Not all addiction treatment programs are created equal—especially when it comes to meeting the needs of women. While many co-ed rehab centers offer valuable support, they often miss the mark in providing the kind of gender-specific, trauma-informed care for women that fully supports your path to healing.
Women’s Recovery is a women’s rehab program in Colorado that offers a unique experience from day one, because we’re built to meet the emotional, psychological, and practical realities of those who identify as female. We have one driving motive here: to get you where you want to go.
We help women recover in real life.
Why women have unique needs in addiction recovery
Addiction arises as a coping mechanism for deeper emotional wounds. Many women have wounds tied to trauma—especially interpersonal trauma like abuse, assault, or toxic relationships. So programs for women need to offer counseling and tools designed to address these issues.
Women are more likely than men to experience trauma and develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).1 In fact, up to 80% of women in substance use treatment report a history of sexual or physical trauma. Yet many traditional, co-ed treatment centers are not equipped to address these root causes or to create environments that feel safe enough to discuss and process them.
Common issues that disproportionately affect women in recovery include:
- Co-occurring mental health disorders: Women with substance use disorder (SUD) have higher rates of co-occurring mental health disorders, including mood, PTSD, and eating disorders.2
- Social and family pressures: For many women, caregiving responsibilities have fallen to them. That might mean parenting, household tasks, or caring for elderly parents. They can also fear losing custody of their children if they acknowledge their substance use and need for care.
- Cultural and gender norms: Women are often conditioned to suppress anger or their own needs in order to care for the needs of others. This can make emotional healing more complex as women work to let go of the feelings of selfishness they’ve come to associate with caring for themselves.
- Financial insecurity: Limited resources, lack of financial means to care for children while in recovery, and economic dependency can all prevent women from accessing the care they need.
Without treatment models that acknowledge and plan for these dynamics, women may struggle to fully engage in or complete recovery.
How a Gender-Specific Rehab Supports Healing
Trauma in women often develops as chronic or complex trauma, resulting from repeated, relational, or long-term violations—rather than isolated events. These deeper wounds call for specialized care that’s hard to find in generalized programs. Gender-specific rehab isn’t just about separation from men; it’s about the freedom to feel emotionally safe and fully seen.
In a space like Women’s Recovery, women can speak openly about issues like:
- Sexual trauma
- Motherhood and parenting in recovery
- Body image
- Violence or oppression
- People-pleasing, perfectionism, or shame
Women’s rehab can foster a sense of deep community in ways that aren’t always possible in co-ed environments. We encourage connection and collaboration among our participants, so long-lasting friendships and support networks can develop.
Benefits of Women-Only Rehab Programs
Whether you’re in Denver, Dillon, or other Colorado communities, our women-only treatment programs offer distinct recovery advantages.
Creating safe spaces for vulnerability
For survivors of abuse, sexual assault, or controlling relationships, safety isn’t a given. Co-ed rehab programs—even those that are well-intentioned—can unintentionally trigger fear or cause women to shut down.
In contrast, women-only programs are designed to reduce those risks. An all-female staff and group therapy sessions free from male presence allow clients to speak freely about experiences that are often difficult to disclose in front of men. Sensitive topics like motherhood, gender-based violence, body image, and identity loss can be explored without shame.
This sense of emotional safety is critical. Without it, trauma stays buried, and so does the addiction that developed as a way to cope with it.
Treatment developed to address root issues
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Advisory recommends careful attention to trauma, relational approaches, and addressing co-occurring disorders in treatment for women with SUD.3 At Women’s Recovery, we take these essential components of a recovery plan seriously. Here, you’ll find trauma-informed therapies integrated throughout treatment. These approaches focus not just on sobriety, but on the underlying experiences that fuel substance use.
At Women’s Recovery, we tailor care using:
- Trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT): Helps women process traumatic experiences and self-defeating thought patterns, and reframes them with hopeful, positive beliefs about the future.
- Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR): Uses bilateral stimulation (like eye movements) to reduce the emotional intensity of past trauma.
- Neurofeedback therapy: Targets PTSD-related dysregulation for improved emotional stability and focus.
- Mindfulness and somatic work: Practices like breathwork, grounding, and yoga help clients reconnect with their bodies safely, restoring a sense of bodily autonomy.
- Group therapy for women: These safe spaces promote shared understanding and long-lasting peer support.
These evidence-based therapies work together to address not just substance use but trauma history and what recovery means for you.
The power of group therapy
Women often carry trauma in silence, afraid their experiences will be minimized or misunderstood. That’s one of the reasons we believe group therapy is so essential. Hearing that you’re not alone brings so much relief and helps you begin to heal. At Women’s Recovery, group therapy will help you:
- Connect with others who truly “get it”
- Practice being vulnerable in a safe setting
- Rebuild trust and self-confidence
- Give and receive support without shame
- Real-time feedback and encouragement
- Role models who understand your challenges
A sense of belonging counters isolation. Join our women’s rehab program to experience the difference in women-only healing.
Realistic, flexible care models
Many women cannot step away from their lives for extended time away from home. Our outpatient rehab in Denver and Dillon provides structure, therapy, and support while allowing women to maintain any responsibilities they have. For those needing a higher level of care, our PHP option offers extended daytime treatment with added flexibility. We understand that you’re a whole-person with people who depend on you.
Focus on the whole person
Many women feel like they lose themselves in life. That the person they once were has been abandoned in favor of the perceived expectation to meet the needs of everyone else, substance use, or demands placed on them within toxic or abusive relationships. Gender-specific rehab gives women a place to rediscover who they were before trauma, addiction, and survival mode took over.
At Women’s Recovery, we focus on helping women regain their sense of identity and self-worth. Through therapy, expressive arts, wellness activities, and connection with peers, women rebuild a sense of their unique purpose. They learn how to set boundaries, regulate emotions, advocate for themselves, and reconnect with joy—not just stay sober. Whether you’re part of our outpatient, partial hospitalization, or sober living programs, our goal is the same: to help you relaunch into life beyond treatment, with new confidence in your ability to live the life you want, substance-free.
Find women’s addiction treatment in Colorado
If you’re looking for a rehab program in Colorado that sees you as more than a diagnosis, you’re not alone. At Women’s Recovery, we specialize in compassionate, clinically sound care for women at all stages of recovery.
We offer:
- Trauma-informed addiction treatment
- Outpatient and partial hospitalization programs (PHP)
- Dual diagnosis support
- Comfortable, supportive sober living environments
- Virtual and in-person options
- An empathetic all-female counseling staff
And perhaps most importantly, we offer space to grow, share, and heal in both Denver and Dillon.
Enroll now at Women’s Recovery in Colorado
Recovery isn’t about fixing what’s broken. It’s about rediscovering your voice. We’ll help you remove the obstacle that is substance use, so you can pursue what matters to you.
Women’s Recovery is in-network with TRICARE, Cigna, and Aetna, and out-of-network for all commercial insurances with out-of-network benefits. We also offer 3-4 month payment plans.
If you’re ready to begin healing in a space created for women, by women, we invite you to reach out today. Call 833.754.0554 to speak with a member of our team or submit our online form, and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible.
Sources:
- VA.gov. Research on Women, Trauma, and PTSD. Accessed July 21, 2025.
- NIH. Gender Dynamics in Substance Use and Treatment: A Women’s Focused Approach. Accessed, July 21, 2025.
- Samhsa.gov. SAMHSA Advisory: Addressing the Specific Needs of Women for Treatment of Substance Use Disorders. Accessed, July 21, 2025
