The Sanctuary Vancouver Island

About The Sanctuary Vancouver Island

The Sanctuary Vancouver Island is a private, luxury residential treatment program on Vancouver Island near Victoria, British Columbia, and part of the international Sanctuary World group. They serve a high-profile clientele, with each person staying in their own private residence where they never meet other clients and where nothing identifies the home as a treatment setting. Their care covers addictions to drugs, alcohol, gambling, and sex, along with mental health concerns such as PTSD, depression, and anxiety, and a range of medical and wellness needs. Every program is built individually around a full medical assessment, with a personal doctor and nursing staff available when medical supervision is needed.

Treatment pairs conventional medicine with intensive psychotherapy, which they treat as central to understanding the issues underneath a person’s substance use, building healthier boundaries, and working through relationship patterns. A coordinated team draws on psychiatry, internal medicine, dietetics, exercise physiology, and physiotherapy, and they review prescription medications carefully, favoring less invasive options when possible. Acupuncture is a core therapy used to ease withdrawal symptoms such as nausea and headaches and to help reduce cravings, alongside massage, shiatsu, yoga, meditation, qigong, creative therapies, personal training, and chef-prepared meals planned with a dietician. Family members can join parts of the program with the client’s approval, aftercare needs are discussed before the person returns home, and outdoor outings like nature walks and whale-watching are woven into the stay.