Sidney House Women's Recovery House

About this Recovery House

Sidney House is a women's sober living home operated by Recovery House of St. Louis in St. Louis, Missouri, an independent city that functions as its own county. It is one of two women's residences Recovery House of St. Louis runs in the city, alongside Humphrey House - Women.

A Women's Sober House Run by Recovery House of St. Louis

Sidney House is restricted to women only, which keeps house meetings, chores and shared living space organized around one population and one set of expectations. Recovery House of St. Louis places residents here through a formal application process, so anyone considering Sidney House starts with the same paperwork and screening as every other applicant to the operator.

Structure, Discipline and Accountability

Recovery House of St. Louis describes its model in three words: structure, discipline and accountability, aimed at long-term freedom from drugs and alcohol. A house under that model typically means shared living, a house routine, and residents holding each other to it, the traditional sober living approach.

Recovery Housing in the City of St. Louis

St. Louis operates as its own independent city, and that gives residents at Sidney House access to the city's full range of hospitals, outpatient behavioral health providers and Metro transit without a long commute to a county seat. That density is part of why St. Louis draws people from across the region for recovery housing.

Part of a Larger St. Louis Sober Living Network

Sidney House is one of nine houses Recovery House of St. Louis runs in the city, split between men's and women's residences. A resident who needs a different setting later can work that out with an operator that already knows his or her history.

What to Ask Before Moving Into This St. Louis Sober House

Recovery House of St. Louis publishes testimonials and answers to frequently asked questions for prospective residents, and the application for residency is the starting point for anyone interested in Sidney House. Worth confirming directly with the operator: what the weekly cost covers, what house rules apply day to day, and how the operator handles a resident who needs a different level of structure.