Support for Family & Friends

Whether you’re looking for addiction support for a loved one, a friend, or a work colleague, or simply want to develop coping strategies for yourself when dealing with someone with addiction, our family and friends support guides offer valuable information and strategies to help someone with an active addiction and find answers to your concerns, plus much more.

Can I visit my loved one during their stay at Delamere?

At Delamere we recognise that being away from friends and family can be challenging. We also believe passionately that educating loved ones about addiction and recovery is helpful for all involved. Throughout each guest’s time at Delamere, we ensure a degree of contact and involvement with family and friends, if this is something they would like. The following sessions involve loved ones and provide opportunities for families and friends to visit Delamere.

Friends and Family ‘Connection Day’

Typically hosted on the second Sunday of each guest’s stay, our Friends’ and Family Connection Day, is a session hosted on site at Delamere that provides loved ones with insight into what addiction and recovery is. It signposts helpful resources for concerned others and very much acknowledges that they too deserve their own recovery. Following the session, which is facilitated by a team member at Delamere, visitors are welcome to spend time with you in select areas of the clinic. Care teams at Delamere work with each individual here to establish which two friends or family they’d like to invite and the team here write to them ahead of sessions with information, directions and timings.

Family Conference

An online ‘family conference’ is scheduled for all guests at Delamere usually around week three of a guest’s stay with us. Care teams will speak with you in detail about its purpose, which, in short, is to provide a safe space for you, your family and your focal counsellor to meet and talk through what is pertinent.

Meeting Family and Friends off-site

On the third and fourth Sunday, subject to sign off from the team here, guests are able to ‘sign out’ of Delamere for up to 6 hours, such that they can meet with family off site for walks, meals out and so on.