A flowing river of care
Recovery is not a straight line. We focus on gradually letting go — without the sudden waterfalls where care stops and clients fall into an abyss. We meet you where you are and walk with you, at your pace.
We love what we do
The highest level of treatment offered by a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, counsellors and recovery assistants.
Officially licensed
One of only a few treatment centres in Cape Town officially licensed and registered by the Western Cape Government.
To bring light into darkness
"The only thing we should be focussed on is — how to bring light into the darkness of another."
"I did not use to feel this way. Quite frankly, I also wasn't really able to be this way: bringing light into someone's darkness wasn't something I was focussed on for the good first half of my life. One could even say, I was quite the self-centered individual only chasing my own desires and trying to ward off my own fears."
"Through my own recovery and healing process, and with the help of countless people around me, I finally was able to have a constructive dialogue with the child within me, instead of having that child make all my decisions. That helped me learn to simply be okay — no matter what happens — and, in turn, I was beginning to be able to truly be there for another, unconditionally."
— Jeroen Decker, Founder
Part of a unified eco-system
Hillhouse Clinics is one of nine organisations within the Living Clean Group — a family of companies orbiting one shared purpose: making a lifestyle of clean living the new standard of life.
Living Clean
Group
Eco-system
"To create a unified eco-system where everything aimed towards creating a higher standard of being comes together: from exceptional treatment, coaching, living, software to all elements needed in a world where living your life as cleanly as possible, in body, soul and spirit, is the new standard of living."
Where the brain meets the soul
We believe in a combination of evidence-based and holistic approaches. We cannot only teach people cognitively how to not relapse — we also need to cleanse the soul of deeply rooted feelings of guilt, shame and fear. It is this baggage which causes people to collapse if they continue to carry it through life.
In our treatment we focus on allowing people to find their true self — without masks, mannerisms, defences. We create a safe environment to help them practice being vulnerable, because shedding off your masks is necessary to find a sustainable recovery.
Many of our team members have been where our clients are now: in desperation and in active using. They now live full lives in recovery, and have one purpose — helping others find what they have found.
Meet the team
Our multidisciplinary team consists of psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, counsellors and recovery assistants — many with personal experience of recovery themselves.
Our Clinical Team
Psychiatrists, psychologists, counsellors and therapists. Together they hold the clinical container for our clients — combining evidence-based therapy with the holistic work of cleansing guilt, shame and fear so that recovery becomes sustainable, not just temporary.
David McNamara
Clinical Director
Leigh Petersen
Clinical Manager
Helen Kiewiedo
Psychiatric Nurse
Rafiequa Saban
Counsellor
Jackie Opperman
Trauma Specialist
Kendall Amis
Group Counsellor
Nasreen Hoosain
Occupational Therapist
Chesray Esau
Counsellor
Mareldiah Achmat
Counsellor
Gideon Williams
Counsellor
Bryan Hellmann
Clinical Psychologist
Our Support Team
Behind every clinician stands a team that takes care of finance, HR, contracts and compliance. They are the quiet engine that keeps Hillhouse running — so our clinical and recovery teams can give all their attention to the people who walk through our doors.
Eben de Wit
Financial Manager
Sandisiwe Mvaba
Finance Assistant
Nasreen Arendse
HR
Tamkazi Ndeleni
Finance Assistant
Our Recovery Assistants
Every one of our recovery assistants has lived the life our clients are living now — and found their way out. They are the proof that recovery is possible. Day and night they sit with our clients through the hard moments, offering the kind of hope you can only give when you have lived through it yourself.
Shukri Arendse
RA & Facility Manager
Kirk van der Westhuizen
Recovery Assistant
Carmen Abrahams
Recovery Assistant
Emile Jones
Recovery Assistant
Ruwayda Jacobs
Recovery Assistant
Ayesha Samsodien
Recovery Assistant
Jacqualine Scheepers
Recovery Assistant
Nazlea Daniels
Recovery Assistant
Ikraam Arendse
Maintenance Guru
Our Operational Team
Our chefs, housekeepers and groundsmen are the unsung heroes of Hillhouse. From a home-cooked meal to a freshly made bed and a beautifully kept garden, they create the calm, dignified environment our clients need so they can focus on the inner work of healing.
Shameeg Domingo
Operational Manager
Janine Tango
Kitchen Guru
Elliot Nkhoma
Operational Assistant
Joanne Marinus
Kitchen Wizard
Wardah Mc Nabb
Kitchen Wizard
Simanye Twala
Operational Assistant
Caroline Tilongo
Operational Assistant
Ready to begin your journey?
Let's talk. We're here to listen and to help you find the right path forward.