Aftercare Programme
Recovery doesn’t end when inpatient treatment does. Our aftercare programme provides continued guidance, group sessions and relapse prevention support for as long as you need it, helping patients navigate life after treatment with confidence.
Why Aftercare Matters
Weekly Aftercare Meetings
Our aftercare meetings started before Covid as face-to-face sessions. When lockdown made that impossible, we moved them onto Zoom, and we've kept them there since, because it meant former patients could join from anywhere in the country, not just those living close by.
Meeting Details
What types of support are used in our aftercare programme?
Our aftercare programme combines several forms of ongoing support, including weekly meetings on Zoom every Monday and Tuesday evening, helping patients stay connected to their recovery and manage the transition back into everyday life.
These include:
- One-on-One Counselling
- Group Therapy
- Family Counselling
- Biopsychosocial Assessments — a full life history across every level, giving you real insight into what happened in your life and where the healing process can begin
- Relapse Prevention Workshops
- Recovery Coaching
- Continuation of 12-Step Workshops
- JFT (Just for Today) — daily early-morning meeting based on the NA daily reflection book
- Ubuntu Group Sessions — daily mini-groups where clients and counsellors work through deeper psychological issues alongside step work
Why choose Aftercare
Continued Connection After Treatment
Stay connected to your Tranquility support network with ongoing weekly Zoom meetings, every Monday and Tuesday, for as long as you need them, plus biweekly in-house sessions that keep you connected with current patients too.
Real-World Relapse Prevention
Post-treatment drug testing and relapse prevention workshops help you stay accountable as you rebuild daily life.
Multiple Ways to Reach Support
Telephonic and email counselling mean help is available wherever you are, not just onsite.
Ongoing Recovery Coaching
One-on-one recovery coaching and healthy lifestyle workshops support long-term, sustainable sobriety.
Meet the person behind your aftercare
Lorraine "Linky" Levin — Senior Social Worker
Your aftercare is guided by Lorraine Levin, known to everyone here simply as Linky. With 46 years of experience in addiction and psychiatric care, she’s spent decades helping patients understand not just what happened to them, but why, and where healing can begin. She leads our biopsychosocial assessments: a full look at your life history, giving you real insight into your own story and guidance for what comes next. Whether it’s a Monday Zoom meeting, an in-house session with current patients, or a quiet conversation about grief or family, Linky is the constant thread running through Tranquility’s aftercare programme.
Understanding our ongoing one-on-one support
One-on-one support, whenever you need it
Every aftercare client has access to one-on-one counselling, often from an addiction counsellor who has walked this road themselves, alongside group therapy, available in person, telephonically or by email. These sessions give you a confidential space to work through the issues most closely tied to relapse risk, including:
Ongoing counselling helps clients maintain the coping strategies built during treatment, work through new challenges as they arise, and stay accountable to their recovery. Combined with our family counselling sessions, it also helps sustain the trust rebuilt with loved ones during treatment.
Benefits of ongoing aftercare support
Ongoing support after inpatient treatment gives clients the accountability and structure needed to turn early sobriety into a lasting, sustainable lifestyle.
Stay Accountable
Post-treatment drug testing and regular check-ins help you stay on track during the highest-risk period after treatment.
Reinforce Coping Skills
Recovery coaching and relapse prevention workshops build on the tools learned in treatment, adapted to real-world challenges as they come up.
Sustain Family Trust
Ongoing family counselling helps maintain the progress made during treatment, even as everyday pressures return.
Long-Term Relapse Prevention
Weekly meetings, including 12-step, NA, AA and CA, help turn short-term sobriety into a lasting way of life.
Signs you may need extra aftercare support
Early signs that shouldn't be ignored
- Skipping scheduled counselling or meetings
- Pulling away from your support network
- Returning to old triggers, people or environments
- Increased stress, mood swings or irritability
- Romanticising past substance use
- Overconfidence about "having it handled"
- Changes in sleep, appetite or daily routine
- Secrecy or dishonesty creeping back in
Noticing any of these in yourself or a loved one? Reach out to our aftercare team early, the sooner we can help, the easier it is to stay on track.
Here from our patients
Real stories from real patients and families
Frequently
Asked Questions
Questions we often get asked about aftercare
How long does aftercare last?
A: Our weekly aftercare meetings are ongoing, with no fixed end date, open to all former patients for as long as they’d like to attend.
Does medical aid cover aftercare?
A: Cover for aftercare varies by provider and plan. Our team can help you understand what your medical aid includes as part of your overall treatment benefit.
Is family involved in aftercare?
A: Yes. Family counselling continues through aftercare, helping sustain the trust and communication rebuilt during inpatient treatment.
Is aftercare confidential?
A: Completely. The same confidentiality that applied during treatment continues throughout your aftercare journey.
What happens once the 8 weeks of aftercare ends?
A: Many clients continue attending our weekly onsite AA/NA/CA meetings indefinitely — aftercare gives you the tools, but the support network stays open for as long as you need it.