The Coastal Guide
Your Questions Answered
Discover what to expect as you prepare for a personalized experience centred on healing, renewal, and meaningful transformation.
Every journey begins with questions. The Coastal Guide was created to provide clear, reassuring information so you and your loved ones can feel informed and confident when considering care at Breakthrough Recovery Centre.
Starting Treatment
What if I know I need help, but I’m terrified to come to treatment?
What if I’ve been to treatment before and it didn’t work?
Do I need to hit “rock bottom” before coming to treatment?
What if I am travelling from out of province or need transportation to and from the airport?
Traveling for treatment shouldn’t add unnecessary stress to the admission process. If you are coming from outside the area or arriving by plane, Breakthrough Recovery Centre can help coordinate transportation to and from the airport or other agreed-upon locations.
We have access to a driver who can assist with transportation arrangements when available. Transportation costs are not covered by Breakthrough Recovery Centre and are the responsibility of the client; however, our team can assist with coordinating the arrangements.
If you are travelling from out of province, speak with our admissions team in advance so we can help you plan your arrival and make the transition into treatment as smooth as possible.
What if I have a dog and don't have anyone to care for them while I'm in treatment?
We understand that worrying about the care of a pet can become a significant concern when considering residential treatment.
Dogs and other pets are not permitted to stay at Breakthrough Recovery Centre. However, we have a trusted contact that we can connect you with to explore care arrangements for your dog while you are in treatment.
You will be able to speak directly with the provider to discuss availability, length of stay, costs, your dog’s individual needs, and other arrangements. Pet-care services are separate from Breakthrough Recovery Centre and any associated costs are the responsibility of the client.
Our goal is to help remove practical barriers wherever we reasonably can, so you can focus on taking the next step toward treatment.
Trauma, Mental Health & Addiction
What if trauma is connected to my substance use, but I’m not ready to talk about it?
You will not be expected to tell your entire story before you are ready. Breakthrough has a Trauma Specialist on staff, and our approach recognizes that trauma work requires safety, trust and appropriate pacing. Treatment can begin by helping you understand triggers, responses and coping patterns without forcing disclosure.
Why do you treat more than just the addiction?
Because stopping substance use is only one part of recovery. For many people, substances became a way to cope with pain, trauma, stress, difficult emotions or experiences they did not know how to manage differently. Treatment explores the patterns underneath the behaviour while helping you develop healthier ways to respond.
Can I receive help for both mental health and substance use concerns?
Yes. Mental health and substance use often overlap, and treating one while ignoring the other can leave important needs unaddressed. Our programming incorporates psychoeducation, individual support, trauma-informed care, emotional regulation, coping skills, wellness and recovery planning to help us understand the whole person, not simply the substance being used.
What Makes Treatment at Breakthrough Recovery Centre Different?
Is everyone at Breakthrough given the same treatment plan?
No. Recovery is not one-size-fits-all. While structure and core programming provide consistency, individual goals are based on each person’s needs, experiences, strengths, and barriers. We want clients to understand not only what needs to change, but why certain patterns developed and how to create sustainable change.
Is treatment just counselling and sitting in groups all day?
How do you prepare clients for real life after residential treatment?
We start preparing for life after treatment while you are still with us. Through our Compass Pathways™ Program, clients can receive support around practical areas such as employment, résumé development, education planning, financial skills and budgeting, housing navigation and other life goals. Recovery becomes much stronger when someone has something meaningful to move toward.
Why does Breakthrough use clear rules instead of simply relying on guidelines?
At Breakthrough Recovery Centre, we believe recovery requires clarity, consistency, boundaries, and accountability. Guidelines can sometimes be interpreted as recommendations, whereas our facility rules clearly communicate what is expected of every client while participating in residential treatment.
Our rules are designed to create a safe and structured environment while helping clients practice accountability for their choices, actions, and behaviours. This includes participating in required programming, respecting boundaries, following facility rules, and taking responsibility when expectations are not met.
For safety and accountability, clients are not permitted to leave the property without staff supervision or an approved arrangement. Structure does not mean a lack of compassion. At Breakthrough, we believe clients can be supported with dignity and understanding while also being held accountable.
Recovery requires support, but it also requires responsibility.
Community, Connection & Sober Living
How will I learn to have fun without drugs or alcohol?
Why is community involvement part of your approach?
Isolation can become a major part of both addiction and mental health struggles. Recovery often requires rebuilding connection. We believe treatment should help clients develop a healthier relationship with the community around them through sober supports, activities, meetings, events and opportunities for positive connection.
What happens when I leave the “treatment bubble”?
That transition matters. Residential treatment provides structure, but eventually recovery has to exist in everyday life. We work on coping skills, relapse prevention, community supports, routines, relationships and practical life planning before discharge so clients are better prepared to carry what they have learned into the real world.
Family & Support
Someone I care about needs help, but they don’t think they have a problem. Can I still call?
Absolutely. Families often recognize changes long before the person struggling is ready to ask for help. You can contact Breakthrough to discuss your concerns, learn about available options, and better understand what appropriate next steps may look like. A conversation does not obligate anyone to enter treatment.
How can families be involved without interfering with treatment?
Healthy family involvement can be an important part of recovery when clinically appropriate and with the client’s consent. We help families understand boundaries, communication, enabling, accountability, and how to support recovery without taking responsibility for another person’s recovery.
The person I support is receiving treatment, but what support is available for family and support persons?
Addiction and Mental Health challenges rarely affect only one person. Family members and support persons may experience fear, anger, exhaustion, guilt, uncertainty, loss of trust, and their own emotional challenges throughout the recovery process.
At Breakthrough Recovery Centre, we believe support should extend beyond the individual receiving treatment. Our Bridge Sessions provide opportunities for families to come together, strengthen communication, better understand recovery, establish healthy boundaries, and begin rebuilding relationships.
We also recognize that a support person may need a space that is entirely their own. Individualized support is available for a client’s identified support person, including access to their own psychotherapist to work through their personal feelings and emotions, gain clarity, develop healthy boundaries and coping strategies, and find a greater sense of calm while navigating the recovery journey alongside someone they care about.
When one person begins recovery, the people supporting them deserve support, too.
Can family members visit during treatment?
Yes. Breakthrough Recovery Centre recognizes the importance of healthy family connection throughout the recovery process. When the client is ready and visitation is appropriate within their treatment, family members are welcome to visit during our designated visitation hours on Sundays. For the first visit, family members are required to remain on site for the duration of the visitation and complete the required visitor waiver prior to the visit.
Our goal is to ensure visitation is supportive, safe, and beneficial to the client’s recovery while providing opportunities to maintain and rebuild meaningful family connections.
Recovery After Treatment
What if I’m scared to go home after treatment?
That fear deserves attention. Discharge should not simply be a date on the calendar. Before leaving, we work with clients to identify triggers, supports, routines, recovery resources and potential challenges so there is a plan for what happens next.
What if I don’t have a job, education plan, stable housing or direction when treatment ends?
Recovery involves more than remaining substance-free. Our Compass Pathways™ Program helps clients work toward practical goals including employment, résumé building, education, financial planning and housing navigation. These areas can become important building blocks for independence, stability, and purpose.
What does Breakthrough believe long-term recovery should actually look like?
We believe recovery should become a life worth protecting. That means developing coping skills and relapse-prevention strategies, but also rebuilding relationships, finding purpose, participating in community, enjoying sober experiences and creating goals for the future. The goal isn’t simply to leave treatment substance-free—it’s to leave with tools, direction and a stronger foundation for what comes next.
Costs and Payments
Is treatment covered by OHIP, or are there other ways to help with the cost?
No. Breakthrough Recovery Centre is a private treatment centre and our residential treatment programs are not covered by OHIP. However, we understand that the cost of treatment can be a significant consideration, and there may be other payment or funding options available.
We offer flexible payment options, including installment plans, and accept credit cards (including American Express), debit, money order, and cash. Please note that all credit card payments are subject to a processing fee.
Some extended health insurance plans may provide coverage for inpatient addiction and mental health treatment. We recommend contacting your insurance provider directly to ask whether this type of treatment is included in your plan and what documentation may be required.
For eligible Indigenous clients, we also work with Indigenous communities, Bands, and funding representatives when treatment funding may be available. Funding eligibility and approval are determined by the applicable community or funding organization and cannot be guaranteed by Breakthrough Recovery Centre.
Our team is happy to confidentially discuss payment and potential funding options with you and help you understand the next steps.
Does private insurance cover residential addiction and mental health treatment?
Coverage varies depending on your insurance provider and individual benefit plan. Some extended health plans may provide full or partial coverage for certain services associated with inpatient addiction and mental health treatment, while others may not.
We recommend contacting your insurance provider before admission and asking specifically whether your plan provides coverage for inpatient or residential addiction and mental health treatment. Breakthrough Recovery Centre can provide appropriate receipts and supporting documentation for eligible services; however, reimbursement and coverage decisions are ultimately determined by your insurance provider.
If you’re unsure what to ask your insurance company, our team can help you understand what information to request.
What if I need treatment but cannot afford to pay the full cost upfront?
We understand that needing treatment while also figuring out how to pay for it can feel overwhelming. Breakthrough Recovery Centre offers installment payment options, where applicable, so the entire cost may not need to be paid in one lump sum.
Depending on your circumstances, other potential sources of support may include private insurance, employer-supported benefits or funding, and Indigenous community or Band funding for eligible individuals.
Payment can be made by credit card (including American Express), debit, money order, or cash. Please note that all credit card payments are subject to a processing fee.
Funding and insurance coverage cannot be guaranteed, but we are always willing to have the conversation. Our team can confidentially discuss available payment options with you, so you have clear information before making a decision about treatment.
Financial questions should never stop you from making the first call.
Still Navigating Your Decision?
(705) 352-9600
info@breakthroughrecovery.ca
135 32nd Street North Wasaga Beach, Ontario