Lake Area Recovery Center

Gender-Specific Residential and Recovery Housing

Adults who need a structured inpatient setting can enter gender-specific residential programs: Turning Point for men and New Beginnings for women. These programs are linked to 24-hour recovery housing (Eubanks House for men and Jefferson House for women), usually for 30–90 days. Women can bring infants under 18 months, and the center accepts pregnant and nursing women seeking long-term residential care. Daily life includes multiple group sessions, individual counseling, medical and psychiatric oversight, family work, and education on parenting, health, and relationships.

Day Treatment and Intensive Outpatient Care

For people who can live at home while receiving treatment, the center runs a Substance Use Disorder Partial Hospitalization Program (SUD PHP) and an intensive outpatient program (IOP). PHP meets five days a week for at least four hours a day and blends dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) with 12-step support, while IOP meets three times a week for 16 weeks. Both programs focus on motivation, skills practice, cognitive-behavioral work, and relapse prevention, helping clients manage symptoms while keeping ties to work, school, and family.

Support for Court-Involved Clients And Families

Lake Area Recovery Center works with specialty courts in Ashtabula County, including felony, recovery, family, mental health, and renewal drug courts. Judges and probation officers can refer people facing charges to treatment instead of or in addition to incarceration, and successful completion can reduce or resolve sentences. A 72-hour driver intervention program offers education and support as an alternative to a short jail stay after a first impaired-driving offense. The START program adds focused services for families where a parent has a substance use disorder, addressing the needs of both children and adults.

Trauma-Informed, Evidence-Based Therapies

Clinical services use evidence-based approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), motivational enhancement therapy, cognitive-behavioral interventions for substance use, and relapse prevention. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is available for trauma-related symptoms. Mental health day treatment supports people dealing with depression, anxiety, stress, and other conditions alongside substance use. For some clients with severe, long-term substance use disorders, the center provides temporary medications for addiction treatment (MAT) as part of a broader care plan.

Practical Support and Accessible Care

Beyond therapy, the center offers peer support, recovery coaching, case management, and help connecting to social services, housing, and employment. Residential programming includes adult education, parenting classes, and job readiness support, which can make it easier to return to work and family roles after treatment. Transportation assistance helps people get to appointments when reliable travel is a barrier. As a Project DAWN site, the organization provides naloxone and overdose education, as well as suicide prevention services. A sliding fee scale is available.