Come For The Getaway, And Experience The Healing

Freeman House Recovery invites you and your loved ones to embark on a journey of recovery with essential skills to unlocking self-esteem, building resilience and re-establishing belonging. Freeman House Recovery takes pride in offering a unique approach to recovery. This cost-effective sanctuary nestled in the tranquil Magaliesburg Mountains is South Africa’s best-kept secret and offers clients a safe space to immerse fully into the healing process. The setting alone is enough to uplift, inspire, and revive the soul.

With access to a full host of Medical Professionals, addiction to alcohol, prescription and illegal drugs are treated through full medically assisted detox programmes plus individual, group, and in-patient therapies. Treatment plans are also offered for mental illness, personality disorders, eating disorders, self-harm and burnout.

This safe haven takes a completely holistic approach to wellness with its commitment to bringing the joy of life back to clients. Clients get to experience revitalizing, exciting and soulful nature-based adventures in the beauty of the surrounding environment, with weekly excursions to the Magaliesburg Mountains, Hartbeespoort Dam and Big Five Safaris in the neighbouring Pilanesburg Nature Reserve that includes game drives, quad biking, rock jumping and hikes. A range of other healing modalities, such as martial arts, yoga and meditation are also part of the in-house offerings. Healing the body with healthy, kosher and halal food is given the top priority at Freeman House Recovery where recovery is fuelled by a focus on varied delicious, nutritious meals. The in-house gym, pool, rolling lawns and sauna are some of the added advantages because although recovery is hard work, there is no reason why it shouldn’t also be joyful, healing and nurturing.

Luxury Rehab In Hartbeespoort

Freeman House Recovery is a boutique kosher rehab nestled in Meerhof, a secluded suburb overlooking Hartbeespoort Dam. Just 1 hour from Johannesburg and O.R Tambo international airport, our authentic African chic lodge offers all the privacy and ambience of a luxury retreat with the convenience of easy accessibility to a host of local attractions and medical professionals.

South Africa is blessed with magnificent natural beauty, and the lodge’s panoramic views of the dam and the tranquil Magaliesberg mountains cannot fail to uplift, inspire and centre the soul.

The lodge hosts up to 14 guests in 6 tastefully appointed bedrooms, some with balconies offering spectacular views of the dam and the mountains.

Amenities include tranquil indigenous gardens and quiet spaces, a sparkling swimming pool and barbeque area, gym, sauna, deck area, open plan lounge and dining room with a self-help library and top-of-the-range stainless steel industrial kitchen for strictly kosher food preparation.

The lodge also features 24-hour security.

What We Offer

12-Steps

Freeman House Recovery is built on the Minnesota Model which incorporates AA’s 12 step program into a holistic addiction recovery program. The 12 step program is well known as a successful approach to addiction recovery with meetings held by countless communities around the world. 12 step recovery is built on two basic premises – firstly the acknowledgement of a Higher Power greater than oneself, and secondly, that addicts recover best when helping other addicts. 12 step programs are free, but they rely on volunteer sponsors who may have limited time for the recovering addict. Freeman House Recovery is able to fast-track recovery with our inpatient 12 step treatment program as well as the hands-on guidance of professional counsellors.

At Freeman House Recovery, we are not prescriptive about religion. You will have the freedom to create your own spiritual path and relationship with your Higher Power.

The opposite of addiction is a connection, and that’s why a connection to your Higher Power is so transformative. Connection to others and belonging to a worldwide community will also facilitate recovery and healing.

Individual Therapy

Our focal counsellors offer individual therapy to each guest twice a week to help you articulate feelings, identify your defence mechanisms and achieve insight into the behaviour and the roots of your addiction or dysfunction. We draw on a variety of well-established methodologies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Psychodynamic Therapy depending on each client’s unique makeup, challenges and history.

Group Therapy

Group therapy is a key part of our drug treatment program and is built into our daily schedule. Group therapy is governed by the principles and ethics that guarantee participation, confidentiality, safety and growth. The goals of our group work include: supporting each other, fostering personal growth, developing social skills, and interpersonal awareness, increasing self-awareness, growing accountability and understanding our internal motivations as we work through the 12 steps.

Inpatient Treatment

Within your individualised primary care inpatient treatment experience, you will experience a meticulously scheduled addiction recovery program designed to take you through a journey of self-discovery, growth and healing. We have literally thought of everything to offer you or your loved one the very best chance at successful recovery and truly align mind, body and soul.

We combine individual and group therapy, physiotherapy and acupuncture, reflexology, meditation, art therapy, drama, yoga, martial arts, cuisine, excursions and activities in our beautiful surroundings to create an island in time designed to help you return to your truest healthiest self.

Holistic Treatment

The mind-body connection is well established in medical research and our holistic treatment approach is modelled on rehabilitation best practices. Spiritual, emotional, and physical recovery can only come about with targeted interventions for every aspect of self. We include physiotherapy and acupuncture, meditation, art, yoga, martial arts, strength training and weekly excursions among our treatment bouquet as well as gardening, weekly chores and responsibilities, 12 step work and carefully selected movies.

Nature Activities

Our unique approach to recovery involves weekly excursions into the beautiful Magaliesburg mountains, Hartbeespoort Dam and Pilanesberg National Park for Big Five Safaris as we experience exciting and soulful nature-based adventures. This is called ecotherapy or nature therapy. These outings are designed to build group cohesion, nurture mindfulness and tranquillity and allow you to become attuned and deeply conscious of life’s most exquisite gifts and experiences.

Depending on supplier availability and weather, these excursions will include:

Game DrivesBarge TripsQuad BikingTrips to the Pilanesberg National ParkRock JumpingHiking

Family Support For Addicts And Alcoholics

Extended Post-Care Treatment

No man is an island unto himself and sustainable recovery will require the loving and patient support of your family. For families of people suffering from addiction and comorbid conditions, discussions about what addiction is, enmeshment, co-dependence and healthy boundaries are helpful starting points for their own wellness journey and will assist with ongoing recovery.

Our family support program involves:

Weekly meetings 

Once a week you will meet with the focal counsellor to receive feedback on your loved one’s progress in recovery

‍Family Education and Support meetings

This group is for families of addicts and will be both supportive and educational in nature. There is so much support available for addicts, but often, their loved ones feel lost and alone. This group will offer educational workshops about concepts like co-dependency, enabling, and the like as well as a safe and supportive space to connect with other families with similar struggles.

Kosher & Halal Rehab

Nutrition

Our healthy, fresh and beautifully presented meals prepared by our Chef de cuisine will fuel your recovery and feed your soul. Food plays a huge role in healing the body from within so we offer a varied menu to nurture and delight. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are eaten together.

Our nutritious and delicious smoothies are sourced from the local fresh produce market that offers only the best products. They are served twice a day: mid-morning and in the afternoon. They are packed with nutrients that can help the body reach its daily recommended intake of fruits and vegetables on the road to recovery. They are also a good source of protein, fibre, and healthy fats.

All our food is 100% Kosher and Halal.

Addictions We Treat

Alcohol Addiction

Alcohol abuse can ruin a person’s life, and yet many people continue to misuse it in order to avoid detox withdrawal, as well as the emotional pain that they have been self-medicating. Depending on the severity of your dependence, if done at home without medical supervision, alcohol withdrawal can actually be deadly, and certainly causes dopamine and GABA deficiencies it may have caused or masked. These are critical neurotransmitters required for pleasure, attention, motor coordination, cognition, and mood. Our carefully managed alcohol addiction treatment program will give you the sober living skills you need for ongoing recovery. Continuous alcohol abuse can lead to the early onset of dementia or Alzheimers as well as other serious diseases.

Drug Addiction

A drug addiction treatment programOur credentialed specialists offer a personalised drug addiction treatment program, with medical detox and intensive holistic treatment to address addiction to illicit drugs such as methamphetamines, opiates, marijuana, crack/cocaine and hallucinogens. Because of their illegal nature, addiction to these substances often coincides with traumatic experiences. We understand this and we are equipped to help.

Prescription Medication Addiction

Opioid addiction is by far the most common among addictions to pharmaceuticals and opioid overdoses claim the lives of tens of thousands each year. Benzos, sleeping pills and stimulants are also highly addictive prescription drugs liable to cause abuse. If done without medical supervision, withdrawal from some of these substances can also be deadly. What remains in common with this class of addiction is often its ‘innocent’ beginnings, with a legitimate prescription in a doctor’s office. Sufferers of acute or chronic pain, panic and anxiety or insomnia rely on these medications to alleviate their suffering unaware of the possibility of physical and psychological dependence.

Pornography And Sex Addiction

Increasingly common because of its ubiquitous availability and physiological effect on the brain, porn addiction needs a targeted and holistic response as well as an exploration of its underlying causes. It may or may not fall within sex addiction which involves the need to perform sexual acts to achieve a ‘fix’, similar to the fix craved by someone with alcohol/opiate use disorder. Sex addiction may result in unsafe behaviours, remorse, guilt or negative personal or professional consequences.

Gambling Addiction

Compulsive gambling or gambling addiction is the uncontrollable urge to continue gambling despite its ruinous effects. This is because gambling stimulates the brain’s reward system in much the same way as alcohol or drugs, leading to an addiction. If family members, friends or co-workers have expressed concern about your gambling or if you’ve depleted savings, gone into debt, resorted to fraud or theft to fund your gambling, it’s time to seek urgent help.

Gaming And Social Media

An increasing prevalent problem among young adults, gaming addiction is a relatively new phenomenon with various diagnostic criteria as outlined by the WHO. It disrupts functioning, sleep, hygiene, appetite and mood and leads to a loss of interest in anything other than the addiction, that also goes for social media addiction. Significantly, both gaming and social media impact the dopamine and serotonin receptors in the brain creating dependence, withdrawal and addiction in those susceptible. We help you manage your relationship with gaming, social media and other technologies to achieve balance.

Self Harm

Deliberate Self Harm (DSH) or Non-Suicidal Self Injury (NSSI) are behaviours like cutting, poisoning and others, used as a release or outlet for suffering, not as an attempt to take one’s life, although this may tragically be their unintentional result. DSH behaviours may also include hair pulling, biting, burning, head-butting, hitting, carving, scratching, skin picking and intentional interference with wound healing. DSH can leave permanent scars and damage to skin and tissue, but for sufferers, the physical pain acts as an outlet for painful emotions and can often have an endorphin-releasing effect. After the release however comes the shame, pain and self-loathing that begin the cycle anew, leading many to diagnose DSH as an addiction. The secrecy involved in DSH can result in it going undetected for years.

Shopping Addiction

Do you hide credit card bills, shopping bags or receipts? Do you shop to assuage your guilt about a previous spree, or to feel better about life? Are you overwhelmed by debt and financial problems but still unable to curb unnecessary spending? Is your shopping habit putting your relationships under strain? If you answered yes to any or all of these questions, you may be a shopaholic. Our holistic support-intensive rehabilitation will help you reset your brain and regain control.

Shopping addiction is a type of process addiction that refers to the compulsive and problematic purchase of items, even when the shopper cannot afford them. Shopping addicts may feel a sense of euphoria or elation when shopping, and they may continue to shop even when it causes financial problems.

Shopping addiction is often considered a form of substance abuse, as the shopper may use spending as a way to cope with difficult emotions or life problems. Shopping addiction is also sometimes referred to as oniomania, compulsive buying disorder or compulsive spending disorder.

Love Addiction

Pathological love is different from other conditions like dependence disorder or borderline personality disorder because dysfunctional behaviour is limited to romantic love. Love addiction can result from an underlying mood disorder, impulse control disorder or obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. Love addiction can present in various forms and our skilled counsellors are trained to identify if you or your loved one has a love addiction, however, some of the main diagnostic criteria are a compulsion to replace the lost love relationship immediately with another, and feeling alone and desperate when not in a relationship. Interestingly, like other addictions, love addiction is real and can show up in neuro-imaging studies showing a neurochemical component.

Mental Illness

Mental illness is a general term that covers a wide range of mental health conditions. Mental illnesses are medical conditions that often result in a diminishment of an individual’s ability to cope with the demands of life. These disorders can be associated with distress and/or problems functioning in social, work or family activities.

Mental illness is not caused by personal weakness, lack of character or bad influence. Rather, it arises from a complex interaction of social, psychological and biological factors. People who have mental health problems can get better and many recover completely.

With appropriate treatment and self-help, most people with mental illness can lead full, productive lives. Unfortunately, stigma, discrimination and exclusion are still common, making it hard for people with mental illness to get better and stay well.

Eating Disorders

Eating disorders treatment 

Eating disorders are extremely dangerous mental illnesses. Even sufferers that don’t necessarily look ill can be at risk of death or serious health impacts due to the constant abuse or neglect of the body’s physical need for sustenance. Freeman House Recovery clients with eating disorders will receive a specialized eating disorders treatment and meal plan.

Burnt Out

Do you feel emotionally, physically and mentally exhausted? Is this exhaustion affecting your work and relationships? You may be suffering from burnout. Burnout may also involve feelings of cynicism, depression and lethargy and these typically happen when you lack support, can’t take breaks from your work, or are in a job that feels at odds with who you are. Burnout has physical consequences such as headaches, fatigue, heartburn, and other gastrointestinal symptoms and it may increase your risk of alcohol, drug, or food misuse. We can help bring meaning and energy back into your life with our holistic results-driven treatment program. Depending on the cause of your burnout, Freeman House recovery can help you manage stress, practice self-care and achieve the work-life balance essential for long-term wellbeing.

Personality Disorders

Your personality is the particular way of thinking, feeling and behaving that makes you different from everyone else. It develops as a result of your life experiences and your inherited characteristics. A personality disorder is a way of thinking, feeling and behaving that causes distress or problems functioning and in relationships – and is long-lasting. Diagnosis of one or more of the 10 known personality disorders is only made from age 18 and older. Psychotherapy and group therapy are the primary ways of treating these disorders, leading to the insights and behavioural changes that change patterns of dysfunction. Medications such as antidepressants, anti-anxiety medication or mood stabilizing medication may help treat some symptoms.

FAQs

For More Information On Our Rehabilitation Centre And Other Frequently Asked Questions, Contact Us Today.

What Additional Tools Does Freeman House Recovery Offer For Life After Treatment?

At Freeman House, we understand that your journey to recovery could leave certain aspects of your life uprooted. Perhaps your work life has been pushed into the background while you immerse yourself in our holistic treatment program. To ensure that each of our clients is equipped with the tools they need for the very best chance at a new life, we also offer an intensive 2-week virtual Job-Hunt Bootcamp program covering everything from defining your job hunt goals to managing your personal brand.

How Do I Know If I Really Need Treatment For Addiction?

Addiction is qualified by the fact that in spite of negative consequences being experienced by the ‘user’ the behaviour continues. Addiction begins as a coping mechanism before it becomes a problem. Anyone struggling with the ability to cope with life effectively would benefit from the program.

What Type Of Person Would Feel At Home At Freeman House Recovery?

Any person that has struggled with substance use disorder or self-destructive behaviours.

Is Freeman House Recovery Registered With Relevant Authorities?

Freeman House Recovery is registered with the Department of Health and the Department of Social Development under the prevention of and treatment for substance abuse act, 2008 (act no 70 of 2008) regulation 27. Practice number 0995797.

Can I Claim From My Medical Aid For Treatment At FHR, And On What Basis?

Freeman House Recovery is affiliated with all major South African Medical Aids. Depending on the medical aid policy, clients can claim up to 60% of the treatment bill. At Freeman House Recovery we assist with the medical aid procedure please contact us for more information.

What Do We Treat At Freeman House Recovery?

We treat both substance abuse and gambling addiction, as well as behavioural issues such as gaming, sex addiction, shopping addiction, love addiction, co-dependency, and workaholism. We also treat co-existing conditions such as anxiety, depression, bipolar, burnout and personality disorders.

What Treatment Options Are Available At Freeman House Recovery?

We offer both primary (4 weeks), and secondary and tertiary treatment (various extended care options) – in order to facilitate long-term recovery.

How Long Do I Have To Be In A Program? And, Can I Leave Midway?

Leaving treatment without completing the program is highly inadvisable and a client would need to sign an RHT (Refusal of Hospital Treatment) form in order to do so. The form is to acknowledge that it is against therapeutic advice. Freeman House Recovery has a Strictly No Refund policy in place.

What Are The Benefits Of Inpatient Programs?

It is very difficult to address issues whilst still being in the eye of the storm. In order for the client to get perspective as well as to grasp the principles of the program efficiently, inpatient treatment is optimal.

Should I Go To A Rehab Close To Home Or Far Away?

In today’s age, technology allows us to continue a therapeutic process from anywhere in the world. This allows the clients to go further away to treatment initially and then continue aftercare closer to home. Visitation can be facilitated digitally and this isn’t always a bad thing: often families and other loved ones need the break and an opportunity to recharge their own resources.

What Is Available In Terms Of After-Treatment Support?

There will be face-to-face as well as online extended care options available.

Can Friends/ Family Visit During My Treatment?

Yes – visitation is permissible in-person or digitally on a Sunday.

We also facilitate a weekly family support program.

How Is An Individual Assessed For Suitability?

A professional member of staff (either a social worker or registered counsellor) facilitates all assessments and intakes, as well as team handovers in order to provide holistic treatment options for the client.

How Is Detoxification Handled By Freeman House Recovery?

The client will be assessed within 72 hours by our GP who will medicate (if necessary) the detox regime. The process will be monitored medically by 24-hour nursing staff. Any patients deemed unstable will be transferred to a hospital either via our staff or family. The family is kept abreast of developments by the treating practitioner.

How Often Will I See A Therapist/ Doctor/ Nurse/ Other?

You or your loved one will see a doctor on admission (within 24 hours) for an initial in-depth assessment and then have one follow-up within a week to make sure the detox process is being managed correctly. The nursing staff will be available 24 hours a day. The client will attend group therapy/ workshops at least twice a day and see their focal counsellor weekly.

How Are My Family Members Informed About My Progress?

Feedback will be given to family members weekly in order to keep them involved in the process and supportive of extended care. A consulting psychiatrist will be utilised if necessary.

The family may make contact with the client weekly, on a Sunday, during visiting hours.

If there is a specific area of concern or a special request, family members may contact our offices at any time to check-in.

What Is Your Confidentiality Policy?

We are bound by ethical confidentiality boundaries. We only break policy if there is a risk of suicide, homicide or child abuse.

What Is The Surrounding Area/ Accommodation/ Food Like?

The accommodation is set in the heart of Magaliesburg, surrounded by a mountainous vista abundant in natural beauty. Furnishings are upmarket and well-maintained. The House includes various facilities on-site which provide comfort and aid the healing process. For example, on-site gym, sauna, swimming pool, and gardens. We believe that in order for a client to recover he needs to have a supportive environment.

We make the most of our surroundings by incorporating activities such as hiking, visiting the elephant sanctuary, safari in the Pilanesberg Game Reserve and/or other encounters with nature. The program encourages a balanced lifestyle for the client going forward

Food is a big part of the treatment process at Freeman House Recovery. It ties in closely with the nurturing aspect of healing. Catering is Kosher under the Johannesburg Beth Din. Meals are balanced, nutritious and healthy in order to support physical recovery.

What Holistic Programs Are On Offer?

We have a multidisciplinary team in order to support and treat a client holistically. We also incorporate yoga, meditation, martial arts, physiotherapy, art, gym, gardening and bird watching.

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