Balsam House Recovery House

About this Recovery House

Balsam House is a sober living home in Lakewood, Colorado, in Jefferson County, on South Balsam Street, operated by Sophrosyne Sober Living.

A Sober House on South Balsam Street

Balsam House sits in a residential stretch of Lakewood, and Sophrosyne Sober Living has built it to hold ten residents across seven bedrooms. That bedroom-to-bed ratio keeps most rooms shared, which matters for a house this size: enough structure to keep costs manageable, without crowding residents into a room.

An All Pathways Approach to Sobriety

Sophrosyne Sober Living describes its mission as becoming the benchmark of quality for an all pathways recovery residence: residents are not required to follow one prescribed treatment method to live at Balsam House. The house works alongside whatever combination of outpatient care, therapy or medication a resident is already using.

Support for Medication-Assisted Recovery

Balsam House accepts residents on medication for opioid use disorder. Sophrosyne Sober Living treats that prescription as part of a resident's recovery, an accommodation not every sober house in the area extends.

Certification Through Ohio Recovery Housing - Colorado

Sophrosyne Sober Living operates as a certified organization under Ohio Recovery Housing - Colorado, the state's approved certifying body for recovery residences. Certification requires a published code of ethics, disclosed fees and house rules, and a complaint process outside the house.

Recovery Housing in Lakewood and Jefferson County

Lakewood is the largest city in Jefferson County, whose seat is Golden, and sits on the western edge of the Denver metro area. Balsam House residents have outpatient providers, grocery access and Denver's job market within reach without leaving the county. Sophrosyne Sober Living also runs three other Lakewood residences, Ames House, Dudley House and Arkansas House, giving a resident options if a transfer ever makes sense.