Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
507 22nd Avenue East, Alexandria, MN 56308
Doug Paulson Unity Recovery
Address: 503 Hawthorne Street, Suite 55, Alexandria, MN 56308 · Map
Phone: (320) 219-7474
About Doug Paulson Unity Recovery
The rehabilitation center is an all-encompassing outpatient facility for children, teenagers, and adults, providing one-on-one and group counseling, support for the 12-step program, and strategies aimed at preventing relapse.
Services reported to SAMHSA
- Levels of care
- Intensive outpatient treatment · Regular outpatient treatment
- Treatment focus
- Substance use treatment
- Opioid treatment
- Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere
- Treatment approaches
- Cognitive behavioral therapy · Contingency management/motivational incentives · Motivational interviewing · Matrix Model · Relapse prevention · Substance use disorder counseling · 12-step facilitation
- Education and counseling
- Substance use disorder education · Individual counseling · Group counseling · Family counseling · Marital/couples counseling
- Ages accepted
- Children/Adolescents · Young Adults · Adults · Seniors
- Genders accepted
- Female · Male
- Payment accepted
- Medicaid · Cash or self-payment · State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
- Ownership
- Private for-profit organization
- Transitional services
- Discharge Planning
- Other services
- Social skills development
Facility-provided information
- Care offered
- Outpatient
- Substances treated
- Drug Addiction
- Therapies
- 1-on-1 Counseling · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Life Skills · Motivational Interviewing · Relapse Prevention Counseling · Twelve Step Facilitation
- Approaches
- Twelve Step
- Who it serves
- Adolescents · Children · Men · Women
- Aftercare
- Intensive Outpatient Program · Outpatient Treatment
- Languages
- English
Questions to ask Doug Paulson Unity Recovery
- Is my specific plan in network, and do you need prior authorization before admission?
- How many hours a week is the outpatient or IOP schedule, and are evening groups available?
- If I need medication for opioid or alcohol use disorder, do you prescribe it or refer out?
- Is there a waitlist, and how soon can you do an assessment?
- What happens after the program ends: aftercare, alumni groups or step-down care?
Also confirm the facility is licensed by Minnesota. If you are withdrawing from alcohol or benzodiazepines, ask about medical detox; do not stop suddenly on your own.
Paying for treatment at Doug Paulson Unity Recovery
Doug Paulson Unity Recovery reports accepting Medicaid, Self-pay. With Minnesota Medicaid, treatment is usually covered at little or no cost, though some levels of care need prior authorization. Most private plans must cover substance use treatment on terms comparable to other medical care under federal parity law.
Distance to specialized care from Alexandria
Measured from the population center of Douglas County, using SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap:
- Nearest medical detox: St. Cloud, about 61 miles
- Nearest methadone clinic (OTP): St. Cloud, about 63 miles
- Nearest buprenorphine (Suboxone) provider: Alexandria, about 1.7 miles (3 within 25 miles)
See the Douglas County treatment map, methadone clinics near Douglas County and Suboxone doctors near Douglas County.
Frequently asked questions
What services does Doug Paulson Unity Recovery offer?
Doug Paulson Unity Recovery reports these levels of care to SAMHSA: Outpatient, Intensive outpatient. Call to confirm current services and openings.
Does Doug Paulson Unity Recovery accept insurance?
It reports accepting Medicaid, Self-pay. Ask whether your specific plan is in network before admission.
Where is Doug Paulson Unity Recovery located?
503 Hawthorne Street, Alexandria, MN 56308.
How far is the nearest medical detox from Alexandria?
From the center of Douglas County, the closest program offering medical detox is in St. Cloud, about 61 miles away (straight-line), based on SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap.
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Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Facility details come from SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov locator and facility-provided information. Confirm services, availability and payment directly with the facility.