Specialized Care for Recovery
When searching for effective treatment options, women, their families, and professionals need to know they are choosing a program that truly understands the unique needs of women. This page focuses on women’s residential treatment at The Rose House in Colorado, a program designed specifically for women seeking recovery from substance use and mental health challenges. Our content is tailored for women considering treatment, their loved ones, and healthcare professionals looking for trusted referral options.
Why does this matter? Gender-specific care is crucial for lasting recovery. Women face unique challenges—including trauma, societal pressures, and co-occurring mental health issues—that require specialized support. Gender-specific residential communities provide an all-female living space, enhancing feelings of safety and comfort for residents. At The Rose House, our women’s residential program offers a safe, nurturing environment where women can heal together, free from the distractions and triggers of mixed-gender settings.
Why Gender-Specific Residential Treatment Matters
Women’s residential communities prioritize safety, support, trauma-informed care, and tailored programs to meet the unique challenges faced by women. Many women have experienced trauma, often in environments where they did not feel safe. Gender-specific residential treatment ensures that every aspect of care—from therapy to daily living—is designed with women’s needs in mind, fostering trust, openness, and a sense of belonging.
What Women’s Residential Treatment Means
24-Hour Care
Women’s residential programs provide comprehensive, 24-hour care in a structured living environment designed specifically for women ages 18 and older. Unlike outpatient services, where clients visit a center for therapy sessions and return home, residential treatment means living full-time at the facility while engaging in intensive therapeutic work.
Therapeutic Approaches
This level of care addresses substance use issues, co-occurring mental health disorders, and trauma through a combination of:
- Individual therapy
- Group therapy
- Experiential therapies (such as art and equine therapy)
- Holistic healing practices (including meditation and yoga)
Focus on Trauma and Recovery
The women’s residential substance use and mental health treatment model recognizes that recovery requires more than managing symptoms. True healing means:
- Understanding why substance use began in the first place
- Addressing underlying trauma
- Rebuilding self-esteem
- Developing the tools needed to create a life worth protecting
At The Rose House, our women’s residential program integrates evidence-based treatment with nurturing support, creating an environment where women can focus entirely on their recovery without the distractions and triggers of daily life.
Why Women Choose Colorado for Residential Treatment
The Colorado Healing Environment
Colorado’s natural beauty provides more than scenic views. The serene mountain landscape offers a complete break from the environments where substance use and trauma occurred. Being located in a setting that feels removed from everyday chaos helps women step fully into treatment. Fresh mountain air, peaceful surroundings, and the symbolic nature of mountains—representing both the challenges to overcome and the heights that can be reached—support the healing process in ways urban settings cannot match.
Women-Only Healing Space
The gender-specific focus of our women’s residential treatment program creates safety that makes deeper work possible. Many women have experienced trauma at the hands of men or struggle with relationships complicated by gender dynamics. A women-only center means every person in the building—residents, therapists, and staff—understands women’s unique experiences with substance use, trauma, and societal pressures. This shared understanding allows for vulnerability, honesty, and the kind of sisterhood that transforms recovery from a lonely journey into a collective healing experience.
Specialized Trauma-Informed Care
Women often develop substance use issues as responses to trauma. The Rose House recognizes this connection and provides trauma-informed treatment that addresses both the addiction and its roots. Our therapists specialize in working with women who have experienced domestic violence, childhood abuse, and other forms of trauma. This specialization, combined with our women’s residential program structure that allows time for deep therapeutic work, draws women seeking comprehensive healing rather than surface-level symptom management.
Comprehensive Treatment Services
Our women’s residential treatment program offers a full continuum of care, including:
- Individual therapy sessions with licensed and experienced therapists
- Group therapy that builds connection and reduces isolation
- Healing through art therapy and other expressive modalities
- Practical coping skills through cognitive-behavioral approaches
- Meditation and yoga
- Nutritional counseling
- Other holistic services that support whole-person recovery
Extended Time for Real Change
Unlike shorter programs, The Rose House provides the extended residential treatment that sustainable recovery requires. Women can stay for the length of time their healing truly needs, moving through phases of treatment at a pace that honors their individual journey. This commitment to providing adequate time—rather than rushing women through a predetermined timeline—represents a fundamental belief that recovery cannot be rushed.
The Women’s Residential Experience: A Day in Treatment
Morning Routine
Women’s residential life at The Rose House follows a structured schedule designed to balance intensive therapeutic work with self-care and community building. Mornings typically begin with:
- Meditation or mindfulness practice including different components to help clients be prepared for a successful and meaningful day
- Breakfast in the community
- Movement through yoga, hiking or other exercise
Therapeutic Programming
The day includes:
- Individual therapy sessions
- Group therapy focused on topics like trauma recovery, reducing shame, building healthy relationships and practices, coping skills development, and much more.
- Therapeutic activities such as art therapy, writing projects or experiential groups such as Gestalt, equine therapy or Qi-Gong.
Evening Activities
Evenings often include:
- Recovery Meetings in the community, where clients are introduced to fellowship programs and adjunct approaches to working through mental health disorders and substance use disorders.
- Cooking healthy meals and breaking bread together to integrate the work that was accomplished during the clinical day.
- Personal time for reflection, journaling, or quiet connection with family and other support systems.
- Checking in with staff and getting support in learning, practicing and accessing coping skills and other healthful life practices.
- Developing a healthy evening routine through mindfulness, creating a soothing environment, and learning and practicing healthy sleep hygiene routines.
Throughout each week, the women’s residential substance use and mental health treatment program weaves together evidence-based therapies with the nurturing environment that allows women to lower their defenses and engage in real healing. Staff members—from therapists to mental health support staff—bring both clinical expertise and genuine compassion to their work with clients.
Who Benefits from Women’s Residential Treatment
Women’s residential programs serve individuals facing a range of challenges. Women struggling with alcohol or drug addiction find the intensive support they need to break free from substance dependence. Those with co-occurring disorders—such as depression, anxiety, PTSD, or eating disorders alongside substance use issues—receive integrated treatment that addresses all aspects of their mental health.
Women who have tried outpatient treatment without success often find that the immersive nature of residential treatment services provides what previous attempts lacked.
The program also supports women whose life circumstances have become unmanageable due to substance use. When jobs, relationships, housing, or physical health have deteriorated, residential treatment offers the opportunity to step away from chaos and rebuild from a stable foundation. Similarly, women facing legal issues related to substance use can demonstrate their commitment to recovery through participation in a structured treatment program.
Women who’s lives have become unmanageable or undesirable due to the effects of unresolved trauma, or because their mental health symptoms have intruded in their ability to meet goals, have healthy relationships, or a life they feel good about, will benefit from the immersive and comprehensive model of extended residential treatment. The Rose House is one of only a few women’s only programs that treats mental health primary disorders, meaning a woman does not have to have a substance use issue to be an appropriate client for our program.
Making the Decision: Referral and Admission
Beginning women’s residential treatment starts with gathering information and making a referral. Women can call The Rose House directly to discuss their needs and learn about our services. Healthcare providers, therapists, family members, or the legal system may also initiate referrals.
Our admissions team works with each person to:
- Verify insurance coverage
- Answer questions
- Provide the information needed to make an informed decision about treatment
Many women visit our website to learn more about the center, view the facility, and understand what life in our women’s residential program looks like before making the commitment. This transparency helps women feel prepared and empowered as they take this courageous step toward recovery. Our leadership team also encourages potential clients or family members to come visit The Rose House in person for a tour before making a decision about treatment.
Why Women Get Better Here
The Rose House has earned its reputation as a destination for women seeking the highest quality residential treatment by delivering on a simple promise: women get better here. Our gender-specific approach recognizes the unique ways women experience mental health and substance use disorders, process trauma, build self-esteem, and create meaningful lives in recovery.
The combination of Colorado’s healing environment, our specialized trauma-focused services, and the power of an all-women’s community creates conditions where big, lasting change becomes possible.
Women who travel from across the country and around the world to receive treatment at our center consistently report that the distance from home, the women-only environment, and the comprehensive nature of our residential treatment program provided exactly what they needed to break free from patterns that had held them captive for years. Recovery becomes not just possible but probable when women receive the right support, in the right environment, with adequate time to heal.
FAQ: Women’s Residential Treatment at The Rose House
Women’s residential treatment is a comprehensive, live-in treatment program specifically designed for women struggling with substance use disorders, mental health challenges, or co-occurring conditions. At The Rose House, our women’s residential program provides:
– 24-hour care in a structured, supportive environment for women ages 18 and older
– Full-time residence at the center
– Participation in individual therapy, group therapy, art therapy, meditation, and other therapeutic services
This gender-specific approach recognizes that women face unique societal pressures, trauma patterns, and recovery needs that are best addressed in an all-women’s setting.
Across the country, most programs are focused on 30-45 day lengths of stay in residential treatment, because that is what insurance companies tend to cover. At The Rose House, our recommended length of stay is based on the research that shows the 90 days or more of treatment leads to best outcomes. Our goal is to help our clients invest the time in their healing in treatment, so that they have the best chance of maintaining long term health, well-being, and resiliency.
Our clinical team works with each client and family to help them recognize that rushing recovery often leads to relapse. Women can transition through different phases of care, moving from residential treatment to lower levels of support as they build the skills and confidence needed for independent life in recovery.
When preparing to enter our women’s residential program, bring:
– Comfortable clothing suitable for Colorado’s climate
– Personal care items
– Any prescribed medications (with proper documentation)
– A few personal items that provide comfort (such as journals, books, or photographs of loved ones)
Our staff will provide specific packing lists during the admission process. We recommend leaving valuables at home. The center provides all necessary bedding, towels, and basic amenities.
The Rose House works with most major insurance providers on an out of network basis.Our admissions team can:
– Verify your insurance coverage
– Explain your benefits
– Provide information about out-of-pocket costs before you commit to treatment
We believe financial concerns should never prevent women from accessing the care they need, and our staff will work with you to explore all available options for covering the cost of residential treatment services.
Women travel to Colorado for our women’s residential program for several compelling reasons:
– The geographic distance from home environments where substance use occurred helps create psychological space for healing
– Colorado’s peaceful mountain setting provides a restorative backdrop for recovery work
– Our gender-specific, trauma-informed approach and reputation for clinical excellence attract women seeking the highest quality residential treatment services
Many women find that leaving their home state allows them to focus fully on recovery without the distractions, triggers, and relationships that might complicate local treatment. Our center has helped women from across America and internationally discover that traveling for specialized care represents one of the best investments they can make in their recovery and future life.
Sources
Sex Differences in Substance Use
NIH: Substance Abuse Treatment: Addressing the Specific Needs of Women
The Rose House provides specialized women’s residential treatment in Colorado, offering a safe, nurturing environment where women from across the country find freedom from addiction, mental health disorders and trauma. Our gender-specific program combines evidence-based therapies, holistic healing practices, and the power of sisterhood to create lasting transformation. Women get better here. If you or someone you love is ready to begin the journey toward recovery, contact The Rose House to learn more about our residential treatment services.
