Welcome to Red Door Recovery
Opening the door to wellbeing
Private residential alcohol and drug treatment in Wellington
Find space to step away from alcohol and other drugs, understand what lies beneath their use, and begin building a life in recovery.
Based in a peaceful rural setting approximately 40 minutes from Wellington, Red Door Recovery combines professional expertise, lived experience and care for the whole person within a small, supportive Therapeutic Whānau community.
30, 60 or 90 days in residence. Two years of aftercare included.
We all bring something to the table
Red Door began around a family dining table — a place of welcome, shared kai and connection. That spirit continues through Te Tēpu Whakaora — The Healing Table, our mana-enhancing therapeutic whānau framework.
Everyone brings a story, knowledge and strengths. Here, you are welcomed with kindness, dignity, privacy and respect. We work alongside you to shape your recovery goals, recognise your strengths and build meaningful change.
Professional expertise. Lived experience.
Our qualified clinicians, therapists and facilitators bring professional knowledge alongside lived experience of addiction and recovery.
Together, these offer skilled therapeutic care, understanding and hope. In our small community, there is time to know you as a person and support your individual needs.
Care includes individual counselling, group therapy, addiction education, trauma-informed practice and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) skills, alongside creative activities, movement, nutritious kai and connection to nature.
One therapeutic pathway. Three levels of depth.
Every residential programme includes the same core standard of care. Longer stays allow more time for deeper therapeutic work, practice and integration.
Foundation — 30 days
Build stability, understand patterns of substance use and develop essential recovery tools.
Transformation — 60 days
Explore deeper patterns, strengthen relationships and practise new skills in everyday life.
Sustained Recovery — 90 days
Consolidate change, grow independence and prepare for life beyond residential treatment.
All three programmes include two years of aftercare.
Red Door provides private, paid treatment.
Care for the whole person
Guided by Te Whare Tapa Whā, we support your physical, mental and emotional, spiritual, and whānau wellbeing.
Daily life at Red Door brings together therapeutic work, shared kai, peer connection, meaningful activities and space to rest. Whānau or chosen supporters can be involved when appropriate, guided by your needs and wishes.
Our aim is to help you build a life that supports recovery.
Connection beyond treatment
Leaving residence is the beginning of another stage of recovery. Every residential programme includes two years of community-based aftercare, helping you maintain connection, accountability and momentum as you return to everyday life.
Longer-term treatment and supported transition options may also be available following individual assessment.
The first step is a conversation
You do not need to have everything figured out before contacting us. You can enquire for yourself, someone in your whānau or a person you support professionally.
We offer a complimentary one-hour assessment, available in person or via Zoom, to explore your needs and whether Red Door is the right fit.
Call 0800 RED DOOR — 0800 733 366
Email admin@reddoorrecovery.co.nz
Admission is subject to clinical suitability and availability.
He moana pukepuke e ekengia e te waka
Our stormy seas can be navigated.