Continuing care · Planned for 2027

Aftercare that carries the work home

Focused support in your first three months, twelve Lodge continuation sessions across your first year and lifetime digital Haven access. The 12 Lodge Method continues beyond the residence.

Included after successful completion

A clear plan for the months ahead

Included after successful completion: 20 one-hour therapy sessions with an approved outside practitioner within three months of discharge, plus twelve Lodge continuation sessions (one one-hour video appointment through myLodge with your chosen Lodge counsellor each month for twelve months), twelve months of structured online groups and lifetime digital Haven access.

Aftercare will begin with the planned 2027 residential service; it is not currently available through this website. Your return home continues the work begun in Reset, Balance and Wellness, with support arranged around your circumstances.

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Included after successful completion · Planned for 2027

Four ways your recovery stays supported

20 hours

First three months

Approved outside therapy

  • 20 included one-hour sessions, used within three months of discharge.
  • Continue with a suitable referring practitioner by agreement, or nominate a practitioner for approval; all providers must be approved.

Why it matters

Gives you space to work through challenges as they arise at home and practise the skills you began building in residence.

12 continuation sessions

One hour each month for twelve months

Lodge continuation sessions with your counsellor

  • Twelve additional one-hour video appointments with your chosen approved Lodge therapist or counsellor, subject to availability.
  • Use each continuation session within its month; they cannot be banked or carried forward.
  • Haven is planned to join as AI listener/support only with your and your counsellor’s informed consent.

Why it matters

Maintains a human connection with the Lodge as you reflect on progress, discuss challenges and keep your recovery goals in view.

12 months

Structured online group aftercare

Learning and peer connection

  • Included online groups, educational resources and peer connection for twelve months.
  • Groups are planned on multiple days each week; exact frequency and arrangements will be confirmed.

Why it matters

Creates opportunities to share learning, hear other perspectives and stay connected with people working on recovery.

Lifetime access

Included digital support

Haven, familiar before you leave

  • Learn and use Haven daily during residence for journaling, reflection, questions and practice, then carry that habit home.
  • Lifetime digital access is separate from human therapy; sharing with a Guide is planned only by agreement and consent.
  • Haven supports reflection, not therapy, continuous monitoring or emergency response.

Why it matters

Keeps the Method close in everyday life and helps you prepare questions and reflections for conversations with your chosen human Guide.

The 20 outside therapy sessions and twelve Lodge continuation sessions are separate benefits: 32 included therapy hours spread across their respective time windows—not 32 sessions available immediately or unlimited contact.

First three months after discharge

20 one-hour therapy sessions with an approved outside practitioner

20 included one-hour sessions after residential treatment, used within three months of discharge. Aim for about two sessions weekly, with flexibility within that window.

Where appropriate and with your agreement, continuing care can be arranged with your referring practitioner. If you do not have one, you can nominate a practitioner for approval.

Choose support that fits your needs and the continuing-care plan developed during your stay.

Care arranged before booking

Every practitioner must be approved, appropriately credentialed and working within a recovery-relevant scope, such as addiction care, CBT, coping with emotional distress or family work. Twelve Lodge pays the approved provider directly for actual therapy provided—not for referrals. Costs, rates and booking terms are agreed before booking. Unused sessions have no cash or refund value and must be used within three months of discharge. Missed-appointment terms will be confirmed before booking.

One session each month after discharge

12 Lodge continuation sessions

Twelve additional one-hour remote video appointments through myLodge: one each month for twelve months after discharge, with your chosen approved Lodge therapist or counsellor, subject to availability. These sessions are additional to your 20 outside therapy sessions.

At departure, choose a preferred approved in-house therapist or counsellor you connected with—not necessarily your primary individual practitioner—subject to availability. Arrange each continuation session as a remote video appointment through myLodge with the practitioner within its month. Continuation sessions cannot be banked, combined or carried forward and have no cash or refund value. Practitioner availability may change.

Each of your twelve Lodge continuation sessions is a one-hour video appointment through myLodge with your chosen Lodge counsellor. Haven is planned to join as an AI support participant, with informed consent and its role explained before the session.

The human therapist or counsellor conducts the appointment with you. Haven is planned as a third participant to listen and support—not as a treating professional, an extra appointment or an emergency service. Before Haven joins, both you and your counsellor must give informed consent, with its role, what information it receives and how that information is used explained in advance.

Video appointments and Haven’s AI participation are planned for the 2027 service; neither is available in this public myLodge hub. Arrangements concerning recording, transcription, summaries, storage and model training, together with session privacy and access permissions, will be confirmed before use; no such technical capabilities or settings are promised here.

Included for twelve months

Online groups, learning and peer connection

Twelve months of structured online group aftercare are included after successful completion, alongside educational resources and peer connection. Groups are planned on multiple days each week; the exact frequency and arrangements will be confirmed before use. This is not a guarantee of an always-available closed group with your original cohort.

Virtual groups

Twelve months of structured online groups, planned on multiple days each week, support learning and peer connection after returning home. Exact frequency and arrangements will be confirmed; an always-available closed cohort is not guaranteed.

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Educational resources

Continue learning through the 12 Lodge Method and its Reset, Balance and Wellness foundation. Revisit the ideas you explored in residence as you bring them into everyday life.

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Community connection

Stay connected with the 12 Lodge community beyond residential treatment, with approved scheduled alumni participation arranged in advance, subject to fit, confidentiality, suitability and capacity. Community resources can also help you find support closer to home.

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Your return-home plan begins here

Continuing-care planning begins during residential treatment and is reviewed regularly. It connects the work you are doing at 12 Lodge with your relationships, routines and support at home.

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Support shaped around your circumstances

Depending on individual needs, your plan may include outpatient counselling, medical follow-up, community meetings, sober housing, employment support and family counselling. These are individual planning options, not a promise that every outside service is included in your stay.

Haven · Planned for 2027

Lifetime digital access, included

Residents will learn and use Haven daily during their stay for journaling, reflection, questions and practice, building familiarity they can carry home. Haven connects all three Circles with questions for a chosen human Guide; it supports care, not therapy or emergency response.

Included ongoing digital access to the planned personal AI recovery companion. Lifetime digital access does not mean lifetime human therapy, unlimited clinical monitoring or free accommodation.

Your personal notes and journals are not automatically shared with Guides, family members or Companions. Planned Guide review will cover only selected check-ins or reflections you agree to share in support of care. Consent, defined access permissions, review scope and technical privacy arrangements will be confirmed before use; these arrangements are not yet finalized. This is not 24-hour monitoring or an emergency service. The illustrative preview uses prewritten examples only: it collects no personal reflections, saves no journal and sends no messages.

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Alumni · Arranged in advance

Stay connected with the Lodge community

Approved scheduled participation

  • Suitable scheduled Circles, meetings, guest-speaker and weekday-evening events.
  • Arranged in advance, subject to topic and group fit, confidentiality, suitability and capacity—not drop-in or automatic entry.

Why it matters: Offers opportunities to reconnect with the Lodge community and revisit learning that remains relevant to life at home.

Refresher short stays · Separately paid

  • Paid per diem, with food, accommodation and programming as agreed; confirm the rate before booking.
  • Assessment, availability and booking required.
  • Separate from included aftercare—not free accommodation, automatic full readmission or medical detox.

Why it matters: A suitable arranged stay offers time to revisit skills and routines with support, alongside your continuing-care plan.

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