Counselling & Mental Health
The Raymond Hader Clinic
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A big thanks to the staff at Ray Hader for giving my family hope when we really thought there was none left.
After years of living with a loved one who suffered with addiction, you cannot imagine the releif we felt when we visited her at the "home" (located elsewhere) and for the first time in years she looked healthy, sober and above all happy. To this day my whole family cannot express enough thanks to the clinic and it's staff for all their support and guidance and also for helping teach us ...read more
$2000, a week to stay in a dalipidated building. Long days with no rest or free time. Daily work duties, basically repairing the site. Only 2 showers. No music, books, or tv. G rated dvd may be allowed on a sat night. Medication despensed by ex patients working there as support workers. Spend alot of time on old vehicles attending evening AA and NA meetings. All phones calls are monitered and only allowed on a sunday. Promised alot such as Cognitive Behabiour Therapy, which never happened, cannot go for a run, as there is not time, punishment system in places, called 'an awareness' in the form of essay writing. 3 in one week and dropped at the Vline station. Yoga with a meal is the highlight of the week. The 'theraputic community' asseses you and decides if you are ready to leave, even if you planned three months. All employees are recovering addicts, even your councelor you will see 1 hour a week, which is okay, but the have no concept of any other issues, such as ...read more
Some people respond better to this "child-minding" like tactic. Some long time addicts have lost all meaning of taking care of themselves, many of which have spent most of their life on the street and in thus form actually need this sort of rule system.
Sorry that it didn't work out for you, I hope you found the guidance and support that suited you, goddess bless xx
