Program Overview

Forest City Healing Centre was created to offer a responsible, structured, and professionally guided recovery environment for men seeking stability, clarity, and a fresh start. Our 28-day residential program provides a calm, community-based setting where men can begin early recovery at a manageable pace, supported by routine, emotional safety, and steady guidance.

The program design is shaped by the combined experience of addiction professionals, clinical leaders, and medical specialists with extensive backgrounds in mental health, substance-use care, withdrawal management, community outreach, and residential treatment settings. Together, this multidisciplinary perspective informs a program that is practical, ethical, and grounded in real-world care.

Clinical operations are guided by Tom Cruikshank, an experienced addiction and mental-health professional with a long history of work across hospitals, community agencies, correctional settings, and residential programs. His background in assessment, crisis response, motivational interviewing, relapse-prevention, and trauma-aware support helps ensure a consistent, compassionate, and accountable program structure.

Medical oversight is provided by Dr. Janel Gracey, an addiction and pain-management physician with advanced training in addiction medicine, chronic pain, family practice, hospitalist care, and interdisciplinary program development. Her leadership supports medical safety, clinical integrity, and alignment with provincial standards.

Daily programming integrates emotional literacy, group connection, reflective practices, and structured routines guided by the Emotional Nexus Recovery (ENR) Model and a biopsychosocial approach. These frameworks help men understand emotional patterns, build healthier coping strategies, and strengthen stability during early recovery.

While Forest City Healing Centre does not make therapeutic guarantees, the program is grounded in responsible clinical judgement, evidence-informed practice, and a commitment to providing a safe, respectful, and structured environment where meaningful change can take root.