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A World-class Drug and Alcohol Addiction
Treatment Center Providing High-level Individual Care
Darren Lockie
CEO
B
ased on the beautiful island of
Koh Chang in the Gulf of
Thailand, Dara Thailand is a
boutique rehabilitation center that
treats clients with substance abuse and
mental health issues. The center
accepts 30 clients at once and is fully
licensed by the Thailand Ministry of
Public Health and staffed by
International Therapists from around
the world.
Dara Thailand provides treatment for
most substance abuse, including drugs,
alcohol and prescription medication. It
also offers a dual diagnosis for
co-occurring disorders and works with
most mental health conditions as well.
Dynamic Pillars of Dara
Dara was started by the two founders,
Darren Lockie and Martin Peters.
Today, Darren Lockie is the CEO and
runs the business side of Dara while
Martin Peters, another helm of Dara, is
the Program Director and manages
the clinical focus of the center.
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Darren has been managing rehabs for
the past 10 years. But, prior to that, he
worked in a variety of roles for
Microsoft in South Asia. The skills and
discipline in working for Microsoft
highly assisted him in running the
business of rehabilitation and
marketing for Dara.
Martin started his career as a
Registered Nurse and Certified
Substance Abuse Therapist working in
the mental health field where he
worked since 1994. He has also
worked in Thailand for the past 14
years developing the clinical and
operational side of rehabilitation.
Dara’s Journey
While asking what influenced them to
start the treatment program, Darren and
Martin said, “With Dara, we set to
create a world class International
treatment program in an inspiring and
beautiful location at an affordable
price. We always liked the idea of
staying small and focusing on the
individual and providing a high level
of individual care. To this day, we
answer every phone call and inquiry
ourselves. It highlights how important
customer care and attention is to our
vision.”
The center accepts only those clients
that want to join Dara, and do not
accept clients that are forced by family
or the court system. The center
considers the client community as a
very important part of its success. Dara
creates a very optimistic community
and environment. Even the most
challenging clients understand that
Dara professionals are here to help
every client on 24*7 which is a very
powerful part of Dara’s success.
Distinctiveness at Its Best
The clinical program at Dara has a lot
of content on relapse prevention which
is handled within the group therapy
portion and individual therapy. The
center strives very hard on discharge
planning with each individual,
discussing the changes they intend to
make when they go home to reduce the