The Womens Home

The Women's Home is a residential addiction recovery residence in Arlington, Virginia helping women 18 and older with substance use and co occurring mental health disorders.

The program combines counseling, 12 step education, relapse prevention and required AA or NA attendance within a structured household setting.

This small setting is licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia and has operated continuously in Arlington since the 1960s.

Intimate Residential Setting

The Women's Home operates out of a three story single family detached house with about 4,800 square feet of living space, a capacity of 12 residents and a live in resident manager.

Daily life is deliberately domestic at the house.

As a resident you'll share household chores, attend group meetings with your peers and follow a schedule built around individual counseling and community obligations rather than a clinical ward routine.

Admission requires that a woman already be clean and sober for at least 30 days so this is a structured sober living environment for early recovery not a detox or acute care facility.

The Arlington home also does not treat opioid use disorders.

If you're a woman who has completed initial treatment and needs an affordable family style setting near Virginia Hospital Center and public transit that narrow focus is the point.

This is a program where you'll learn more independence and how to function as a sober member of your community.

Funding Your Care

Residents at The Women's Home pay for their own room and board with a fee that's set at a fraction of the actual cost per resident.

The remainder comes from donations, United Way pledges, foundation grants and SAMHSA funding with self-payment accepted.

If you're comparing costs across the Arlington area this personal financial contribution keeps fees low while requiring an investment and responsibility in your recovery.