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Clinic Les Alpes, Montreux, Switzerland
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⛰️ PLACE: CLINIC LES ALPES
Clinic Les Alpes, Montreux, Switzerland
By Iona Paulet
Clinic Les Alpes is situated in a spectacular setting of natural beauty in the mountains, close to the town of Montreux in Switzerland. The Clinic has a 360 degrees view of alpine meadows, forests, snow-capped mountains and lake Geneva. It is a beautiful, serene and peaceful place.
Montreux is a Swiss municipality and town on the shoreline of Lake Geneva at the foot of the Alps. It belongs to the district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, and has a population of approximately 26,433.
Located in the center of a region named Riviera, Montreux has been an important tourist destination since the 19th century due to its mild climate. The region includes numerous Belle Époque palaces and hotels near the shores of Lake Geneva. Montreux railway station is a stop on the Simplon Railway and is a mountain railway hub.
This is where Clinic Les Alpes has settled, being a fully licensed, in-patient Swiss medical facility, with doctors, counsellors, nurses and medical personnel on duty and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to ensure that patients receive the best possible care. Clinic Les Alpes is the result of one man’s personal investment in a long-held vision to develop an internationally acclaimed centre of excellence for the treatment of mental health, substance/behavioural dependency and the nurturing of recovery for individuals and their families.
Patrick Wilson, founder of the Clinic, has spent a great deal of his life dealing with the issues of dependency and mental wellbeing. This experience has led Patrick to find the expertise needed to help others.
“I believe that substance/behavioural dependency often comes from an individual attempting to heal or soften the effect of emotional or mental pain. Unfortunately because this attempt chooses the wrong means, it turns into its destructive opposite”. - Patrick Wilson
Clinic Les Alpes is licensed as a medical inpatient clinic by the Swiss Department of Health. Regarding the team, research has consistently demonstrated that true recovery, whether from an addiction or a mental health issue, requires a multidisciplinary team who can address all aspects of wellbeing. Thanks to the wide variety of world-class staff in their medical, clinical, and therapeutic teams, all Clinic Les Alpes staff deliver their treatments and services in-house under one roof. Offering patients a sense of stability, consistency, and comfort.
Typical conditions treated include mental health (anxiety, burnout, eating disorders and more), substance addiction and even behavioral addiction such as gambling, shopping or work addiction. Of course, the location of the clinic makes it even more peaceful and acts as a safe space for guests.
The Clinic ingeniously integrates an historic alpine chateau that has been refurbished with great sensitivity from top to bottom, inside and out, with purpose-built, state-of-the-art treatment facilities, a lavishly appointed spa, and a truly exceptional space (reached by a specially constructed tunnel carved out of the mountain) that offers contemplative tranquility while being able to enjoy exhilarating view of the mountains. In total, there are 27 private bedrooms, all having glorious uninterrupted views across mountains, meadows, forests and the lake. The rooms are furnished with antique furniture and the finest linens. All of them are ensuite.
Nutrition is an important part to wellbeing and healthy recovery. Chefs at Clinic les Alpes have created a unique menu composed with organic and only fresh products. Kitchen staff is determined to provide delicious, nutritious and healthy meals for the entire stay. They work with local suppliers and farmers to source seasonal products grown as close to the Clinic as possible.
All included, a typical stay lasts 28 days. An individual programme is designed for each patient, together with luxury hospitality services (including full in-house detox if required), for a cost of CHF 45,000 / week (or 52,000 dollars). CHECK IN HERE.
⛰️ PERSON: SARAH SALZMANN
Art Therapist at Clinic les Alpes
The team at Clinic des Alpes is very diverse and we love how they integrate medicine principles from different domains and regions. Working hand in hand with her clinical team members, Sarah believes in the power of creativity to unlock each person’s potential to self recover or to reach self-accomplishment. Her mixed methods approach is based on extensive studies in psychology, holding a Master in Organizational Psychology, an executive MBA and a Swiss Certification in Art Therapy. She is also a trained Life Coach ICF.
Other non-conventional therapists work alongside Sarah at the clinic, such as an Equine Therapist that works with horses to relieve patients. Equine therapy is therefore a source of sensory stimulation as well as a space of relaxation that can support patients during the withdrawal and intensive psychological work.
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