About Icarus Recovery Center
Icarus Recovery Center, nestled in the heart of Albuquerque, New Mexico, offers a compassionate, inclusive environment where healing and transformation can truly take flight. Founded on the belief that every individual possesses the strength to rise above challenges, our center is dedicated to providing personalized support on the journey to lasting recovery.
At Icarus, we offer a full continuum of care to meet clients where they are and guide them forward:
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Detox & Withdrawal Management: A medically supervised, comfortable setting where clients begin the recovery process with dignity and safety at its core.
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Residential Inpatient Treatment: A structured, immersive program where individuals live onsite, engage in daily therapy, group support, and skill-building activities designed to address the root causes of substance use.
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Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP): A day-focused, intensive level of care that balances structured treatment with the flexibility to return home in the evenings.
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Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP): Tailored to those transitioning toward independent living or managing employment, our IOP provides regular therapeutic engagement while accommodating personal routines.
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Outpatient Counseling: Flexible, ongoing support that integrates seamlessly into everyday life—ideal for long-term growth, relapse prevention, and addressing life’s stressors as they arise.
Mental health care is embedded across all our programs. From individual psychotherapy and medication management to recurring psychiatric evaluations and crisis intervention, our licensed professionals ensure co-occurring disorders are treated with equal attention and respect.
Beyond clinical services, our holistic approach embraces yoga, mindfulness training, nutritional guidance, family therapy, and vocational support—empowering individuals to rediscover purpose, rebuild relationships, and reclaim wellness.
At Icarus Recovery Center, we believe recovery isn’t merely about breaking free from addiction—it’s about lifting off into a renewed life. Our caring, expert team is committed to standing beside you every step of the way.
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Treatments
Ranging from mild to severe, alcohol use disorder is a condition characterized by drinking to the point of causing harm or distress. Recovery from this alcohol addiction takes time and commitment. Alcohol rehab in New Mexico can provide the resources necessary to overcome alcoholism. Through detox, psychotherapy, and social supports, participants gain the skills they need to achieve and maintain sobriety.
Each drug rehab in New Mexico offers unique amenities and treatment methods. Common aspects of treatment include group and individual counseling, recreational therapy, medication management, and healthy living. Aftercare is often provided to prevent relapse.
For residents of New Mexico struggling with drug or alcohol addiction, substance abuse treatment is available on an inpatient and outpatient basis. These programs integrate evidence-based therapies such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), acceptance and commitment therapy, and mindfulness-based interventions to help you reframe unhelpful thoughts, develop more healthy coping strategies, and give you the tools to sustain your recovery.
In New Mexico, specialized dual-diagnosis addiction treatment programs prioritize comprehensive care for individuals with co-occurring substance use disorders and mental health conditions. These programs offer outpatient, inpatient, and partial hospitalization options. Evidence-based therapies, like cognitive behavioral therapy and medication-assisted treatment, in combination with skills training and recovery support groups, provide a comprehensive and holistic approach to address both disorders simultaneously. By addressing co-occurring disorders simultaneously, and under the same roof, treatment outcomes are drastically improved.
Specialized addiction treatment programs put a heavy focus on mental health, offering a supportive and structured environment to help you overcome co-occurring addictions and mental health conditions. Known as a dual diagnosis center, these drug rehab programs provide you with access to mental health therapists and counselors who specialize in treating mental health issues. These mental health professionals are trained to diagnose and treat mental co-occurring disorders effectively.
Programs

Adult Program
Clinical Services
When you participate in cognitive behavioral therapy in New Mexico you can expect to follow a structured four step process. This involves identifying life challenges, identifying inaccurate thinking about those challenges, changing those thought patterns to healthy ones, and changing the resulting behaviors.
Weekly dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) sessions involve one on one meetings with your therapist. Each session lasts about an hour. You'll work on identifying and accepting your emotions while also learning how to manage them. Additionally, weekly 90 minute group DBT sessions give you the opportunity to develop and practice coping skills.
Your eating disorder treatment plan in New Mexico will focus on maintaining adequate nutrition, a healthy weight level, and healthy eating patterns. The plan may include talk therapy, medical monitoring, nutritional counseling, and medication.
Group therapy sessions in New Mexico are structured and led by professional therapists with experience in leading groups. This ensures that the group discussions are focused and productive and that therapeutic goals are consistently addressed during each session.
Individual therapy offers men and women a customized approach to explore the root causes of their substance use and develop healthy coping mechanisms. This improves the effectiveness of treatment and helps to foster long term sobriety. Sessions usually involve an in depth exploration of your life experiences, including harmful behaviors and thoughts that drive addictive behavior.
Substance use disorders disrupt thinking and behavior patterns, which interferes with critical life skills. Drug rehab programs in New Mexico include life skills training to allow you to rebuild those skills. You'll relearn how to think, behave, and interact with others in healthy ways so you can successfully navigate daily life.
Motivational interviewing can help you resolve indecisive feelings and develop the confidence to make changes. It is a short term counseling method that offers empathy and practical support and is often used as part of drug and alcohol rehab in New Mexico.
Rational behavior therapy teaches you to identify and modify irrational beliefs and thinking patterns. Using behavioral therapy techniques, such as role playing and behavioral rehearsal, you learn to practice new and healthy behaviors that lead to better management of your negative emotions, stress, and cravings.
The focus of trauma therapy is on healing the emotional wounds that happen after a traumatic experience. You may have witnessed the event or experienced it yourself. Your therapist will guide you through confronting those memories, which helps promote emotional regulation, resilience, and mental well being.
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Accreditations

LegitScript has reviewed Icarus Recovery Center as part of their certification program, and has determined that it meets the LegitScript standards for legality, safety and transparency.
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State Licenses are permits issued by government agencies that allow rehab organizations to conduct business legally within a certain geographical area. Typically, the kind of program a rehab facility offers, along with its physical location, determines which licenses are required to operate legally.
State License: New Mexico

The Joint Commission, formerly known as JCAHO, is a nonprofit organization that accredits rehab organizations and programs. Founded in 1951, the Joint Commision's mission is to improve the quality of patient care and demonstrating the quality of patient care.
Joint Commission Accreditation: Yes