More Than Just a Place to Stay
At the heart of Malachite House is the belief that connection is an essential part of recovery.
Our comfortable residential environment gives residents the opportunity to become part of a genuine recovery community — sharing everyday life, supporting one another, learning to communicate, rebuilding trust and developing healthy relationships.
We recognise that isolation can be particularly damaging in early recovery. For this reason, community, participation and connection form an important part of life at Malachite House.
Our therapeutic environment combines this sense of community with professional and practical recovery support. Depending on individual needs, residents have access to individual counselling, group work, 12-Step recovery, step work, recovery workshops, family support and referrals to trusted healthcare professionals and specialists when additional care is required.
Do I Have to Complete Rehab First?
While many residents come to Malachite House following completion of an inpatient treatment programme, prior inpatient treatment is not necessarily a requirement for admission.
Every prospective resident is assessed individually. Where appropriate, we can provide a structured environment for someone beginning their recovery journey without first completing inpatient treatment. Where a person's needs require a higher level of medical, psychiatric or clinical care, we will recommend a more appropriate treatment option.
This allows us to focus on an important question:
What level of support does this person need right now?
Learning to Live in Recovery
Living in a halfway house is about far more than following rules and respecting boundaries. It is about learning how to navigate everyday life again while still having support around you.
Residents begin facing real-world responsibilities and challenges while developing healthy routines, rebuilding relationships, working towards employment or purpose, learning to manage greater freedom and becoming increasingly responsible for their own choices.
The principles and tools learned in treatment and recovery are no longer simply discussed — they are put into practice in everyday life.
There will be challenges. There may be setbacks. And there will be opportunities for growth.
At Malachite House, our role is to provide the environment, structure, guidance and support in which that growth can take place.
Our goal is not for someone to remain dependent on Malachite House indefinitely. It is to help each resident develop the stability, confidence, skills and recovery foundation needed to move forward.
Not simply to stay sober, but to build a life they are proud to live.