Aventa Centre of Excellence for Women with Addictions

Aventa takes the time to give personalized care to women going through the trials of leaving their past behind. I couldn't recommend the staff nor the programs they offer any higher than I currently do! They truly give it their all!

I attended the Aventa Treatment Center in 2013, it was hard for sure, but very rewarding at the same time. I was fortunate to go to phase 3 house also. That was truly when all learning fell into place. I have all love for the staff, cause I know, who I was back then. I have to be honest, it hurts my heart to read some of the negative reviews. I feel that I can only speak as I and not on you. Thank-you Aventa, for all you have done for me, I still have a great relationship with Miss Kaitlyn. Kaitlyn was the one who helped me to get in and now she has another position there, and she checks on me and I call her for advice. Once again, sending all kinds of love to all the staff at Aventa. Blessings

Alumni of the Aventa Treatment Center For Women

I would like to share my very negative experiences of being in Aventa. This is supposed to be a place for healing. I disagree there was stealing and bullying. The staff threatened to kick me out for being sick on two separate occasions. I could not wait to be out of there. I found the majority of the staff very rude and heartless. They would pick favorites and let them do as they please. While others got disrespected and told they were going to be kicked out for being ill. People were stealing non stop and staff did nothing about it. The staff took some of stuff from me and never gave it back. I'm appalled by the behaviour and attitudes. I would not wish this place on my worst enemy. The client's are not the only ones guilty of bullying the staff do it as well. If you or someone you know are struggling from addiction I do not recommend this place. The lack of empathy and compassion is sickening. I found it very hard to maintain my sobriety in the confines of these wall's. You are treated like a caged animal I would say this place is worse than prison and I would know. These people do not keep up with proper care or their water coolers and as a result of that numerous people got bronchitis and namonia. These are bacterial infections caused from mold. The staff here will also look for reasons to punish you and take things away from you for little to no reason at all. We got treated like children and quite frankly I'm disgusted with Aventa and their actions. They claim to have the highest success rate of recovery I do not think they count the number of people who leave before the end of the program because they can't handle the amount of disrespect and ingnorance. Sincerely a very disappointed client!

Aventas programming is one of a kind. For the first time in my life I was able to process trauma, learn coping skills, gain insight into my addiction, create connection with other women, work on boundaries, self compassion, grief and loss, all while being sober. I would recommend this program to any woman struggling with addiction and/or trauma. I saved my own life but not without aventas help. For the first time I feel confident in handling life and have made friends I know I'll have for life.

Had a false positive for different drugs 13 days away from graduation. Went to the doctor and got a professional drug test done, had nothing in my body so my doctor forwarded the results. I returned the day after I was supposed to graduate and completed the 6 weeks. Honestly everything happens for a reason and I can see now that I really needed to redo the program anyway as I wasn’t really focused on myself the first time.

It turned out to be the best program for myself. I’ve been sober since! 870 days sober today! Thank you to all of the staff at Aventa! It’s not an easy job, I wasnt an easy client lol! I respect all of your hard work that all of you do! Thank you for helping me and others!

️️️️️ Recommend Aventa if you’re struggling with addiction. The opposite of addiction is connection! Don’t fight the program. Learn to love yourself!

I was a client at Aventa in October 2022 I completed Phase 2 and 3 I can't express enough how Aventa saved my life, they taught me the tools for success and I am forever grateful. Their unwavering support, compassionate staff, and evidence-based approach to recovery provided me with the tools I needed to overcome my struggles. Thanks to Aventa, I'm now on a path to a healthier, happier life.
-Leslie

I have known Aventa for over 10 years and in that time I have seen the great work they perform to transform lives of Woman with addictions.
I have not run into one staff member that has not truly believed they make a difference in the lives of the clients and want to make Aventa a better place to work.
If I was in the position that I had to recommend a recovery facility to a woman in my life, this would be the place I would want them to go.
With both standard and extended length programs I know she would be leaving ready to face the world with new skills and confidence.

Aventa changed my life, I recently celebrated 2 years of soberity the staff here are amazing and very understanding miss everyone of you!

I am posting this review anonymously in hopes that my story is shared. How this business chooses to perceive it, is on them. If they want to punish women for speaking up, that speaks to how they treat their Alumni. This review only seeks to prevent further harm - not attack or slander whatsoever. Out of respect, I have not mentioned names. But I will share my story about what happened because I deserve to have a voice. Isn't that what reviews are for?

So, I attended this program 5+ years ago. I waited until I healed from the trauma that this place subjected me to to share openly. If they choose to attack this fact, it speaks to what they stand for.

I initially did the Adult program, where there was lots of bullying and a mean girls environment. Staff acted like they got it under control and cared about all clients and they did not. Constantly enabled bullying, expected me to basically “shut up” about my experiences and “get over it. ” I could not speak up without getting backlash. My counselor loved to play dumb all the time. Another counselor loved loosing emotional control over herself to intimidate clients and reinforce how hard she has worked for her social work credentials.
A program attendant acted like she was all about the rules but was also poor at her job and did not care about the patients in this facility. I managed to graduate because I spent copious amounts of time in their gym away from the girls in attempts to avoid the drama. Therefore, I had down time. I also only stayed in this program, not because it was useful to me but I aimed to stick it out and not make rash decisions, not because I was enjoying my time there.

I moved on to the YAT program, total chaos.
The YAT counselor was also a horrible counsellor. She was also not constructive in the “30 min sessions. ” Due to my gym attendance and mostly sticking to the salad bar, I maintained a good shape because I made a personal choice not to eat their garbage, processed food. Others girls in YAT became jealous and started accusing me of being Bulimic when I have zero histories of this. They played all buddy buddy, and when I expressed that I did not appreciate the cattiness and gossip, the all turned on me, constantly screaming and both counselors were present and did not do anything to get the situation out of control. Other than one of them attempting to get me to sign something confirming that everything is my fault and therefore, I should change. When I didn’t raise my voice, or any of that stuff. Another counselor discouraged me from going to the gym, saying that I should not go, hang with the girls etc. I ended up risking myself of homelessness (because I moved out of my room that I was renting because I was so ambitious and I had so much faith in this place) to leave this facility. I knew that my early recovery would be totally compromised if I did not leave. So I did, was couch surfing until I got myself in to second stage housing, where I stayed for 11 months. And slowly moved up the ladder at a good, healthy pace.

I took 7 years clean and I am clean to this day. I have healed through much of my past through many different avenues that do not include Aventa.

To anybody considering Aventa for themselves of their loved ones: look out for your own physical and emotional safety! If you are extremely vulnerable and seek care in a facility, look elsewhere. Lots of amazing options out there, Aventa has horrible, incompetent and unempathetic staff and you or your loved one would better benefit somewhere else. Seeing the other reviews further validated my story and proves this place to have a significant list of problems that they continually fail to address.

I am fully aware that Aventa may choose to respond with a superficial answer that’s close to fraudulent. My experience tells me otherwise. I can say that many years later after I left this facility that my recovery greatly benefitted when I left this place. I am super thankful for other organizations that have actually helped me!

Aventa's facilities are very comfortable, clean and safe. The food is great! The staff truly care, are supportive, compassionate, and skilled. The program is excellent, working through trauma is challenging but an essential part of the healing and recovery process. I highly recommend Aventa to any woman seeking recovery.