Akeela Inc
About Akeela Inc
Behavioral health care for clients of all ages is offered at Akeela, an addiction treatment center in Anchorage, Alaska.
Clinical services also run throughout Alaska, and adults can use telehealth from home. Medication treatment for opioid recovery is available too.
Who Qualifies in Anchorage
Stepping Stones is one of Akeela’s long-term residential programs It features 15 individual apartments and takes women who have children and who need a higher level of care.
Children live in those apartments with their mothers. Daycare runs while the mothers are in treatment.
Akeela House has 48 beds for adults, men and women together, and it’s a long-term residential program. Most people there have both a substance use disorder and a mental health condition, and the program treats both.
The Akeela Women and Families Program is outpatient and takes women who might need a bit of extra support. The program runs from 12 to 18 weeks and it’s focused on relapse prevention.
If you’re in the Akeela Outpatient Program, plan on 12 to 18 weeks of counseling, and that program serves men and women.
The Alaska Division of Behavioral Health licenses all rehabilitation program components at Akeela, and The Joint Commission accredits the center. If you have Alaska Medicaid, Akeela accepts it.
Amenities
Private drug rehab provides a comfortable, secure environment that allows you to focus on doing the work to get your life back on track. Benefits include a higher staff-to-client ratio, increased one-on-one time with therapists and healthcare providers, private rooms for clients, and customized forms of therapy.
Residential drug rehab provides the comforts of home with the therapeutic support needed to successfully recover. Benefits of an inpatient program include increased safety, a higher success rate, and the time and distance given to focus on recovery. Residential drug rehabs are often the preferred method of treatment, as they can be tailored to meet specific needs, offer focused therapeutic care, and provide the necessary tools to sustain recovery.
In order to maintain a sense of autonomy, many private rehab facilities offer clients the ability to choose their own private rooms. The privacy and personal space ensure that the recovery process is as comfortable as possible.
Addiction Treatment Programs
Each young adult program in Alaska focuses on meeting the social, educational, psychological, physical, and spiritual needs of young adults who are struggling with addiction. Programs vary from inpatient to outpatient, offering different levels of care.
Adult residential care is for people whose main need is substance use recovery, with co-occurring mental health concerns addressed in the same program.
Alcohol rehab in Alaska provides a combination of psychotherapeutic and medical methods to treat alcohol dependency. The aim of treatment is to help participants learn how to achieve and maintain sobriety and live a healthy lifestyle, free from the consequences caused by alcohol abuse.
Gender-specific addiction treatment can target recovery issues faced by men. Men’s rehab in Alaska focuses on challenges specific to males as they struggle with alcohol or drug use disorders.
Stepping Stones is a long-term Anchorage program for women assessed at ASAM III.5, who live with their children in 15 apartments.
Medication based treatment for opioid recovery is available for people who want it.
Akeela's adolescent residential program, Akeela House, treats teens ages 12-18 struggling with substance use and related behavioral health issues through long-term, structured residential care in Alaska.
The residential program at Akeela House Recovery Center is built around a structured setting: 48 beds in Anchorage, co-ed, so adults can start recovery or keep it going. Co-occurring mental health care is integrated into the same program.
Akeela emphasizes family involvement throughout treatment, offering family counseling alongside individual and group sessions to support Alaskan families navigating a loved one's substance use recovery.
Akeela's continuing care services help individuals sustain recovery after completing residential or outpatient treatment, offering ongoing support as clients transition back into their communities.
Levels of Care
The Akeela Outpatient Program in Anchorage treats men and women who need outpatient or intensive outpatient substance use treatment. Both levels are covered.
Akeela integrates psychiatric and psychological services with substance use treatment, pairing behavioral health clinicians and case managers to address co-occurring mental health needs alongside recovery goals.
Discharge planning starts early. Clients move into outpatient care or another support when they're ready. The plan starts before they leave.
Akeela House Recovery Center is a 48-bed residential program in Anchorage, co-ed and long-term, for adults starting or continuing recovery.
Drug and alcohol detox in Alaska provides a safe, stable place where you are monitored and cared for by medical staff 24/7. Medications may be used to ease withdrawal symptoms and ensure the detoxification process goes smoothly.
Sober living in Alaska offers a transitional environment during your early days of recovery. These alcohol- and drug-free living arrangements provide peer support and a structured lifestyle for the first few months of sobriety.
Before treatment at a drug rehab in Alaska can begin, intervention services are often needed. These include pre-intervention counseling with family members, facilitating an intervention, developing a treatment program, and assistance with admittance to a program.
Akeela's IOP delivers structured treatment for adults needing more support than traditional outpatient care, combining behavioral health counseling, case management, and recovery supports for individuals managing substance use.
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Rehabs.org regularly reviews this listing for accuracy but changes may occur between updates. For the most up-to-date information, please contact Akeela Inc.
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Does Akeela take Medicaid in Alaska?
Yes. Akeela accepts Alaska Medicaid along with many other insurance plans. For health insurance for rehab, that page sets out how plans usually work, and you can ask about yours when you call.
Is Akeela an inpatient or an outpatient program?
Both. Akeela House is the residential side, 48 beds for adults in Anchorage. The outpatient program takes people who need outpatient or intensive outpatient care, and the intensive track meets several times a week. Telehealth and medication based treatment for opioid recovery are offered too.
Who does the program serve in Anchorage?
Adults whose main need is substance use recovery, with co-occurring mental health care built in. Stepping Stones is for women assessed at ASAM III.5 and their children, who live with them in 15 apartments. Outpatient services take women assessed at ASAM I or II.1, and individual and group counseling, rehabilitation and behavioral health services cover all ages.
How long do people stay in the residential program?
Akeela House runs long, with 48 beds and a structured setting for adults. The outpatient side works differently: the intensive track meets several times a week for people who need more structure than standard outpatient.
Can you get services outside Anchorage?
Akeela works with people across Alaska, so the program is not limited to Anchorage. At Stepping Stones, children can stay in daycare while their mothers attend treatment.