ResetLife Adult

Welcome to our page about the ResetLife program for adults. You can learn about our program for alcohol and other drug recovery here. If you're under 18, please check out our ResetLife program for young people. .

• What is ResetLife Adult?
• How can ResetLife Adult help me?
• Is ResetLife Adult for me?

Fast facts.

• Type of program: Groups (3 per week for 16 weeks, followed by continuing care)
• Location: Cranbourne
• Cost: Free

What is ResetLife Adult?.

ResetLife Adult is a free program that helps people aged 18 and over who struggle with alcohol and other drug issues.

The program is split into two main parts:

Groups (four months)

This is the first part of the program, where you come to groups three times a week. The groups are made up of other people at different points in their ResetLife Adult journeys, and our friendly staff. Our staff include Peer Workers – people who have been through experiences with alcohol and other drugs too.

The groups help you grow in three main areas:

• Early recovery skills – Exploring how you can make healthy choices around drinking and drugs, understand your feelings and build a roadmap towards the life you want. This is where you develop the skills you need to stay sober – including understanding your relationship with alcohol/drugs and the development of self-management strategies.
• Relapse prevention – Learning to know when alcohol and drugs may be a problem, and how you can stay on track.
• Family/Support Person Education – Working with family and support people, if you choose, to help them support your goals.

At the end of each client’s four-month program, we celebrate how far they have come. This means getting together for a special celebration, having some fun and reflecting on accomplishments.

We currently run two groups that participants can choose between based on what works best – a morning group starting at 10am and an afternoon group starting at 1pm. 

Click to see our current ResetLife Adult Cranbourne group schedule. 

“I have goals and slowly but surely I achieve them, I am capable of anything. I have a whole tool shed of emotional and social tools I use daily to better face the highs and lows of life. I know my thoughts aren’t facts and I don’t need to be reactive to my feelings.”

– a past ResetLife client

Continuing Care (36 weeks)

“Continuing care is where graduates can get together with our Peer Workers, talk things through, and do something fun.” – ResetLife Manager

After you graduate from ResetLife Adult, you still have our support.

The Continuing Care phase goes for up to 36 weeks (about eight months). This is a group for graduated participants to come together as part of a community to support each other.

It’s a time where you can come back and talk things through with our Peer Workers, to get support for whatever you’re going through at the time.

This helps you avoid harm from alcohol and drugs, and keep working towards your goals.

How can ResetLife Adult help me?.

ResetLife Adult is a new beginning for life without alcohol and other drugs.  

Alongside groups, you’ll also have one-on-one support (including counselling) from a staff member who gets to know you well, called a Primary Therapist.  

We also offer sessions with your family, so that we can help strengthen relationships and make sure they understand your recovery and the journey you’re on.

We create a space that is welcoming and safe and where you can be yourself.

Groups and Continuing Care can help in many ways, including:

• Spending time with Peer Workers who have been in your shoes before
• Creating healthy, strong connections with other people
• Connecting you with help for whatever you’re facing – such as mental health, problems at home, school or with the law
• Strengthening families
• Giving you the chance to try new things, including Art Therapy and group fitness.

We also offer sessions with your family or other support people.

ResetLife Adult group members also help each other make progress. This is a rewarding experience too and helps build your confidence.

For clients who desire abstinence, we can complete an alcohol and other drug assessment and referral to a withdrawal unit, and support a smooth transition into the ResetLife Adult program upon completion.

Is ResetLife Adult for me?.

If you’re interested, please contact us (Windana) for a chat and we’ll find out if this is the best program for you. We’re available Monday to Friday (9:00am to 5:00pm) on 03 9532 0811, or you can email .

You are also welcome to come along, meet the team and have a look around the site. To organise a visit, please call Amanda on 0434 412 858, Monday to Friday (9:00am to 5:00pm).

ResetLife Adult eligibility:

• The program is for people 18 years and over who have a severe substance use disorder and who live and work in South Eastern Melbourne
• Participants require basic English literacy to properly make use of the program
• Participants must have undergone withdrawal from the substance
• Participants must have a commitment to recovery
• Participants must have a commitment to attend the program, on time, 3 times per week for 16 weeks
• Participants must be willing to discuss drug and alcohol use

For information and referrals to drug and alcohol services around Victoria (including at Windana), you can also call DirectLine on 1800 888 236. Someone is available to talk with you 24-hours a day.

More Windana programs for adult drug and alcohol support.

• Detox (withdrawal) – Residential detox at our St Kilda house, or supported home-based detoxes 
• Residential Rehabilitation – at our Grampians, Barwon and Maryknoll Therapeutic Communities 
• Counselling
• Care and Recovery Coordination – Support for alcohol and other drugs, general health, housing, family, legal and other issues you may be facing
• Peer Support Group 

More information.

Anyone can refer into this program, including the potential participant, family, therapists, doctors, etc..

Important to know: