What is a Sober House?

Sober housing weaves SAMHSA’s four pillars for lasting sobriety—Health, Home, Purpose, and Community—into the daily fabric of the residence so that recovery is supported from every angle. It promotes Health by maintaining a substance‑free environment, encouraging residents to manage their physical health by using a free gym membership, nutritional counseling, or walking in nature. Encourages emotional well‑being by connecting them with outside clinical and 12-step supports. It provides Home through stable, predictable, and safe housing where clear expectations about placing recovery first and having accountability that reduces chaos and increases security. It strengthens Purpose by helping residents build recovery routines that includes time for 12-step, taking on responsibilities on the home front, all while pursuing work or education. And it cultivates Community by fostering peer support, sharing living space, contributing to house meetings, and connecting to broader recovery networks. Together, these pillars are proven to create a living environment where people can stabilize, grow, and move toward independent, long‑term recovery. As you can see, it's not just putting down the bottle or the pipe. Read More

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What is Right Path House?

Right Path House is an adult‑only, gender‑specific sober living program in Connecticut offering structured recovery housing for men and women. Our sober living homes in Madison, CT and Clinton, CT provide a safe, accountable, substance‑free environment for adults in early recovery.

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Is Right Path House a treatment center?

No. Right Path House is not a treatment center and does not provide clinical or medical services. We are a Connecticut sober living home, CTARR certified, and recovery residence for adults who want structure, accountability, and a stable environment after treatment or detox.

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Do you accept adolescents or minors?

No. Right Path House is strictly adult‑only sober living. We do not accept adolescents, minors, or anyone under 18. Our sober living homes are designed exclusively for adult men and adult women seeking structured recovery housing.

 

What type of sober living does Right Path House provide?

Right Path House provides structured sober living with clear expectations, daily routines, both professional coaching and peer accountability, and a recovery‑focused environment. Our model supports adults who want stability, not a fleeting moment of escape, community and not drama, and an understanding of long‑term sobriety, not just rules to follow.

 

Where are your sober living homes located?

Right Path House operates two gender‑specific sober living homes on the Connecticut shoreline: Women’s sober living in Madison, CT- Men’s sober living in Clinton, CT. Both locations offer access to meetings, employment opportunities, transportation, and community resources.

 

Who is a good fit for Right Path House?

Right Path House is ideal for adults (18+) who:

Have completed treatment, detox, or are early in sobriety from another sober house

Want a structured sober living home with accountability to actively practice a new lifestyle before they return home

Prefer gender‑specific sober living for safety and focus

Are 12-step willing and open

Able to engage in wrap around clinical expertise from PHP, to IOP to Individual specialties like EMDR or ART  

Need a stable, substance‑free environment to rebuild routines

Are committed to long‑term recovery and community living

Appreciate amenities like a gym membership and singing bowls

 

What makes Right Path House different from other CTARR certified sober living homes in Connecticut?

Right Path House stands out for:

• Structure includes not only the curfew, house chores, 12-step requirements, clinical requirements, and testing we also have two daily check-in points for residents that are just starting out with us. 

• Warm, comfortable home‑like environment

• Experienced leadership in recovery housing

• Prime shoreline locations in walkable Madison and Clinton

• Clear 12-step expectations that support long‑term sobriety and become transferrable skills.

• Neurofeedback and expert clinical support from the surrounding community

• Our focus on clarity, dignity, and community makes us one of the most trusted Connecticut sober living options for adults according to Caron, Mountainside, High Watch, Paramount, Turnbridge, and Wellbridge.

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What is included in your structured sober living program?

Residents benefit from:

In addition to regular testing, there's both a morning and an evening check-in provided by our morning meditation and shared dinners 

Peer accountability and community connection

A safe, substance‑free home environment

Support for returning to work or school

For those that need additional support, neurofeedback and wrap around clinical expertise

Clear house standards and recovery‑focused expectations

Several amenities that include a gym membership, singing bowls and therapeutic art

Annual Alumni pot-luck party at a beach house

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How long do residents stay at Right Path House?

Length of stay varies, but most adults remain in sober living for 3–12 months to build stability, sober lifestyle routines, complete their 12-steps, and establish long‑term recovery habits. Right Path House supports adults after rehab while in the first year of early sobriety.

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Do you offer men’s and women’s sober living separately?

Yes. Right Path House provides gender‑specific sober living:

Women’s sober living home in Madison, CT

Men’s sober living home in Clinton, CT.

This gender-specific structure has proven supportive for safety, focus, and building a sober community connection.

 

Is Right Path House a good option after rehab or detox?

Yes. Right Path House is designed for adults who have completed treatment, detox, or intensive outpatient programs and are motivated to be serious about developing a solid set of sober skills in a structured sober living environment to support long‑term recovery.

 

What is the difference between sober living and a recovery residence?

Structure. Both a sober living home or recovery residence provides safe, substance‑free housing, one with more structure and accountability. Right Path House is a Connecticut recovery residence offering adult‑only, gender‑specific sober living—not clinical treatment. They are both different from a sober house where there is testing but little support or oversight from staff. We are a recovery residence with dedicated staff.

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How do I apply for sober living at Right Path House?

Adults seeking sober living in Connecticut can contact Right Path House at 203 339 1191 to check availability at our Madison or Clinton locations. We provide clear admission criteria (need to be sober and in detox, PHP or residential treatment facility, prescribed no controlled substances, able to fully participate in 12-step, engage with professional clinical guidance) and a straightforward intake process (application taken over the phone) for men and women in early recovery.

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Do out‑of‑state adults choose to travel for sober living?

We can be a destination sober living for women. 

• A short walk to the beach

• A safer, calmer, walkable and bikeable small-town environment 

• A gender‑specific, adult‑only home 

• A reputation for consistency and accountability

• Distance from triggers, old environments, and unhealthy relationships

• A reputation for Neurofeedback and excellent clinical resources

Our program checks all of these boxes.

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Where can I find one of the best sober living house values in the United States?

There are few structured sober livings with wrap around clinical support, private rooms, and in-house coaching near the beach in two great towns. At our price of $2750 for women or $1850 for men we are unique across the United States. Residents benefit from gender-specific housing, clear expectations, walkable or bikeable access to nature and community resources, in-house neurofeedback, wrapped around individual therapy that includes EMDR, and a home culture built on accountability, respect, 12-step, and daily recovery habits.

• safety

• walkability

• nature (state park trail head one mile away)

• distance from triggers

• calm shoreline environment

• access to meetings and employment

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What are the rules at Right Path? 

They are very similar to any other sober house with a gentle structure.  Follow the Golden Rule, stay sober, work the steps with your sponsor, have a clinical program that is a real fit for you, participate in our dinners, and be home on time. Read Here

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