Studio House Project is a fully supported residential community for adult men and women wishing to engage in the process of long term recovery from drug and alcohol addiction.
There are no fees for residents on benefits. The project is funded through benefits for clients that receive them, while residents not on benefits will be charged fees.
Studio House Project is a fully supported residential community for adult men and women wishing to engage in the process of long term recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. There are no fees for residents on benefits. The project is funded through benefits for clients that receive them, while residents not on benefits will be charged fees.
No; we are not a detox facility, and people will need to detox prior to admission, if you need one. This is something you could get support with from your local drug services or your GP.
Studio House Project is a community; here we live together, and support each other. The program consists of groups and activities and can best be described as being holistic, founded in honesty and connection. All activities are facilitated by experienced staff who all have lived experience of addiction and recovery.
The program is typically 9 months to a year in duration.
No, we take residents from all faiths and none. We live by practising spiritual principles (or values) in all we do - treating each other with kindness, compassion, acceptance, honesty, etc.
What you need to bring are your clothes and any medication you are currently being prescribed. In addition, please bring I.D., mobile phone and any bank cards you may have too. We provide all food, basic toiletries, an alarm and writing materials.
We are a small facility with a staff team whose area of expertise is in recovery from addiction, so if you also have additional personal or medical health care needs that are beyond what we are able to provide for, you may be signposted to other services that are better able to meet your needs. We will discuss this with you during your assessment if we think this is likely to be the case.
You'll have your own room during your stay with Studio House Project. All rooms have their own toilet too.
Yes, all rooms have their own TV.
No; we are not a detox facility, and people will need to detox prior to admission, if you need one. This is something you could get support with from your local drug services or your GP.
Studio House Project is a community; here we live together, and support each other. The program consists of groups and activities and can best be described as being holistic, founded in honesty and connection. All activities are facilitated by experienced staff who all have lived experience of addiction and recovery.
The program is typically 9 months to a year in duration.
No, we take residents from all faiths and none. We live by practising spiritual principles (or values) in all we do - treating each other with kindness, compassion, acceptance, honesty, etc.
What you need to bring are your clothes and any medication you are currently being prescribed. In addition, please bring I.D., mobile phone and any bank cards you may have too. We provide all food, basic toiletries, an alarm and writing materials.
We are a small facility with a staff team whose area of expertise is in recovery from addiction, so if you also have additional personal or medical health care needs that are beyond what we are able to provide for, you may be signposted to other services that are better able to meet your needs. We will discuss this with you during your assessment if we think this is likely to be the case.
You'll have your own room during your stay with Studio House Project. All rooms have their own toilet too.
About
At Studio House Project, people learn to rediscover who they are and reconnect with themselves and with others too within a peer led environment. This is achieved through a comprehensive holistic and varied daily program, of approximately one year's duration. We strongly believe that recovery is possible for everybody. The residents take part in structured groups where they engage in physical activities, develop personal skills and 'give back' to local communities. Through the programme, they learn to cook, clean and live harmoniously with one another. They learn how to become accountable, more manageable, and begin to take personal responsibility.
Group Work
We have a group entitled the 'Peer to Peer' group which provides a platform for peers to challenge another peer's behaviour, that may be deemed inappropriate or that could compromise that peer's recovery; the specific goal of each observation is to heighten the individual’s awareness of specific attitudes or behaviours that should be modified. In addition to directly addressing behaviours, the group gives peers the opportunity to express how a particular behaviour made the other peer feel. We also learn to challenge our belief systems and how to resolve conflict. We rediscover our feelings and begin to change our relationship to our often traumatic past. Gradually, we become better versions of ourselves.
The Journey
A peer's journey with us will be measurable, and individual growth and development will be marked by reflective written works, appraised by their fellow peers. As their journey progresses, they will be given the opportunity to enjoy more freedom and responsibility within the wider community, and spend time off project with friends and family.
All of the activities are facilitated by staff, who are in recovery themselves - living proof that by practising a life founded on core values, people really can completely turn their lives around and go on to achieve fantastic things. For most, it will be the first time that they have tried to achieve any measure of sustained abstinence.
Addiction and Mental Health
At Studio House Project, we recognise that addiction and mental health issues go hand in hand, and we will ensure you have access to any medical services in the community that you need to ensure that your journey on the road to recovery has the best possible start.
There is no fee to become a resident. Your stay at Studio House Project is entirely funded from your benefit claims - ESA, Universal Credit and PIP, including your Housing Benefit. Additional funding is achieved by fundraising, in which you will play an active role. We get help through funding bodies and donations too.
Counselling
We offer individual counselling to our residents, delivered by our team of volunteer counsellors. Counselling is voluntary, and there is no pressure to take part unless you want to. What happens in it will depend on the individual. In some cases, it will involve looking at past trauma or unprocessed grief, while in other cases, it will mean examining how we interact with other people in the here and now, or at what triggers different moods. The aim is always to increase your self-knowledge and self-acceptance, and most of our residents who have been in counselling regard it as having been helpful.
A note about Dual Housing Payments
Occasionally we are asked if we are able to accommodate arrangements for Dual Housing Payments. This is where your local authority agrees to continue paying Housing Benefit for your home property to enable you to keep the property, while Nottingham City Council also pays Housing Benefit for your room at Studio House Project.
It’s important that you understand that every local authority is different and has different rules around this, but it is usually only possible in extenuating circumstances, such as where someone needs to leave their property because they are fleeing domestic violence. Having to go into rehab usually isn’t reason enough.
If you feel you need this kind of arrangement in place and think your local authority will agree to the arrangement, please note that Studio House Project will only agree to be part of this agreement if this will be in place because you have children of your own who are under your care, and you will need to have the arrangement in place before you come into Studio House Project. We will ask you to provide written confirmation of this before you move in. In most cases we would encourage you to let go of a property that most likely holds memories that will not be healthy for your future self, out of fear of not being able to get another property in the future.
“What and how much do we need to let go of?” An individual new to recovery asked one day. “I’m not certain", I replied, “but maybe everything, and all of it”.
“Letting go means we acknowledge that hanging on so tightly isn’t helping to solve the problem, change the person, or get the outcome we desire. It isn’t helping us. In fact, we learn that hanging on often blocks us from getting what we want and need”.
Sometimes the question we need to ask ourselves is “What lengths am I willing to go to recover and heal?” Sometimes, a little bit of faith is what’s needed. Faith in stepping off that cliff edge in the hope of a new life – new you, new adventure & more than anything, new found freedom from the shackles of your addiction/alcoholism. “Is hanging on to the old worth it? If I don't surrender now, then when? "
An experience I had of this was with an ex-resident who wasn’t prepared to let go of his property; breeding lies and deceit in controlling everybody and everything to hang onto this property with dear life – so much so that it took him back to his beloved alcohol.
The next time I saw him, he was sitting in his living room, with no furniture but the chair in which he was seated, and surrounded by empty bottles. He was begging and pleading for another chance – finally, in a place where he was beaten into submission; and beaten into letting go of his reservations. He was one of the lucky ones – not everybody makes it back, and that’s the truth. We can’t always save our face and our backside at the same time”.
Today, close the door to the past, open the door to the future, take a deep breath, step on through and start a new chapter in your life.
Our sole aim is to help you get well - though it is not an easy journey. Provided residents fully commit to the program, there is every chance of success. Most will have tried everything to achieve abstinence only to realise that it was an impossible task and we could not get well on our own.
About
At Studio House Project, people learn to rediscover who they are and reconnect with themselves and with others too within a peer led environment. This is achieved through a comprehensive holistic and varied daily program, of approximately one year's duration. We strongly believe that recovery is possible for everybody. The residents take part in structured groups where they engage in physical activities, develop personal skills and 'give back' to local communities. Through the programme, they learn to cook, clean and live harmoniously with one another. They learn how to become accountable, more manageable, and begin to take personal responsibility.
Group work
We have a group entitled the 'Peer to Peer' group which provides a platform for peers to challenge another peer's behaviour, that may be deemed inappropriate or that could compromise that peer's recovery; the specific goal of each observation is to heighten the individual’s awareness of specific attitudes or behaviours that should be modified. In addition to directly addressing behaviours, the group gives peers the opportunity to express how a particular behaviour made the other peer feel. We also learn to challenge our belief systems and how to resolve conflict. We rediscover our feelings and begin to change our relationship to our often traumatic past. Gradually, we become better versions of ourselves.
The Journey
A peer's journey with us will be measurable, and individual growth and development marked by reflective written works, appraised by their fellow peers. As your journey progresses, you will be given the opportunity to enjoy more freedom and responsibity within the wider community, and spend time off project with your friends and family.
All of the activities are facilitated by staff, who are in recovery themselves - living proof that by practising a life founded on core values, people really can completely turn their lives around and go on to achieve fantastic things. For most, it will be the the first time that they have tried to achieve any measure of abstinence.
Addiction and Mental Health
At Studio House Project, we recognise that addiction and mental health issues go hand in hand, and we will ensure you have access to any medical services in the community that you need to ensure that your journey on the road to recovery has the best possible start.
There is no fee to become a resident. Your stay at Studio is entirely funded by donations from your benefit claims - ESA, Universal Credit, PIP, JSA etc, including your Housing Benefit. Additional funding is achieved by Fundraising, in which you will play an active role. We get help through funding bodies and donations too.
Counselling
We offer individual counselling to our residents, delivered by our team of volunteer counsellors. Counselling is voluntary, and there is no pressure to take part unless you want to. What happens in it will depend on the individual. In some cases, it will involve looking at past trauma or unprocessed grief, while in other cases, it will mean examining how we interact with other people in the here and now, or at what triggers different moods. The aim is always to increase your self-knowledge and self-acceptance, and most of our residents who have been in counselling regard it as having been helpful.
A note about Dual Housing Payments
Occasionally we are asked if we are able to accommodate arrangements for Dual Housing Payments. This is where your local authority agrees to continue paying Housing Benefit for your home property to enable you to keep the property, while Nottingham City Council also pays Housing Benefit for your room at Studio House Project.
It’s important that you understand that every local authority is different and has different rules around this, but it is usually only possible in extenuating circumstances, such as where someone needs to leave their property because they are fleeing domestic violence. Having to go into rehab usually isn’t reason enough.
If you feel you need this kind of arrangement in place and think your local authority will agree to the arrangement, please note that Studio House Project will only agree to be part of this agreement if this will be in place because you have children of your own who are under your care, and you will need to have the arrangement in place before you come into Studio House Project. We will ask you to provide written confirmation of this before you move in. In most cases we would encourage you to let go of a property that most likely holds memories that will not be healthy for your future self, out of fear of not being able to get another property in the future.
“What and how much do we need to let go of?” An individual new to recovery asked one day. “I’m not certain", I replied, “but maybe everything, and all of it”.
“Letting go means we acknowledge that hanging on so tightly isn’t helping to solve the problem, change the person, or get the outcome we desire. It isn’t helping us. In fact, we learn that hanging on often blocks us from getting what we want and need”.
Sometimes the question we need to ask ourselves is “What lengths am I willing to go to recover and heal?” Sometimes, a little bit of faith is what’s needed. Faith in stepping off that cliff edge in the hope of a new life – new you, new adventure & more than anything, new found freedom from the shackles of your addiction/alcoholism. “Is hanging on to the old worth it? If I don't surrender now, then when? "
An experience I had of this was with an ex-resident who wasn’t prepared to let go of his property; breeding lies and deceit in controlling everybody and everything to hang onto this property with dear life – so much so that it took him back to his beloved alcohol.
The next time I saw him, he was sitting in his living room, with no furniture but the chair in which he was seated, and surrounded by empty bottles. He was begging and pleading for another chance – finally, in a place where he was beaten into submission; and beaten into letting go of his reservations. He was one of the lucky ones – not everybody makes it back, and that’s the truth. We can’t always save our face and our backside at the same time”.
Today, close the door to the past, open the door to the future, take a deep breath, step on through and start a new chapter in your life.
Our sole aim is to help you get well - though it is not an easy journey. Provided residents fully commit to the program, there is every chance of success. Most will have tried everything to achieve abstinence only to realise that it was an impossible task and we could not get well on our own.
