Pocket Power
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Addiction recovery and full medical detox from home

A clinically supervised 14-day detox program with a specialist GP, daily personalised workbook, and complete medical support. No clinic. No waiting list. No one needs to know.

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Pocket Power is a private medically supervised home detox platform

built for people who need real clinical support

without leaving their work, family, privacy or daily life behind.

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Meet the people
looking after you.

Gideon de Wit

Clinician / Founder

Gideon de Wit

Gideon is the founder of Recovery From Home and the creator of the Root Cause Indicator - a validated 12-dimension psychometric framework that underpins the entire Pocket Power clinical model. With over 30 years of experience and more than 2,500 patients treated, he brings a depth of clinical insight that goes far beyond conventional addiction counselling.

His approach is built on a fundamental belief: that addiction is never the problem - it is always a symptom. The real work is identifying and addressing the underlying root cause. Every element of the Pocket Power program is designed around this principle.

Van Wyk Mostert

General Practitioner - Occupational & Emergency Medicine

Van Wyk Mostert

Dr Van Wyk Mostert is a medical practitioner with over 30 years of clinical experience, with a background in emergency medicine and a Postgraduate Diploma in Occupational Medicine. His experience means he is uniquely equipped to guide patients safely through the physical and physiological demands of detox.

Dr Mostert provides personalised, evidence-based care, monitoring each patient's progress, managing withdrawal safely, and ensuring that every step of the journey is handled with clinical precision and genuine compassion.

Jana van Niekerk

General Practitioner - Addiction Medicine

Jana van Niekerk

Jana van Niekerk is a doctor and qualified GP with a specialist interest in addiction medicine and medically supervised detox. Based in Bloemfontein, she operates nationally via telehealth - serving patients across South Africa from Cape Town to Johannesburg and everywhere in between.

Every patient receives two structured video consultations with her - an initial assessment before Day 1 and a mid-program review around Day 7. She monitors patient data daily and responds immediately to any clinical flags.

Her prescription authority covers Schedule 5 and 6 medications. Scripts are sent electronically to the patient's preferred pharmacy.

Nico Nel

General Practitioner - Emergency & Occupational Medicine

Nico Nel

Dr Nico Nel is a medical practitioner with more than 20 years of clinical experience, including a strong background in emergency and family medicine. His experience makes him well placed to guide patients safely through the physical and physiological demands of detox.

He studied at Stellenbosch University and his holistic approach provides personalized, evidence-based care with careful monitoring of each patient's progress, withdrawal safety, and overall clinical stability. His approach combines clinical precision with steady, compassionate support during a vulnerable stage of recovery.

Gideon de Wit

Clinician / Founder

Gideon de Wit

Gideon is the founder of Recovery From Home and the creator of the Root Cause Indicator - a validated 12-dimension psychometric framework that underpins the entire Pocket Power clinical model. With over 30 years of experience and more than 2,500 patients treated, he brings a depth of clinical insight that goes far beyond conventional addiction counselling.

His approach is built on a fundamental belief: that addiction is never the problem - it is always a symptom. The real work is identifying and addressing the underlying root cause. Every element of the Pocket Power program is designed around this principle.

Van Wyk Mostert

General Practitioner - Occupational & Emergency Medicine

Van Wyk Mostert

Dr Van Wyk Mostert is a medical practitioner with over 30 years of clinical experience, with a background in emergency medicine and a Postgraduate Diploma in Occupational Medicine. His experience means he is uniquely equipped to guide patients safely through the physical and physiological demands of detox.

Dr Mostert provides personalised, evidence-based care, monitoring each patient's progress, managing withdrawal safely, and ensuring that every step of the journey is handled with clinical precision and genuine compassion.

Jana van Niekerk

General Practitioner - Addiction Medicine

Jana van Niekerk

Jana van Niekerk is a doctor and qualified GP with a specialist interest in addiction medicine and medically supervised detox. Based in Bloemfontein, she operates nationally via telehealth - serving patients across South Africa from Cape Town to Johannesburg and everywhere in between.

Every patient receives two structured video consultations with her - an initial assessment before Day 1 and a mid-program review around Day 7. She monitors patient data daily and responds immediately to any clinical flags.

Her prescription authority covers Schedule 5 and 6 medications. Scripts are sent electronically to the patient's preferred pharmacy.

Nico Nel

General Practitioner - Emergency & Occupational Medicine

Nico Nel

Dr Nico Nel is a medical practitioner with more than 20 years of clinical experience, including a strong background in emergency and family medicine. His experience makes him well placed to guide patients safely through the physical and physiological demands of detox.

He studied at Stellenbosch University and his holistic approach provides personalized, evidence-based care with careful monitoring of each patient's progress, withdrawal safety, and overall clinical stability. His approach combines clinical precision with steady, compassionate support during a vulnerable stage of recovery.

The Program

Six steps. Fourteen days.

1. Clinical intake

We start with a structured medical and addiction assessment so the programme is built around your health, history, risks, and daily reality. This gives the clinical team the context they need before your detox begins.

2. Specialist GP review

A specialist GP reviews your information, supervises your detox plan, and prescribes medication where it is clinically appropriate. You are not left to manage symptoms alone or guess what is safe.

3. Medication support

Your detox is supported with clear medication guidance, symptom tracking, and daily check-ins designed to keep the process controlled. If symptoms change, your care can respond quickly and responsibly.

4. Daily workbook

Each day includes personalised workbook tasks that help you understand the patterns, triggers, and decisions sitting underneath your use. The aim is not only to stop safely, but to understand what has been driving the cycle.

5. Progress monitoring

Clinical assessments track how you are responding so the programme can identify what is improving and what still needs attention. Your progress is measured across mood, cravings, withdrawal risk, and daily functioning.

6. Private at-home care

Everything happens through the platform from home, with no facility admission, no waiting room, and no unnecessary exposure. You keep your routine, privacy, and dignity while still receiving proper clinical support.

Clinical intake

We start with a structured medical and addiction assessment so the programme is built around your health, history, risks, and daily reality. This gives the clinical team the context they need before your detox begins.

Specialist GP review

A specialist GP reviews your information, supervises your detox plan, and prescribes medication where it is clinically appropriate. You are not left to manage symptoms alone or guess what is safe.

Medication support

Your detox is supported with clear medication guidance, symptom tracking, and daily check-ins designed to keep the process controlled. If symptoms change, your care can respond quickly and responsibly.

Daily workbook

Each day includes personalised workbook tasks that help you understand the patterns, triggers, and decisions sitting underneath your use. The aim is not only to stop safely, but to understand what has been driving the cycle.

Progress monitoring

Clinical assessments track how you are responding so the programme can identify what is improving and what still needs attention. Your progress is measured across mood, cravings, withdrawal risk, and daily functioning.

Private at-home care

Everything happens through the platform from home, with no facility admission, no waiting room, and no unnecessary exposure. You keep your routine, privacy, and dignity while still receiving proper clinical support.

You Get Clean

  • 14-day medically supervised home detox
  • Medical intake and RCI assessment
  • Specialist GP consultation and review
  • Prescription sent to your chosen pharmacy
  • Detox medication prescribed where clinically appropriate
  • Daily personalised workbook
  • Mood, craving, and sleep tracking
  • Follow-up GP check-in
  • Clinical support throughout

R6,000 once-off for the 14-day detox programme. Medication is paid privately or through medical aid as usual.

Start You Get Clean

You Get Support

  • Free forever
  • Am I Addicted assessment and saved result
  • Personality assessment and personalised paragraph
  • Daily personalised message
  • Sobriety and abstinence counter
  • Daily mood and craving check-in
  • SMART Recovery resources
  • Move into You Get Clean when ready

No payment required. No commitment. You Get Support is free forever.

Start You Get Support

You Become Yourself

  • Root-cause recovery support
  • For people who need deeper personal work
  • External clinical practice pathway
  • Good fit when medical detox is not the next step
  • Continue with Gideon's existing recovery service

This pathway links out to the existing root-cause recovery practice instead of creating a PocketPower onboarding account.

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Testimonials from real patients

Try it out free

I was a single mom, working two jobs just to keep food on the table.

My addiction to prescription pills started as a way to cope with the stress, but it quickly spiraled out of control.

I wanted to get clean, but how could I leave my kids to go to rehab? Recovery From Home gave me a lifeline.

I could attend therapy sessions after putting my kids to bed, and the online support groups became my safe space.

Today, I'm sober, present, and finally the mom my kids deserve.

This program didn't just save me--it saved my family.

Sarah, 34

I undertook the evaluation process with Gideon to understand the complex interaction with others, myself, and the environment.

I found it provided an analytical insight into our unique thought process and would highly recommend him as a caring and competent therapist to aid people in self-awareness and strategy advancement to reach their full potential.

Dr Wendy Dicks
General Practitioner

I was the worst of the worst and never thought I'd have the chance to change my ways.

Dr Gideon De Wit truly saved my life in more than one way.

Not only a true gem of a person but also fantastic at teaching you the necessary skill set to avoid future mistakes.

The journey I have been on with Dr Gideon has helped me better understand myself, better my ability to improve my relationships and also gave me a fresh start on life.

I owe all my future success to you.

Thank you for your help, without you I'd still be the druggie that couldn't go a day without her fix.

I highly recommend his services, worth every moment and penny.

Zainko Bester

This place helped me immensely with my addiction and I will recommend them hands down.

Cameron Engelbrecht

I have been in and out of Rehabs many times, once for an entire year.

Recovery From Home has helped me more in 23 days than a year in a Rehab.

Finally, I am free!

Anonymous Patient

The Recovery From Home assessment gave me a comprehensive framework and strategy for understanding myself and the things that motivates me.

Gideon possesses the unique ability to create a space where someone can truly discover themselves.

Schalck van der Merwe
Head of Group Change management for Shoprite Checkers

I was a functioning addict for years.

I told myself I didn't need help because I could still hold down a job.

But my kids--they knew something was wrong.

The day my daughter asked me why I was always 'sick' was the day I knew I had to change.

Recovery From Home let me get help without losing my job or missing time with my kids.

The program was tough, but it was worth it.

Today, I'm the dad my kids can be proud of.

I'm present, I'm sober, and I'm finally free.

David, 47

I was extremely impressed by the experience of completing the assessment and seeing the wealth of clinical material that is generated when you explained my results.

This was even more powerfully demonstrated in your presentation of Recovery neuropsychological assessments before and after scores.

It clearly has a robust scientific base but, by addressing the underlying dynamic processes, it gives an easily understood model of the focus driving all that is within.

I will be extremely excited to be involved in this.

Dr Richard O'Flynn
Psychologist, Burt St Edmunds

Bloody marvelous! I cannot wait for our weekly sessions.

Toby Roldt
Actor/Director

I entrust my entire family in Gideon's therapeutic care.

He is a breath of fresh air in the stale world of traditional therapy.

No wonder that after only 6 months in the UK he was already interviewed by BBC News.

Brilliant!

Lara Grylis
Fawcett

I was so deep in my addiction that I didn't even recognize myself anymore.

I'd given up on ever being happy or healthy.

But Recovery From Home gave me a chance to start over.

The program was so flexible--I could attend sessions during my lunch break or after work.

My counsellor helped me rediscover the person I used to be, and the online community gave me the strength to keep going.

Today, I'm sober, and I've found a new purpose in life.

I'm proof that it's never too late to change.

Michael, 51

Highly recommend Gideon's unique treatment that goes far beyond addiction.

A great person and true professional.

Dillion Overmeyer

I could not believe that such a simple test could reveal so much of my inner workings.

At first, I thought that the councilors cheated by telling Gideon my life story beforehand, but he deduced massive amounts of information even before being introduced to me.

I recommend him and Recovery From Home with the greatest confidence.

Anonymous Patient

I was a single mom, working two jobs just to keep food on the table.

My addiction to prescription pills started as a way to cope with the stress, but it quickly spiraled out of control.

I wanted to get clean, but how could I leave my kids to go to rehab? Recovery From Home gave me a lifeline.

I could attend therapy sessions after putting my kids to bed, and the online support groups became my safe space.

Today, I'm sober, present, and finally the mom my kids deserve.

This program didn't just save me--it saved my family.

Sarah, 34

I undertook the evaluation process with Gideon to understand the complex interaction with others, myself, and the environment.

I found it provided an analytical insight into our unique thought process and would highly recommend him as a caring and competent therapist to aid people in self-awareness and strategy advancement to reach their full potential.

Dr Wendy Dicks
General Practitioner

I was the worst of the worst and never thought I'd have the chance to change my ways.

Dr Gideon De Wit truly saved my life in more than one way.

Not only a true gem of a person but also fantastic at teaching you the necessary skill set to avoid future mistakes.

The journey I have been on with Dr Gideon has helped me better understand myself, better my ability to improve my relationships and also gave me a fresh start on life.

I owe all my future success to you.

Thank you for your help, without you I'd still be the druggie that couldn't go a day without her fix.

I highly recommend his services, worth every moment and penny.

Zainko Bester

This place helped me immensely with my addiction and I will recommend them hands down.

Cameron Engelbrecht

I have been in and out of Rehabs many times, once for an entire year.

Recovery From Home has helped me more in 23 days than a year in a Rehab.

Finally, I am free!

Anonymous Patient

The Recovery From Home assessment gave me a comprehensive framework and strategy for understanding myself and the things that motivates me.

Gideon possesses the unique ability to create a space where someone can truly discover themselves.

Schalck van der Merwe
Head of Group Change management for Shoprite Checkers

I was a functioning addict for years.

I told myself I didn't need help because I could still hold down a job.

But my kids--they knew something was wrong.

The day my daughter asked me why I was always 'sick' was the day I knew I had to change.

Recovery From Home let me get help without losing my job or missing time with my kids.

The program was tough, but it was worth it.

Today, I'm the dad my kids can be proud of.

I'm present, I'm sober, and I'm finally free.

David, 47

I was extremely impressed by the experience of completing the assessment and seeing the wealth of clinical material that is generated when you explained my results.

This was even more powerfully demonstrated in your presentation of Recovery neuropsychological assessments before and after scores.

It clearly has a robust scientific base but, by addressing the underlying dynamic processes, it gives an easily understood model of the focus driving all that is within.

I will be extremely excited to be involved in this.

Dr Richard O'Flynn
Psychologist, Burt St Edmunds

Bloody marvelous! I cannot wait for our weekly sessions.

Toby Roldt
Actor/Director

I entrust my entire family in Gideon's therapeutic care.

He is a breath of fresh air in the stale world of traditional therapy.

No wonder that after only 6 months in the UK he was already interviewed by BBC News.

Brilliant!

Lara Grylis
Fawcett

I was so deep in my addiction that I didn't even recognize myself anymore.

I'd given up on ever being happy or healthy.

But Recovery From Home gave me a chance to start over.

The program was so flexible--I could attend sessions during my lunch break or after work.

My counsellor helped me rediscover the person I used to be, and the online community gave me the strength to keep going.

Today, I'm sober, and I've found a new purpose in life.

I'm proof that it's never too late to change.

Michael, 51

Highly recommend Gideon's unique treatment that goes far beyond addiction.

A great person and true professional.

Dillion Overmeyer

I could not believe that such a simple test could reveal so much of my inner workings.

At first, I thought that the councilors cheated by telling Gideon my life story beforehand, but he deduced massive amounts of information even before being introduced to me.

I recommend him and Recovery From Home with the greatest confidence.

Anonymous Patient

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