The Refuge, A Healing Place is an extended addiction treatment program in central Florida specializing in PTSD, trauma, substance abuse, and process addictions. It is a place of healing and unconditional love for those willing to do the work, treating these issues as treatable illnesses. The facility is described as a nice campus and a wonderful place where groundbreaking progress can be made. The community experience is beyond anything many could have expected. The staff, from therapists and facilitators to case managers, BHA staff, and cooks, are noted as wonderful, kind, and supportive, providing the space needed for healing. Specific clinical staff and the CEO receive high praise. However, some note problems with medical care, including changes to medication doses, and mention that the clinical director can be passive aggressive. Many state that The Refuge saved their lives, turning broken individuals into strong, caring people. While acknowledging that problems can exist anywhere, the consensus is that you get out of it what you put in. Focus on the good to find the promised healing. Bring bug spray.
Excellent staff excellent people excellent place time. Well spent time will invested Sylvia Colon made the journey an excellent journey, professional people. I’m very lucky to have this opportunity to invest in my future.
December 2025
Absolutely amazing place! Been here two times and cannot recommend highly enough. You have to go, just to meet Don, Roger, and the CEO Peter
November 2025
the refuge a healing place that's exactly what they did to me they healed me I will be forever grateful to the whole refuge staff from therapist to the cooks everyone that works here has been nothing but kind to me and thank you for saving my life.
