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The Mountain Center

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Level of care
Intensive outpatient (IOP), Outpatient, Residential
Ages
12+
Insurance
Medicaid (all forms), Blue Cross Blue Shield, United Healthcare, Molina Healthcare of New Mexico and 2 more

Listed as operating. 4 sources, newest retrieved Jun 24, 2026. Record researched Jun 24, 2026.

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Published program summary

A New Mexico nonprofit offering a continuum from outpatient and intensive-outpatient SUD counseling for youth and adults (ages 12+) to a 90-day women's residential recovery program (Aspen House) in Peña Blanca, distinguished by experiential/therapeutic-adventure programming, LGBTQ+ youth support, Native American programming, and harm-reduction services. Operates across Santa Fe, Tesuque, Española, and Peña Blanca.

Services and populations

Genders served
All genders (Counseling Services, ages 12+); women only (Aspen House Women's Recovery residential, ages 18+)
Specialties
Substance use disorders (adolescent and adult), Co-occurring mental health conditions, Women's residential recovery (including pregnant women and mothers), Medication-assisted treatment (Suboxone) for opioid use disorder, LGBTQ+ youth and young adult support (NM Genders and Sexualities Alliance), Native American youth and adults (Emergence Program), Harm reduction (clean needle exchange, naloxone distribution, Acudetox), Therapeutic adventure / experiential programming
Modalities
Motivational Interviewing (MI), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy skills (DBT Skills), Harm Reduction Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Circle of Security Parenting, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Equine-based therapy (Aspen House), Therapeutic adventure programming, Group, individual, and family therapy, Comprehensive Community Support Services (CCSS)
Parent organization
Santa Fe Mountain Center Inc (legal/registered name per government treatment-locator data; operates as "The Mountain Center")

Admissions

Typical length of stay
Aspen House Women's Recovery residential: 90 days (may be extended for those needing a longer stay)

Insurance and payment

Insurance listed
Medicaid (all forms), Blue Cross Blue Shield, United Healthcare, Molina Healthcare of New Mexico, Presbyterian, State and county contracts (Aspen House housing/food)
Payment notes
Stated insurance list (Medicaid, BCBS, United Healthcare, Molina of NM, Presbyterian) is published on the Counseling Services (outpatient) page. For Aspen House Women's Recovery, housing and food expenses are covered by state and county contracts as well as Medicaid.

Credentials and public record

Accreditation
Association for Experiential Education (AEE), Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare Council (OBH)
Public record
Not yet checked

Location

Address
1524 Bishops Lodge Rd # B, Santa Fe, NM 87506
County
Santa Fe County

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