Why
Twin Rivers?
LOCATED IN ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PARTS OF THE WORLD.
SPECIALISING IN THE TREATMENT OF ADDICTION &
MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS.
Registered with the South African Department of Social Development
under the Prevention of Treatment for Substance Abuse Act 2008
Registration No: 15/10/3/4/2-16/2024
Why Twin Rivers is the Perfect Choice for you…
Twin Rivers Recovery is a residential treatment centre that has been assisting clients with addiction and mental health disorders since March 2011. Our uniqueness is based on our mindful response to client individuality, flexible approach regarding the recovery community’s daily needs and the clinical team’s overall ability to address addiction and mental health simultaneously in an effective, compassionate and respectfully challenging way.
WHY TWIN RIVERS RECOVERY?
Twin Rivers has been registered with The South African Department of Social Development since 2012 and accommodates a maximum of 12 clients at any one time allowing for essential individual attention that each client will need moving forward. This personal touch eludes many treatment centres who focus on volume and not necessarily on individual client care. This approach is much less intimidating for clients who often arrive feeling overwhelmed, uncertain and quite fearful.
Irvin, D, Yalom a highly famous and influential American psychiatrist, author, and emeritus professor of psychiatry at Stanford University and he states the following:
‘Group psychotherapy rests on the belief that people can benefit immensely from shared experiences in a group setting. It emphasizes the importance of interaction between group members as a driving force for change and growth. Group size affects a group’s consensus, effort, performance, idea production, cooperation, identity, problem solving, and stability and that the optimum number for group therapy is 8-12 members.
LOCATION
Twin Rivers Recovery Centre is in Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape, South Africa nestled on the world renown Garden Route which attracts millions of visitors each year. The Blue Flag beaches are a five-minute walk away from Twin Rivers and there are many attractions in the area including The Elephant Sanctuary-Birds of Eden (largest aviary in the world)-Jukani Big Cat Sanctuary and Monkey Land.
World Class
1-A unique blend of world class private healthcare facilities with tranquil environments that aid recovery. Locations like the Garden Route offer a slower pace of life and peaceful settings for mental rejuvenation. While private care is excellent, travellers should make sure they use registered facilities such as Twin Rivers Recovery.
Cost Effective
2-South Africa is particularly popular for addiction and mental health care, cosmetic surgery, fertility treatment and dentistry for example, not only for the quality services but also because procedural costs are vastly less than in Europe and the United States. It is not uncommon for clients to save over 50% on treatment for addiction and mental health.
Confidentiality
3-This is a very big consideration for some clients who may well be concerned about committing to residential treatment in their own town, city or country. Travelling to Twin Rivers Recovery in South Africa complertely dispels this understandable fear and creates a healthy distance away from work, family and poor influences.
Healing Environment
4- The beautiful natural environment of Plettenberg Bay lends itself to a warm healing environment, perfect for those who want to immerse themselves in the culture of life changing recovery.
Contact with family, whilst in residential care is totally governed by the client whose rights dictate who is contacted and what information is shared.
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WE ARE LOCATED IN PLETTENBERGBAY
Twin Rivers Rehab is located in Plettenberg Bay surrounded by sun, sea, sand, forest and mountains which all lends itself to a warm, healing environment, perfect for who want to be distanced from poor influences and immerse themselves in the culture of life changing recovery.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Primarily, Twin Rivers is a Dual Diagnosis treatment centre which means that we treat addiction and mental health issues simultaneously. A
more common example of this would be addressing alcohol and depression at the same time. Twin Rivers also treats ‘process addictions’ such as gambling or sexual addiction. A ‘process addiction’ does not involve any kind of addictive substance so would also include addictions such as ‘video gaming’ or shopping addiction. Some clients have a ‘cross addiction’ which could be a combination of any two or more addictions.
The good news is though that no matter how long addiction has impacted your life there is always hope.
Twin Rivers is NOT a clinical treadmill; rather a family orientated home, with pets that focuses on each client’s individual needs. Even though all our clients have addiction and mental health disorders (depression for example) what they need going forward does vary considerably.
Individual counselling plays a pivotal role in addiction treatment by addressing psychological and behavioural aspects of the addiction cycle, providing emotional support and guidance necessary for a sustainable recovery and a better quality of life.
All clients receive two sessions of counselling a week with their focal counsellor as well as sessions with our psychiatrist.
Mental health is a vital component of overall health and well-being for everyone, especially for those suffering with an addiction disorder as well. Twin Rivers Dual Diagnosis Programme effectively addresses both addiction and mental health components whilst at the same time educating clients about the ‘management’ of both elements.
All clients are expected to adhere to the house rules and expectations which are common sense based yet we understand that clients do not always pack their common sense when they come to Twin Rivers which is why we ask all clients to sign a ‘conduct contract’ which we can then refer too if the client has difficulties in adjusting to an environment with rules and time lines.
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Registered with the South African Department of Social Development under the Prevention of Treatment for Substance Abuse Act 2008
Registration No: 15/10/3/4/2-16/2024
95 Longships Drive
Plettenberg Bay, 6600
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