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The 12 Lodge Method
Personalized addiction treatment and recovery planning. People are understood as individuals, while the consistent 12 Lodge Method gives their treatment structure and direction.
A small, focused community
Residential drug and alcohol treatment for men in Ottawa
The recommended residential stay is 42 days. With no more than 10 residents in an all-male setting on Ottawa’s Rideau River, the 12 Lodge Method brings together individual counselling, therapeutic groups, wellness and preparation for returning home.
The shared, repeating rhythm of Reset on weekday mornings, Balance in weekday afternoons and Wellness through evenings and weekends provides a consistent structure. Within that rhythm, individual counselling, personal goals, relevant skills practice and planning for the return home reflect each person’s needs and circumstances.
Your personal needs shape the plan we design with you. On arrival, we assess your needs, identify your goals and arrange a schedule of care and learning suited to you. Your plan evolves as you make progress, encounter challenges and build new skills. You share the residence and the Twelve Lodge Method with other men, while your goals, priorities and pace of learning remain individual.
For men and families exploring private addiction treatment in Ottawa or elsewhere in Ontario, the first step is a confidential admissions conversation about individual needs. Required withdrawal management must be completed with appropriate providers before residential admission; 12 Lodge will not initially offer in-house medical detox.
Shorter or extended stays may be developed when clinically appropriate, taking into account progress, treatment needs, outside responsibilities and the discharge environment.
Each resident will receive at least 3 individual counselling sessions per week, approximately 60 minutes each, alongside weekday groups, daily check-ins and regular contact with the residential team.
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The 12 Lodge Method · A rhythm we return to
Understand in the morning. Build skills in the afternoon. Practise in everyday life.
The 12 Lodge Method is our own original philosophy and curriculum. Its repeating Reset, Balance and Wellness Circles connect group learning, four books, reflection and everyday practice. The shared daily and weekly rhythm leaves room for an individual focus.
Reset, Balance and Wellness are three connected Circles we return to day after day and week after week—not phases completed once over 42 days. The calendar connects understanding with learning and application; what you notice in everyday life can shape your next reflection, Circle discussion or human Guide conversation. Personal goals guide focus and pacing within the shared curriculum.
Explore each Circle
The overlap represents shared learning and practice. All three Circles connect; we return to them daily and weekly, rather than completing them once.
Weekday mornings
Reset · Understand
Morning Reset Circles explore triggers, how addiction can develop, and your own patterns, emotions and experiences. Build understanding with curiosity—not an assumption that one cause explains every person’s addiction.
Learn & practise
Notice a situation that brings up a craving or strong emotion. Reflect on what happened, what you felt and which pattern you want to understand with your human Guide.
Connected, not completed
Bring that understanding into Balance skills. Everyday Wellness practice may reveal another question to return to in Reset.
Planned Haven reflection can help you connect learning with your own observations and chosen questions for a human Guide. It supports human care—not therapy or a replacement for counselling.
The weekend extends the practice
Weekend mornings keep their own rhythm: Saturday’s two circles focus on weekly review, integration and applied learning; Sunday’s two focus is on Wellness and family preparation/integration. Saturday then makes space for supervised afternoon exploration with breaks and check-ins. Eligible family participation and suitable on-site alternatives connect Sunday learning with real life.
Return, reflect, practise again
Planned Haven learning, reflection and journaling connect all three Circles alongside human care. Return to understanding, skills and practice as needed, prepare your chosen questions for a Guide, and keep useful learning close at home. Lifetime digital Haven access is included. Residents learn and use Haven daily during residence; consented sharing, permissions and review scope will be confirmed before use. AI is not counselling.
A Guide is a human member of the care team who supports learning and conversations about your goals. A companion is a loved one or other approved support person who may participate with appropriate consent and suitability—not an automatic viewer of private reflections.
Planned weekly rhythm · Opening 2027
27 curriculum & counselling sessions
24 group curriculum circles + at least 3 individual counselling sessions per resident in a full planned typical week. A purposeful rhythm with room for personal goals, food, movement and everyday life.
- 24
- Group curriculum circles
- Therapeutic and educational Recovery Circles: shared learning, reflection and skills practice—not all psychotherapy.
- 3
- Individual counselling sessions
- At least 3 per resident each week, approximately 60 minutes each. Personal goals guide the focus and pace.
- 7
- Morning movement opportunities
- Adaptable 6:00–6:45 a.m. Morning Revitalization, finding movement you enjoy—not seven personal-training sessions.
- Saturday
- One extended recreation window
- 12:15–5:00 p.m., with breaks and check-ins. Supervised outings or suitable on-site activities after two morning circles.
- Sunday
- Time for family and friends
- Two morning circles on Wellness and family preparation, then approved family time, wellness-based family activities or suitable on-site programming for residents without visiting family. The evening house community circle closes the week. Family participation depends on suitability and program policies.
- 7
- Varied evening blocks
- 7:30–8:30 p.m.: community, wellness, speakers, games or a film. Not seven therapy sessions or guaranteed outings.
Counts describe a full planned typical week, not a guaranteed timetable for every stay. Individual needs, suitability, holidays and admission or discharge days may change the rhythm.
Learn here · Use at home
Discover what a healthier everyday life can hold
The 12 Lodge Method connects learning with things you can practise: a meal, a movement routine, an interest, a reflection or a conversation. Opportunities support habit-building, not guaranteed outcomes.
Movement you enjoy
Seven adaptable morning movement opportunities can help you explore fitness, stretching, yoga or walking and develop a repeatable routine suited to your health and ability.
Explore the daily rhythmSpace for new interests
Try suitable recreation or creative interests and consider what belongs in life at home. Saturday makes room for exploration; activities change with season, weather, health and availability.
See Saturday’s rhythmReflection into practice
Planned Haven questions and journaling connect the original curriculum to your own observations, chosen questions for a human Guide and habits beyond your stay. AI is not counselling.
Meet HavenRelationships in everyday life
Practise communication and boundaries. Structured family education and approved participation help connect learning with home; visits and leave depend on consent, eligibility and policies.
Family participationFood, movement and space to explore
Food is central to the planned 12 Lodge experience. A passionate, chef-led approach brings appealing, thoughtfully prepared meals to the table, making shared mealtimes a welcome part of each day.
Curiosity about ingredients, nutrition education and suitable opportunities to explore food preparation can connect good meals with practical habits. Discover what you enjoy, ask questions and build confidence with ideas you can practise at home; a fixed cooking-class schedule has not been confirmed.
Saturday keeps two morning Recovery Circles, then offers one extended afternoon from 12:15 to 5:00 p.m. with breaks and check-ins. Approved supervised golf, hiking, biking, kayaking or other water sports may offer a change from the weekday pace, as season, weather, health and availability allow. Not every activity takes place every week, and this is not unrestricted leave. Suitable on-site choices, quieter interests and rest keep men who cannot join an outing included.
Explore Dining & Daily Wellness and the cooking film →Every resident receives a personalized treatment and recovery plan.
Your personal needs shape the plan we design with you. On arrival, we assess your needs, identify your goals and arrange a schedule of care and learning suited to you. Your plan evolves as you make progress, encounter challenges and build new skills. You share the residence and the Twelve Lodge Method with other men, while your goals, priorities and pace of learning remain individual.
Sharing the residence and the Method does not mean identical plans. The shared routine gives each week its shape, but appointments, focus and support are arranged around your assessed needs—not every man follows exactly the same schedule, and the typical week is a planning example rather than a guarantee of the same sessions every week.
Step 1
Understand your needs
On arrival, a designated intake process assesses your needs, identifies your goals and welcomes you into the residence while scheduled counselling and groups continue. Routine admissions will normally take place on Mondays and Wednesdays.
Step 2
Design your plan and schedule
Together we arrange a schedule of care and learning suited to you—individual counselling, Circle focus, skills practice and support shaped around your circumstances.
Step 3
Review and adapt with progress
Your plan evolves as you make progress, encounter challenges and build new skills. Men learn and develop awareness at different paces, and the plan moves with you.
Step 4
Practise for life at home
Throughout your stay—not only near discharge—you apply learning through family participation, community connection, food, fitness and reflection, preparing for the return home.
Practise life while you are here. Evenings and weekends bring supported, clinically appropriate opportunities to apply your learning in real conversations, meaningful activities, healthy routines and community connections—building confidence, discovering interests and preparing for the return home throughout your stay, not only at discharge.
The Twelve Lodge Connection Stay. The 42-day program includes two Twelve Lodge Connection Stays: one night each for up to four visiting guests, with two hours of outside therapist observation per stay, findings and feedback to your Lodge counsellors with informed consent—not just access to the family space. Reset awareness and Balance skills become Wellness relationship practice. Insights from your time together can help adapt your personal treatment and recovery plan.
Outings and family access depend on individual suitability; there is no automatic unsupervised leave. 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. Discharge planning begins during treatment. It may involve counselling, medical follow-up, community meetings, housing, employment support and family counselling according to individual needs.
Haven · Planned for 2027
Carry each Circle into everyday practice.
Haven is the personal AI recovery companion within myLodge. It connects the same Reset, Balance and Wellness Circles found in the books and your scheduled conversations with the human team. Guided questions, reflection, journaling and personal planning help you prepare what you want to discuss—not replace that conversation.
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. Lifetime digital Haven access is included after successful completion.
Reset
Revisit a lesson, name a pattern you want to understand and note a question for your Guide.
Balance
Reflect on a difficult conversation, explore a communication exercise and choose a boundary to practise.
Wellness
Check in on everyday routines, journal about what you are learning and prepare a personal plan for home.
Planned residential care · Opening 2027
What Your Stay Includes
A peaceful setting, focused human care and practical preparation for life beyond the residence. Suitability and your written admissions arrangements come before a confirmed stay.
- A small waterfront residence
- Personal counselling
- Reset · Balance · Wellness
- Two Connection Stays in the 42-day program
- Meals & everyday wellbeing
- 20 outside therapy hours + 12 Lodge continuation sessions
- 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.
Luxury rehab on Ottawa’s Rideau River
12 Lodge Wellness is a luxury waterfront residence in Ottawa, Ontario, planned around ten men and the human care of the 12 Lodge Method. A secluded Rideau River property within Ottawa city limits offers privacy without being remote from city services. Access to those services does not imply a medical partnership or guaranteed transport. Accommodation alone does not determine treatment suitability.
Residence opening 2027. Admissions can discuss assessment, published suite prices and your questions without implying an immediate place is available.
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