Stepping Stones Recovery House for Women is a residential recovery program in the Comox Valley designed for women (including those who express or live as women) whose substance use has taken hold and begun affecting the life they’re still living: roles, housing stability, relationships, emotional wellbeing, or everyday responsibilities. It’s a live-in setting focused on shared routine, community support, and personal growth.
A Structured Residential Environment to Build a Foundation
Women typically come here when previous attempts to quit or control substance use on their own haven’t lasted and consequences are becoming visible in daily life. The first stage of the program places residents in a three-month (extendable up to six months) residential setting with group therapy, life coaching, 12-step study, in-house meetings, and fitness activities, creating a supportive space where recovery work and daily routines intersect.
A Second Stage That Bridges to Independence
After completing initial recovery work, residents may move into the second-stage, transitional beds where they remain connected to program supports while beginning to re-engage with the community, including volunteering, employment, education, and building healthy support networks. This stage helps women practise routines and responsibilities in ways that can carry forward into life beyond the house.
Recovery Grounded in Peer Support and Personal Growth
Daily life here blends therapeutic engagement with peer accountability and structured activities that reinforce coping strategies and life skills. The environment emphasizes self-awareness, accountability, and rebuilding confidence, helping residents practice habits, connections, and routines that matter outside the program.
For Women Ready to Rebuild What’s Been Disrupted
Stepping Stones Recovery House tends to be used by women whose substance use and its effects have become embedded in everyday functioning and who need extended, structured residential support, a place where recovery is lived in community, routine, and responsibility.
