AIM House

The 5 star reviews are all faked by people associated with the AIM house and someone looking to actually receive help for any issue should consider any other program besides the AIM house. It’s shmack dab in prime partying territory on the hill near CU Boulder and people are constantly smoking, drinking, and partying within eye sight of the house. Seems to me like a great location for a house who’s «AIM» (get it, lol) is to get young adults away from those types of scenes. Would not even waste my time looking into it further

The 5-​star reviewer, Charlotte B., was employed at AIM House while I was there in 2010 – 2011

AIM House is an amazing transitional program for young adults. I owe my life to the therapists and staff that work at the program. I’m so grateful for how was I treated while I was there, as an individual person who needed some help getting my life back in order, rather than someone with an «illness» who needed treatment. I went to AIM House after I completed 90 days at a treatment program in UT. I went because I had tried to get sober before and had been to a few programs like wilderness, boarding school, etc and couldn’t keep my life on track when I returned home or went to college.
AIM House helped me get back in school and find a job in Boulder, which is an amazing place to live as well as be sober in. There’s an amazing active community in Boulder that got me into hiking and running and I also was introduced to yoga while I was there and it became a big passion of mine. I was someone who did well in programs and structure but felt lost without the support. I really needed to connect with community and figure out what I was passionate about so I could find the internal motivation to work and go back to school. The mentors at AIM House supported me in creating the goals I wanted, helped me when I stumbled a bit and stayed with me through the process. I worked at a local gym for a while and completed school, starting at community college and then graduated from Naropa University, a small private school in town. I got an amazing job working the mental health field because I loved the way people at AIM House worked with me and I wanted to help others with what I have experienced.
Most recently, I got married and moved to Santa Barbara and have a great job still in the mental health field, I got my yoga teacher training certificate and I’m in graduate school for counseling. My struggles today look like any normal person’s problems because I’ve learned how to build my own support system wherever I go, something I learned at AIM House. I also have a completely different relationship with my family today because of the family program at AIM House and the communication skills I learned there. I’m forever grateful to my primary mentor there, Jude in admissions and the founders Danny Conroy and Mae Martin. I love them all so much and whenever I get to visit Boulder, I always make sure to stop by and see how things are going. the program continues to be a leader in the industry with their innovative and creative approaches to helping young adults.

Absolutely worthless program! My brother attended Aim house recommended by an independent counselor that my mother paid $ 5,000 to find him a program that fit his needs. Every child is different, so I’m just going to get to the point: This is a business plain & simple. You pay up front $ 30,000+ for a business model that is set up for their clients/​patients to FAIL. I called it when I went to the family retreat, I openly questioned the faculty counselors/​mentors on why their program wasn’t based on AA and the 12 steps. How is it possible to run a program without incorporating the 12 steps!!! That program works, it’s proven to work, and yet there is little to zero 12 step principles incorporated at AIM house. Why? Because when you relapse, which 99% of people do if they aren’t working a program, where does one turn? Back to the facility that promised them to help their loved ones. There were so many people that were on their second stay at AIM house. They got your money the first time around… their banking on you relapsing and seeking them out the second time around. AA 12 step principles are FREE! When your loved one returns home, there is no AIM house… so why not give people the tools to succeed long after AIM house?!? Because they want you to fail, they want you to come back, they want your money. $ 100,000 out the window and back to square one. Stay away from this sham of a program. Find a SOLID and strong AA based program! Ps. Most if not all of the counselors on the panel, were in AA with a sponser off site. Why is that good enough for them, and yet they don’t require their patients to attend AA. Shameful.