Founder and Director of Houghton House
“If you want to stop using, you are going to have to stop using”
Alex Hamlyn is an internationally recognised expert in addiction rehabilitation.
Since 1995 Alex has been involved with several prominent addiction recovery practices and held road shows, seminars, training programmes, authorship and advisories on the field of addiction rehabilitation.
“The first step is always the most difficult, but also the most rewarding, to take…”
Dan Wolf, director of Houghton House Group of Treatment Centres, is a registered psychologist who specialises in dealing with addictive disorders.
He graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand and completed his internship at Phoenix House.
Dan has had extensive exposure to the major drug rehabilitation centres in South Africa and is recognized as a national expert on addiction treatment.
Bio: Of Dr Ali Dr. Ali is a dedicated and accomplished medical professional with a diverse background. His journey in the field of medicine has been marked by significant achievements and a commitment to improving patient care. Education and Training: Additional Expertise: Qualifications: Dr. Ali’s dedication to patient care, combined with his diverse skill set,
“Recovery from addiction means learning to live differently“
Stopping drinking and using drugs is easy. Many of us have done that several times! What, for most of us, is very difficult is to stay stopped. In active addiction, using is not a choice. Partly, this is because the symptoms of addiction that we generally don’t talk about – hopelessness, depression, anxiety, fear, feelings of aloneness and isolation, and very importantly, anhedonia (never looking forward to anything or finding enjoyment in daily life and activities) – tend to trap us in a vicious cycle of using and drinking.
HPCSARegistered Counsellor “It is not your fault that you have an addiction, but recovery from your addiction is your responsibility” I am a registered counsellor working under the HPCSA. My previous experience working in addiction rehab centres has fuelled my passion for helping people face addiction and navigate themselves in their journey of recovery. My
Clinical Psychologist “I suppose it is tempting if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail” – Abraham Maslow, 1966 My interest in psychology began in high school during an art lesson on surrealism. I began to realize that I had looked at the world very
