FAQs

Yes. Every resident is an assigned their own counsellor when they arrive. There will be a weekly 1:1 counselling session and daily resident-counsellor contact for residents attending our daycare programme.

Yes (please see below).

Yes. It is provided as part of your treatment fee, for no extra cost, and involves the following holistic elements: mindfulness workshops, meditation, art, Kirtan chanting, yoga.

Downloadable Tertiary Daycare Timetable

Yes, if you are not working. No, if you have a job. If you are working, you must attend Serenity every morning, from 08h00-08h20, Sunday afternoon Step Group (16h00 – 17h30) and Sunday night Community Supper (19h00 onwards). You must also be available to meet your counsellor for a weekly 1:1.

Yes. Every Monday, from 11h00-12h00, there is an Eating Disorder support group facilitated by our specialist eating disorder therapist.

Yes. It is very appropriate if you are in a secondary or tertiary phase of your recovery process and able to buy, prepare and cook food and willing to be honest about your processes around food. We can offer you specialist ED group therapy and individual counselling, oversee your daily food plan and work with your dietician and consulting psychiatrist as appropriate. Support at meal times can also be arranged.

Our maximum is 22 clients, of both genders and of varying ages.

We offer both shared and private rooms (our clients share rooms with one other person of the same gender).

Yes. The Mews House provides fresh linen and towels every Wednesday.

Yes. You will need to take responsibility for shopping and cooking for yourself. However, there is a compulsory residents supper on Sunday nights — the Mews House pays for this, and residents take it in turns to do the cooking.

Yes. We encourage residents to get back into work or education.

Clinical support is available around meal times. Our senior counsellor, a specialist in working with eating disorders, will oversee your daily meal plan and liaise with your dietician, and our weekly eating disorder support group is also a resource that can be utilised.

You can continue to work with an existing dietician or nutritionist. We can also refer you to one.

No. Residents have to eat together only on Sunday nights.

Yes. The Mews House is designed to provide a bridge back to normal living. We want you to have the freedom to make choices and learn to take responsibility for them. Curfew is 23h00 from Sunday – Thursday inclusive, and midnight on Fridays and Saturdays.

Absolutely. On arrival you are given a key to the front door, and it is your responsibility to plan your days and use your time in pursuit of your recovery-orientated goals. Residents and counsellors meet every morning at 09h00 to go over everyone’s plans for the day.

In principle, yes. Visits must be booked in advance through the counselling team and visitors are only allowed in the sitting-room; the rest of the house is out of bounds to them.

Yes, in principle you can. You must have been at the Mews House for at least 14 days before you can stay out, and any overnight stay elsewhere must be booked with your counsellor.

Yes.

Yes. However, if it appears that laptop use is becoming excessive, then we may limit its use.

Yes.

No. It is your responsibility to take your medication as prescribed and to keep it safely and securely stored in your room. We will be in weekly contact with your psychiatrist during your time at the Mews House.