Alcohol Help

Mount Carmel, London
A 12-step alcohol abstinence-based residential and day-care programme

About us:

Mount Carmel provides a therapeutic, non-judgmental environment for people who have experienced serious problems with alcohol and who see abstinence as their only way forward. Our aim is to enable each client to live a happy, fulfilling and responsible life without alcohol. In addition to the therapeutic programme our clients are required to attend a minimum of 3 Alcoholics Anonymous meetings per week.

Our programme is most effective for people who realise that they require time and support to change dependent attitudes and are willing to put their recovery above all else. Ultimately, success depends on an individual’s motivation coupled with the willingness to change.

Mount Carmel Residential Programme

Mount Carmel has 6 full-time staff members and also part-time sessional staff, all of whom have extensive training and experience in the alcohol field. They are available at all times.

In terms of therapy each resident benefits from:

* group therapy
* one-to-one counselling
* weekly house meeting
* a structured way of living using a 12-Step programme of recovery
* social and sporting activities

We have excellent facilities including individually furnished bedrooms, a well-equipped kitchen, laundry facilities with washing machines and tumble drier, a comfortable lounge, a garden, meeting rooms with leisure facilities, and a residents’ computer. We also have a move-on house, which acts as shared accommodation for some residential clients before they move into their own accommodation living independently.

We consider referrals from any appropriate source - a psychiatrist, a local authority, a community alcohol team, a care manager and self-referrals. We then undertake an assessment to ensure that both our staff and the prospective client agree as to whether Mount Carmel is the best place for their treatment. The assessment process involves an informal interview, a tour of the house and discussion regarding the programme.

Contact Details:

Mount Carmel
12 Aldrington Road
Streatham
London
SW16 1TH

Telephone: 020 8769 7674