Residence XII

Specialties

Located in the Kirkland, Washington, Residence XII was founded as the premier center for women in the Pacific Northwest and one of the first women’s treatment centers in the United States to provide a safe, supportive and healing environment for women seeking treatment for their alcoholism and drug abuse. Since 1981 Residence XII has treated more than 10,000 women substance abusers and their families. Residence XII provide women with a safe environment where they can address their alcohol and drug addiction without the shame and stigma frequently found in co-​ed alcohol and drug rehab environments. In a gender-​specific treatment program, a woman can be more open about her past, her relationships and her feelings without worrying what the men in the group are thinking.

We offer:

Inpatient treatment (25 beds)

Intensive outpatient treatment

Continuing care

Family Programs

Alumni Programs

Co-​occuring and PSTD Classes

History

Established in 1981.

When our doors opened to the first women in 1981, Residence XII was one of only two gender-​separate programs in the nation. This was a pioneering step in program development. After noting that women were the minority in treatment programs designed for and heavily populated by men, our early leaders recognized the need for specialized services for women. Their vision was to offer a safe and supportive environment in which women could work on recovery issues that interfered with the goals of abstinence and sober living.