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Addiction Counselling
Gate Recovery is a 12-week, non residential, treatment programme designed to help you understand what’s driving your addictive behaviour, steady your life, and rebuild control.
Unlike a typical residential centre there is no need to step away from work, parenting, or day-to-day responsibilities.
If your drinking, drug use, or gambling is starting to cost you your self-respect, your relationships, and your ability to see a reasonable future, the Gate Recovery Programme is is a safe place to begin.
Limerick Clinic
Our Limerick Gate Recovery clinic provides structured addiction counselling for alcohol addiction, drug addiction and gambling while you keep living at home. Weekly sessions help you steady your life and get to the "why"—what’s driving the urges, the patterns, and the relapses—so you can build control without stepping away from work, family, or responsibilities.
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The gate recovery is a person-centred, holistic approach to mental health and addiction care. Rather than focusing solely on the symptoms of addiction, it empowers individuals to develop hope, build resilience and lead satisfying, purposeful lives despite what has happened.
How to Start
1️⃣ Start the Conversation – Call us & speak with our expert & experienced addiction counsellors. They work with and understand Alcohol, Drugs and Gambling addiction.
2️⃣ Complete a Private Assessment – We’ll do a private, confidential addiction assessment to get clarity. It helps us understand the "Why" of your addiction. What’s driving the cycle, what’s keeping it going, and how we tune the programme to your needs.
3️⃣ Begin the 12 Week Programme – You’ll meet several sessions per week with your experienced addiction counsellor for private one-to-one sessions—in our Limerick clinic or by Zoom. These individual sessions with your counsellor are shaped by your assessment. The aim is to reach and address the "Why" of your addiction.
Additional weekly sessions are either compassionate supportive Group Sessions within our Limerick clinic, or addiction focussed education sessions with your counsellor via zoom.
The Gate Recovery Programme – Led by Dr. James Kinane
The programme has been designed and is overseen by Dr James Kinane, who brings many years of experience in addiction recovery.
The gate recovery programme seeks to bring mental health and addiction together, because in the past, they were seen as two different realities. The gate recovery programme emphasises how well the person manages their own environment and life issues rather than seeking help outside it. The gate recovery indicates that there is not one path to recovery and recovery occurs through many pathways as each individual is unique with distinct needs, strengths, preferences and goals. The gate recovery recognises each person’s personal beliefs and values as key in determining a person’s journey and unique pathway in recovery.
Recovery is person-driven, so that self-determination and self-direction are the foundations of the gate recovery programme where each person defines their own goals and designs their own unique path towards those goals. The gate recovery programme is a holistic process of change and healing, and is supported by one’s peers and through relationships. It is supported by addressing trauma and past life experiences, and involves family and community. This programme emerges from hope and is based on respect, recognising that change is needed by transcending stigma and shame.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does the programme work each week?
You get regular support each week. You have private sessions with your addiction counsellor. You also take part in practical recovery support (group support or online support).
Do I need to be sober / clean before joining?
No our Programme is based on both an abstinence based model and a harm reduction approach.
Can I attend AA / NA / GA / CA while participating on the Gate Recovery Programme?
Every form of support is a help. The Gate Recovery Programme operates independent or alongside independent meet-ups.
What if I’ve tried addiction recovery before and relapsed?
The Gate Recovery Programme offers dedicated support for individuals who have relapsed. Clients who have completed a residential rehab programme elsewhere can transition directly into our Continuum of Care Support for ongoing recovery.
Do you talk to the family too, or only the person with the addiction?
Gate Recovery is focused on the person with the addiction, however there are three sessions when a family member are the core part.
We build the hope in the future but describe the reality of what life and lives were like during addiction.
What kind of support is available for my family?
A family support programme for those affected by addiction is available - "The Liberty Programme". It features group sessions once per week in Limerick at 8pm.
Is this addiction counselling or a drug treatment centre?
It is addiction counselling inside a structured 12-week programme. We work with alcohol addiction, drug addiction, and gambling addiction. It is outpatient treatment, not a residential rehab stay.
What is the first step?
Call 1800 832 032.
We’ll have a short talk and plan the next step together.
What if my partner is the one pushing for this and I’m not sure?
Gate works best when you want change. If you are only doing this to keep peace, it usually won’t last.
You don’t need perfect confidence, but you do need a real decision. “I’m done with the chaos. I want a proper life.”
If you’re not there yet, that’s honest. We can still speak with you privately, help you see what’s really happening, and what it will cost if nothing changes. But we can’t do the hard work for you. The effort has to come from you.
Do you offer payment plans?
Yes. We can discuss a payment plan after the assessment.