Road handles calls, and any client information shared on them, under HIPAA privacy rules. That holds whether a man is calling for himself or a family member is calling about someone they love.
No. When detox is needed, Guiding Road coordinates medically supervised detox with outside medical partners before admission. Admissions explains how that works and when a move to Scottsdale can follow.
It depends on his clinical needs and the program schedule, so it is worth raising before admission. Admissions explains the schedule and any limits on phones and laptops, so the family knows what is realistic.
There is no fixed number of days. The length and sequence of care are set by assessment and progress, and admissions can explain what continued support may look like.
Guiding Road builds 12-step work into treatment, and step work is required. Spiritual practices are invitational: morning prayer and meditation, an optional Christian track and weekly off-site church are there for men who want them. Admissions can talk through how that fits different beliefs.
Guiding Road runs one program across three sites: the Scottsdale location, residential treatment in Phoenix, and an outpatient and clinical office in Phoenix.
Guiding Road's Phoenix home is where its men-only residential treatment takes place, with staff on site around the clock. It suits men who need the most structure and support before moving on to a less intensive level of care. An assessment decides the fit.
Guiding Road's outpatient and clinical office is at 11402 N Cave Creek Rd, Suite 200, Phoenix, AZ 85020. Men in Guiding Road's programs come here for therapy and group sessions with the clinical team. It is also the program's main office address.
The facilities page shows all three Guiding Road sites side by side, with photographs of each setting. Seeing them together helps a family understand where a man would live, where treatment happens and how the sites connect as care moves on.