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About Fountain Hills Recovery

Fountain Hills Recovery is a Licensed, Joint Commission Accredited Center that specializes in mental health treatment, dual diagnosis, drug addiction, and alcohol addiction.

We incorporate many other forms of therapy in our care plans, such as EMDR, trauma, group therapy, family therapy, art therapy, and equine therapy, as well as meditation and yoga. 

Although our center can provide care for up to 90 individuals, our staff-to-patient ratio only allows a maximum of 8 patients to one therapist. As a result, therapists can provide the most concentrated care possible. We provide high-end care with a wide range of options for the most comprehensive care with long-lasting results.


Commission national quality

Our clinic overlooks the world-famous fountain nestled in the center of Fountain Hills Park, the namesake of our lovely town, which boasts peace and tranquility. We’ve put a lot of thought into choosing this location. We feel it’s integral to provide an environment that promotes healing in addition to the best possible treatment, clinical programs, and amenities when struggling with these debilitating issues. 

We provide two multi-million dollar homes as our living accommodations. The men reside in Vista house, a $3.9 million, 12,000-square-foot home with a movie theater, spa, gym, and elevator. The women reside in the 8,000-square-foot Sonoran house, which provides many of the same amenities as the male house. It sits on 11 acres of land with an unobstructed view of the fountain.

Our In-Patient program here is optimum when seeking help for addiction and co-occurring disorders. The patient is removed from their everyday environment, away from the daily triggers that cause them pain or encourage their substance abuse. We bring them in, care for them, and provide them with the support and the compassion they deserve. 

“This is all dedicated to the memory of my father. Part of the passion that drives us and our business is knowing that we’re helping others target core issues that led them to abuse and provide them with life skills that will allow them to move forward and live healthier, more productive lives. Our staff is comprised of clinical and medical directors and behavioral and trauma therapists who are highly educated, trained, and experienced in addressing the underlying causes and conditions that led to the addiction. Many of our clients have dual diagnoses, i.e., PTSD and Bipolar, or depression and anxiety. This is part of what inspired us to offer mental health treatment at our location. We provide clients with a safe place to address their addiction(s)/issues thoroughly. It’s so rewarding to see those who graduate from our program and begin to reclaim their lives. It’s so fulfilling to see the changes within each person from the time they entered our program, desperate and overcome by the disease, to the time they graduate from our program renewed, educated, and ready to tackle life with a healthier perspective.” – Natalie Marston-Salem, Founder


Our Story

Our founders, Natalie Marston-Salem and John Salem, began Fountain Hills Recovery in honor of Natalie’s late father, Maurice. Through loss, they found hope, honor, and a deep compassion and desire to help others free themselves from addiction.

My eyes well up when I think about my father, Maurice Marston, on what would have been his 67th birthday. I believe I could’ve done more to save his life. However, my Dad, the 30-year Fire Captain who saved lives for a living, was overtaken by his own battle with drugs and alcohol. As a result, we didn’t speak for years; however, before he died, we reunited for a very short time, for which I’ll be eternally grateful.

Heart for helping

After he passed away, I felt a lot of guilt. I’m not sure if guilt is the right word, as there was a little bit of denial about him having the issues as severe as he did. I wished I had tried harder to get him the help he needed. I wasn’t able to help my father with his struggles, and that will forever weigh heavy on me; however, going forward, my husband, John Salem, and I wanted to help others emerge from this downward spiral by founding Fountain Hills Recovery.

Our initial goal was to bring awareness to first responders, firefighters, law enforcement officers, and veterans struggling with substance abuse issues. We quickly learned, however, that this disease does not discriminate based on your career or social status; it’s an epidemic that not only affects the individual struggling, but it affects their families as well. Since we opened in November 2016, we have seen many types of individuals seeking help for their addiction(s), anyone from doctors and lawyers to athletes and college students. The damage it causes families is devastating, which is why we strive to help as many people as possible heal from addiction. And now, we’ve expanded our services to include mental health treatment so that those struggling with mental health disorders can heal, too.


Our Mission

Overcome Addiction and Mental Health Disorders

Our goal at Fountain Hills Recovery is to help people overcome addiction and mental health disorders to live sober and more fulfilled lives.

To achieve this goal, we focus on evidence-based methods and practices that lead to sustainable sobriety and mental wellness. Because each person’s struggle with addiction and mental health disorders is unique, we believe their treatment program should be as well. We will help you develop and meet your own recovery goals and realize your potential for a life of sobriety.


Our Team

Our holistic, integrated care team comprises clinical, medical, psychiatric, behavioral, and trauma therapists who have been working together for several years. Our team was handpicked for their strengths and has seen great success with this treatment modality.

Utilizing this unique approach, we have successfully treated clients with failure to launch issues and repeated treatment attempts. We pride ourselves on helping clients be successful and having this be their last and only treatment attempt.

We strongly incorporate action-based goals, transparent honesty, and a strong foundation of personal accountability into each client’s daily structure.

We help each client find their own level of integrity, self-respect, and dignity. A treatment center cannot give this; we simply help the client find that in themselves.