Sam Witkin
Co-founder, Head of Admissions and Operations, Staff Director
leadership
Sotogrande,
Sea Recovery Centre
A Sotogrande villa retreat with a first-class amenity set, which buys in every doctor, nurse and psychiatrist from outside its own company.
AssessedThe clinic has a full assessment in this edition: all ten criteria scored, each with its reasoning, its sources with capture dates, and the gaps we could not close.
Rank #58The clinic's position by public score in this edition.Public score 38The sum of the ten criterion scores, from 10 to 100, using evidence anyone can check, including the clinic's own pages as self-declared statements.TiedAnother clinic has the same public score and shares this rank.
Public evidenceThe headline number is the public score, not the extended score., LROAS 1.0.0, edition 2026-10-01
Public evidenceThe headline number is the public score, not the extended score. · 38
About Sea Recovery Centre
Sea Recovery Centre is a residential treatment retreat in the gated Sotogrande urbanisation on the Cadiz coast, operated by The Sea Recovery Retreat S.L. and co-founded by Sam Witkin. The decisive fact is structural and the company publishes it itself: it does not directly sell or provide medical services through its website, over the phone or on its premises, and all medical services are provided by third-party licensed professionals selected by its management team. There is no employed physician and no employed psychiatrist. Around forty people are named across two operator team pages, many of them by first name and initial only. The therapy menu is unusually broad, spanning CBT, DBT, ACT, 12-step counselling and trauma release alongside equine, art, sound and dance work, and the property, with an athletic-size pool and a floodlit tennis court, is the strongest asset in the file. Accommodation runs from a shared twin room at the entry tier to a private villa with a live-in counsellor at the top tier, and every package includes group work, which sits against the primary domain's one-to-one only framing.
Clinic overview
- Founded
- No founding year appears on any of the three operator domains. A third-party listing gives 2024, which nothing contradicts but which the operator does not confirm. For a business that markets heavily on credibility, the absence of its own founding year is itself a finding. UnverifiedStated by the clinic, not yet confirmed by an independent source
- Capacity
- Not published by the operator, which says only that it welcomes a limited number of clients. A third-party listing records 6 to 15 beds, which is unverified. Clients demonstrably co-reside: the entry tier is a shared twin room with a shared bathroom, and every package includes group therapy. No bed count, room count or villa count is published anywhere. UnverifiedStated by the clinic, not yet confirmed by an independent source
- Languages
- English, Spanish, Swedish, German, Danish and Russian.
- Length of stay
- Stabilisation typically 10 to 14 days, deeper therapeutic work six weeks or more, with a minimum of four weeks recommended for meaningful progress. Length is described as co-decided and adjusted as the client progresses.
- Address
- Calle Grazalema, Sotogrande, Spain
Leadership
Two operator team pages name roughly forty people between them. One page gives most of them by first name and initial, the other gives full names, including a Lead Therapist who does not appear on the first. The clinical core is contracted rather than employed: there is no employed physician and no employed psychiatrist.
Doctor Gustavo Camino Ordonez
Clinical Psychologist and Lead Therapist
psychology
Dr Paula Moreno
Psychiatrist, mental health and substance misuse, independent professional
medicine
Dr Charles Triay
General Practitioner and substance misuse professional, independent professional
medicine
Dr Wendy Andersen
Psychotherapist, master's in psychotherapy, doctorate in conflict resolution
psychology
Nuria Outeiral
Health psychology professional
psychology
Aisling Murphy
Psychology and counselling professional, independent professional
psychology
Lorraine Hill
Art therapy, integrative counsellor on a UK professional register
therapy
Estela Garcia Moreno
Physiotherapy
therapy
No professional registration or colegiado number is published for anyone on either team page. Several people appear by first name and initial only, which makes their credentials impossible to check.
Videos
Treatments
Essential Care Programme
From one week, four weeks recommended
No price published on the operator's own site
The entry residential tier. Accommodation is a standard shared twin room with a shared bathroom. Inclusions are full board, an individualised treatment plan, a full body medical examination and diagnosis, medication-assisted treatment, three individual counselling sessions a week, group therapies and a healthy diet plan, with full access to the property's amenities. A four-week stay is recommended for meaningful progress, and a 30 percent deposit applies. An optional detoxification service is recorded at EUR 5,000 and is delivered off site.
Deluxe Recovery Programme
Co-decided, commonly two to six weeks
No price published on the operator's own site
A stylishly private bedroom with a shared bathroom, kitchenette and lounge area, three individual counselling sessions a week, group therapy components, and access to the complete amenity set including the pool, tennis court, gym, sauna and hammam. This is the first tier at which a private bedroom is offered.
Executive Recovery Programme
Co-decided
EUR 15,000 per week
An ensuite tier with five individual counselling sessions a week and targeted groups, built around the centre's flexible technology policy so that scheduled device access lets a professional role be maintained during treatment. That is a real market and an honest offer, and it sits awkwardly beside the privacy positioning, since it means personal phones are on site.
Premium Tailored Programme
Co-decided
EUR 20,000 per week
A penthouse floor with five individual counselling sessions a week and targeted groups, an individually designed schedule with a heavier concentration of one-to-one hours and elective holistic therapies, plus fuller personalisation of dining, fitness and activity.
Ultimate Bespoke Programme
Co-decided
No price published on the operator's own site
An exclusive private villa of three distinct rooms with a 24/7 live-in counsellor, daily one-to-one therapy, five individual counselling sessions a week, a full body medical examination and diagnosis, a personal chauffeur and access to the pool, spa, sauna, gym, tennis court and bowling alley. This is the only tier at which the physical separation the marketing implies is actually purchased, and its inclusions still list group therapies.
Detoxification
Stabilisation 10 to 14 days
EUR 5,000 add-on
Delivered off site. The centre has no on-site medical infrastructure, and where a medical detoxification is required the operator coordinates private care with third-party partners. The clinic is therefore not itself a detoxification facility.
Secondary Care Programme
One to four weeks
No price published on the operator's own site
A step-down tier for clients continuing after a primary residential episode, with scheduled sessions, check-ins and progress reviews.
Day Programme
Monday to Friday attendance
No price published on the operator's own site
Day attendance with the same therapy menu, for clients who do not need or do not want residential care.
Lifetime Aftercare
Ongoing, with no set end date
No separate fee published
Ongoing support after a core programme, with a written plan for the first 30, 60 and 90 days, continuity with the original therapist wherever possible, weekly to monthly sessions delivered remotely, optional joint sessions or coaching for family, referrals to specialists in the client's own region, relapse prevention, and a personalised nutrition plan with cooking classes and nutrition education. No defined duration is published, which is why it does not count as a stated aftercare period.
Prices
No public price found.
Our assessment
The review picture is high in volume and weak in verification. A third-party reviewer of the centre reports 4.9 out of 5 from 38 reviews on Google, not independently re-verified here. One commercial directory listing carries 4.9 out of 5 from 59 reviews and a second carries 3.0 out of 5 from 5, a genuine discordance the two high-volume platforms do not explain. No Trustpilot profile exists. For a centre whose founding year is given by a directory as 2024, accumulating that volume inside roughly two years, at published weekly rates of EUR 15,000 and EUR 20,000 in a property recorded at 6 to 15 beds, is fast relative to the number of clients it can have treated. That is not proof of manipulation, but it warrants scrutiny. A conflict of interest is recorded here in full. The operator publishes a page titled Top 10 Rehabs in Europe, presented as an editorial ranking with a stated nine-factor weighted methodology, in which it ranks itself first, above clinics with twenty to fifty years of operation, on a scale it wrote itself. The page carries a line saying that clinics are listed for research and that no payments are accepted for placement, and no disclosure anywhere that the publisher is the top-ranked entry. The payments disclaimer answers a different conflict from the one actually present. That page should never be cited as an independent ranking. No documented breach, sanction or scandal was found in English or Spanish search.
The review picture is high in volume and weak in verification. A third-party reviewer of the centre reports 4.9 out of 5 from 38 reviews on Google, not independently re-verified here. One commercial directory listing carries 4.9 out of 5 from 59 reviews and a second carries 3.0 out of 5 from 5, a genuine discordance the two high-volume platforms do not explain. No Trustpilot profile exists. For a centre whose founding year is given by a directory as 2024, accumulating that volume inside roughly two years, at published weekly rates of EUR 15,000 and EUR 20,000 in a property recorded at 6 to 15 beds, is fast relative to the number of clients it can have treated. That is not proof of manipulation, but it warrants scrutiny. A conflict of interest is recorded here in full. The operator publishes a page titled Top 10 Rehabs in Europe, presented as an editorial ranking with a stated nine-factor weighted methodology, in which it ranks itself first, above clinics with twenty to fifty years of operation, on a scale it wrote itself. The page carries a line saying that clinics are listed for research and that no payments are accepted for placement, and no disclosure anywhere that the publisher is the top-ranked entry. The payments disclaimer answers a different conflict from the one actually present. That page should never be cited as an independent ranking. No documented breach, sanction or scandal was found in English or Spanish search.
The homepage carries a media strip of national outlet logos. The two links that resolve lead to commercial partner content rather than editorial reporting, one of the linked press-release pages returns HTTP 410, and a sponsored article in a regional English-language title is labelled as advertiser-provided. No bylined first-hand reporting from inside the property was found. A 2024 promotional piece carrying the clinic's own tracking links describes no visit and is not labelled as sponsored.
A Top Addiction Treatment Services in Europe 2025 item in a trade magazine. It is a publication feature of the pay-to-be-profiled type, not an assessed accreditation, and is not treated as one.
Facility
The strongest part of the file. A villa complex inside Sotogrande, a private gated urbanisation in Cadiz province about 30 minutes from Marbella and within reach of Gibraltar, Malaga and Jerez airports. The property is unbranded with controlled access. The published amenity set is genuinely first class: an athletic-size swimming pool, a floodlit professional tennis court with coaching available, a fitness centre with a personal trainer, sauna, hammam, steam room and jacuzzi, dedicated yoga and meditation spaces, poolside villas, golf-course and sea views, en-suite bathrooms, private living rooms, al fresco dining and daily housekeeping. Common areas include a lounge, dining and outdoor dining, a play room, a home cinema, a music room, a bowling alley, a football field and a garden. Pets are welcome, up to five on site at once. Against that: the operator publishes no bed count, no room count and no villa count anywhere. A third-party listing records 6 to 15 beds, and the entry tier is a shared twin room with a shared bathroom, so the physical privacy on offer varies substantially with what the client pays. No clinical infrastructure is evidenced on the property: detoxification happens off site and all medical cover is bought in. No hospital is named and no travel time to one is published.
Food
Cuisine is marketed as Michelin-style and inspired by five-star cuisine. No Michelin star, listing or Guide recognition is claimed or evidenced anywhere, and the phrasing is aspirational rather than an assertion of status, which is worth saying because the two read alike at a glance. A chef is named on the team page, credited with 25 years of culinary experience and a sushi specialisation, without a surname. Dietary personalisation is real and specific: meals tailored to preference and dietary need, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and other specialised diets accommodated, plus personalised nutrition planning, cooking classes and nutrition education carried into the aftercare programme. The entry tier lists a healthy diet plan as an inclusion. What is missing: any named nutritionist or dietitian with a published qualification, any dietary or biochemical testing protocol, any hygiene certification, and any restaurant or employer pedigree behind the chef.
Privacy
shared setting
Applying the binding definitions, this clinic qualifies on none of the three readings cleanly. One-to-one therapy is claimed but contradicted by the operator's own pages. The primary domain markets one-to-one therapy only with no standard groups unless requested, while every package on the programme pages includes group therapies, and the secondary domain describes a blend of individual and group sessions. Not resolved. Single occupancy per residence fails at the entry tier, where the Essential Care programme is a shared twin room with a shared bathroom. No client contact is not on offer at any tier below the Ultimate Bespoke private villa with a live-in counsellor. Clients otherwise live alongside one another and share the dining areas, pool, tennis court, gym, sauna and hammam that the marketing sells hardest. The technology policy permits personal devices on a scheduled basis, which means other clients' phones and cameras are on site, and no photography policy protecting other clients is published. Confidentiality agreements are provided where appropriate rather than as standard, and the confidentiality page addresses staff handling of information while remaining silent on client-to-client privacy. What is genuinely in place: an unbranded villa with controlled access inside a private gated urbanisation, staff trained in confidentiality protocols, and staff identified publicly by first name and initial only. Those are real measures. This is a well-intentioned discretion posture around a shared-residence model: standard to decent privacy, not controlled anonymity.
Assessed 2026-10-01
Rank #58The clinic's position by public score in this edition.Public score 38The sum of the ten criterion scores, from 10 to 100, using evidence anyone can check, including the clinic's own pages as self-declared statements.TiedAnother clinic has the same public score and shares this rank.
Public evidenceThe headline number is the public score, not the extended score., LROAS 1.0.0, edition 2026-10-01
Public evidenceThe headline number is the public score, not the extended score. · 38
Headline basis: Public evidenceThe headline number is the public score, not the extended score., LROAS 1.0.0, edition 2026-10-01
Public-evidence total: 38
The sum of the ten criterion scores, from 10 to 100, using evidence anyone can check, including the clinic's own pages as self-declared statements. For the licence element of C2 only, it can also use an authority ruling held in our sealed evidence room. It is the only number used for the rank.
ConfidenceHow well the evidence supports the score.: medium. ProvisionalA check was still open when the edition closed, for example a register lookup or a video not yet received, or evidence under embargo.: C10.
- C1 Client separation and occupancy · 3
The entry tier sells a shared twin room with a shared bathroom, and every package lists group therapies, which sets the standard offer at band 2. The separately priced Ultimate Bespoke tier is an exclusive private villa with a live-in counsellor, a sole-occupancy tier that adds one band, giving band 3. No bed count is published or used, and no mechanism beyond statute is named for client-to-client privacy; confidentiality agreements are offered only where appropriate.
ConfidenceHow well the evidence supports the score.: low
Known gapsFacts the assessment needed but could not establish.:- The operator's bilingual therapy page says all therapy is one to one with no groups, which conflicts with the package pages that list group therapies; the package pages were taken as describing what is sold.
Sources (3 cited items):- searecoverycentre.com: The entry tier is a standard shared twin room with a shared bathroom, and its inclusions list group therapies.
- searecoverycentre.com: The top tier is an exclusive private villa with a 24/7 live-in counsellor, and its inclusions also list group therapies.
- Sea Recovery Centre: The confidentiality page describes staff trained in confidentiality protocols and is silent on clients meeting one another. Confidentiality agreements are offered where appropriate rather than as standard, and personal devices are allowed with scheduled access.
- C2 Clinical governance and medical cover · 4
A psychiatrist and a general practitioner are named for the site as independent professionals, and nursing is described as 24/7 on demand through external providers. The company states it does not provide medical services itself, the only published number is a tourist dwelling registration, and the regional register of health centres could not be queried to a citable result, so no health-centre licence is established. Overnight cover names no profession on site or on call, withdrawal care is referred out, outsourced medical centres are not a named hospital escalation route, and no accreditation appears on any register. Psychiatrist care without a licence or established overnight cover gives band 4.
ConfidenceHow well the evidence supports the score.: high
Known gapsFacts the assessment needed but could not establish.:- No health-centre authorisation could be found; whether one exists is a question for the clinic.
Sources (7 cited items):- Sea Recovery Centre: All medical services are provided by third-party licensed professionals selected by the management team; nursing is 24/7 on demand through external professionals; a psychiatrist and a general practitioner are named as independent professionals.
- Sea Recovery Centre: The company states it does not directly sell or provide medical services through its website, over the phone or on its premises, and facilitates access by covering the cost plus a premium for transport, assistance and appointment organisation.
- juntadeandalucia.es: The regional register of health centres is reachable only through a query gateway with no citable result URL, so the register is not retrievable. The number published in the operator's footer follows the format of a tourist dwelling registration, not a health licence.
- CARF provider search (store_search endpoint behind carf.org/find-provider, centred on Marbella): Search of CARF provider search (store_search endpoint behind carf.org/find-provider, centred on Marbella). Scope: register entry for the clinic or its operator (accreditation). Result: no record found.
- JCI accredited organisations, country filter Spain: Search of JCI accredited organisations, country filter Spain. Scope: register entry for the clinic or its operator (accreditation). Result: no record found.
- SICESS Acreditaciones field: Search of SICESS Acreditaciones field. Scope: register entry for the clinic or its operator (accreditation). Result: no record found.
- IAF CertSearch: Search of IAF CertSearch. Scope: register entry for the clinic or its operator (accreditation). Result: no record found.
- C3 Diagnostic depth on admission · 4
Two assessment elements are published: the entry tier includes a full body medical examination and diagnosis, carried out off site by third parties, and medication-assisted treatment is offered, with a general practitioner and a psychiatrist named for the site. The homepage describes an initial assessment of mental and physical health, history and risks without naming the assessor. No psychiatric assessment by a psychiatrist on admission, laboratory panel or written formulation is published, so band 4 holds.
ConfidenceHow well the evidence supports the score.: medium
Sources (3 cited items):- searecoverycentre.com: The process begins with an assessment of the client's mental health, physical wellbeing, personal history, risks and recovery objectives, and the exact level of medical support is established during the assessment.
- searecoverycentre.com: Entry tier inclusions list an individualised treatment plan, a full body medical examination and diagnosis, and medication-assisted treatment.
- Sea Recovery Centre: A General Practitioner and a Psychiatrist are named for the site as independent professionals, which satisfies the by a physician condition.
- C4 Clinical intensity · 4
The entry tier includes three individual sessions a week, rising to five in the upper tiers and daily sessions in the top tier, which places the standard offer at band 4 (three to four individual sessions a week). No session length is stated, no dedicated clinical team per client is established, every package includes targeted groups with no share given, and a live-in counsellor is stated only for the top tier.
ConfidenceHow well the evidence supports the score.: medium
Sources (3 cited items):- Sea Recovery Centre: The entry and Deluxe tiers include three individual sessions weekly; the Executive, Premium Tailored and Ultimate Bespoke tiers include five; the top tier adds daily one-to-one therapy and a 24/7 live-in counsellor. All packages include targeted groups.
- searecoverycentre.com: Three individual counselling sessions and group therapies are listed for the entry tier, with a minimum stay of four weeks recommended for meaningful progress.
- Sea Recovery Centre: Typical stays range from 10 to 14 days for stabilisation to six weeks or more for deeper work.
- C5 Continuity and aftercare · 6
A written plan for the first 30, 60 and 90 days, continuity with the original therapist where possible, step-down into secondary care or a day programme, family sessions, regional referrals and remote delivery are all published. Aftercare is described as ongoing with no set end date, so no defined duration is stated, which is what keeps the clinic out of band 7. Refresher stays after a relapse are a step-down already counted, not a defined aftercare duration.
ConfidenceHow well the evidence supports the score.: medium
Sources (2 cited items):- Sea Recovery Centre: Aftercare is available ongoing with no set end date after a core programme, with continuity of the original therapist wherever possible, weekly to monthly sessions, optional joint sessions or coaching for loved ones, referrals to specialists in the client's region, and remote access. No price is stated on the page.
- Sea Recovery Centre: A written plan for the first 30, 60 and 90 days is published, alongside a short phase in secondary care and an outpatient pathway with scheduled sessions, check-ins and progress reviews.
- C6 Admission integrity and commercial conduct · 2
Two violations are found. A page on the operator's own domain titled Top 10 Rehabs in Europe ranks the operator first with no disclosure that the publisher is the first entry, and the homepage media strip links national outlet logos to partner content and a press-release page presented as independent press without a paid label. The llms.txt files are generic storefront documentation, so no AI-directed violation applies. Two violations set band 2 regardless of positive signals.
ConfidenceHow well the evidence supports the score.: low
Sources (4 cited items):- Sea Recovery Centre: A page titled Top 10 Rehabs in Europe lists the operator first, states that clinics are listed for research and that no payments are accepted for placement, and carries no disclosure that the publisher is the first entry.
- Sea Recovery Centre: The homepage media strip links national outlet logos to partner content and to a press-release page, and claims an award for Top Addiction Treatment Services in Europe in 2025.
- Sea Recovery Centre: The operator's own packages page publishes two weekly rates, Executive EUR 15,000 and Premium Tailored EUR 20,000, and states that it issues itemised proposals based on programme length and clinical needs, so the fee is presented as quoted rather than fixed.
- clinic and group domains, web search: Search of clinic and group domains, web search. Scope: domains checked thesearecovery.com (homepage, /pages/top-10-rehabs-europe, /pages/rehab-spain, /pages/addiction-recovery-packages, /pages/understanding-luxury-rehab, /pages/lifetime-aftercare-support, /pages/confidentiality, /pages/technology-policy, /pages/meet-the-team.... Result: sweep recorded; outcome per the C6 V elements.
- C7 Transparency toward the client · 4
Three transparency elements are met: rates, inclusions and separately quoted items are published, deposit and cancellation terms are detailed, and the company states plainly that it provides no medical services itself. Extension terms are not published, no company registration number, ownership or complaints route is published, and the privacy policy gives no fixed retention period. The different eating-disorder prices belong to a separate programme, so no contradiction deduction applies; three elements give band 4.
ConfidenceHow well the evidence supports the score.: medium
Sources (3 cited items):- Sea Recovery Centre: Cancellation more than ten days before arrival may retain up to 50 percent of the advance payment; within ten days the entire deposit may be retained; no refunds after check-in and none on early departure. The operator is named as The Sea Recovery Retreat S.L. at Calle Grazalema, Cadiz.
- Sea Recovery Centre: The privacy policy gives retention as depending on different factors and directs complaints to a local data protection authority without naming one. No health-record handling is described.
- searecoverycentre.com: The terms and conditions URL on the secondary domain returns HTTP 404.
- C8 Track record and regulator standing · 5
No Spanish court judgment or Andalusian sanction against The Sea Recovery Retreat S.L. was found, and no inspection record exists. The press items found are a labelled sponsored article and an unlabelled promotional piece, neither describing a first-hand visit, and no Trustpilot profile exists. With no finding, no inspection and no independent first-hand source, the clinic sits in band 5, the not-published band.
ConfidenceHow well the evidence supports the score.: low
Sources (11 cited items):- trustpilot.com: No Trustpilot business profile exists for the operator's primary domain (HTTP 404).
- theolivepress.es: A regional English-language title published an article on 18 June 2026 labelled Sponsored Article and stated to be provided by an advertiser. No first-hand visit is described.
- hobbsindependent.net: A promotional piece dated 20 August 2024 carries the clinic's own tracking links, has no sponsorship label and describes no visit.
- REGCESS (Ministerio de Sanidad) name search: SEA RECOVERY, RECOVERY (all Spain): Search of REGCESS (Ministerio de Sanidad) name search: SEA RECOVERY, RECOVERY (all Spain). Scope: register entry for the clinic or its operator (last inspection). Result: no record found.
- REGCESS municipality and service scan: San Roque (11/110337, covers Sotogrande): services U71, U69, U70 and centre types C14, C190, C2511, C12; street GRAZALEMA: Search of REGCESS municipality and service scan: San Roque (11/110337, covers Sotogrande): services U71, U69, U70 and centre types C14, C190, C2511, C12; street GRAZALEMA. Scope: register entry for the clinic or its operator (last inspection). Result: no record found.
- SICESS, Junta de Andalucia registry of health centres (Consulta de centros): name RECOVERY (5 records, none this operator); postcodes 11360 (33 records) and 11310 (17 records): Search of SICESS, Junta de Andalucia registry of health centres (Consulta de centros): name RECOVERY (5 records, none this operator); postcodes 11360 (33 records) and 11310 (17 records). Scope: register entry for the clinic or its operator (last inspection). Result: no record found.
- SICESS centre detail pages (fields listed: Acreditaciones, Autorizaciones Especiales; no inspection field): Search of SICESS centre detail pages (fields listed: Acreditaciones, Autorizaciones Especiales; no inspection field). Scope: register entry for the clinic or its operator (last inspection). Result: no record found.
- general web search: Search of a general web search engine. Scope: "Sea Recovery Retreat" OR "The Sea Recovery Retreat S.L.". Result: no record found.
- general web search: Search of a general web search engine. Scope: "Sea Recovery" Cadiz sentencia OR demanda OR sancion clinica. Result: no record found.
- press and news search: Search of press and news search. Scope: first-hand bylined reporting from inside the facility, last 5 years. Result: no record found.
- statutory regulator records: Search of statutory regulator records. Scope: inspection history and grades of this site. Result: no record found.
- C9 Environment, safety and nutrition · 5
The environment side meets three elements: therapy rooms, an extensive amenity set and named residence staff, giving a habitat sub-band of 4. A 24-hour emergency department is 16 minutes by road from the Sotogrande postcode, but the residence address is not evidenced as a place of care, so the hospital proximity element is not met, and no emergency readiness or medication policy is published. The nutrition side meets three elements, including a team member listed as Clinical Nutritionist with no stated qualification, which counts as partial and caps nutrition at 7, giving a sub-band of 5. The mean of 4 and 5 rounds up to band 5.
ConfidenceHow well the evidence supports the score.: medium
Known gapsFacts the assessment needed but could not establish.:- The nutrition professional element rests on a team-page title without a qualification.
- The emergency department travel time was computed from a postcode, not the residence.
Sources (4 cited items):- Sea Recovery Centre: An athletic-size swimming pool, floodlit tennis court, fitness centre with personal trainer, sauna, hammam, steam room, jacuzzi and dedicated yoga and meditation spaces are published.
- searecoverycentre.com: Facilities include therapy rooms for the treatment modalities, and 24/7 medical support is stated to come from licensed professionals through third-party providers. No hospital is named and no distance is given.
- Sea Recovery Centre: Meals are described as chef-prepared and tailored to preference, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and other specialised requirements accommodated, and personalised nutrition planning, cooking classes and nutrition education carried into aftercare.
- searecoverycentre.com: The operator's team page lists a team member with the title Clinical Nutritionist; no qualification is stated.
- C10 Clinical seniority and academic standing · 1
The two operator team pages name 42 people, 18 with clinical or therapy titles, but publish no registration number for anyone. One register lookup confirms the Lead Therapist as a registered psychologist on the regional register, without the claimed clinical psychology specialist title. The facility licence is not proven and five lookups remain open, so the index stays low and the band is 1.
ProvisionalA check was still open when the edition closed, for example a register lookup or a video not yet received, or evidence under embargo.: Clinician register lookups for this criterion were still open at the edition cut-off (see known_gaps). The points count as assessed on the evidence available; the band may change when the lookups are completed, which is resolved in a later edition.
ConfidenceHow well the evidence supports the score.: medium
Known gapsFacts the assessment needed but could not establish.:- Six register lookups were not complete at publication; the C10 band may change when they are completed.
Sources (3 cited items):- copao.com: A register lookup on 2026-09-16 confirms the Lead Therapist on the regional psychology register as a registered psychologist. The register records no clinical psychology specialist title, so the claimed clinical psychologist credential does not stand and only the registered psychologist title counts.
- searecoverycentre.com: The two operator team pages name 42 distinct people between them, 18 with clinical or therapy titles. One page gives most of them by first name and initial. No registration or colegiado number is published for anyone.
- juntadeandalucia.es: The national register of health centres was unreachable on 2026-09-15 and no health authorisation number appears on any clinic page, so the facility licence is not proven and no credential can be provisionally verified under regulated advertising.
Frequently asked questions
What does treatment at Sea Recovery Centre cost?
The operator's own site publishes two weekly package rates on its packages page: Executive EUR 15,000 and Premium Tailored EUR 20,000. A detoxification add-on is published at EUR 5,000 and is delivered off site. No price is published for any other tier, for Secondary Care, for the Day Programme or for aftercare, and the operator states it issues itemised proposals based on programme length and clinical needs, so the rate you are quoted may differ from either published figure. A second domain, searecoverycentre.com, carries a fuller tier price list, but this record does not establish that the operator publishes it, so those figures are not used here. A 30 percent deposit applies, cancellation within ten days of arrival can forfeit the whole deposit, and there is no refund after check-in or on early departure. Ask for a written itemised quotation, and ask specifically which medical costs will be billed separately by the third-party providers who supply all clinical care.
Where is the clinic and what is the setting?
An unbranded villa complex on Calle Grazalema in Sotogrande, a private gated urbanisation in Cadiz province, Andalusia, roughly 30 minutes from Marbella. Three airports serve it: Gibraltar, Malaga and Jerez. The property has an athletic-size pool, a floodlit professional tennis court, a gym, sauna, hammam, steam room and jacuzzi, with golf-course and sea views. The setting is among the calmest and most secure on the Costa del Sol and is a genuine part of what the clinic sells. No hospital is named and no travel time to one is published.
Who is the clinic designed for?
Executives and high-net-worth clients from the UK, Switzerland, the Gulf and across Europe who want individualised treatment in a discreet coastal setting, supported by a six-language capability. The flexible device policy suits people who cannot fully disconnect from professional obligations. It is not suited to anyone who needs single-occupancy anonymity, since the entry tier is a shared twin room and every package includes group work, nor to anyone needing medical care on site, since detoxification is off site and every medical service is outsourced to third-party providers.
How does admission work and how long is the wait?
Admission begins with an assessment of mental health, physical wellbeing, personal history, risks and recovery objectives, and the exact level of medical support is established during that assessment and confirmed as part of the proposed programme. The entry tier includes a full body medical examination and diagnosis and medication-assisted treatment, with a general practitioner and a psychiatrist named for the site as independent professionals. Stabilisation is typically 10 to 14 days and overall length is co-decided, with four weeks recommended as a minimum and most stays running two to six weeks. No waiting time is published. Before committing, establish in writing which licensed entity holds clinical responsibility for your care, and whether your room is private.
What happens after discharge?
Aftercare is advertised as ongoing with no set end date and no separate published fee, which is a strong commitment relative to the segment. It includes a written plan for the first 30, 60 and 90 days, continuity with the original therapist wherever possible, weekly to monthly sessions delivered remotely, optional joint sessions or coaching for family, referrals to trusted specialists in the client's own region, and a personalised nutrition plan with cooking classes. A Secondary Care Programme and an outpatient day programme provide paid step-down options. What is not published is a defined duration, the contact frequency after the first phase, or how a lifetime commitment is delivered to clients who return to other countries.