Founded by Someone Who Understands
Bali Beginnings was founded by Howard, who's over 12 years sober from alcohol himself — a "grateful alcoholic", as he puts it (he's got it tattooed on his hand, in case you ever wondered how seriously he takes it). After his own journey through recovery, he had a fairly clear sense of what was missing in most addiction treatment. The centres that were big enough to be commercially viable were too big to actually know the people in them. The smaller ones often weren't properly clinical. And almost none of them stayed involved past the 28-day mark.
So when Howard set Bali Beginnings up, he built it the other way round. Up to eight clients at any one time. A multi-disciplinary clinical team big enough that no one falls through the gaps. Two years of structured aftercare baked in from day one — because honestly, the residential stay is the easy bit. The journey really starts the day a client goes home.
That's what Bali Beginnings has grown into. People come to us from the UK — and further afield — because the clinical work is genuinely serious, the setting supports recovery rather than reminding you of a ward, and the cost sits a long way below UK private residential rehab. We're not for everyone, and we'll say so plainly. But for the people we are right for, it tends to work.
"The best thing about getting sober is you get your feelings back."
— Howard, Founding Director