Aloe Valley Wellness Manor

Aloe Valley Wellness Manor treats men and women recovering from drug and alcohol addiction from a working farm outside Pretoria, South Africa. Clients complete medically supervised detox before moving through 30-day, 60-day, or longer residential programs built on an outcome-based holistic curriculum that incorporates 12-Step work. A psychologist and consulting psychiatrist screen for co-occurring mental health conditions, and gender-separate housing keeps men's and women's programs distinct throughout treatment.

Advances through Structured Levels of Care

Residents begin with medically supervised detox before entering a 28-day or 3-month primary program built on group and individual therapy, motivational interviewing, and structured coursework in ego awareness, boundaries, and relapse prevention. Those who need more time move into a secondary program of 6 months or longer, extending the same clinical work into daily routines, work responsibilities, and continued step work.

Builds Practical Skills alongside Clinical Therapy

Two social workers, a clinical psychologist, and a consulting psychiatrist deliver cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) alongside a full life skills curriculum covering manipulation and ego awareness, boundaries, anger management, guilt and shame, and relapse prevention. Five addiction counsellors teach each module through lectures, group assignments, and presentations, then guide residents toward a personal exit strategy before discharge.

Grounds Treatment in a Working Farm Setting

The property sits in the Magaliesburg mountain range on the R511 toward Hartbeespoort, within an hour of Johannesburg, Pretoria, and Centurion. Residents choose single or double en-suite rooms, or general shared accommodation available to men only, and eat chef-prepared meals three times a day. Guided walks on the surrounding mountain trails and access to additional recreational facilities round out time between scheduled programming.