Phoenix Programmes

Phoenix Programmes Phoenix Programmes offer a proven solution to alcohol, drug and behavioural addictions and disorders This awareness led us to conceive Phoenix Programmes.

My name is Chris Spencer and I work alongside my business partner, Anita Cragen. With over 28 years dedicated to addiction recovery, I bring my expertise and experience, while Anita brings 20 years of her own. Over these decades, we've had the privilege of aiding clients worldwide. I have personally witnessed the deep suffering and havoc addiction wreaks on individuals' lives, their well-being, re

lationships, and families. We offer meticulously tailored treatment plans, uniquely designed for each individual's distinct journey to recovery. We have built a foundation rooted in crafting a programme to suit you, addressing the mind, body, and spirituality. Our experience has taught us that addiction is a complex disease and all aspects need addressing for a successful recovery. So as well as physically detoxing and healing the body, our programmes target the psychological and spiritual hole that can’t be filled with drink, drugs, or any behavioural high. We have fine-tuned our approach over the decades, tailoring our treatment to guide you to your own personal solution. Both Anita and myself are certified International Alcohol and Drug Therapists and qualified Recovery Dynamics Counsellors, and members of the Federation of Drug and Alcohol Professionals. With a specific focus on aiding mothers with addiction and young children, Anita intimately understands the challenges of motherhood and the pressures addiction places on families. I have a distinguished track record of working with notable clients on an individual basis, including celebrities, politicians, royalty, and high-net worth individuals from a diverse range of nations, accommodated here in Spain or in their home countries. I am also a founding member of the first addiction treatment centre in Dubai, before transitioning my practice to Spain 3 years later. My expertise spans all facets of addiction, with three decades of experience successfully treating a wide range of substance abuse disorders; behavioural addictions such as gambling, social media, and s*x; and psychological problems like ADHD, OCD, anxiety and depression. Through this work, I have guided numerous individuals in rebuilding their lives and embracing prosperous futures, and I have played a pivotal role in crafting addiction recovery programmes and a range of workshops covering compulsive behaviours. As a dedicated addiction therapist, I am deeply committed to each individual’s journey to recovery. This devotion fuels my daily work. I channelled my years of experience into founding a luxury private rehabilitation centre in Southern Spain. Inspired by my work with international clients, I aspired to create a haven for rest, healing, and personalised care.

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Explore how AI, dopamine, and digital stimulation shape behaviour, emotional dependency, and modern addiction from a clinical perspective today now

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When people first begin searching for addiction treatment, they are often overwhelmed by choice. A quick search online produces hundreds of centres offering luxury accommodation, swimming pools, private chefs, sea views, holistic therapies, and a long list of facilities designed to attract attention.

When choosing addiction treatment, experience, discretion, and common sense may matter more than luxury surroundings.

As I have come to understand my own thinking, I can now clearly see that my mind has a negative bias, a built-in tendenc...
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As I have come to understand my own thinking, I can now clearly see that my mind has a negative bias, a built-in tendency to give greater weight to threats, problems, and potential dangers than to what is steady, safe, or good.

How negative thinking, anxiety, catastrophising and fear fuel addiction, and why gratitude can help restore balance in recovery.

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Recovery often begins at a moment of truth: the point at which a person realises that the way they have been living is no longer sustainable. For many people, recovery begins when they become “sick and tired of being sick and tired”, exhausted not only by alcohol or addictive behaviour itself, but by the emotional chaos, fear, dishonesty, and loss of control that often surrounds it.

Explore how Alcoholics Anonymous began, the story of Bill W. and Dr Bob, and why the 12 Steps remain a powerful framework for recovery today.

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Alcoholism is notorious because it does not merely cause a person to drink too much. It progressively dismantles the drinker’s ability to think clearly, choose wisely, and act rationally.

How alcoholism destroys rational thinking, fuels isolation, damages relationships, and traps people in cycles of suffering, shame, and emotional despair.

Over time, I slowly began to experience periods of depression along with occasional episodes of anxiety. Although it had...
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Over time, I slowly began to experience periods of depression along with occasional episodes of anxiety. Although it had not become a major problem, I had started isolating myself more often, and my parents felt that the Phoenix Day Treatment Programme could help me.

A real recovery story from Phoenix Day Treatment. Learn how daily gratitude, relapse prevention tools, and support helped restore balance and purpose.

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I did not walk into an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting by accident. I arrived at AA because I had reached a point of complete defeat. My drinking was no longer a choice. It had become an obsession, a compulsion that overpowered my will, my reasoning, and my dignity.

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Many people now find themselves opening up more honestly to AI than to the people around them. When alcohol, drugs or other destructive behaviours feel out of control, that can feel safer than saying it out loud.

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Dirección

Triay Medical Centre San Pedro De Alacantara
Marbella
29670

Teléfono

+34691881422

Página web

https://www.phoenixdaytreatment.com/

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