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EHN Edgewood Nanaimo

Addiction Treatment in Nanaimo, Vancouver Island

B.C.’s Leading Evidence-Based, Accredited Rehab for Addiction Recovery and Mental Health Treatment

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Specialized Support for Unique Recovery Needs

Each person that walks through the doors at EHN Edgewood brings with them their own unique story. It’s why our Addiction and Mental Health Program can be enhanced with additional support that can ensure comprehensive, personalized care.

This additional support focuses on unique aspects of addiction and mental health. We provide a safe space for healing, where clients can connect with others who share similar struggles.

Four additional support offerings include:

Indigenous Healing Support
Acknowledging the unique experiences of Indigenous peoples, we incorporate traditional healing practices, spirituality, and community support.

2SLGBTQ+ Support
We provide a safe environment where our 2SLGBTQ+ clients can overcome substance use disorders.

Sex and Love Addiction Support
With evidence-based treatment, compassionate care, and individualized support, we help patients develop overcome these behavioural addictions and learn to have healthy relationships.

Medical Professionals Support
Developed in collaboration with medical experts, this treatment is tailored for medical professionals, addressing their specific needs while tackling addiction.

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Mike Johnston

Edgewood changed my life. Let’s be realistic here, in 50 days you are not going to be born again, but in those 50 days if you are ready to put the work in you will have a roadmap of what you need to work on to get where you want to go. I went to Edgewood with 10 days notice not knowing anything about rehab. Edgewood was recommended to me by a friend. I had burned my life to the ground, and was tired of hurting the people I love. I was tired of lying, I was just tired period. Needless to say I was surprised with what Edgewood is once I got settled in. I almost left multiple times. Luckily I stayed, after about a month it was like a switch was flicked. My anger was gone and I had way more patience than I’ve ever had. Edgewood puts you in many uncomfortable situations, which I would generally go to great lengths to avoid out in the world, but in there, had the choice to deal
With them in a controlled environment. I chose to practice, and have come a long way with “adulting”. Progress, not perfection. I let go of being a perfectionist in there as well, such a great feeling. No more beating myself up because what I’m working on isn’t perfect.
I am 20x wiser to my disease, I know what to watch out for trigger wise, and am much better at asking for help if i need it. I am 50x more patient, I look deeper now when i am feeling anger and verbalize the true me. Not the angry cover up. I got out of there two months ago and am still unpacking all that I learned there. I could write a book about that place. As for the 12 steps, I am still undecided. I do goto meetings, and speak quite often. Somebody told me they would go back there in a heartbeat (fellow from aa that went there 20 years ago) because he learned so much. I remember at the one month mark wondering what the heck he was talking about. I now understand, Edgewood will always have a place in my heart. I lucked out with my time there as the group of people there were great. Not to say it isn’t like that all the time, but it’s a mixed bag.
That place took everything from me while I was there. All my control, routines and habits. It also gave me everything to live a clean and sober, fulfilling life. Edgewood cleans your slate, plants seeds and it’s up to you to help them grow if you so choose.
Thank you Edgewood for showing me there is another way, and there is hope.

Things of note:
Going in wanting to change makes this much more beneficial. If you or someone is in denial it’s a slower process.

Goodbye personal space lol.. one of the hardest and best things I went through.

Plenty of food, you can gain or lose a lot of weight there. I lost 30lbs sticking to salad bar.

Gym, 35 mins a day, if you’re not slacking you can get a lot done. That mixed with taking advantage of the walk schedule you can get plenty of exercise in between scheduled activities.

They have a store there and it’s cheaper than out in the world. (I was surprised) the americanos here are excellent.

Bring a couple pairs of shoes, you are in your shoes a lot.

Bring good earplugs if you are a light sleeper.

Keep a daily journal, reading back through mine is a trip.

See you at the next cake night Edgewood ❤️

J.Michael Maan

Very impressed

Sara

Today April 1st I'm celebrating 16 years sober all thanks to Edgewood

Jacob Sebastian

Coming here was a monumental challenge for me, there were lots of ups and downs but I can say this place changed me for the better it is a completely life changing place and I would recommend to anyone wanting to change there lives around. Staff is very helpful and everyone is so nice. Can’t thank this place enough :) ❤️

Tyler A

My experience at Edgewood was not fun at first. With all the trials and tribulations before I got to Edgewood, I was pretty closed off and not willing to talk about my problems (feeling's) or do any work on my self. My disease of addiction robbed me of everything in my life, (friend, family, etc) but the biggest one it robbed me of was me. I just couldn't stop using! I would cry at night just wishing tomorrow would be different. (I NEEDED HELP) So I went to Edgewood full of fear, anger, sadness, low self worth, and ego. Just a ticking time Bomb waiting to go off. But when I walked in the doors of Edgewood I was introduced to love. Something that I was longing for so long. The staff and the peers that I met in Edgewood told me they would love me until I could love myself. (What a wonderful feeling) and I am so grateful for that day. Made me open my eyes and my heart to all the wonderful things that the program of Edgewood had to offer. Me and all the wonderful friends I made in there (we laughed, cried, played games, and helped each other out in the hard times) we are still friends today. From that day forward, I never had to use ever again. And I get to continuously work on myself. And get this lifeworthliving! 18 years later. So now I love Edgewood and how it gives family's and loves one back to each other.

Thanks Tyler

Collin Nairn

Libby Walling

Having the opportunity to attend this renowned treatment centre was a life changing experience for me. The entire team at Edgewood met me with compassion, understanding and professionalism. At Edgewood I was encouraged to take a deep look at how addiction showed up in my life and was gifted the tools to successfully navigate how to stay clean one day at a time. I wouldn’t have the incredible life I live today had I not been given the care and support from the passionate staff at Edgewood!

Destiny Flett

Amazing support. Helped me connect to my culture and heal my inner child. Very thankful for the experience. They really taught me a new way of life.

Jake Hartley

Edgewood was a very positive experience for me, they taught me alot about my addiction and how it works giving me the tools I need to stay clean from substances. the counselors and all the staff where very supportive and friendly.

Darren Miller

Edgewood helped me learn how to implement recovery in my life all the staff are knowledgeable warm and welcoming they even allow you to stay in contact and are welcome to drop in as a alumni and offer support even after your stay is over they set you up for success and help you build a plan for when you leave inpatient treatment

Kasia Kilner

I went to Edgewood almost 4 years ago. I can’t say enough how grateful I am to Edgewood for the life I have today.

I went in a broken, shell of a human with no hope for myself, and left there 4 months later believing it was possible for me to have a life worth living.

What I found there was connection, a sense of belonging, and incredible support. The staff helped save my life, from the support staff, to the counsellors and everyone involved in this organization!

I found the groups therapeutic, learning how to be vulnerable and open up for the first time in a long time and building trust.

The counsellors, I can’t thank you enough, you know who you are! Helped me walk through some incredibly hard life changing experiences being so early in recovery.

I honestly can’t say enough about my experience at Edgewood, but what I can say is if you give yourself a chance and want to change how your living Edgewood will give you the tools, and the guidance on how to do that when you leave there, and you will have a ongoing support group from their community as an alumni!

Marcia Williamson

Edgewood changed my life and gave me my life back. This place and the people who work there are like family to me. It’s always like coming home when I visit.

Jill Kent

My son attended Edgewood for alcohol and drug addiction. He was in his 20's and we knew his addiction was going to end his life if he didn't quit. Edgewood saved his life. He is now married, 3 children and a homeowner. There are no words to Thank You enough!

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Brandi Pindar

For the first time in my life I found a safe place with a true sense of healing from everyone in the facility. A united atmosphere of kindness and open communication. My out patient therapy sessions with Melissa were a game changers in this particular transformation in my life. Without the support system I was gifted access to I do not believe I would've made it through this identity and existential crisis that I've been drudging through for many years.
I am clean, sober and goal driven now vs the suicidal, self sabotaging empty shell of a human being.
Bless everyone involved in these programs. Thank you a for helping me change my life for the better by learning my patterns and how to correct them and for holding a safe space for me to do so.

Matt Haley

Came through Edgewood in 2017 and was fortunate enough to do core, congruent trauma and addictions (CTAP), and the Extended care programs. Being an therapeutic community, that takes extra care to be trauma informed, essentially saved my life. Wonderful staff and facilities. Would recommend to any friends and relatives that are struggling with addictions and what to find a better option to live a healthier life.

Trevor Sigmundson

This place saved my life. Taught me how to live again. I am extremely grateful to the staff for helping me through a very difficult time, with such compassion and empathy. Thank you Edgewood!
-Trevor S. (March 2004)

Worn 144

Life changing and life saving!

New empire homes

My Name is jordie little and I attended Edgewood in 2006. The experience was incredible. I learned so much about myself and was taught the tools to use, that I still use today, to stay clean and sober. They completely opened my eyes and mind to a new life worth living. I’ll will forever be grateful for them.

K Parker

I attended Edgewood in 2004, and it completely changed the trajectory of my life. I have stayed clean ever since and am forever grateful for the tough love that I received while I was there. It truly was and is the house of miracles.

Jocelyn Alexander

Great program. Highly recommend the 7 weeks! A life changer!

Ryne D. Trevlon

It changed my life

Melissa Carter

I came out of Edgewood a completely different person with confidence and a much different outlook on my life. It was amazing experience

If not for the care and services I received from Edgewood, I would probably still be in-depth with my addiction and confused and not sure of who I am as a person. I have learned a lot about life, more importantly about myself. The lessons I learned from this facility, the clinical staff, the counsellors, the nursing staff, the chaplains, support staff, the chefs and cooks, housekeeping and maintenance staff, staff at Rascals, personal trainers, volunteers, and more importantly, from the opportunities of listening to my peers’ stories and vulnerabilities, opened my eyes that there is hope, amidst our circumstances in life, that we all are worthy of love. I received compassion and empathy from the people at Edgewood. My journey at Edgewood gave me an opportunity to life, helped me accept who I am as a person, and showed me love when it was difficult for me to love myself. The 50 days I spent at Edgewood, I would say is such a spiritual journey. This place truly is special and would always have a place in my heart.

John Robertson

Life changing experience that continues for years after initial treatment.

Moses Garcia

Where do I start. It's saved my life.

Andrew Tushingham

It was a great place to get clean and sober. The food could have been a bit better but I was happy with it for the most part. Some times the staff was cheeky and smug but they were helpful majority of the time. It would have been nice to go to more outside meetings, bowling, or hiking in the forest. I learned so much from everyone which I’ll always cherish and never ever forget.

Craig Yee

3 years on this day, my sobriety date, I entered Edgewood (rather reluctantly, in all honesty) to help me and my addiction to substances (and, as it turns out, for my old beliefs and behaviours too).

It has been a wild, beautiful, crazy, amazing and wonderful ride and journey since I left Edgewood many moons ago. I fell and hit my face bad (which prompted the call for help in the first place); I "fought" (figuratively) the treatment at Edgewood, but eventually surrendered to the program; I left 50 days later and went right into AA and other recovery programs to continue my sobriety (but really, Life) journey; I was asked for divorce and moved out of my dream home shortly thereafter; I bounced around a couple of places until I eventually found my peaceful respite; I not only sat in a chair in AA, but also chaired and facilitated meetings; I somehow found my way into guiding meditations at a local Alano Club and even created meditation videos I've posted on social media to help others; I've written a couple of books of my life, spiritual, and healing experiences; I went from wanting to be in the spotlight and seeking attention, to hiding in anonymity and being in the background, and back again, into life, gaining confidence along the way to boldly and unashamedly speak about my recovery experiences and journey, and even starting a new business in helping people heal and recover from their emotional wounds, including those from being in narcissistic relationships.

And during all of this, I got stronger mentally, emotionally, spiritually and physically. I've done things I would have never considered before: fondos (big, long bike races), triathlons, and above all of that, living a free, happy, joyful and peaceful life.

Most importantly, I am actually living (and loving) life (instead of just slowly dying), yet letting the waves of life carry me to where I am meant to be. I am present and attentive to my two young bright star(seeds) who are the love of my new life ("Your greatest contribution [to the world] may not be something you do, but someone you raise," someone once wrote to me).

It seems like the past 3 years have been a blur (and it has). It actually does seem like yesterday I entered Edgewood a broken, hopeless, and self-centered shell of a person. I can say now that I have found myself (my True Self) and I cannot express to Edgewood and all its staff my deepest gratitude for their help, support and encouragement.

I learned invaluable tools, practices and methods that I still use to this day (and not just making my bed every morning). Those have been instrumental for me and my sobriety, but more than that, living my new life in recovery. I have not just gotten sober, but have completely changed and transformed (not unlike a caterpillar to a butterfly).

I have gone through a long (but short) spiritual journey, and whereas before I thought I was alone and never belonged, I now feel much differently. I do belong on this planet, and I am not alone on my path. It ain't just about walking life with others in recovery, it is also about walking life with others period. We are not separate, or 'alone,' but ALL ONE.

Thanks to Edgewood, their staff, my peers in recovery, my true friends who have stuck by my side through the thick and the thin, I now have eons more peace, happiness, joy and freedom in my life. Which is something that is all I ever wanted since I was a young boy.

I am now living a life I could have never imagined for myself, or even hoped for in my darkest of darks and despair. All my experiences, good or bad, right or wrong, positive or negative, light or dark, have contributed to me being the person I am today.

Thank you Edgewood for kick starting my life (and kicking me in the you know what when I needed it). You were the catalyst, my "spark in the dark" for me to actually begin living a full, true, authentic life, instead of letting it pass me by.

With my deepest gratitude, Craig Y (@thespiritualsamurai11)

PS: I still got the snowman mug from Christmas Day. :)

B X0rainbow

I entered edgewood a shell of a person, claiming i dont have a alcohol or drug use problems and i know how to cope with lifes challenges, i found out i had no clue! and came out 50 days later so full of life and love. Edgewood staff were so nice and the peers you meet along the way are all down to earth with open minds and willingness to recover! A big part of me was scared to walk through the doors, but as the days past by, i enjoyed the structure, 3 meals a day, charades on saturday, and NA/AA and red road to wellberity meetings! Take your guitar, ukulele! We love hearing music with the time alloted! Even if you didnt sign up for edgewood on your own, youll discover its where you were meant to be. Im excited for my 1 year reunion, to meet all my peers again, and get that 1 year chip during cake nights! 3rd tuesday every month ♡

Chris Skinner

Edgewood staff were very conscious of my needs and made it very apparent that my recovery was their most important priority. The staff were friendly and made every effort to ensure that I was given the best care and knowledge towards my recovery. One day at a time!

Kyle

I loved Edgewood, but 2 things get to me. 1: You're everything to everyone when you're there, but when you leave and money stops, you absolutely get a different vibe from everyone in staffing. 2: The whole Terry incident (not going to go into details here), but he was my counselor at the time and he was horrible, totally distracted and at times very unprofessional. I feel that people under Terry's care should have gotten a letter as maybe I would have succeeded right away with a counselor who's heads were thinking elsewhere.

Whitters Watson

Beautiful location, especially 8n Fall with the changing leave colors - don't normally get that in Calgary, so it was helpful with my treatment! Made some powerful and lifelong sober friendships. Nurse was available 24/7, I just wish the capacity was smaller than it was when I left.

Victoria Evans

My experience at Edgewood was exceptional. In my 50 days of treatment I learned so many new long term life skills to live a sober life. By playing games with peers I found fun and laughter in treatment. I listened to my counsellors because I realized they were there to help me achieve my goals in sobriety. But most of all I sought my higher power, encountered Him and experienced freedom from my trauma, my stinking thinking patterns, my self hatred and incredibly enough freedom from my disease of alcohol use disorder. I'm happy to be on the right path towards a lifetime of sobriety. And as I said, that's because Edgewood was there at the right time in my life. I'm so grateful.
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Lucas Bathurst

The 50 day program was very beneficial in my path in recovery . I can admit that it wasn't all smooth after I left and had some slips but the tools I gained while in treatment have helped me bounce back and remain positive on my ability to stay sober. Most importantly are my connection with peers that have continued to offer guidance and support as we all stay the course of Recovery 🥰

Duncan Burns

Why EHN Edgewood is Nanaimo’s Leading Treatment Centre

EHN Edgewood Nanaimo's Treatment Programs & Services

With over 30 years of experience with mental health and addiction treatment services, EHN Edgewood Nanaimo provides effective treatment for drug and alcohol addiction, trauma and psychological injuries. Standing strong on B.C.’s beautiful Vancouver Island, EHN Edgewood Nanaimo is the perfect location to help our patients get their lives back.

We have mental health and addiction treatment programs backed by science, honed from years of research and experience, and supported by a thriving community. We’re constantly innovating our treatment programs to ensure we’re offering our patients the best care possible. That’s what makes EHN Edgewood Nanaimo a trusted evidence-based rehab centre in B.C.

Programs available at EHN Edgewood Nanaimo

Virtual Intensive Therapy Programs

Family Treatment Program

Vancouver Island Drug and Alcohol Inpatient Program

BC Extended Care for Sober Living

Vancouver Island Hybrid Addiction Program

BC Indigenous Addiction Recovery Program

Amenities Offered with Our Inpatient Programs

What’s Offered in EHN Edgewood Nanaimo Inpatient Programs

On-site medical professionals, including nurses available 24/7
Evidence-based approaches including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), and Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART)
Access to staff psychiatrists
Individual counselling and small group therapy
Integrated care that includes art therapy, yoga, meditation, music therapy, and fitness
Access to peer support groups, like Alcoholics Anonymous, SMART Recovery, and Dharma/Refuge recovery groups during and after treatment
One year of Aftercare programming
Ongoing Alumni Outreach Program

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Pre-Screening Assessment

Find out if our treatment program is the right option for you.

Care Plan

Meet with our team to create a unique treatment plan.

Detox & Stabilization

Prepare for rehab in a safe, doctor-supervised environment.

Treatment

Spend seven weeks healing at EHN Edgewood Nanaimo, with the option to extend your stay.

Family Participation

We encourage families to learn about addiction and how to support themselves and their loved ones in recovery.

Aftercare and Ongoing Alumni Outreach

Leave EHN Edgewood Nanaimo with a relapse-prevention plan and receive ongoing alumni outreach and regular communications.

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Recovery Stories from EHN Edgewood Nanaimo

I thought being in rehab was the worst thing that ever happened to me. Turns out it was the best thing that ever happened in my life. I am eternally grateful for the staff at Edgewood

Edgewood Alum

Without this program I wouldn't be sober today. It's the people that I met here and the friendships that I continue to build that helps me stay sober.

Edgewood Alum

Very grateful for the staff at Edgewood and the staff for helping me piece my life back together.

Edgewood Alum

There is a happiness out there. I've had a little taste of it and I want more. Thank you Edgewood, for not giving up on me.

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