The Case for Long-Term, Recovery At-Home | How Ianthe Houses Make It Possible.
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Ianthe Houses — Community, mentorship, expert therapeutic Support and relapse prevention at home.
Eating disorder recovery is a deeply personal and often long-term journey. While traditional treatment plays a crucial role in intervention, many high-functioning women face a gap in long-term, real-world support. Without structured post-treatment environments, sustained recovery can be challenging.
Ianthe Houses offers an alternative—a recovery-focused, co-living model that integrates healing into daily life. With structured peer support, professional guidance, and a growing portfolio of thoughtfully designed recovery homes, we provide an environment that fosters stability, independence, and deep, lasting recovery.
Where Traditional Recovery Models Fall Short
The statistics surrounding eating disorder treatment are sobering.
⤷ eating disorder statistics
70% of sufferers never fully recover, with many cycling through treatment programs that fail to provide lasting change.
Only 1 in 10 individuals receive specialist treatment, even fewer can afford the cost of long-term residential care.
40% will relapse within the first year after completing a recovery program—without ongoing, integrated support or relapse prevention.
Private residential treatment costs between £12,000 - £36,000 per month, making it financially inaccessible for most individuals.
For too many, recovery is disrupted by financial, structural, and psychological barriers. Whilst traditional models are able to achieve short-term stabilisation and pattern interrupt—which can be effective when an eating disorder is caught early, or for younger individuals—long-term recovery rates are sadly very low, particularly for adult women and / or cases that have become chronic. Ianthe Houses is designed to bridge this gap, providing cost-effective, integrated recovery co-living that supports residents beyond the nine-month relapse window.
💡 The critical nine-month relapse window is where many need structured, real-world support—but few options exist.
Ianthe Houses — A Structured Approach to Long-Term Healing
Ianthe Houses are not clinical environments or traditional residential treatment centres, but rather, they are carefully designed recovery ecosystems that blend independence with structure, peer-support with professional guidance. We complement existing treatment models by offering real-world recovery support, ensuring that women can sustain healing while continuing their lives.
⤷ What We Offer
Peer-supported recovery: studies show that lived-experience support increases treatment engagement by 8X compared to other social support structures.
Structured independence: residents maintain autonomy while following daily routines that reinforce recovery habits.
Weekly Recovery Circles: therapist-led peer groups create accountability and ongoing emotional support.
Affordability: a full year at Ianthe House costs the same as just one month in traditional private residential care.
Real-world integration: residents can continue work, study and socialise while benefiting from structured support.
“Whilst it was relatively easy to deny my eating disorder to myself all day, running around at work to this or that meeting, I would dread coming home from work to my empty flat and the chaos of my own mind.
Having others around, both aware of my struggles and working hard on their own recovery... it felt like I could breath at home again. We were helping each other, as well as ourselves, with compassion, even humour. We could laugh at ourselves!
I didn’t know how much I needed that sense of understanding and support at home, how lonely I had been for so long. ”
Our Homes — A Growing Network of Women’s Recovery Housing
Ianthe Houses currently operate in three locations, with an expanding portfolio driven by client demand. If we do not yet have a home in your area you can request a property that meets your needs using this form.
Why Choose Ianthe Houses?
Our approach is grounded in both clinical research and lived experience. Whilst recognising the importance of existing treatment models for acute cases, we aim to complement them by offering structured, peer-supported living environments.
⤷ What Makes Us Different?
A bridge between treatment and independent life – offering stability beyond short-term programs.
Community without clinical constraints – support from peers and professionals in a real-world setting.
A sustainable approach to healing – long-term, cost-effective, and adaptable to your life and responsibilities.
Recovery is about more than freedom from disordered eating—it’s about building a life of purpose and meaning. At Ianthe House, we create the space for that transformation.
Clapham House · a recovery co-living home in the heart of London.
Healing doesn’t have to mean stepping away from your life. Clapham House offers a structured, supportive living environment designed for high-functioning women in recovery. Set in a beautiful Victorian townhouse on a quiet residential street, it’s a space that balances privacy, community, and real-world recovery integration.
+ spacious, fully furnished home with modern interiors
+ private rooms only – ensuring independence and personal space
+ calm, restorative atmosphere with a south-facing garden for reflection
+ ideal for working professionals – designated workspaces and excellent transport links
💡 a home where recovery becomes part of your daily life, not separate from it.