High Focus Centers Lansdale
157 S Broad St #201, Lansdale, PA 19446
The Sydney Retreat
Address: 1000 Walnut Street, Lansdale, PA 19446 · Map
Website: thesydneyretreat.org.au
About The Sydney Retreat
The Sydney Retreat offers a 28-day residential recovery stay that uses a non-clinical, peer-to-peer mutual-support style to help people dealing with alcohol addiction and drug dependency.
The Sydney Retreat creates a secure, well-organized, and encouraging setting where individuals can concentrate on rebuilding their lives after alcohol and drug addiction. The program relies on 12-Step facilitation and encourages participants to strengthen ties with a wider recovery community. Through this, attendees are taught practical tools and approaches intended to improve the chances of maintaining long-term sobriety.
In this model, alcoholism and drug addiction are treated as conditions that can be addressed through a structured period of abstinence. Staff and volunteers, many of whom have personal experience with addiction, offer guidance aimed at helping participants build deeper psychological understanding. The program also emphasizes connection and belonging by linking participants with recovery supports during their time at the center.
The Sydney Retreat is a 28-day, live-in recovery service based on The Retreat in Minnesota, USA. It operates as a peer-led initiative focused on 12-Step facilitation rather than functioning as a hospital or medical center. After completing the program, 59% of participants report being sober after 12 months, and the organization states this result is higher than recovery rates cited for some other types of treatment.
Research into residential recovery often points to the value of sustained community support, and The Sydney Retreat stresses the importance of strong connections with local referral partners and ongoing help from the Sydney recovery community as key factors in its outcomes.
The 28-day residential program costs $11,950. Private health insurance cannot be used for the program, though limited partial scholarships may be available for eligible guests, and guests may be able to use their superannuation to help cover the cost.
Facility-provided information
- Care offered
- Residential Rehab · Sober Living
- Substances treated
- Alcohol · Benzodiazepines · Chronic Relapse · Cocaine · Drug Addiction · Ecstasy · Heroin · Marijuana · Methamphetamine
- Therapies
- Group Therapy · Life Skills · Meditation & Mindfulness · Mindfulness Therapy · Relapse Prevention Counseling · Spiritual Care · Twelve Step Facilitation
- Approaches
- Evidence-Based · Minnesota Model · Spiritual Emphasis · Twelve Step
- Who it serves
- LGBTQ+ · Men · Men and Women · Women
- Aftercare
- Follow-up Sessions (online) · Support Meetings · Support Meetings (on-site)
- Amenities
- Library · Outdoor Dining · Outdoor Lounge · Recreation Room
- Languages
- English
Questions to ask The Sydney Retreat
- What does treatment cost without insurance, and do you offer a payment plan or sliding fee?
- How long is the typical residential stay, and can family visit?
- If I need medication for opioid or alcohol use disorder, do you prescribe it or refer out?
- Is there a waitlist, and how soon can you do an assessment?
- What happens after the program ends: aftercare, alumni groups or step-down care?
Also confirm the facility is licensed by Pennsylvania. If you are withdrawing from alcohol or benzodiazepines, ask about medical detox; do not stop suddenly on your own.
Paying for treatment at The Sydney Retreat
The Sydney Retreat did not report which payment types it accepts. If you have Medicaid, ask whether the facility accepts your Pennsylvania Medicaid plan or can refer you to one that does. Most private plans must cover substance use treatment on terms comparable to other medical care under federal parity law.
Distance to specialized care from Lansdale
Measured from the population center of Montgomery County, using SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap:
- Nearest medical detox: Norristown, about 5.5 miles
- Nearest methadone clinic (OTP): Norristown, about 3.0 miles (61 within 25 miles)
- Nearest buprenorphine (Suboxone) provider: Plymouth Meeting, about 2.9 miles (107 within 25 miles)
See the Montgomery County treatment map, methadone clinics near Montgomery County and Suboxone doctors near Montgomery County.
Frequently asked questions
What services does The Sydney Retreat offer?
The Sydney Retreat reports these levels of care to SAMHSA: Residential, Sober living. Call to confirm current services and openings.
Does The Sydney Retreat accept insurance?
Payment information was not reported. Call the facility and ask about insurance, Medicaid and self-pay rates.
Where is The Sydney Retreat located?
1000 Walnut Street, Lansdale, PA 19446.
How far is the nearest medical detox from Lansdale?
From the center of Montgomery County, the closest program offering medical detox is in Norristown, about 5.5 miles away (straight-line), based on SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap.
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Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Facility details come from SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov locator and facility-provided information. Confirm services, availability and payment directly with the facility.