Wayside House Delray Beach

Wayside House has offered treatment solely for women in Delray Beach, Florida since 1974, and the Joint Commission accredits it. The program serves women with drug and alcohol disorders alongside mental health conditions that occur alongside addiction, such as anxiety, depression, PTSD, and eating disorders. Within the residential setting, women share rooms and bathrooms, with access to gardens, walking trails, a fitness center, and outdoor dining areas.

Treatment combines evidence-based practices with a trauma-informed, twelve-step foundation. Women participate in individual and group therapy, art and equine therapy, meditation, and experiential activities. The center sits a short walk from the Delray Beach shoreline and the waterway, which shapes the calm, coastal feel of the setting. The program also addresses perinatal mental health for pregnant women and offers parenting and nutrition education. Family involvement is encouraged, with visiting opportunities on Saturdays that include children.

Wayside House Delray Beach care levels

Wayside House Delray Beach runs a residential program plus several outpatient options, and the center says its residential track spans two phases over 90 days with 28 beds. Phase one is more structured, while phase two allows greater independence and time for education or vocational pursuits. Day treatment runs five days weekly at six hours per day, and an intensive outpatient program meets three days a week for three weeks. Less structured outpatient care covers weekly individual and group sessions. All levels include cognitive behavioral trauma specific therapy twelve step facilitation plus therapy.

For women needing to live at home while receiving care, the day treatment and intensive outpatient options provide flexibility. Outpatient care in Delray Beach lets women stay close to family while attending therapy several days a week. Aftercare includes relapse prevention planning, continuing care, employment counseling, and alumni events. The center also offers online therapy as an option. If a woman needs a step down from residential care, then the intensive outpatient program is designed as that bridge.

• Trauma Informed
• Holistic
• Individual Treatment
• Art Therapy
• 1-on-1 Counseling
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Online Therapy
• Meditation & Mindfulness
• Gender-Specific
• Twelve Step

Who Wayside House Delray Beach serves

• Women with substance use disorders related to alcohol, benzodiazepines, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, ecstasy, or psychedelics.
• Pregnant women and those with perinatal mental health concerns.
• Women with mental health conditions that occur alongside addiction including anxiety, depression, PTSD, trauma, or eating disorders.
• Women seeking a gender-specific, trauma-informed environment with family involvement.
• Women who may benefit from a twelve-step approach and holistic therapies including art, equine, and mindfulness.

How long and where you stay

The Delray Beach facility offers gardens, a gazebo, lounge areas, and walking trails across its residential grounds, and the center describes a 90-day, two-phase structure for women in residence. The campus holds 28 beds in shared rooms with shared bathrooms. Women in residential care at the Delray Beach center can step outside to outdoor dining and quiet green space between therapy sessions. The center provides access to nature, a fitness center, and outdoor spaces for dining and relaxation. All services are offered in English. If a woman travels from outside Florida, then the coastal location may make family visits on Saturdays easier to plan.

• Fitness Center
• Access to Nature
• Outdoor Lounge
• TV
• Gardens
• Outdoor Dining
• Walking Trails
• Lounge

Paying for care at Wayside House

Cash pay rates are published by Wayside House for its programs: residential care at $400 per day, $12,000 per month, or $36,000 for 90 days; day treatment at $250 per day or $5,000 for four weeks; and intensive outpatient at $150 per day or $3,600 for eight weeks. Insurance details are not listed by the Delray Beach center, so confirm coverage by phone before deciding anything. If a woman plans to use an employer health plan, the helpline can help her check what this center will verify. Calling the helpline is private, free, and does not commit the caller to treatment.

Questions to ask Wayside House

• Does the center take my insurance plan and which documents are required to verify it?
• How does the program determine the appropriate level of care for my situation?
• How long do people usually stay in the residential program, and can they extend it?
• In what ways are mental health conditions that occur alongside addiction such as anxiety or PTSD treated together with substance use?
• What aftercare and alumni support options are available after discharge?