Awakening Recovery Center

What Awakening Recovery Center does

Awakening Recovery Center is an Arizona-licensed addiction treatment operator that delivers an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP), individual counseling, a Family Program, and a year-long Continued Aftercare Program. The center is built on an evidence-based 12-Step clinical model and complements in-person care with telehealth delivery, allowing the operator to extend its reach across Arizona beyond its three physical offices in Tempe, Safford, and Apache Junction. Service coverage is publicly listed for seven Arizona cities, indicating an intent to capture patients in additional metros through remote delivery and referral routing.

The business is a privately held, founder-operated LLC. Leadership is concentrated among Scott Payne (CEO/CFO), Jason Hutchings (COO/Owner), and Ashley Hutchings (Senior CAO), with clinical staff described as having decades of personal and professional recovery experience. The center maintains referral partnerships with established community 12-Step organizations (AA, NA, CA, PAL), which function as the primary inbound patient acquisition channel. No external funding, acquisitions, patents, or technology partnerships are disclosed.

Revenue mechanics are typical of a small outpatient behavioral health provider: per-patient fees for IOP sessions, individual counseling hours, family programming, and extended aftercare engagement, supplemented by insurance reimbursement where applicable. The operational footprint — three offices, telehealth, and a small executive team — implies a low single-digit million-dollar annual revenue base, with growth driven primarily by geographic and channel extension rather than enterprise contracts.

Name

Awakening Recovery Center

Legal name

Awakening Recovery Center LLC

Website

https://awakeningrecovery.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Awakening Recovery Center is an Arizona-based outpatient addiction treatment operator that delivers an IOP, individual counseling, family programming, and a year-long Continued Aftercare Program across three offices and via telehealth, serving individuals seeking 12-Step-based recovery.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Tempe

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Outpatient Treatment Services: Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) services billed through insurance or private pay. The company works with a wide range of insurance providers and offers free consultation and referral services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Awakening Recovery Center operates an outpatient addiction recovery platform anchored by an 8-12 week Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) delivered through group and individual counseling based on 12 Step principles. The platform is rounded out by a year-long Continued Aftercare Program for accountability, a Family Program for loved ones, Individual Counseling, and telehealth services available statewide in Arizona, with free consultations and referrals to inpatient care when a higher level of treatment is required.

Product overview

Awakening Recovery Center operates a platform of interconnected addiction recovery services centered around an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) as the core offering. The IOP runs 8-12 weeks with group sessions, supplemented by Individual Counseling for personalized 12 Steps guidance, and a Family Program to address the impact on loved ones. A year-long Continued Aftercare Program provides ongoing accountability post-IOP. Services are delivered both in-person at three Arizona locations (Tempe, Safford, Apache Junction) and via Telehealth across the state. Consultation & Referrals service supports clients requiring higher levels of care. The company emphasizes an evidence-based, holistic approach combining 12 Step principles with clinical tools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) An 8-12 week group-based addiction counseling program with 4 sessions per week (each 3 hours) focused on the 12 Steps and holistic recovery from substance abuse, intended for individuals seeking outpatient drug and alcohol treatment at the Tempe, Safford, or Apache Junction offices.
• Continued Aftercare Program A year-long monitoring and accountability program that provides individual and family counseling to support long-term sobriety after a client completes the Intensive Outpatient Program.
• Individual Counseling Weekly or biweekly one-on-one counseling sessions focused on understanding the 12 Steps, daily recovery tools, life-skills development, and addressing fear and self-sabotage patterns, available at all three Arizona offices.
• Family Program Weekly group and individual sessions for family members of clients in treatment, covering addiction education, emotional processing, trauma, and building support networks for families affected by addiction.
• Telehealth Services Remote addiction treatment services delivered via secure video technology to individuals throughout Arizona, providing assessments, individual counseling, and family support sessions.
• Consultation & Referrals Free consultations to assess individual needs and provide referrals to inpatient and residential treatment centers when a higher level of care is required than Awakening Recovery Center's outpatient offering.

Quantifiable outcome

• 8-12 week IOP program (longer than typical 4-5 week residential rehab)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Alcoholics AnonymousminorOthersCommunity support group partnership. Company refers patients to AA meetings and 12 Step fellowship programs as part of recovery continuum. Listed on community resources page.
• Narcotics AnonymousminorOthersCommunity support group partnership. Company refers patients to NA meetings as part of ongoing recovery support.
• Cocaine AnonymousminorOthersCommunity support group partnership. Company refers patients to CA meetings as part of recovery programming.
• PAL GroupsminorOthersParent/family support group partnership. Listed on community resources page for families seeking addiction support.
• Inpatient and Residential Treatment Centers (Arizona)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerReferral relationships with inpatient and residential treatment centers across Arizona for clients requiring higher level of care. Company helps navigate insurance and find appropriate treatment options.

Scale indicators6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Springboard Recovery: Arizona outpatient drug and alcohol treatment provider with IOP, counseling, and family program offerings that mirror Awakening's core service stack in the same regional market.
• The River Source: Arizona-based substance use treatment operator (notably the former employer of Awakening's CEO Scott Payne) offering IOP and residential services, directly comparable in clinical modality and Arizona geography.
• Pinnacle Peak Recovery: Arizona-based outpatient and IOP substance use treatment provider serving the Phoenix metro and Scottsdale markets, with a similar 12 Step-integrated clinical approach and a comparable IOP/aftercare service model.
• Scottsdale Recovery Center: Outpatient and IOP addiction treatment provider based in Scottsdale, AZ, directly overlapping Awakening's Phoenix-metro service area with comparable IOP, individual counseling, and aftercare programs.
• Fountain Hills Recovery: Arizona outpatient addiction treatment provider with IOP and counseling services in the Phoenix metro, offering a directly comparable service model to Awakening's Tempe-based IOP.
• Gallus Medical Detox: Arizona-based detox and addiction treatment provider that competes for the same higher-acuity referrals Awakening routes to inpatient partners, with overlapping Phoenix-area catchment.

Regional players

• Decision Point Center: Arizona-based substance use treatment provider offering IOP and residential programs; comparable clinical model but broader Arizona footprint including Prescott, competing for the same statewide referral ecosystem.

Emerging players

• Workit Health: Virtual outpatient substance use disorder treatment platform offering IOP-equivalent programming via telehealth across multiple U.S. states, representing a direct emerging threat to Awakening's statewide Arizona telehealth offering.
• Pelago (formerly Quit Genius): Virtual substance use and addiction treatment platform serving employers, health plans, and members, with a digital IOP offering that increasingly competes for the same payer and EAP contracts Awakening targets.

Broad incumbents

• Acadia Healthcare: Large national operator of behavioral health facilities including substance use treatment programs across inpatient, residential, and outpatient settings, representing the broad-incumbent competitive set Awakening navigates in the Arizona market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/awakeningrc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/awakening-recovery-center-az

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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