The Ark at White River

Mental Health

Treatment Focus

This center treats mental health conditions and co-occurring substance use. You receive collaborative, individualized treatment that addresses both issues for whole-person healing.

Retreat

Primary Level of Care

Offers a structured, immersive environment for intensive healing and personal growth, combining therapy, wellness activities, and peer support in a peaceful, distraction-free setting

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Private Pay

Private Pay

You pay directly for treatment out of pocket. This approach can offer enhanced privacy and flexibility, without involving insurance. Exact costs vary based on program and length of stay. Contact the center for specific details.

The Ark at White River offers a calm, restorative experience for those needing time to step back, breathe, and find their feet again. Clients arriving with burnout, trauma, addiction, stress, and other mental health conditions receive truly individualised care that blends therapy, leisure, and restorative practices.

Blend Therapy with Wellness

With each stay at The Ark, expert clinicians help individuals cultivate inner strength and confidence as they navigate challenging mental health concerns. Through a personalised blend of therapy sessions, mindfulness practices, and wellness activities, individuals break unhealthy patterns and gain emotional balance. The Ark’s restorative practices are designed to strengthen emotional resilience, help find clarity, and foster lasting transformation.

Enjoy 5-Star Lodging in a Tranquil Setting

The Ark at White River Manor offers both private and shared rooms for up to four people, allowing residents to balance privacy and companionship. Rooms have en-suite bathrooms, WiFi, and well appointed furnishings. Guests have full access to The Ark’s spa, outdoor pool, gym, cinema room, library, relaxation lounges, and outdoor spaces.

Maintain Positive Habits Back Home

The Art at White River develops a personalised aftercare plan to ease each client’s transition home, including access to resources that reinforce a lifelong pursuit of positive habit-building, maintaining mental well-being and avoiding triggers. Their team remains available for ongoing guidance, ensuring clients have the tools needed to maintain their progress and thrive.

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AT A GLANCE

Center Overview

Location
Jatinga Road, Plaston White River, 1240, South Africa View Map
Part of
network
Primary Focus
This center supports mental health conditions and co-occurring substance...

Support Focus

This center supports mental health conditions and co-occurring substance use. You receive collaborative, individualized support that addresses both issues for whole-person healing.

Typical Program Length
5-28 days
Founded in 2015
11 years in business
Occupancy
31-50 beds
Conditions We Support
Anger, Anxiety, Burnout, Depression +5 More
Substance Use We Support
Co-Occurring Disorders
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Pricing and Program Length

Estimated Center Costs

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5 days (lux private room)
$10,000
5 days (private room)
$6,050
5 days (double room)
$4,750
5 days (quadruple room)
$3,990
+27 67 389 4020

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Staff

Meet Your Support Team

Giles Fourie

Giles Fourie

Director Co-owner

Jeanine Fourie

Jeanine Fourie

Clinical Director and Co-Founder

Jerry Hartless

Jerry Hartless

Co-founder

Professor Elisabeth Weiss

Professor Elisabeth Weiss

Specialist Psychiatrist

Care Options

Levels of Care

Mental health care includes a range of services such as counseling, therapy, medication management, and support groups, all designed to address issues from everyday stress and anxiety to more severe conditions like depression and schizophrenia. These practices are essential for helping individuals manage their emotions, improve their relationships, and navigate life's challenges in healthier, more adaptive ways.
Residential
Not Offered at This Center
Intensive monitoring and care for conditions like depression, trauma, suicidality, and anxiety. Residential mental health facilities offer a safe setting with activities and structure, plus opportunities to practice life skills and bond with peers.
Retreat
Specialized facilities often located in tranquil, secluded environments where patients focus intensively on their recovery. Holistic treatment programs blend physical, mental, and sometimes spiritual healing processes for overall wellness and recovery.
Outpatient
Not Offered at This Center
Outpatient treatment offers flexible therapeutic and medical care without the need to stay overnight in a hospital or inpatient facility. Outpatient care typically offers a range of therapies and medical interventions individuals can attend alongside daily life.
Virtual & In-Home Care
Not Offered at This Center
The delivery of therapeutic services utilizing technology such as video conferencing, online messaging or phone calls, allowing for flexibility, comfort and increased access to care.
Co-Occurring Substance Use
Substance use disorders often occur alongside primary mental health conditions. Programs for co-occurring substance use disorders focus on both conditions, tailoring treatment for comprehensive recovery.
Treatment

Your Care Options

Specializations

Anxiety

Anxiety

Anxiety is a common mental health condition that can include excessive worry, panic attacks, physical tension, and increased blood pressure.

Burnout

Burnout

Burnout entails mental and physical exhaustion, and leads to a severe lack of fulfillment. This condition is often caused by overwork.

Chronic Pain Management

Chronic Pain Management

Long-term physical pain can have an affect on mental health. Without support, it can also impact your daily life and even lead to addiction.

Depression

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.

Stress

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.

Who We Support

Men
Women
Executives

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.

Men and Women

Men and Women

Men and women attend treatment for addiction in a co-ed setting, going to therapy groups together to share experiences, struggles, and successes.

Midlife Adults

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.

Professionals

Professionals

Busy, high-ranking professionals get the personalized treatment they need with greater accommodations for work, privacy, and outside communication.

UHNW Clients & Families

Approaches

Holistic

Holistic

A non-medicinal, wellness-focused approach that aims to align the mind, body, and spirit for deep and lasting healing.

Personalized Treatment

Personalized Treatment

The specific needs, histories, and conditions of individual patients receive personalized, highly relevant care throughout their recovery journey.

Trauma Informed
Wellness

Wellness

Wellness philosophies focus on the physical, mental, and spiritual wellness of each patient, helping them restore purpose with natural remedies.

Therapies

1-on-1 Counseling

1-on-1 Counseling

Patient and therapist meet 1-on-1 to work through difficult emotions and behavioral challenges in a personal, private setting.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Eye Movement Therapy (EMDR)

Eye Movement Therapy (EMDR)

Lateral, guided eye movements help reduce the emotional reactions of retelling and reprocessing trauma, allowing intense feelings to dissipate.

Meditation & Mindfulness

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

Mindfulness Therapy

This ancient practice can be mental, emotional, and even spiritual. In meditation, you focus your attention on the present moment without judgement.

Trauma-Specific Therapy

Trauma-Specific Therapy

This form of talk therapy addresses any childhood trauma at the root of a patient's current diagnosis.

Languages

Afrikaans
Dutch
English
German

Conditions We Support

Anger

Anger

Although anger itself isn't a disorder, it can get out of hand. If this feeling interferes with your relationships and daily functioning, treatment can help.

Anxiety

Anxiety

Anxiety is a common mental health condition that can include excessive worry, panic attacks, physical tension, and increased blood pressure.

Burnout

Burnout

Burnout entails mental and physical exhaustion, and leads to a severe lack of fulfillment. This condition is often caused by overwork.

Depression

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.

Grief and Loss

Grief and Loss

Grief is a natural reaction to loss, but severe grief can interfere with your ability to function. You can get treatment for this condition.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

OCD is characterized by intrusive and distressing thoughts that drive repetitive behaviors. This pattern disrupts daily life and relationships.

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

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

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

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 Support

Co-Occurring Disorders

Co-Occurring Disorders

A person with multiple mental health diagnoses, such as addiction and depression, has co-occurring disorders also called dual diagnosis.

Aftercare

Family Follow-up Counseling
Online Aftercare
Ability to Call a Counselor
Alumni Events & Get-Togethers
Follow-up Sessions (in-person)
Outpatient Treatment
Aftercare Group Therapy
Experience

Care Designed for Your Needs

Personal Amenities

Air-Conditioned Rooms
Armchair or Sofa
Bathroom Essentials
Desk
En Suite Bathroom
Hair Dryer
Housekeeping
Allow Cell Phones
Internet Access

Amenities

Pool
Access to Nature
Airport Transfers
Business Center, Computers
Wellness Center
Fitness Center
Gardens
Gourmet Dining
Internet Access

Special Considerations

Dietary Accommodations
Halal
Pet Friendly

Pet Friendly

For greater comfort and healing, pet-friendly treatment centers welcome dogs and animal companions to stay with their owners while they attend treatment.

Flexible technology policies

Flexible technology policies

Centers with flexible technology policies allow professionals to stay in touch with work and give patients a greater sense of connection and normalcy.

Executive Program

Executive Program

Addiction and mental health treatment for executives typically involves high discretion, greater technology access, and more private, 1-on-1 care.

Activities

Games
Massage
Movies
Physical Fitness
Swimming
Pilates

Off-Site Activities

Hiking
Adventure Outings
Safari
AA/NA Meetings
Frequently Asked Questions

Further Research

The following therapies are included: 1-on-1 counseling, cognitive behavioral therapy and more.
White River, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
The typical length is 5-28 days.
The Ark at White River provides retreat and more.

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