Thought it was great but never found true peace and happiness didn't know why. The promises never came true. I'm 60 days clean and 61 days home from my second stay at RCA there I felt the true love true recovery true connection and learned to bond and love women. I have a pe ...
About Limen House for Women
Limen House for Women is a long term residential recovery home in Wilmington, Delaware serving women recovering from alcohol and drug addiction. The program uses a 12 step model with peer support, structured accountability and life skills development to help residents rebuild stability and transition toward independent living. Limen House provides a safe and supportive community where women can maintain sobriety and develop healthy relationships in a structured home environment.
Women Centered Recovery
Limen House specializes in providing trauma informed residential recovery services exclusively for women including those transitioning from incarceration. The 12 month program emphasizes structure, personal responsibility and community living as residents work through phases tied to sobriety, employment and independent living goals.
Residents are required to attend 12 step meetings and participate in house activities while receiving case management and peer support. The program addresses underlying patterns and builds practical skills for daily life, creating clear pathways to stability and accountability between milestones.
Trauma Informed Support
Limen House takes a trauma informed approach to recovery recognizing the unique challenges women face in early sobriety and reintegration. The program offers dedicated support for women coming out of incarceration providing a stable residence and guidance as they rebuild connections to community, work and education.
Getting Started
Limen House serves women in recovery at its residential location on Washington Street in Wilmington, Delaware offering in person recovery housing and support services. The program is part of Limen Recovery + Wellness providing community based care.
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Natalie Scott
Facility Overview
40 Number of Available Beds
31 - 60 Avg Length of Stay in Days
Latest Reviews
Melissa
Reviewed on 06/11/2025
Thought it was great but never found true peace and happiness didn't know why. The promises never came true. I'm 60 days clean and 61 days home from my second stay at RCA there I felt the true love true recovery true connection and learned to bond and love women. I have a peace i didn't find at limen house. At RCA you can fell everyone's desperation for the same thing love and recovery. At limen house it felt like favoritism competition and people constantly trying to do things to get others in trouble. Almost like high school. I just learned it's not the kind of program that I want to work and not the kind of program that did anything for me. I had too many first hand experiences with too many people who went there or were there I just want genuine in any type of way they were one way for the public and another way to you.
Check the cameras I wanna say I saw a man go in there I thought it was a girls house I was concerned the 1900 location
Response from the owner4 months ago
Thank you for the heads up.
The best experience I have ever had in recovery... the staff really care and help clients see the how the disease ways on them and teach them life on life terms... this place was and still is a huge part of my recovery..
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Other Forms of Payment
Self-pay involves paying for treatment out of your own pocket. You can use savings or credit, get a personal loan, or receive help from family and friends to fund your treatment. If you don't have insurance or your insurance plan doesn't cover a specific program, self-pay can help ensure you still get the care you need.
Financial aid can take many forms. Centers may have grants or scholarships available to clients who meet eligibility requirements. Programs that receive SAMHSA grants may have financial aid available for those who need treatment as well. Grants and scholarships can help you pai for treatment without having to repay.
Medicaid is a state based program that helps lower-income individuals and families pay for healthcare. Medicaid covers addiction treatment so those enrolled can use their coverage to pay for rehab. When a program accepts Medicaid the client often pays very little or nothing out of their own pocket.
Addiction Treatments
Levels of Care
Residential treatment programs are those that offer housing and meals in addition to substance abuse treatment. Rehab facilities that offer residential treatment allow patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Some rehab centers specialize in short-term residential treatment (a few days to a week or two), while others solely provide treatment on a long-term basis (several weeks to months). Some offer both, and tailor treatment to the patient's individual requirements.
Sober Living Houses (SLHs), aka sober homes or halfway houses, are safe, substance-free, supportive living facilities for those recovering from substance abuse. Ideal for those who've just been through inpatient or outpatient treatment, SLHs are supervised environments with rules that support sobriety, such as curfews, shared chores, and therapeutic meetings. Residents are also often trained on life skills and coping skills to make it easier to transition into society. SLHs also provide a strong sense of community that can lead to the kind of deep and lasting connections with other sober individuals that supports a new, healthy lifestyle.
12-step programs are addiction recovery models based on Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). A number of substance abuse programs (including some drug and alcohol rehab centers) use the 12 steps as a basis for treatment. Beginning steps involve admitting powerlessness over the addiction and creating a spiritual basis for recovery. Middle steps including making direct amends to those who've been hurt by the addiction, and the final step is to assist others in addiction recovery in the same way. 12-Step offshoots including Narcotics Anonymous (NA), Cocaine Anonymous (CA), Dual Recovery Anonymous (DRA), Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA) and Gamblers Anonymous (GA).
Treatments
The goal of treatment for alcoholism is abstinence. Those with poor social support, poor motivation, or psychiatric disorders tend to relapse within a few years of treatment. For these people, success is measured by longer periods of abstinence, reduced use of alcohol, better health, and improved social functioning. Recovery and Maintenance are usually based on 12 step programs and AA meetings.
Recovery is possible for those who complete drug rehab in Delaware. These programs specialize in providing an environment that encourages sobriety and a professional staff that provides the tools to overcome addiction. Participants receive a customized treatment plan tailored to their needs.
Many of those suffering from addiction also suffer from mental or emotional illnesses like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, or anxiety disorders. Rehab and other substance abuse facilities treating those with a dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder administer psychiatric treatment to address the person's mental health issue in addition to drug and alcohol rehabilitation.
Opioid rehabs specialize in supporting those recovering from opioid addiction. They treat those suffering from addiction to illegal opioids like heroin, as well as prescription drugs like oxycodone. These centers typically combine both physical as well as mental and emotional support to help stop addiction. Physical support often includes medical detox and subsequent medical support (including medication), and mental support includes in-depth therapy to address the underlying causes of addiction.
Substance rehabs focus on helping individuals recover from substance abuse, including alcohol and drug addiction (both illegal and prescription drugs). They often include the opportunity to engage in both individual as well as group therapy.
Programs
Adult rehab programs include therapies tailored to each client's specific needs, goals, and recovery progress. They are tailored to the specific challenges adult clients may face, including family and work pressures and commitments. From inpatient and residential treatment to various levels of outpatient services, there are many options available. Some facilities also help adults work through co-occurring conditions, like anxiety, that can accompany addiction.
Recovery is most successful when clients feel accepted and validated by their peers and treatment providers. Facilities that offer LGBTQ-inclusive programming are committed to creating a safe space where everyone can grow and recover without fear of judgment or discrimination. They will have dedicated policies in place to create a safe and supportive environment that fosters free expression.
Young adulthood can be an exciting, yet difficult, time of transition. Individuals in their late teens to mid-20s face unique stressors related to school, jobs, families, and social circles, which can lead to a rise in substance use. Rehab centers with dedicated young adult programs will include activities and amenities that cater to this age group, with an emphasis on specialized counseling, peer socialization, and ongoing aftercare.
Clinical Services
Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.
In individual therapy, a patient meets one-on-one with a trained psychologist or counselor. Therapy is a pivotal part of effective substance abuse treatment, as it often covers root causes of addiction, including challenges faced by the patient in their social, family, and work/school life.
Life skills trainings involve all the skills a person must have in order to function successfully in the world. These include time management, career guidance, money management, and effective communication. Truly successful addiction recovery is based on the ability to not only live substance-free, but to thrive. Life skills teaches the practical necessities of functioning in society, which sets clients up for success in life, and therefore sobriety.
Trauma therapy addresses traumatic incidents from a client's past that are likely affecting their present-day experience. Trauma is often one of the primary triggers and potential causes of addiction, and can stem from child sexual abuse, domestic violence, having a parent with a mental illness, losing one or both parents at a young age, teenage or adult sexual assault, or any number of other factors. The purpose of trauma therapy is to allow a patient to process trauma and move through and past it, with the help of trained and compassionate mental health professionals.
Staff
Becky Flood, MHS
Interim CEO
Cindy Kresge
Executive/Board Administrator and Operations Manager
Alicia Emmanuel
Clinical Director
Michael Webster, MS
Chief Advancement Officer
Beth Jeker
Business Development Manager
Kyara Beck, LPCMH, NCC, I-CAADC, CCFC
Clinical Supervisor
Ashley Reed
Sober Living Manager
Gerald Medkeff, CADC
Lead Intensive Outpatient Counselor
Contact Information
819 Washington St
Wilmington, DE 19801
Get Help Now - 302-947-5456
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