Addiction Recovery for Men

At Renaissance Ranch, we provide a gender-specific therapeutic environment. It has been our experience that a male-only program provides the appropriate setting for men to deal directly with their substance abuse issues.

Addiction Recovery for Women

Renaissance Ranch offers a unique, clinically driven approach to drug rehabilitation. Part of that process includes a gender-specific therapeutic environment. It has been our experience that a female program provides the appropriate setting for women to deal directly with their substance abuse issues.

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Our Philosophy

We believe that true recovery includes spiritual healing.

Renaissance Ranch is an alcohol and drug rehabilitation program consistent with LDS principles and practices. We use the traditional 12 Step approach to treatment combined with gospel principles as they relate to alcohol and drug addiction for a results driven LDS rehab program. We believe that true recovery includes spiritual healing. It has been our experience that this approach has proven to be the most successful.

Family Treatment

We offer a five month education program that allows family members to explore their emotional lives and find ways to improve their awareness of and ability to focus on their need for recovery. This education and increased awareness allows family members to more effectively interact with their loved one who is dealing with chemical dependency.

American Health Care Lending Company

We provide you with an option for financing your treatment through American Health Care Lending Company. The process is quick and easy.

Loans up to $100,000
Low Fixed Rate Loans
Terms from 36 to 60 Months
No Collateral Required
Low Monthly Payments

"Renaissance Ranch gave me a gift that no amount of money can ever repay. Through their unique, caring approach I learned how much I was loved, and that I never had to feel alone every again. " Dustin L.

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"Renaissance Ranch will always be a special place to me and will always have a special place in my heart. I had already attended one rehab facility. The Ranch truly saved my life by teaching me and allowing me to understand and love who I am." Justin N.

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"My sobriety date is July 15 2008. And for that I am very grateful. The ranch has given Me the tools to live a life I never thought was possible. I have never forgotten the feelings I felt when I was there in treatment and that's what gets me through the day, is the feelings and brotherhood that I was so blessed with while I was in the ranch." Tyson D.

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"As soon as I walked through the doors of the Ranch I felt hope. My life had spiraled into depths of shame, misery, guilt, depression, sadness, and suffocating darkness prior to reaching those front doors. The 2 months that followed would forever change my life and provide a foundation within that is unshakable." Bryan H.

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"I had a head full of gospel knowledge and a heart full of shame. I felt like a failure. I hated who I was. That all changed during my stay at Renaissance Ranch. I quickly realized that I wasn't alone and that there were others who felt the same feelings of self-hatred, failure, and shame. This realization, coupled with the nonjudgmental environment of the Ranch, I was able to be completely honest and open for the first time in my life. From the guidance and empathy of my counselors and brothers, I learned it was okay to feel and I started to believe that there was hope." Klay B.

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Renaissance Ranch Team

Steve graduated from the University of Utah with a Master’s Degree in Social Work. He has years of experience helping addicts find their way through the recovery process. Steve’s strengths include a combination of faith-based approaches as well as cognitive and behavioral techniques. He has extensive clinical expertise in various areas of mental and emotional health. Steve is committed to helping those who want to find the path to a healthy, joy-filled life of sobriety.

Dr. Ruth Gerritsen-McKane, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Ruth brings a wealth of experience, education and expertise to Therapia as the Clinical Director for Women. She merges her clinical work with academia which includes an emphasis on strengths-based reciprocal perspective on local, national and international levels, utilizing not only evidence-based practice but practice-based evidence. She received her MSW Degree and PhD from the University of Utah, College of Social Work. Professionally, she has witnessed the impact of addictive behaviors across the life continuum and she has celebrated across that same continuum the hard work and resilience of those wanting the humility and strength that comes with sobriety.

Dave graduated from the University of Utah with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and a Master’s Degree in Social Work. Dave has over ten years of experience working with individuals with substance abuse issues in multiple capacities. He has worked at LifeLine for Youth RTC, Lakeview Hospital Behavioral Unit, Odyssey House Adolescent, Catalyst Residential Treatment Center, and the University of Utah Neuropsychiatric Institute (UNI). Dave has a passion for helping individuals and families who suffer from the disease of addiction.

Kris is a Licensed Substance Abuse Counselor and has been working in the field of substance abuse since 1996. Kris is the Program Director for Renaissance Ranch. She has worked in general outpatient and intensive outpatient programs. As a volunteer for the Family Home Evening Program at the Utah State Prison, Kris educates women about addiction and recovery. She has been certified as a DUI instructor for the State of Utah. Kris has worked as an anger management specialist and workshop presenter for addiction education. She also presents workshops on addiction and recovery in smaller communities in Utah and Idaho. As a family systems specialist, Kris works specifically with the shame-based family system model that addresses the family needs as well as the needs of the client. Kris’s passion and commitment for people and assisting them in their healing and recovery is a great joy for her.

HR is the founder and President of Addiction Recovery Group and a Licensed Substance Abuse Counselor. He has worked in the substance abuse field for the last 12 years as well as an additional 15 years of finance and business management experience. Through his personal experience in recovery, HR has developed a passion for helping people understand and overcome the disease of addiction.

Dave has been in the field of substance abuse treatment for the last 6 years. In his role as the Client Relations Director, Dave has worked very closely with individuals and families to assist men and women in getting the help and support they need to overcome their addictions. He has a lot of empathy and compassion for those who struggle with addiction. After experiencing the treatment program at Renaissance Ranch himself, Dave has committed himself to helping others find the road to recovery.