Support for Harbor Area Women’s Lives Rehab in Los Angeles, CA

About Support for Harbor Area Women’s Lives

Support for Harbor Area Women’s Lives, located in Los Angeles, California is a non-profit alcohol and drug rehab that offers treatment for a variety of substance abuse addictions including alcoholism, co-occurring mental health disorders, and opiate addiction. They offer residential care providing long term support for addiction recovery. Additional levels of care offered include relapse prevention, recovery housing, and 12-step therapy.

Specialty rehab programs at Support for Harbor Area Women’s Lives include tailored care focusing on women’s specific needs and experiences, age-appropriate treatment for teens addressing adolescent-specific issues, and inclusive treatment respecting diverse sexual orientations and gender identities.

Patients at Support for Harbor Area Women’s Lives will find the residential setting creates an immersive environment promoting full engagement in recovery away from daily triggers.

Support for Harbor Area Women’s Lives has received accreditations from SAMHSA and the state of California.

Latest Reviews

Jessica Schultz

3 months ago on Google

I know it says domestic abuse treatment center on Google, but this is actually a rehab not a Medi-Cal facility, but it is free. They take your food stamps and general relief (GR) money. You re allowed to keep $20/month, which most girls use for a vape. And yes, pretty much everyone vapes.Pros: It s decorated to feel like a home, not cold or clinical like some Medi-Cal rehabs (ex: Pacifica House feels institutional). Small number of girls makes it feel more intimate, though it also means more pressure to share in group. We got to go on outings movies, McDonald s especially around holidays, which helped break up the routine. After a two-week blackout (no phone), you can earn passes every other week (weekly if you have child court visits). Strides 4 Recovery outings once a week were a nice way to get out of the house. You can lay on the couch with blankets and watch Netflix/streaming services many rehabs don t allow this. Monica and Sandy were genuinely caring staff. Christmas gifts were donated to the residents. Parents in Partnership came every other week to do family-related activities.Cons: Bunk beds. So much cleaning often used as punishment. People get kicked out for small things. Marla, the counselor, will make it feel like if you leave, you ll be homeless. No phone access the entire time you re there. Only one counselor (Marla), who plays favorites. She encourages you to open up in group then uses it against you. Told me, You can t talk to your boyfriend if you live in our properties. She also said things like, Just don t be manic, and questioned why I needed meds prescribed by my psychiatrist. Extremely unprofessional. No mental health support if you have bipolar or any serious diagnosis, this place isn t equipped. Forget to sign the GR log? Expect to be scrubbing cabinets or cleaning the garage. Laundry and showers only allowed on your assigned day/time. Showering outside that window gets you written up. Rudy is overly strict if you doze off during a 12-hour day, he ll make you stand through the meeting. Schedule: Wake at 7am (earlier if cooking), chores, stay in room until chores pass inspection, group, lunch (you may have to cook), more chores, more group, dinner at 5, third round of chores. Then a required 7 10pm meeting even if you re exhausted. On double scrub days, you clean wall panels, etc. If you rest, Marla gives you more work. You re expected to eat together for at least 30 minutes, pray together, say what you re grateful for every meal. Felt cult-like. You do everything with the same girls all day, every day. No alone time. Designated vape times only.The former director, Laurie, recently left. I heard it may be turning into a co-ed mental health facility, which is ironic because they do not have proper mental health care in place.A warning for court-ordered people:Do not come here if you re mandated by court. Too many people get kicked out, and your time may not count. It could reflect badly on you. Other programs help advocate for you in court. Marla might talk to your caseworker against you instead.A lot of people donate clothes and supplies thinking this is a battered women s shelter it s not.Most girls go through this program to get into their sober living homes across the street. They re affordable (GR covers much of the cost), but you still have to check in daily and do random drug tests.Check out my Yelp reviews for honest experiences at other programs like House of Hope and Angel Steps. I wish I had.

Mykiana Richards

1 year ago on Google

This place was ok in what they provided me the services were not beneficial to me I believe this area was not a great area for me as well

Toni

2 years ago on Google

Changed my life forever I will never forget the women who helped me showed me the light and loved me through it.

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Other Forms of Payment

Self-pay involves paying for treatment out of your own pocket. You can use savings or credit, get a personal loan, or receive help from family and friends to fund your treatment. If you don't have insurance or your insurance plan doesn't cover a specific program, self-pay can help ensure you still get the care you need.

Sliding scale payments are based on a client's income and family size. The goal is to make treatment affordable to everyone. By taking these factors into account, addiction recovery care providers help ensure that your treatment does not become a financial burden to you or your family, eliminating one barrier to care.

Addiction Treatments

Levels of Care

Inpatient

Inpatient rehab provides intensive treatment for clients exiting detox, those in early recovery, and those at an elevated risk of relapse. Unlike outpatient drug rehab, clients receiving inpatient care reside at the facility for the duration of the program. The length of stay may range from two weeks to 18 months or more, depending on the client's needs and the program's design. Inpatient treatment typically involves extensive addiction education and recovery-focused life skills training.

Aftercare Support

Rehab aftercare programs offer clients in addiction recovery a robust continuum of care after clients have completed active treatment. These services address recovery as a life-long process and are designed to evolve with clients' changing needs. Clients may partner with their case managers and/or addiction recovery team to identify the rehab aftercare services that are right for them. They may receive career counseling, housing assistance, peer coaching, 12 step program induction, among many other services.

12-Step

12-step programs are addiction recovery models based on Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). A number of substance abuse programs (including some drug and alcohol rehab centers) use the 12 steps as a basis for treatment. Beginning steps involve admitting powerlessness over the addiction and creating a spiritual basis for recovery. Middle steps including making direct amends to those who've been hurt by the addiction, and the final step is to assist others in addiction recovery in the same way. 12-Step offshoots including Narcotics Anonymous (NA), Cocaine Anonymous (CA), Dual Recovery Anonymous (DRA), Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA) and Gamblers Anonymous (GA).

Sober Living Homes

Sober Living Houses (SLHs), aka sober homes or halfway houses, are safe, substance-free, supportive living facilities for those recovering from substance abuse. Ideal for those who've just been through inpatient or outpatient treatment, SLHs are supervised environments with rules that support sobriety, such as curfews, shared chores, and therapeutic meetings. Residents are also often trained on life skills and coping skills to make it easier to transition into society. SLHs also provide a strong sense of community that can lead to the kind of deep and lasting connections with other sober individuals that supports a new, healthy lifestyle.

Treatments

The goal of treatment for alcoholism is abstinence. Those with poor social support, poor motivation, or psychiatric disorders tend to relapse within a few years of treatment. For these people, success is measured by longer periods of abstinence, reduced use of alcohol, better health, and improved social functioning. Recovery and Maintenance are usually based on 12 step programs and AA meetings.

Drug rehab in California teaches participants constructive ways to stay clean and sober. Treatment revolves around helping individuals stop using the substance they are addicted to and learn healthy habits to avoid relapse.

Many of those suffering from addiction also suffer from mental or emotional illnesses like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, or anxiety disorders. Rehab and other substance abuse facilities treating those with a dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder administer psychiatric treatment to address the person's mental health issue in addition to drug and alcohol rehabilitation.

A combined mental health and substance abuse rehab has the staff and resources available to handle individuals with both mental health and substance abuse issues. It can be challenging to determine where a specific symptom stems from (a mental health issue or an issue related to substance abuse), so mental health and substance abuse professionals are helpful in detangling symptoms and keeping treatment on track.

Opioid rehabs specialize in supporting those recovering from opioid addiction. They treat those suffering from addiction to illegal opioids like heroin, as well as prescription drugs like oxycodone. These centers typically combine both physical as well as mental and emotional support to help stop addiction. Physical support often includes medical detox and subsequent medical support (including medication), and mental support includes in-depth therapy to address the underlying causes of addiction.

Programs

Adult Program

Adult rehab programs include therapies tailored to each client's specific needs, goals, and recovery progress. They are tailored to the specific challenges adult clients may face, including family and work pressures and commitments. From inpatient and residential treatment to various levels of outpatient services, there are many options available. Some facilities also help adults work through co-occurring conditions, like anxiety, that can accompany addiction.

Young Adult Program

Young adulthood can be an exciting, yet difficult, time of transition. Individuals in their late teens to mid-20s face unique stressors related to school, jobs, families, and social circles, which can lead to a rise in substance use. Rehab centers with dedicated young adult programs will include activities and amenities that cater to this age group, with an emphasis on specialized counseling, peer socialization, and ongoing aftercare.

LGBTQ Program

Recovery is most successful when clients feel accepted and validated by their peers and treatment providers. Facilities that offer LGBTQ-inclusive programming are committed to creating a safe space where everyone can grow and recover without fear of judgment or discrimination. They will have dedicated policies in place to create a safe and supportive environment that fosters free expression.

Clinical Services

Cognitive behavioral therapy in California is a method that therapists often use for the effective treatment of substance use disorders. It is based on the principle that substance abuse stems from unhelpful ways of thinking and patterns of behavior, which can be changed by helping the individual learn better ways of coping.

While participating in dialectical behavior therapy in California, you'll focus on four key areas of skill development: mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, emotion regulation, and distress tolerance. Treatment includes weekly individual and group sessions.

Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.

In individual therapy, a patient meets one-on-one with a trained psychologist or counselor. Therapy is a pivotal part of effective substance abuse treatment, as it often covers root causes of addiction, including challenges faced by the patient in their social, family, and work/school life.

For clients who are struggling with ambivalence toward change, motivational interviewing in California can help strengthen their commitment to change. Using a conversational method, the therapist helps you explore your motivations and empowers you to make the changes you desire.

Trauma therapy addresses traumatic incidents from a client's past that are likely affecting their present-day experience. Trauma is often one of the primary triggers and potential causes of addiction, and can stem from child sexual abuse, domestic violence, having a parent with a mental illness, losing one or both parents at a young age, teenage or adult sexual assault, or any number of other factors. The purpose of trauma therapy is to allow a patient to process trauma and move through and past it, with the help of trained and compassionate mental health professionals.

Family therapy offers a platform for members to have an open dialogue about the challenges that addiction has placed on the family unit. Through guided sessions, therapists can help families develop healthy communication skills and address unresolved issues. By working together toward a common goal, they help to support their loved one's sobriety.

Life skills trainings involve all the skills a person must have in order to function successfully in the world. These include time management, career guidance, money management, and effective communication. Truly successful addiction recovery is based on the ability to not only live substance-free, but to thrive. Life skills teaches the practical necessities of functioning in society, which sets clients up for success in life, and therefore sobriety.

Amenities

Residential Setting

Staff & Accreditations

Staff

Laurie Whalen-Martinez

Executive Director

April Del Rio

Program Assistant

Marla Lopez, CATC-ll

Certified Drug & Alcohol Counselor

Accreditations

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Established in 1992 by congress, SAMHSA's mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on American's communities.

SAMHSA Listed: Yes

State Licenses are permits issued by government agencies that allow rehab organizations to conduct business legally within a certain geographical area. Typically, the kind of program a rehab facility offers, along with its physical location, determines which licenses are required to operate legally.

State License: California
License Number: 337

Contact Information

(310) 521-9310

Website

936 South Centre Street
San Pedro, CA 90731

Get Help Now - 213-584-2127

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Reviews of Support for Harbor Area Women’s Lives

4.4/5 (10 reviews)

Google Reviews

4.4 (10 reviews)

Jessica Sch

4 weeks ago

I know it says “domestic abuse treatment center” on Google, but this is actually a rehab—not a Medi-Cal facility, but it is free. They take your food stamps and general relief (GR) money. You’re allowed to keep $20/month, which most girls use for a vape. And yes, pretty much everyone vapes. Pros: • It’s decorated to feel like a home, not cold or clinical like some Medi-Cal rehabs (ex: Pacifica House feels institutional). • Small number of girls makes it feel more intimate, though it also means more pressure to share in group. • We got to go on outings—movies, McDonald’s—especially around holidays, which helped break up the routine. • After a two-week blackout (no phone), you can earn passes every other week (weekly if you have child court visits). • Strides 4 Recovery outings once a week were a nice way to get out of the house. • You can lay on the couch with blankets and watch Netflix/streaming services—many rehabs don’t allow this. • Monica and Sandy were genuinely caring staff. • Christmas gifts were donated to the residents. • Parents in Partnership came every other week to do family-related activities. Cons: • Bunk beds. • So much cleaning—often used as punishment. • People get kicked out for small things. Marla, the counselor, will make it feel like if you leave, you’ll be homeless. • No phone access the entire time you’re there. • Only one counselor (Marla), who plays favorites. She encourages you to open up in group then uses it against you. Told me, “You can’t talk to your boyfriend if you live in our properties.” She also said things like, “Just don’t be manic,” and questioned why I needed meds prescribed by my psychiatrist. Extremely unprofessional. • No mental health support—if you have bipolar or any serious diagnosis, this place isn’t equipped. • Forget to sign the GR log? Expect to be scrubbing cabinets or cleaning the garage. • Laundry and showers only allowed on your assigned day/time. Showering outside that window gets you written up. • Rudy is overly strict—if you doze off during a 12-hour day, he’ll make you stand through the meeting. • Schedule: Wake at 7am (earlier if cooking), chores, stay in room until chores pass inspection, group, lunch (you may have to cook), more chores, more group, dinner at 5, third round of chores. Then a required 7–10pm meeting—even if you’re exhausted. • On “double scrub days,” you clean wall panels, etc. If you rest, Marla gives you more work. • You’re expected to eat together for at least 30 minutes, pray together, say what you’re grateful for every meal. Felt cult-like. • You do everything with the same girls all day, every day. No alone time. • Designated vape times only. The former director, Laurie, recently left. I heard this house may be turning into a co-ed mental health facility, which is ironic because they do not have proper mental health care in place. A warning for court-ordered people: Do not come here if you’re mandated by court. Too many people get kicked out, and your time may not count. It could reflect badly on you. Other programs help advocate for you in court. Marla might talk to your caseworker against you instead. A lot of people donate clothes and supplies thinking this is a battered women’s shelter—it’s not. Most girls go through this program to get into their sober living homes across the street. They’re affordable (GR covers much of the cost), but you still have to check in daily and do random alcohol and drug tests (I heard that’s on pause from my sponsor). Marla kicked me out for asking her to get out of my house. She would hound me around the house and bust in my room always telling me to clean. I could never clean enough for her and was constantly getting in trouble (didn’t have a problem anywhere else). Some personalities don’t mix and that’s okay. It’s just much harder here because you can never leave her! I almost went to jail since I didn’t finish the program here. Check out my reviews for other experiences at other programs like House of Hope, Angel Steps and Gratitude Lodge.

1 year ago

2 years ago

Changed my life forever 🖤🖤 I will never forget the women who helped me showed me the light and loved me through it.

Olivia Gallegos

3 years ago

Es un buen programa megustaria que se comunicaron con Migo en Spanish

Dawn Breski

4 years ago

SHAWL is so wonderful...I don't know where to begin. Their four month recovery program is very inclusive. Alcohol, Drugs, Domestic Abuse. They help broken women become whole again. I have a wonderful home and tons of support thanks to their transitional and sober living program. The staff is caring and helpful. And the director is VERY strict about CoVid precautions. So far the facilities are CoVid Free thank God. Highest recommendation!!

Casey T Johnson

5 years ago

I loved it here. The entire staff is amazing. I highly recommend the Shawl house..❤🙏🙏❤

Mahoney Family

My sister has been in and out of sober living homes for the last 15 yrs, and Shaw house was the ONLY place that she was able to get sober. They run a tight ship and have a great supportive staff.

Ed LeRoy

The Shaw house help my daughter to get sober 19 yrs ago. She still is sober and still goes to meets. Thank Shaw house for giving me back my daughter.

VIRIDIANA DONJUAN

6 years ago

Celia Gonzales

9 years ago

All donations go to support of the building up the families that seek shelter there

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