Abbington House

Was an amazing experience the staff were brilliant

I had a very positive experience at Abingdon House. I’ve attended four treatment centres, and what made this one unique was that every member of staff had personal experience of recovery. That meant that even if your therapist had gone home for the day, or you needed support outside of a scheduled session, there was always someone available who genuinely understood what you were going through because they’d lived it themselves. Some of the staff were also former residents of Abingdon House, so they understood not only addiction and recovery, but the challenges of being in rehab itself. That level of empathy made a real difference. Abingdon House follows the Cocaine Anonymous (CA) programme, which, in my experience, places a particularly strong emphasis on the Big Book. Although I’ve attended other 12-step treatment centres, I heard and understood the programme in a very different way here. The way the Big Book was taught and applied felt much more practical and meaningful. I also integrated with other residents very quickly. The staff weren’t afraid to challenge you when it was needed, but it never felt forceful or confrontational. Instead, there was a real emphasis on helping you find your own path through recovery. Perhaps my biggest takeaway was how personalised the treatment felt. It never seemed like everyone was being put through the same process. Instead, each person’s recovery was tailored to where they were, what they needed, and how they could best engage with the work. That individual approach made the treatment feel both supportive and effective.

Great staff and great experience would highly recommend

I would like to thank the staff as they were amazing. Coming to a rehabilitation place felt daunting, but I was made to feel welcome and settled in quickly. Many thanks

An experience I will never forget! It was so helpful in my recovery from alcohol addiction.

Theirs is something so vitally human about the ethos of Abbington that I have not experienced before in any other institution or treatment centre. It is a magical place. Whilst here I have been extended patience and understanding I’ve never known in my 31 years in this world. Every single staff member brings something different and invaluable. There is passion, humility, kindness, acceptance, and kinetic experience from the staff that is so clear and visceral it’s very hard not to innately trust them all. That is no mean feat for me because it has been so long since I came in determined not to trust anybody - despite Mikey going out of his way to arrange this opportunity for me. My last rehab I was more physically unwell but mentally open and less jaded coming in. This time I was terrified and in denial of how ill I was and scared of being honest. I was scared because I was trying to do recovery on the outside and I was convinced if I could only get enough clean time again I would get better. But I didn’t. And I lost all hope in myself, in recovery, in the world. That’s why Abbington house is so important because of the holistic approach; the dual diagnosis focus which is truly remarkable for a rehab. There are people who are put in boxes their whole lives. Who are othered by services, too much of an addict for psychiatric help, too psychiatric for addiction based treatment. They are too unwell to focus and understand and thus they never feel understood. They never fit in anywhere. They learn to stop talking. At Abbington house I started talking honestly again. I d...

This out of the 3 rehabs seemed to connect with me best with the in house clients and my great therpist (Coz). Really hot home to me how and what i need to change to become a sober version of myself and a better person generally in life. All staff were excellent admin, therapists, nurses and chefs and any other supporting staff

I was in Abbington house from the 18/06/2025 and the only word I can use is incredible! My therapist was Mikey! He knew exactly how to get to the root cause of my addiction in a professional and understanding way, he literally saved my life! I will be forever grateful for this man! Mikey also messages me everyday and checks in to let me know he is still there! Can’t thank this man enough!

It’s hard to write a review for a place that saved your life. But I can tell you the facts. I was days away from death after drinking myself into oblivion night after night, living at my parents house, jobless and friendless. It’s been 8 months since I left and I’m starting a course in september, I’m working and I have my own flat. This was all made entirely possible through the help I got and continue to get at Abbington House. I still keep in daily contact with the people I met there and wake up every day so grateful that I get to live my life. I was utterly hopeless, but Abbington turned it around for me and countless others.

I felt my experience was above average