Oaktrees

Oaktrees offers abstinence-based, structured, day treatment for people suffering from drug and/or alcohol addiction. It is based in Gateshead.

The twelve week full-time programme is based on a self-help model which aims to empower people to take responsibility for their recovery.

The programme includes:

• group therapy
• one to one counselling
• workshops – for developing life skills and relapse prevention strategies
• education and information on addiction recovery and health promotion
• therapeutic reading and writing exercises
• working with others engaged in the same process

Participants in the Oaktrees programme continue to live in their own home. Whilst this particularly benefits those with children, an immediate opportunity is provided to all participants - to practice a new approach to life and to bring the effects of their Oaktrees experience back to the next day’s treatment.

Oaktrees encourages sharing recovery skills with a close group of peers. Peer groups are made up of other Oaktrees participants. This peer group forms a network which is free from drugs and alcohol upon graduating from the programme.

Oaktrees actively encourages the use of self-help groups such as Alcohol Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous and Cocaine Anonymous in their support of long term recovery.

Oaktrees places are commissioned by Newcastle City Council and South of Tyne and Wear PCT. We are proud to be able to offer a unique style of treatment for individuals who live in the North East by placing the emphasis on recovery from addiction.