Phoenix Rising Sober Living - Palmetto Women's Recovery House

About this Recovery House

Phoenix Rising Sober Living - Palmetto is a certified women's sober living home in Florence, South Carolina, in Florence County. It is one of two Phoenix Rising residences in the city and appears on the South Carolina Alliance for Recovery Residences registry. The house number is not published.

A Women's Sober House for Any Stage of Recovery

The operator takes women stepping down from inpatient treatment, women already in recovery looking for a supportive address, and women just starting out. That last category matters. Many houses require a documented period of sobriety before admission, which leaves the people at highest risk with nowhere to go, and a residence that admits them is functioning as an entry point.

Structure and Accountability in a Florence Recovery Residence

The stated model is accountability, community and personal development, in a safe and structured environment for women committed to a sober life. The language the operator uses about second chances and dignity is the kind that shows up in houses run by people who have been residents themselves, and it is worth asking about directly.

An Abstinence-Based Recovery Home

Medication-assisted treatment is not accepted at this house. For a woman prescribed buprenorphine or methadone, that rules it out, and certified houses accepting all forms operate in the Midlands and the Lowcountry.

Recovery Housing in Florence County

Florence is the county seat and the medical, legal and retail center for the whole Pee Dee region, with MUSC Health Florence Medical Center, the county and federal courthouses, Francis Marion University and Florence Darlington Technical College inside the city. Women leaving treatment in the smaller towns nearby usually find Florence is the closest place where work, an appointment and a meeting all sit within reach.