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Ocean Bay Recovery
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Treatment Focus
This center treats primary substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions. Your treatment plan addresses each condition at once with personalized, compassionate care for comprehensive healing.
Primary Level of Care
Offering intensive care with 24/7 monitoring, residential treatment is typically 30 days and can cover multiple levels of care. Length can range from 14 to 90 days typically.
Treatment Focus
This center treats primary substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions. Your treatment plan addresses each condition at once with personalized, compassionate care for comprehensive healing.
Primary Level of Care
Offering intensive care with 24/7 monitoring, residential treatment is typically 30 days and can cover multiple levels of care. Length can range from 14 to 90 days typically.
Provider's Policy
Ocean Bay Recovery works with most South African insurance plans which can cover up to 100% of treatment after deductibles. Their insurance experts provide a free, confidential benefit verification so you have a clear picture of what the costs of treatment would be at their facility and how to maximize your insurance benefits.
Ocean Bay Recovery
Ocean Bay Recovery
About Ocean Bay Recovery
Ocean Bay Recovery is a private boutique addiction treatment centre in the coastal hamlet of St. Francis Bay, Eastern Cape, just an hour from the nearest international airport in Nelson Mandela Bay. They offer an 8-bed residential programme and an outpatient programme, featuring a highly personalised continuum of care that addresses the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual aspects of addiction. For clients who need to begin with stabilisation, they provide off-site detox for those in need of intensive medical oversight or on-site detox managed by a doctor and two full-time nurses.
Embrace Healing with the Ocean and Nature
Ocean Bay Recovery integrates ocean, beach and other nature-based experiences into treatment, helping clients reconnect with the part of themselves that knew how to have fun before addiction overcame them. Their setting offers access to beaches, hiking trails, rivers and nature reserves connected to the pristine Indian Ocean coastline of Greater St Francis Bay. Nature and ocean therapy form part of their daily programme, with daily morning trips to the beach and longer excursions into nature at least twice weekly.
Balance Individualised Care with Community Support
Ocean Bay Recovery combines the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Model and the 12-Step Minnesota Model to provide evidence-based treatment that is both individualised and community-driven. Their personalised treatment plans integrate medical, psychological, and social factors, allowing clients to address addiction and co-occurring mental health issues in one-on-one therapy sessions. At the same time, the structured 12-Step framework fosters a supportive peer community, reinforcing ongoing accountability, self-reflection, and sustainable long-term recovery.
Find Peace in 4-Star Accommodations
Ocean Bay Recovery offers a private, serene retreat just 100 metres from the beach and the scenic Two Harbours Hiking Trail, providing a peaceful setting for healing in nature. Their family homelike facility features private or shared en-suite bedrooms designed for comfort, a spacious open-plan kitchen, and inviting communal areas, including a swimming pool deck, entertainment lapa with pool, darts and table tennis, a gym and BBQ. Clients can relax on the Zen viewing deck overlooking the Indian Ocean.
Highlights from the Center
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Nature Lovers
Customized Treatment Plans
Boutique
Beach Access
Center Overview
Treatment Focus
This center primarily treats substance use disorders, helping you stabilize, create relapse-prevention plans, and connect to compassionate support.
Insurance Accepted
Cash Pay Rates
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Meet your care team
Charles Black
Managing Director
dip. Counselling, advanced dip. Logotherapy
Dr. Malan & Dr. Eilis
General Medicine Practioners
Margie Spicer
Clinical Psychologist
Andrea Peard
Head Nurse
Debbie Burman
Nurse
Wade Inglis
Biokineticist
Master's degree in Human Movement
Tony Augustyn
Head Addiction Counselor
Certified Addiction Specialist, dip. Psychosocial Counselling, accreditation ACCSA
Jenny Suter
Social Worker
Daniella Reynolds
Mindfulness and Meditation Practioner
Degree in Psychology, Dip. in Shiatsu
Alison Trew Browne
Pilates Instructor
Vaughn Bam
Administration Manager
Andiswa Didiza
Head Housekeeper
Treatment
Specializations
Cocaine
Cocaine is a stimulant with euphoric effects. Agitation, muscle ticks, psychosis, and heart issues are common symptoms of cocaine abuse.
Personalized Treatment
The specific needs, histories, and conditions of individual patients receive personalized, highly relevant care throughout their recovery journey.
Twelve Step
Incorporating spirituality, community, and responsibility, 12-Step philosophies prioritize the guidance of a Higher Power and a continuation of 12-Step practices.
1-on-1 Counseling
Patient and therapist meet 1-on-1 to work through difficult emotions and behavioral challenges in a personal, private setting.
Co-Occurring Disorders
A person with multiple mental health diagnoses, such as addiction and depression, has co-occurring disorders also called dual diagnosis.
Drug Addiction
Drug addiction is the excessive and repetitive use of substances, despite harmful consequences to a person's life, health, and relationships.
Detox
Detox fully and safely removes toxic substances from the body, allowing the next steps in treatment to begin with a clean slate.
Alcohol
Using alcohol as a coping mechanism, or drinking excessively throughout the week, signals an alcohol use disorder.
Who We Treat
Veterans
Patients who completed active military duty receive specialized treatment focused on trauma, grief, loss, and finding a new work-life balance.
Men and Women
Men and women attend treatment for addiction in a co-ed setting, going to therapy groups together to share experiences, struggles, and successes.
Young Adults
Emerging adults ages 18-25 receive treatment catered to the unique challenges of early adulthood, like college, risky behaviors, and vocational struggles.
LGBTQ+
Addiction and mental illnesses in the LGBTQ+ community must be treated with an affirming, safe, and relevant approach, which many centers provide.
Executives
Executive treatment programs typically directly support the needs of people who manage businesses and may provide flexible schedules and office space to allow work during treatment.
Midlife Adults
For adults ages 40+, treatment shifts to focus on the unique challenges, blocks, and risk factors of their age group, and unites peers in a similar community.
Mild Disabilities
Adults with mild physical or intellectual disabilities receive treatment catered to their specific needs in a safe and clinically supportive environment.
Treatment Services
Residential
In a residential rehab program, patients live onsite, with access to daily treatment and 24-hour care. An average stay is 30-90 days.
Outpatient
During outpatient rehab, patients attend a structured treatment program while continuing to live at home.
Intensive Family Program
Some rehabs offer intensive programs for loved ones. Group and individual therapy sessions help everyone heal, and improve family dynamics.
Intensive Outpatient Program
In an IOP, patients live at home or a sober living, but attend treatment typically 9-15 hours a week. Most programs include talk therapy, support groups, and other methods.
Sober Living
These structured living environments help people transition out of rehab. Residents have more freedom than they do during rehab, but still follow certain rules.
Recovery Coaching
A support service designed to help individuals identify and maintain their personal recovery goals, provide guidance and support, and connect them with recovery resources and community-based services.
Detox
Detox fully and safely removes toxic substances from the body, allowing the next steps in treatment to begin with a clean slate.
Approaches
Personalized Treatment
The specific needs, histories, and conditions of individual patients receive personalized, highly relevant care throughout their recovery journey.
Twelve Step
Incorporating spirituality, community, and responsibility, 12-Step philosophies prioritize the guidance of a Higher Power and a continuation of 12-Step practices.
Holistic
A non-medicinal, wellness-focused approach that aims to align the mind, body, and spirit for deep and lasting healing.
Evidence-Based
A combination of scientifically rooted therapies and treatments make up evidence-based care, defined by their measured and proven results.
Therapies
Stress Management
Patients learn specific stress management techniques, like breathing exercises and how to safely anticipate triggers.
Spiritual Care
Tending to spiritual health helps treatment become more effective, allowing patients to better cope with their emotions and rebuild their spiritual wellbeing.
Physiotherapy
Also called physical therapy, this approach includes exercise and various medical treatments for injury, pain, and disease.
1-on-1 Counseling
Patient and therapist meet 1-on-1 to work through difficult emotions and behavioral challenges in a personal, private setting.
Family Therapy
Family therapy addresses group dynamics within a family system, with a focus on improving communication and interrupting unhealthy relationship patterns.
Adventure Therapy
This experiential approach uses the physical and emotional challenges of outdoor activities as tools for personal growth.
Conditions We Treat
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
PTSD is a long-term mental health issue caused by a disturbing event or events. Symptoms include anxiety, dissociation, flashbacks, and intrusive thoughts.
Anxiety
Anxiety is a common mental health condition that can include excessive worry, panic attacks, physical tension, and increased blood pressure.
Depression
Symptoms of depression may include fatigue, a sense of numbness, and loss of interest in activities. This condition can range from mild to severe.
Codependency
Codependency is a pattern of emotional dependence and controlling behavior. It's most common among people with addicted loved ones.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
OCD is characterized by intrusive and distressing thoughts that drive repetitive behaviors. This pattern disrupts daily life and relationships.
Pornography Addiction
A person with a porn addiction is emotionally dependent on pornography to the point that it interferes with their daily life and relationships.
Gambling
Excessive, repetitive gambling causes financial and interpersonal problems. This addiction can interfere with work, friendships, and familial relationships.
Stress
Stress is a natural reaction to challenges, and it can even help you adapt. However, chronic stress can cause physical and mental health issues.
Trauma
Some traumatic events are so disturbing that they cause long-term mental health problems. Those ongoing issues can also be referred to as "trauma."
Substances We Treat
Cocaine
Cocaine is a stimulant with euphoric effects. Agitation, muscle ticks, psychosis, and heart issues are common symptoms of cocaine abuse.
Prescription Drugs
It's possible to abuse any drug, even prescribed ones. If you crave a medication, or regularly take it more than directed, you may have an addiction.
Benzodiazepines
Benzodiazepines are prescribed to treat anxiety and sleep issues. They are highly habit forming, and their abuse can cause mood changes and poor judgement.
Ecstasy
Ecstasy is a stimulant that causes intense euphoria and heightened awareness. Abuse of this drug can trigger depression, insomnia, and memory problems.
Co-Occurring Disorders
A person with multiple mental health diagnoses, such as addiction and depression, has co-occurring disorders also called dual diagnosis.
Psychedelics
Hallucinogenic drugs—like LSD—cause euphoria and increased sensory experiences. When abused, they can lead to depression and psychosis.
Drug Addiction
Drug addiction is the excessive and repetitive use of substances, despite harmful consequences to a person's life, health, and relationships.
Chronic Relapse
Consistent relapse occurs repeatedly, after partial recovery from addiction. This condition requires long-term treatment.
Heroin
Heroin is a highly addictive and illegal opioid. It can cause insomnia, collapsed veins, heart issues, and additional mental health issues.
Languages
Aftercare
Experience
Personal Amenities
Amenities
Special Considerations
Center Pets
Addiction and mental health facilities with pets allow patients to interact with friendly dogs, cats, horses, and in some cases, even dolphins.
Healthy Meals are provided
Great food meets great treatment, with providers serving healthy meals to restore nutrition, wellbeing, and health.
Flexible technology policies
Centers with flexible technology policies allow professionals to stay in touch with work and give patients a greater sense of connection and normalcy.
Activities
Yoga
Yoga is both a physical and spiritual practice. It includes a flow of movement, breathing techniques, and meditation.
Off-Site Activities
Off-Site Amenities
Learn More About the Center
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The Importance of Aftercare
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