Whether you're looking for a Drug Rehab, or an Alcohol Rehab, you've found us. Welcome to the Best Rehab Center In Montreal

Rehab Montreal

Rehab Montreal

Clinical staff

Our Drug and Alcohol Addiction specialists are trained to help you succeed.


World-Class Facilities

Modernized in 2018, our 28-bed facility, located on 84 beautiful acres is stunning.

24/7 Phones

Any time, day or night, there's someone in the office waiting to take your call.

Complementary Therapies

We offer not only traditional therapies like art, crafts, music, and sports but are also the first residential facility of its kind to offer Equine-Assisted Therapy (EAT)

Best Rehab Center In the Montreal Area

Not only are we the only ones offering long-term inpatient treatment to the English-Speaking population of Montreal, Quebec. But we excel at it. Whether you're addicted to Drugs or Alcohol, we've got the tools to help you make the best of your life. There's nothing you can't do if you're ready to make the change.

Rehab Montreal

Drug And Alcohol Treatment Tailored For You

Dunham House provides residential and outpatient services for Montrealers suffering from mental health and concurrent disorders, including addiction. Established in 2017, we have helped over 800 people overcome the challenges life has thrown their way.


We offer two residential programs at our facility in Dunham, Quebec; one is an intensive one-month individualized program, which can be extended, and the other is a six-month program that offers the same core program with additional life and home skills at a slower pace. Potential residents and their families can choose the program that best suits their needs. Our programs offer a psycho-educational program of workshops, group counselling, lectures, and residential responsibilities to help everyone develop the skills to deal with their illnesses and to have a better quality of life.


We also offer outpatient services from our Montreal office in the Queen Elizabeth Health Complex. Outpatient services complement our residential programs and are a vital component of the continuum of care for individuals dealing with addiction. Outpatient services provide support before and after participation in residential programs, offering a flexible and individualized approach to treatment. Outpatient services make aftercare accessible and cost-effective and integrate into the fabric of individuals' lives, contributing to sustained recovery and improved overall well-being.



Therapeutic Activities

Dunham House offers complementary therapeutic activities to go with our Montreal rehab programs in order to help individuals heal from their addiction and learn about themselves in ways talk therapies may not. Each activity is designed to help individuals practice skills such as communication, creativity and leadership. They are also meant to introduce residents to new activities or hobbies which they can incorporate in their daily life as they interact with others in a social setting. All our activities are spread out throughout the week in order to have a balance. Residents are also encouraged to continue the projects they start during their personal time.


Each therapeutic activity is facilitated by a professional in that activity to ensure that residents get the best quality care and understand the benefits of these therapies on their own mental health.



Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is widely recognized for its efficiency in treating a variety of issues including: depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and co-dependent relationships. CBT teaches individuals how to effectively manage their thoughts, feelings, and behaviours. The thought management component of CBT teaches individuals how to identify and manage their own thoughts that can cause destructive behaviour like self-medication as a means to manage to solve their personal problems and emotional upheaval they are experiencing.

Relapse Prevention

Relapse Prevention Therapy (RPT) as described by its title, uses Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) techniques like “talk therapy”, videos, TED Talks, open discussions and handbooks to discuss and explore ways to identity high-risk situations. Triggers and recognition of these life challenges are a fundamental part of RPT, and it is used very effectively with individuals who experience challenges with obsessive-compulsive behaviour, depression and substance abuse.

Motivational Interviewing

As a resource-based model, Motivational Interviewing (MI) relies on three key concepts: collaboration, recognition, and respect for the individual’s self and personal autonomy. MI relies on a therapeutic relationship between the resident and the counsellor using a non-confrontational approach of realistic and direct communication and discussion. This special and unique therapeutic relationship gives priority to the ideas and life experiences of the resident while respecting their capacity to determine what is best for them as they problem solve.


An important component of MI is for residents to learn and to understand their own inner strengths and competencies which they will then use to have better control over their lives.

Therapeutic Community

Dunham House is committed to cultivating a therapeutic community for its’ group-based program. Our residents live with each other in double rooms, eat together and share in all residential activities including household chores.  Our residential community fosters respect of one’s individuality and of one’s differences in a collaborative and support environment of group therapy, group activities as well as self-work.  Our supportive community is guided by our exceptional clinical care team and dedicated residential staff that encourage and demonstrate respect, cooperation and community living.

Montreal Rehab Workshop & Lecture Topics

Recognizing The Addiction Process

Goals:

The goal of this workshop is for residents to become familiar with the addiction process and how it fuels their substance abuse.


Objectives:

In this workshop series participants are introduced to:

• The addictive personality

• The process and stages of addiction, stages of change

• Identification of different behaviours which contribute to repetitive choices and dissatisfying results

Participants learn how to recognize the resistance to change associated with addictive thinking. They are also presented with evidence of their particular and self-defeating logic.




Interpersonal Communication

Goals:

The goal of the workshop is to introduce residents  how interpersonal skills are important for understanding their relationships with others, as well as the importance of communications skills.


Objectives:

In these workshop series participants are introduced to:

• Enhancing, creating or maintaining close relationships (spouse, family and close friends)

• Styles of Communication

• Encouraging disclosure

• Establishing and maintaining trust 

• Active listening

• Understanding messages

• Appropriate responses


Cognitive Disorders

Goals:

The goal of these workshops are to introduce residents to the nature of deceptive thoughts, which result in maladaptive decisions.


Objectives:

In this workshop series participants are introduced to:

• Questioning habitual thought processes

• Identifying unhelpful thinking patterns

• The challenges of changing habitual thought processes


Physical & Mental Health

Goals:

The goal of this workshop series in our Montral Rehab Program is to introduce residents to evidence of how a healthy body translates into a healthier mind, and to become familiar with the effects of substance abuse to their mental health.


Objectives:

In this workshop series participants are introduced to:

• Hygiene

• Nutrition

• Hydration

• Sleep

• Exercise

• Rest and relaxation 

• How substance abuse affects mental health


Relapse Prevention

Goals:

The goal of this workshop is for residents to identify and apply strategies that will help them prevent a relapse.


Objectives:

In this workshop series participants are introduced to:

• What is addictive thinking

• Denial, rationalization and projection

• Guilt and shame

• Hypersensitivity

• The importance of support groups (e.g.: AA, NA, CA, GA, social workers, psychologists, family)

• Demonstrates a better understanding of the signs of relapse

• Creates a plan of relapse prevention


Stress & Anxiety Management

Goals:

The goal of this workshop is for residents to learn the importance of managing their stress & anxiety levels.


Objectives:

In this worksshop series participants are introduced to:

• Recognizing stress

• Stress & Anxiety management

• Healthy and unhealthy stress

• Recognizes how stress and anxiety effects substance abuse

• Demonstrates the use and application of stress & anxiety reduction strategies

Emotional Regulation & Distress Tolerance

Goals:

The goal of this workshop is to help residents develop a new found emotional intelligence and to develop the skills required to manage distress. 


Objectives:

In this workshop series participants are introduced to:

• Wise mind (Emotion mind vs. Reasonable Mind)

• Understanding and naming emotions

• Reducing vulnerability to “Emotion Mind” 

• Changing emotional responses (check the facts, problem-solve, opposite action)

• Crisis survival skills (the STOP skill, finding a distraction, self-soothing, improving the moment)

• Reality acceptance skills (radical acceptance)

• Create new coping strategies for distressing situations (plan ahead)

Life Skills Development

Goals:

The goal of this workshop series is to introduce residents to a variety of life skills.


Objectives:

In this workshop series participants are introduced to:

• Creating a CV and Resume

• Basic meal preparation

• Employment and school opportunities 

• Finding adequate housing

• Development of S.M.A.R.T. Goals.


Individual Counselling

Individual Counselling Sessions are held three times per week in our 30 -Day Intensive Program, and once weekly in our 6-Month Core Program. Residents meet one-on-one with their assigned counsellor to review their progress and discuss roadblocks and challenges should they occur. Counsellors are there to oversee the integrity of our therapeutic program, offer individual counselling and can be seen on an as-needed basis should a crisis occur.

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Group Therapy

Our weekly group therapy allows individuals to be part of a supportive environment to process emotions or life experiences. Group therapy has been shown to be a powerful way to initiate change and gain support from those who struggle with similar issues. Our group therapy is led by a member of our clinical team and varies between psycho-educational or support based. Some of the themes explored in group focuses on life skills, discussing mental or emotional barriers to recovery and communication skills.

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