Yellowstone Recovery - Womens First Step House Inc

Healing Community of Women

The program focuses on challenges that often contribute to women’s substance use, including trauma, abuse, codependency, and co-occurring mental health issues. Therapy and group sessions are women-only, allowing clients to discuss experiences relevant to their recovery and to build strong connections with women of similar experiences. For mothers in recovery, treatment provides guidance for managing family or custody responsibilities while working toward sobriety.

Community Approach to Healing

Residential treatment incorporates structured daily routines, group counseling, and shared living in a home-like environment. Clients participate in therapy, prepare meals, and develop healthy habits within a supportive peer setting. Outpatient programs provide continued therapy and relapse-prevention work for women returning to work, school, or family life.

Addressing Addiction and Mental Health

Therapy sessions may include cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), motivational interviewing, contingency management, relapse prevention, and more. Specialized counseling addresses anger management, trauma, and co-occurring mental health conditions such as anxiety, depression, and bipolar disorder. The program’s goal is to address both substance use and underlying psychological factors that affect long-term recovery.

Preparing for Life After Treatment

Case management, employment counseling, peer mentoring, and referrals to social services help women transition to recovery outside of treatment. Discharge planning and follow-up care are designed to help clients maintain stability, while also connecting women to community-based self-help groups for ongoing recovery support.

Client Reviews

Reviews of Yellowstone Recovery’s rehab for women point to deep personal transformation, sisterhood, and lasting sobriety, though some raise concerns about care and leadership.

• Staff & Care Experience (75% positive): Many women describe Yellowstone’s staff and director as life-changing mentors. A few mention inconsistent compassion and leadership style. “Honey saved my life.”
• Treatment Quality & Outcomes (80% positive): Reviewers often credit the program with rebuilding their lives and long-term sobriety, noting spiritual growth and lasting recovery tools. Some felt detox and therapy services were lacking. “This place not only gave me back my life but taught me how to be a woman in recovery.”
• Support & Community (85% positive): Women highlight the “sisterhood” and enduring connection with peers as core to their recovery, describing Yellowstone as a “family” that continues beyond treatment. “My Yellowstone sisters and staff have become family.”
• Facility & Environment: Several reviewers mention a safe, family-like setting that fostered healing and belonging, while a few noted restrictive rules and communication issues.
• Access & Process: Positive feedback mentions scholarships and affordability for those in need. Others point to inconsistent affordability, administrative processes, and expectations around medical or detox support.