Evoke Wellness at Cohasset

Evoke (now called Harborview) is not a luxury country club style rehab for A-list or even B-list celebrities. They don’t have a pool, they don’t allow smartphones or laptops, they don’t even have much of a community space to relax with other “clients” - So the way I see it, they did enough to help me get better and keep me comfortable, but not enough to inspire me to revisit. Most of the staff was caring, knowledgeable and empathetic, the nurses prescribed meds that helped me and weaned me off of them when it made sense, we had individual TVs by our beds, 3 meals a day + bottomless snacks, and plenty of group sessions to keep busy and help me rehabilitate mentally and emotionally. (They even have a gym that allows for a halfway decent workout.) BUT… I don’t wanna go back! Evoke / Harborview gave me what I needed for 20+ days and I have been sober and doing well for 18+ months. The opposite of addiction is connection. And the opposite of negativity is gratitude. This place allowed me to connect with and learn from other like minded people, staff and clients. And it made me grateful I wasn’t passed out on Mass & Cass or lying in the city morgue. It increased my gratitude for having a beautiful family and comfortable house to come home to. You’re not going to see Ben Affleck at this place, but it’s not going to bankrupt you either. If you need help and could use a jump start to your sobriety, I recommend Evoke / Harborview, coupled with engaging with others and doing the work.

Two Years Later — With Love and Gratitude, My name is Samantha Garcia—though Sam was always just fine with me. It’s been almost two years since I last saw your faces, and while I only remember one name—Kristin—that’s beside the point. I’m writing this as if I’m speaking to each and every one of you individually, because that’s how you treated me: personally, patiently, and with kindness. I imagine you hear comeback stories often, so consider this another chapter in the book. I never fell again. After I left you, I didn’t slip back into old routines like everyone expected. I stood brave—just like you taught me. I came out here and gave it everything I had. And I did it. It started with small victories: waking up without feeling like a piece of shit, showing up to work on time with no excuses. Then life threw me a curveball: my mom was diagnosed with early-onset dementia. I won’t lie—it was tempting to pick up a bottle of whiskey and take it to the face. But I knew if I did, I wouldn’t get back up. Not like I had now. And she needed me. Still does. You taught me how to sit with silence, how to breathe through shame, how to speak gently to the parts of me I used to drown. You gave me back my name. And with a heart that now knows how to hold pain without absorbing it— I enrolled in an accelerated nursing program at the New England Institute of Technology. I turned pain into knowledge, anger into conviction, and grief into love. I left you with a plan—and now I return with the result. In 4 months, come February 2026—my two-year mark—I will be Samantha Garcia, RN. I wanted you to know that your work matters. That I carry your kindness with me. That every time I chose peace over chaos, I think of those that steadied me when I couldn’t stand. And Kristin—if you see this, you did your job. And you did it well. Sending you all blessings, and warm holiday wishes from your former alumni. With love, Sam

Evoke was absolutely amazing the staff is very helpful in all ways knowledge of addiction and mental health. Nursing with medical is very informative and helpful. The recovery specialists and counseling is very hands on and care for your well being this place saved my life and I will be forever grateful for this facility. If you want help this is the place. Thank you Evoke!!!!!

Unfortunate to say I've been to many detox and CSS facilities. However, Evoke is the only facility that actually has worked. They are awesome and the only facility I have been to that has a full-time medical staff and where you meet with your counselor everyday. They help you get to where you need to be and really truly care. I would recommend this place to anyone and everyone who is ever had an addiction issue and who currently does. Give it a chance it's definitely worth it and grateful to say I am 60 days sober today which is the longest I've been in a long time. They are continually supporting me when needed and I don't even have a desire to drink. I 100% support Evoke

What can I say. I went in towards the end of October 2021, stayed for, I think, four weeks. Then did another two weeks at their sober house in Wellesley, with day groups at the facility in Waltham. They provided the transportation to and from. In one month I’ll be celebrating four years sober. And I was a raging 24/7 alcoholic for years. Good staff. Had to wait for things from time to time, but whatever. Great food, morning massages. If you go in determined to get clean, have an open mind and are willing to do the work, this place may just be for you. Again, you have to work it. Just keep up the work when you leave and you’ll be okay.