Addiction Therapy and Support for Individuals and Families

Our treatment centres in Stevenage and St Albans provides free, intensive, structured, abstinence-based, day treatment for adults with substance addictions: alcohol, illicit and non-illicit drugs and behavioural addictions such as: eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, self-harm, gambling, shopping/spending, relationships, love and sex); free crèche childcare (Stevenage based); and free therapy and support for family and friends. In addition we have a variety of outreach projects in areas of need.

Each year 60/70% of adults in receipt of treatment for their addictions achieve abstinence-based recovery.
Each year approximately 60 family members and friends regain their quality of life.
Over the last 17 years 46 children have been returned to their parents from ‘looked after’ care and many more have been removed from the Child Protection Register.

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The Living Room graduates from Building Effectiveness programme

The Living Room has successfully completed a course that helps charities improve their practices.
Opportunities in Watford

Current job and voluntary opportunities at our Watford centre.
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Become a Supporter of The Living Room - SOTLR

Are you interested in supporting the work we do? Do you have skills, energy and time to make a difference? Do you like being part of a social group with a community purpose? Why not become a Supporter of the Living Room and help to raise funds, give your time to a worth cause and have fun?

Love and Sex

At some time most people will have viewed porn, been distraught at the loss of a relationship or experienced infatuation for someone? But for some, feelings of sexual longing, infatuation have become obsessive and their behaviour a compulsive problem.
Our Team

Our trustees are all volunteers with professional backgrounds who bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to support the charity. They are an active and dedicated board ensuring The Living Room achieves its mission.
Your first day at The Living Room

By choosing to come to The Living Room, you've chosen to take a huge step towards long term recovery. Here's what to expect.
Addiction Therapy and Support for Individuals and Families

We, The Living Room Hertfordshire, are an award-winning addiction recovery charity founded in 2000, to provide abstinence-based therapy and support in the community.
Vision and Values

The Living Room exists to provide treatment for adults with the illness of addiction and to support their family members, in Hertfordshire and other areas of the UK.
St Albans Centre

St Albans centre provides all addiction day-time group therapy for 5 days a week. St Albans also has additional support groups for Disordered Eating and a separate Friends and Family group once a week.
The Living Room celebrates contract win with plans to expand

We are delighted to announce that The Living Room has secured a contract to provide Hertfordshire's community-based drugs and alcohol rehabilitation programme for the next eight years.
Approach and Impact

Our structured treatment offers clients the hope of recovery whether their addiction is to alcohol, drugs or behaviours such as overeating, gambling, self-harm or relationships.
Stevenage Centre

Our Stevenage Centre (est. 2000) hosts 5 days a week daytime group therapy for all addictions. Additional weekly group support sessions are available for drug addiction and a Friends and Family treatment programme. We have a monthly single sex group such as 'Men can Talk' and Women Only, plus a monthly specific BME group.
Talks and Workshops

The Living Room can come to your organisation to deliver a talk or a workshop on how to recognise and treat addiction.