Positive Steps

Substance Use and Mental Health

Treatment Focus

This center treats substance use disorders and mental health conditions. You'll receive individualized care catered to your unique situation and diagnosis, learn practical skills for recovery, and make new connections in a restorative environment.

Therapist

Primary Level of Care

Delivers regular one-on-one sessions focused on emotional support, coping strategies, and goal-setting, fostering long-term healing and personal development in an outpatient setting.

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Private Pay

Private Pay

You pay directly for treatment out of pocket. This approach can offer enhanced privacy and flexibility, without involving insurance. Exact costs vary based on program and length of stay. Contact the center for specific details.

LocateLocated half a mile from California State Route 19 in Lakewood, this outpatient center serves children, adults, and families through scheduled counseling and classes. Positive Steps treats addiction, anger, domestic violence, abuse, and trauma, including court-referred cases. Office-based services give individuals and families structured guidance for daily behavior change.

Support Growth Through Guidance

Care at Positive Steps includes individual counseling, group therapy, and educational classes led by certified counselors. Services cover anger management, addiction counseling, family support, and guidance for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and stress. Faith-informed principles guide counseling conversations around responsibility, coping skills, and healthier daily decisions without medical or residential treatment.

Provide Structure For Stability

Positive Steps runs court-certified domestic violence and anger management programs, adult children of alcoholics groups, and services for justice-involved clients. Evening classes expand access, while sliding-scale fees help clients manage costs. Community roots dating back to 1999 reflect steady service to children, adults, and families across life stages.

AT A GLANCE

Center Overview

Location
5230 North Clark Avenue, Suite 18, Lakewood, CA 90712 View Map
Primary Focus
This center treats substance use disorders and mental health conditions....

Treatment Focus

This center treats substance use disorders and mental health conditions. You'll receive individualized care catered to your unique situation and diagnosis, learn practical skills for recovery, and make new connections in a restorative environment.

Founded in 1999
27 years in business
Conditions We Treat
Anger, Codependency, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Trauma
Substance Use We Treat
Alcohol, Drug Addiction
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Pricing and Program Length

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Care Options

Levels of Care

Substance use and mental health issues can occur simultaneously or as primary conditions. Effective treatment explores how mental health conditions contribute to addiction, and vice-versa. Many rehabs treat substance use disorders and mental health conditions with personalized care plans.
Not included
Detox
Not Offered at This Center
Typically the initial stage of treatment for substance use, focusing on medically supervised management of withdrawal symptoms.
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Residential
Not Offered at This Center
Residential programs for substance use and mental health with structured care and 24/7 monitoring. Treatment takes place on-site, with behavioral health professionals often providing care in group, individual, and family settings.
Not included
Sober Living
Not Offered at This Center
Transitional housing designed to support individuals recovering from substance use disorders offering a safe, supportive and structured environment for practicing long-term sobriety, while reintegrating back into daily living.
Included
Outpatient
Outpatient treatment offers flexible therapeutic and medical care without the need to stay overnight in a hospital or inpatient facility. Outpatient care typically offers a range of therapies and medical interventions individuals can attend alongside daily life.
Not included
Virtual & In-Home Care
Not Offered at This Center
The delivery of therapeutic services utilizing technology such as video conferencing, online messaging or phone calls, allowing for flexibility, comfort and increased access to care.
Treatment

Your Care Options

Specializations

Alcohol

Alcohol

Using alcohol as a coping mechanism, or drinking excessively throughout the week, signals an alcohol use disorder.

Anger

Anger

Although anger itself isn't a disorder, it can get out of hand. If this feeling interferes with your relationships and daily functioning, treatment can help.

Drug Addiction

Drug Addiction

Drug addiction is the excessive and repetitive use of substances, despite harmful consequences to a person's life, health, and relationships.

Trauma

Trauma

Some traumatic events are so disturbing that they cause long-term mental health problems. Those ongoing issues can also be referred to as "trauma."

Who We Treat

Men
Women
Older Adults

Older Adults

Addiction and mental health treatment caters to adults 55+ and the age-specific challenges that can come with recovery, wellness, and overall happiness.

Children

Children

Treatment for children incorporates the psychiatric care they need and education, often led by on-site teachers to keep children on track with school.

Men and Women

Men and Women

Men and women attend treatment for addiction in a co-ed setting, going to therapy groups together to share experiences, struggles, and successes.

Girls
Boys

Approaches

Family Involvement

Family Involvement

Providers involve family in the treatment of their loved one through family therapy, visits, or both–because addiction is a family disease.

Individual Treatment

Individual Treatment

Individual care meets the needs of each patient, using personalized treatment to provide them the most relevant care and greatest chance of success.

Spiritual Emphasis

Spiritual Emphasis

Spirituality connects patients to a higher power and helps strengthen their recovery, hope, and compliance with other treatment modalities.

Therapies

1-on-1 Counseling

1-on-1 Counseling

Patient and therapist meet 1-on-1 to work through difficult emotions and behavioral challenges in a personal, private setting.

Family Therapy

Family Therapy

Family therapy addresses group dynamics within a family system, with a focus on improving communication and interrupting unhealthy relationship patterns.

Group Therapy

Group Therapy

Group therapy brings people together in a supportive setting to share experiences, develop skills, and work toward common goals.

Life Skills

Life Skills

Teaching life skills like cooking, cleaning, clear communication, and even basic math provides a strong foundation for continued recovery.

Psychoeducation

Psychoeducation

This method combines treatment with education, teaching patients about different paths toward recovery. This empowers them to make more effective decisions.

Stress Management

Stress Management

Patients learn specific stress management techniques, like breathing exercises and how to safely anticipate triggers.

Languages

English

Conditions We Treat

Anger

Anger

Although anger itself isn't a disorder, it can get out of hand. If this feeling interferes with your relationships and daily functioning, treatment can help.

Codependency

Codependency

Codependency is a pattern of emotional dependence and controlling behavior. It's most common among people with addicted loved ones.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

OCD is characterized by intrusive and distressing thoughts that drive repetitive behaviors. This pattern disrupts daily life and relationships.

Trauma

Trauma

Some traumatic events are so disturbing that they cause long-term mental health problems. Those ongoing issues can also be referred to as "trauma."

Substances We Treat

Alcohol

Alcohol

Using alcohol as a coping mechanism, or drinking excessively throughout the week, signals an alcohol use disorder.

Drug Addiction

Drug Addiction

Drug addiction is the excessive and repetitive use of substances, despite harmful consequences to a person's life, health, and relationships.

Aftercare

Support Meetings
Outpatient Treatment
Experience

Care Designed for Your Needs

Special Considerations

Family Program
Justice Involved
Wheelchair Accessible
Clients Who Have Experienced Domestic Violence
Clients Who Have Experienced Sexual Abuse

Smoking and Vaping Policy

Smoking Allowed in Designated Areas
Vaping Not Allowed
Frequently Asked Questions

Further Research

The following therapies are included: stress management, group therapy and more.
Lakewood, California, United States.
Positive Steps provides outpatient, outpatient therapy and more.

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