Thunderbird – Wren House
229 North 4th Avenue West
Duluth, MN 55806
About Thunderbird – Wren House
Thunderbird Wren House is a culturally rooted substance use treatment program in Duluth, Minnesota.
Their comprehensive approach impresses me. The program serves Anishinaabe men and women through abstinence based care that blends evidence based practices with Native cultural programming.
Anishinaabe Centered Recovery Programs
I like their step down environment for clients who have completed a high intensity treatment program.
Care includes medium intensity residential treatment, halfway house and sober living support, cooccurring mental health services and structured aftercare planning to help clients transition into long term sobriety.
Clients can expect individual counseling, cooccurring groups, brief CBT, MI and contingency management.
Programming also integrates cultural services such as talking circles, sweat lodges, pipe and drum ceremonies, Ojibwe language activities, life skills development and educational and vocational counseling.
Quick Facts
- Location: Duluth, on a private wooded campus with forested walking paths
- Levels of care: Medium-intensity residential treatment, halfway house, transitional living and aftercare
- Who they treat: Anishinaabe adult men and women who have completed a high intensity treatment program
- Approach: Culturally grounded, abstinence based care combining evidence-based therapies with Native traditions
- Payment options: Medicaid, private insurance, self pay, state and federal funding and financial aid
- Amenities: Gender specific communities of up to 10, separate social areas, meditation room and private transportation
- Heritage: Part of one of the first Native American owned and operated treatment organizations in the United States
Amenities
Addiction Treatment Programs
When an individual struggles with drug and alcohol use, an adult program in Minnesota can provide treatment and mental health support. Designed for men and women over the age of 18, these programs help individuals obtain and maintain sobriety.
Individuals who attend men’s rehab in Minnesota can expect to spend much of their days in therapy sessions. Therapy is focused on men only, and teaches men how to control urges and cravings and live a healthy, sober lifestyle.
During women’s rehab in Minnesota, women participate in evidence-based therapies to treat their substance use disorders. Therapy methods include individual, group, family, cognitive-behavioral, and dialectical behavior therapy.
Levels of Care
If you choose inpatient drug rehab in Minnesota, often referred to as residential rehab, you’ll receive 24/7 care while living at the rehab facility. Typical treatment services include individual and group therapy, medication management, and relapse prevention education.
Sober living in Minnesota gives you the opportunity to apply the tools you acquired in rehab, in an independent but structured environment. You’ll reside with others in recovery, adhering to house rules such as curfew and a no-drug policy. As you work or go to school and contribute to household responsibilities, you’ll learn to live a drug-free life.


