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White River, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Recovery Centre at White River
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About Recovery Centre at White River
Recovery Centre at White River (RCWR) helps clients rebuild their lives with a 6-week residential programme that treats all aspects of addiction—body, thoughts, relationships, habits, and sense of purpose. Their truly multidisciplinary team works together to create a plan that makes sense for each client and where they’re at right now. Set in the Lowveld near waterfalls and the White River, the centre keeps prices affordable without compromising quality.
Start Fresh with a Personalised Plan
No one gets handed a one-size-fits-all plan at RCWR. They take time to listen and build a recovery journey that suits each client. Their holistic approach supports not only physical recovery but emotional, psychological, and spiritual well-being. The team walks alongside clients through individual and group therapy, creative therapies like music and art, and body-based practices such as yoga and breathwork. Clients also join life skills groups, receive help with medication, and spend time in the peaceful rhythms of the Lowveld region.
Discover a Serene Place to Begin Again
RCWR offers peaceful, comfortable accommodation on the outskirts of Kruger National Park, surrounded by trees and gardens. Clients stay in private, semi-private, or community rooms—each tastefully decorated with en-suite bathrooms—with the option of a women-only living space. A volleyball court, fitness centre, and swimming pool support movement and rest. Healthy meals are prepared by a professional chef, and a luxury shuttle provides door-to-door transport from the airport for a stress-free arrival.
Return Home with a Clear Path Forward
Before each client finishes their programme, the team helps them create an aftercare plan that feels doable. This might include referrals to professionals, ongoing therapy, support groups, or recovery communities in the client’s area. They’ll also talk about how to handle life’s challenges and continue to practice the skills learned in rehab.
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Choose Quality Care at a Realistic Budget
RCWR believes getting help shouldn’t come at an impossible cost. Their programme is among the most affordable in South Africa, and they work with most medical aid plans. They offer international clients the chance to step far away from daily stressors and receive quality treatment in a remarkable setting at a fraction of the cost.
Enjoy Unforgettable Experiences
At RCWR, recovery includes adventure, creativity, and movement. Clients join monthly safaris through Kruger National Park, express themselves through art, cooking, metal or woodworking, and build strength with boot camp, mountain biking, or swimming. These experiences nurture self-discovery, wellness, and lasting change in some of the most popular tourist destinations in the country.
Receive Treatment from People Who Understand
RCWR’s multidisciplinary team includes psychiatrists, psychologists, addiction counsellors, social workers, art therapists, equine therapists, 24-hour nurses, nutritionists, and a spiritual adviser—all working together to support healing. Included in this team are senior members who have walked their own road of recovery and through their victory are able to guide others to freedom.
Process Trauma in a Safe Environment
RCWR helps clients address trauma that may underlie addiction through therapies like cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR), and somatic experiencing. These approaches reduce the emotional intensity of traumatic memories and support the development of healthier coping strategies—laying a strong foundation for meaningful, long-term recovery.
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Center Overview
Estimated Center Costs
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Older Adults
Addiction and mental health treatment caters to adults 55+ and the age-specific challenges that can come with recovery, wellness, and overall happiness.
Executives
Executive treatment programs typically directly support the needs of people who manage businesses and may provide flexible schedules and office space to allow work during treatment.
Young Adults
Emerging adults ages 18-25 receive treatment catered to the unique challenges of early adulthood, like college, risky behaviors, and vocational struggles.
LGBTQ+
Addiction and mental illnesses in the LGBTQ+ community must be treated with an affirming, safe, and relevant approach, which many centers provide.
Midlife Adults
For adults ages 40+, treatment shifts to focus on the unique challenges, blocks, and risk factors of their age group, and unites peers in a similar community.
Mild Disabilities
Adults with mild physical or intellectual disabilities receive treatment catered to their specific needs in a safe and clinically supportive environment.
Professionals
Busy, high-ranking professionals get the personalized treatment they need with greater accommodations for work, privacy, and outside communication.
Women only
Women attend treatment in a gender-specific facility, with treatment delivered in a safe, nourishing, and supportive environment for greater comfort.
Treatment Focus
This center treats primary substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions. Your treatment plan addresses each condition at once with personalized, compassionate care for comprehensive healing.
Treatment
Specializations
Alcohol
Using alcohol as a coping mechanism, or drinking excessively throughout the week, signals an alcohol use disorder.
Benzodiazepines
Benzodiazepines are prescribed to treat anxiety and sleep issues. They are highly habit forming, and their abuse can cause mood changes and poor judgement.
Co-Occurring Disorders
A person with multiple mental health diagnoses, such as addiction and depression, has co-occurring disorders also called dual diagnosis.
Drug Addiction
Drug addiction is the excessive and repetitive use of substances, despite harmful consequences to a person's life, health, and relationships.
Gambling
Excessive, repetitive gambling causes financial and interpersonal problems. This addiction can interfere with work, friendships, and familial relationships.
Holistic
A non-medicinal, wellness-focused approach that aims to align the mind, body, and spirit for deep and lasting healing.
Twelve Step
Incorporating spirituality, community, and responsibility, 12-Step philosophies prioritize the guidance of a Higher Power and a continuation of 12-Step practices.
Treatment Services
Detox (off-site)
This is often the first step of addiction treatment. For many people, it's dangerous to detox without proper medical support.
Residential
In a residential rehab program, patients live onsite, with access to daily treatment and 24-hour care. An average stay is 30-90 days.
Approaches
Evidence-Based
A combination of scientifically rooted therapies and treatments make up evidence-based care, defined by their measured and proven results.
Holistic
A non-medicinal, wellness-focused approach that aims to align the mind, body, and spirit for deep and lasting healing.
Christian
Through surrender and commitment to Christ, patients refocus the efforts and source of their recovery with clinical and spiritual care.
Twelve Step
Incorporating spirituality, community, and responsibility, 12-Step philosophies prioritize the guidance of a Higher Power and a continuation of 12-Step practices.
Therapies
1-on-1 Counseling
Patient and therapist meet 1-on-1 to work through difficult emotions and behavioral challenges in a personal, private setting.
Meditation & Mindfulness
A practiced state of mind that brings patients to the present. It allows them to become fully aware of themselves, their feelings, and the present moment.
Mindfulness Therapy
This ancient practice can be mental, emotional, and even spiritual. In meditation, you focus your attention on the present moment without judgement.
Adventure Therapy
This experiential approach uses the physical and emotional challenges of outdoor activities as tools for personal growth.
Art Therapy
Visual art invites patients to examine the emotions within their work, focusing on the process of creativity and its gentle therapeutic power.
Equine Therapy
Guided interactions with trained horses, their handler, and a therapist can help patients improve their self-esteem, trust, empathy, and social skills.
Family Therapy
Family therapy addresses group dynamics within a family system, with a focus on improving communication and interrupting unhealthy relationship patterns.
Life Skills
Teaching life skills like cooking, cleaning, clear communication, and even basic math provides a strong foundation for continued recovery.
Conditions We Treat
Pornography Addiction
A person with a porn addiction is emotionally dependent on pornography to the point that it interferes with their daily life and relationships.
Anxiety
Anxiety is a common mental health condition that can include excessive worry, panic attacks, physical tension, and increased blood pressure.
Depression
Symptoms of depression may include fatigue, a sense of numbness, and loss of interest in activities. This condition can range from mild to severe.
Gambling
Excessive, repetitive gambling causes financial and interpersonal problems. This addiction can interfere with work, friendships, and familial relationships.
Gaming
Compulsive gaming is most often a problem for children and teens. The disorder can affect physical health, sleep, and the ability to focus at school.
Internet Addiction
Internet addiction is common among children teens. This compulsive disorder can damage relationships, school performance, sleep habits, and physical health.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
PTSD is a long-term mental health issue caused by a disturbing event or events. Symptoms include anxiety, dissociation, flashbacks, and intrusive thoughts.
Stress
Stress is a natural reaction to challenges, and it can even help you adapt. However, chronic stress can cause physical and mental health issues.
Trauma
Some traumatic events are so disturbing that they cause long-term mental health problems. Those ongoing issues can also be referred to as "trauma."
Substances We Treat
Alcohol
Using alcohol as a coping mechanism, or drinking excessively throughout the week, signals an alcohol use disorder.
Benzodiazepines
Benzodiazepines are prescribed to treat anxiety and sleep issues. They are highly habit forming, and their abuse can cause mood changes and poor judgement.
Co-Occurring Disorders
A person with multiple mental health diagnoses, such as addiction and depression, has co-occurring disorders also called dual diagnosis.
Cocaine
Cocaine is a stimulant with euphoric effects. Agitation, muscle ticks, psychosis, and heart issues are common symptoms of cocaine abuse.
Drug Addiction
Drug addiction is the excessive and repetitive use of substances, despite harmful consequences to a person's life, health, and relationships.
Ecstasy
Ecstasy is a stimulant that causes intense euphoria and heightened awareness. Abuse of this drug can trigger depression, insomnia, and memory problems.
Heroin
Heroin is a highly addictive and illegal opioid. It can cause insomnia, collapsed veins, heart issues, and additional mental health issues.
Methamphetamine
Methamphetamine, or meth, increases energy, agitation, and paranoia. Long-term use can result in severe physical and mental health issues.
Opioids
Opioids produce pain-relief and euphoria, which can lead to addiction. This class of drugs includes prescribed medication and the illegal drug heroin.
Aftercare
Experience
Personal Amenities
Amenities
Special Considerations
Family Member Stays
Treatment providers welcome family members to stay on-site to better the experience and success of patients and their families as a whole.
Gender-specific groups
Patients in gender-specific groups gain the opportunity to discuss challenges unique to their gender in a comfortable, safe setting conducive to healing.
Activities
Off-Site Activities
Professional Staff
Giles Fourie
Director
Jeanine Fourie
Director
Dr Magda Rall
Head of Therapy
PhD in Sociology and Psychology
Gert Janse Van Rensburg
Psychologist and Equine Therapist
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Testimonial
Coming here has honestly been the most valuable decision I've made thus far, a life changing experience of note. I would recommend RCWR to anyone who would like to step up and make the change they need in their lives. As this is what it has done for me. It works!
Jacobus
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