Priory Hospital Woodbourne

About

Priory Hospital Woodbourne, located in a peaceful and picturesque suburb of South West Birmingham, is one of the UK’s leading addiction rehab hospitals.

Our specialist addiction facility, The Manor Ward, is where our team deliver exceptional levels of treatment and care to our patients. Here, we provide expert support for a range of addictions, including alcohol addiction, drug rehab and behavioural addictions, such as gambling addiction.

Addiction treatment in Birmingham

At Priory Hospital Woodbourne, our addiction treatment specialists recognise that all forms of addiction can have a negative impact on your psychological and physical health. We deliver high quality treatment for a wide range of substance and behavioural addictions, including alcohol, drugs, gambling, sex, internet, porn and shopping addictions.

Our 28-day residential addiction treatment programme includes:

• Free, no obligation addiction assessment
• 7-10 day medically assisted detoxification for drug and alcohol addictions, if this is required
• 1:1 therapy and group therapy
• Access to 12-step support groups in Birmingham
• Free aftercare for 12 months following treatment
• Free family support for 12 months following treatment

All therapy delivered as part of Woodbourne’s addiction treatment programme is consultant-led, with input from our expert team of addiction therapists and support staff. Addiction therapy sessions help you to explore the underlying causes for your addiction, understand the triggers for your addictive behaviours and learn to manage your cravings and urges. We can also provide support for co-occurring mental health problems, including depression, anxiety, anger management issues and bereavement.

You don’t have to be defined by your addiction; expert help is available and you’re in safe hands at Priory Hospital Woodbourne.

Therapies

We offer a range of therapeutic techniques, delivered by highly trained addiction therapists, as part of our addiction treatment programme. These take place on a one-to-one basis once a week, and as part of a group therapy programme, delivered over 5 days of the week. Just some of the therapeutic techniques we offer at Woodbourne include:

• Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
• Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT)
• Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR)
• Art therapy

We also provide a number of wellbeing activities as part of addiction rehab at Woodbourne, helping you to stay healthy in mind, body and spirit while you’re with us. These include:

• Yoga
• Seasonal ward activities, frequently arranged by the ward staff
• Menu planning and access to a dietitian
• Addiction-specific group exercise classes
• Sleep hygiene and management

Our environment and location

As well as providing a peaceful and homely environment, beautiful landscaped gardens and welcoming living areas, Priory Hospital Woodbourne also offers very easy access from the regional motorway network, Birmingham Airport and Birmingham New Street train station.

We are also located close to a wide range of local amenities, in and around the Birmingham area. These include:

• Cannon Hill Park
• Birmingham Botanical Gardens and Glasshouses
• Midlands Art Centre (MAC)
• Thinktank Birmingham Science Museum
• Other amenities including art galleries, museums and a library

At Woodbourne, we pride ourselves on placing you at the heart of your addiction recovery journey, helping you to achieve the best possible outcomes. All treatment is tailored to your individual needs and structured within National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines. You don’t have to struggle with an addiction; we can help you get back on track.