Since 1956, Guest House has offered hope and healing for men and women religious suffering from addiction.
A curated collection of materials, videos, and other resources that promote understanding of addiction and related behavioral health needs.
A curated collection of materials, videos, and other resources that promote understanding of addiction and related behavioral health needs.
Workshops, retreats, and special events provide our clients and the larger religious community an avenue for learning, fellowship, and ongoing support for those in recovery.
Guest House is always there. We stay connected through prayer, retreats, and other resources.
Guest House for Women Religious has been proudly serving the health and wellness needs of women religious for more than 25 years. Our dedicated team of therapists, medical professionals, and spiritual support personnel are uniquely qualified and experienced in addressing the challenges of addiction, behavioural health, and other compulsive disorders that are faced by women religious.
Alcohol, other drugs and prescription medication (if necessary,
medically-responsible withdrawal from substances).
Spending, gambling/gaming, cluttering, hoarding,
internet, credit card use.
Co-occurring mental, physical or medical disorders.
Guest House for Women Religious is residential treatment center in Lake Orion, Michigan. We offer a holistic approach to treatment and care that is based on the spirituality of the 12-Step Recovery model. Our trauma-informed approach empowers our clients to mindfully address substance use disorders, cluttering and hoarding, overspending, compulsive overeating, and other behavioral health challenges.
Individualized treatment –An individualized, intensive, interdisciplinary, interpersonally-focused treatment program; client progress and medical needs monitored by on-site, full-time medical director with 24/7 on-site nursing care.
Holistic treatment – Holistic program based on the spirituality of 12-Step recovery, offering a sequential approach and a balance between taking/accepting responsibility for actions and listening/accepting guidance, including individual and group therapy with full-time therapy staff.
Guest House treats women religious who are suffering from any substance use disorder, process addiction or compulsive overeating or who is experiencing difficulties related to substance use or is at risk of relapsing.
The women’s program serves sisters from across the United States as well as around the world.
Designed to help get someone started on the road to recovery, the aim is to unmask the denial and guide the sister in admitting there is a possible problem. This is the first step and only way to recovery.
The Guest House Intervention Assistance Program
Effective, trauma-informed treatment begins with a thorough understanding of the individual’s difficulties and the impact of those difficulties on her community.
Included in our Professional Assessment:
Guest House is proud of its history of services and of its commitment to religious life and the Catholic Church. Our treatment and recovery programs are holistically based on the spirituality of 12-Step recovery and focus on providing a haven for each client to return to wellness.
Experience tells us that a nurturing environment and a healing atmosphere help our clients break through barriers which might otherwise be impenetrable. Addictions are not moral issues. The illness can be successfully treated; and by treating the illness, women religious can be restored to sober and productive lives.
Guest House provides a nurturing environment that addresses all aspects of healing – supports quality recovery and overall health and wellness – and restores relationships with God and a return to ministry.
Following residential treatment, when the client returns to her ministry, visits are scheduled with her support group, her religious community, and her continuing care counselor.
Programs are based on the spirituality of 12-Step recovery.
Following residential treatment, our clients are encouraged to attend local programs based on the 12-Step guiding principles for recovery from addictive, compulsive, or other behavioural problems. This includes Alcoholics Anonymous and similar programs, such as Overeaters Anonymous, Gamblers Anonymous, etc.
Learn more about out continuing care and extended care support.
Learn more about our educational workshops and resources for leadership and our community.
Learn more about referrals and the process for admissions.
We welcome our clergy and religious in their search for recovery and are committed to walking beside them along their journey to finding peace and wellbeing.