Sober Houses in Australia

Australians are travelling to Thailand more and more to enter drug and alcohol treatment centre programmes. A reason for this is because of the long waiting lists for rehab centres in Australia and they can be expensive.

Rehab treatment programmes in Thailand tend to be cheaper, so a quick trip across the water to Thailand for affordable treatment is always a good option.

Australians can be able to pay for their treatment through their superannuation fund and many rehabs will help with this process.

Many people will then go on to look for sober houses in Australia so they can take advantage of this transitional stage of treatment.

There are a couple of problems you will find though when looking for sober living in Australia. I have done some research into this and there does not seem to be much choice.

There are a couple of private ones on the east coast, but both are expensive. Some rehabs are built on a so-called sober house model, but they tend to be rehab farms and they are government-run with long waiting lists.

In Western Australia, they have a couple too, which I have heard good things about, but they are not focused on a holistic model. There are some Christian and catholic sober homes in Australia also.

A rehab may have a sober house facility attached to their centre, but it will normally be for their clients to transition into. This also means that they do not specialise in sober house living as rehab will be their primary focus.

Looking for an independent sober home in Australia that specialises in this transitional stage of treatment is limited.

Sober Living Facilities in Australia

Going to sober living after rehab can be a crucial step on your recovery journey as rehab is often not enough.

If you have travelled to Thailand for rehab, I would suggest that you look for a sober living facility in Thailand. Going to a sober living facility in Australia could also mean that you may be near the area which you left, and it could hold many triggers for you.

We have many Australians travelling to us from rehabs in their own country because they want to do their sober living programme in a different country.

We also have many people coming to us from rehabs in Thailand as we are one of the only independent specialists in sober living. We are also a world leader in affordable treatment.

When people come to the sober house they are often lost as to what to do with their future. Many people do not want to return to their own home country anyway as they are looking at a different future.

Spending some more time in treatment in Thailand has huge benefits. Not only can people start to look at their future in a safe environment, but they can also start to practise a sober life in another city.

The great thing with our sober house in Chiang Mai is that we are located in a city with a huge recovery community which gives individuals the opportunity to build their recovery in the community.

The Calm Sober House

We do not believe in the theory that there is only one way to recover. Sober houses, including some in Australia, will be based on the 12-step method. We do embrace this approach fully, but it is not the only way. We do offer you the opportunity to get amongst the fellowship in Chiang Mai as there are so many options when it comes to meetings.

We believe in ownership, so we offer all different pathways including. NA, AA CA, SMART recovery, and Refuge recovery. Recovery is about connection within the community, but you can choose how to do this.

We are independent of any rehab, so we are fully focused on sober living. We have people from all over the world including Australia. The programme is fully supportive of learning to live a sober life.

We keep our numbers low because we wanted to create an incredibly supportive small community and we are also leading the world in affordable sober living treatment.