Phoenix House Programs in Los Angeles County
Serving adolescents and adults in Los Angeles County since 1986, Phoenix House offers substance abuse services across the continuum of care – prevention, intervention, treatment, and continuing care through recovery management collaboration with other agencies and partners in the community. Our programs in Los Angeles County represent this full spectrum, making individual service selection readily accessible for clients. Phoenix House has developed and sustained specialized programs for different drug-troubled clients (including adolescents, the homeless, women with children, and youth in foster care), as well as programs that rebuild families torn apart by substance abuse and other destructive factors.
Phoenix House adjusts its services to the diverse population of clients, including program activities that are culturally and linguistically competent and that address the participant’s cultural, age, gender and sexual orientation needs. The agency integrates trauma-informed culture, practices and environment and strength-based, gender-responsive services addressing different needs of men and women who receive services.
Adolescent Residential Treatment – Phoenix House Academy of Los Angeles
Located on a spacious campus in north-east San Fernando Valley, near San Gabriel Mountains, Phoenix House Academy at Lake View Terrace (LVT) offers a strength-based, gender-specific treatment continuum for teens with substance abuse and co-occurring mental health problems. The program features residential and outpatient options, education, intensive family and support services. Students can earn high school diplomas at the Academy or return to their home high school after completing the residential phase of treatment.
Phoenix House Academy of Los Angeles
11600 Eldridge Avenue, Lake View Terrace, CA 91342
Tel.: 818-686-3000
E-mail
Adolescent Outpatient Treatment – Phoenix House Academy
Phoenix House Adolescent Outpatient Substance Abuse and Mental Health Programs are located on the campus of Phoenix House Academy of Los Angeles. The program offices create a safe, comfortable environment for treatment, including group and individual counseling, mental health services, trauma treatment, anger management, family services, and more.
Phoenix House Academy of Los Angeles
11600 Eldridge Avenue, Lake View Terrace, CA 91342
Tel.: 818-686-3191
E-mail
Adult Residential Treatment
Our comprehensive programs focus on preparing men and women for productive, self-sufficient, drug-free lives. Residents are encouraged to examine the roots of their addiction in order to avoid relapse. Vocational training and educational courses are also offered, to help residents to plan for the future. Services include: individual and group counseling, substance abuse education, mental health services, cognitive behavioral therapy, parenting classes, anger management, health issues, relapse prevention, life skills, vocational and educational services, job search assistance and placement, and referrals to social services, health service providers and other services as needed. Phoenix House operates residential drug and alcohol treatment programs for adults in Los Angeles County in the following locations:
Phoenix House Venice
A program for men, located in a three-story building on the beach, with clear views of the Pacific Ocean
503 Ocean Front Walk, Venice, CA 90291.
Tel.: 310-392-3070
E-mail
Phoenix House Santa Fe Springs
A program for women with young children, located in a spacious compound with a large playground and garden
11015 South Bloomfield Avenue, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670,
Tel.: 562-941-8042
E-mail
Adult Outpatient Treatment
Our outpatient drug and alcohol treatment programs in Los Angeles are designed for individuals making the transition from residential treatment back into the community or for those who select treatment while living at home. Working with clients to help them gain control of their lives by developing emotional, cognitive, social, behavioral, and educational skills is the essence of the Phoenix House approach. All activities are designed to help clients address their alcohol and/or other drug abuse issues and learn to act in their own best interest, as well as in the best interests of their families and communities.
We currently offer outpatient treatment services in the following location:
Phoenix House Venice
A program for men and women, offering group counseling and individual therapy in the afternoons and evenings
503 Ocean Front Walk, Venice, CA 90291.
Tel.: 310-392-3070
E-mail
We continue providing housing to residential program graduates after their completion of treatment and while they attend outpatient programs. Three sober living residences are located in Los Angeles County:
Phoenix House Sober Living for Men, West Los Angeles
4601 Pickford Street, Los Angeles, CA 90019
Tel.: 323-930-0833
E-mail
Phoenix House Sober Living for Women, Whittier
14609 Carnell Street, Whittier, CA 90603
Tel.: 562-696-9526
E-mail
Outreach and Recovery Management
Each treatment program listed above has its own Alumni Group consisting of program graduates who continue to meet and together strengthen their resolve to remain drug-and-alcohol free. This network of people with shared experiences helps former clients to continue pursuing their positive goals with ongoing support and recovery-related activities. We work closely with a range of 12-step groups, such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), Narcotics Anonymous (NA) and Cocaine Anonymous (CA), in different locations throughout the county. Referrals to these groups are available upon request. Please contact the programs listed above for more information about the Alumni Groups and their activities.
Admissions & Fees
Our services are individualized, based on comprehensive assessments, and including evidence-based approaches to address the full scope of issues associated with addiction, from trauma treatment through parenting and family issues to employment readiness and job placement.
To enroll in an adult residential drug treatment program, or to speak to one of our trained staff about Phoenix House programs, please visit our admissions page
Phoenix House is supported with multiple funding sources. The exact fee paid depends on each individual case, personal income, and funding source. Fees may be paid by:
- Insurance benefits, with co-payments determined by insurance plans;
- Government contracts for qualifying individuals without the ability to pay; and
- Self-pay, with a sliding fee scale, based on income.
True Stories
Alumni of Phoenix House programs are grateful for the assistance they received, fully committed to recovery, and proud of the changes they were able to make in their lives to become healthy and productive. Their stories of “rising above addiction” are poignant and inspirational. Click here to read these true stories.