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For more than 25 years, Lighthouse has enjoyed the privilege of helping people and families find hope in some of life’s hardest moments. More than 25,000 clients have come through our facilities, each with a different story and the same possibility of a new beginning.
Today, our team brings together heart-forward care, evidence-based treatment, a strong 12-Step foundation, family support, and a culture shaped by lived recovery. Meet the people, values, and programs behind our mission.
Lighthouse Treatment is a beacon of hope for individuals and families impacted by alcoholism and addiction. Through heart-forward clinical excellence and a full continuum of care, we guide people from suffering to health, purpose, and lasting recovery.
We exist to help people recover from addiction. We provide hope for the most hopeless cases, and specialize in supporting marginalized communities, justice involved individuals, and the unhoused population.
Our program and curriculum is designed to treat and heal the whole person through trauma-informed care, modern evidence-based modalities, strong traditional 12-step foundation, with holistic and mindfulness practices.
We believe recovery is strengthened through community, consistency, and service. Our alumni program and aftercare create a clear pathway from treatment into lifelong recovery communities.
Our programs are built and operated by recovery professionals who bring humility, integrity, and lived commitment to the work.
We approach care through a family systems lens, recognizing that healing extends beyond the individual. We maintain cohesive leadership, a clear vision, and a thriving company culture rooted in professionalism and teamwork.
By caring for our staff with the same intention we bring to our clients, we create a powerful and sustainable environment where recovery, service, and excellence reinforce one another.
A Note From Our CEO
Addiction took everything from me. It broke me over its knee and left me for dead. My family lived in fear. I became a danger to myself and others. Everyone tried to help: family, friends, therapists, doctors, police, lawyers, judges, probation, parole.
Countless relapses. Dozens of rehabs. Another court case. More chaos. I watched the wreckage grow and carried crushing shame. Eventually, I believed I was hopeless.
If that feels familiar, hear this from someone who has lived it: there is hope. You can recover. You can be free. Sometimes it starts with a safe bed, a hot meal, real sleep, and people who understand. Most of our staff are in recovery or Lighthouse alumni, including me. Let us help.
We welcome you with open arms. We will do this together.
Tyler Collins
CEO, Lighthouse Treatment
Recovery Built by People in Recovery
Recovery takes more than good intentions. It takes clinical skill, medical expertise, lived experience, relentless care, and a team that knows how to turn crisis into forward movement. These are the people who do that work every day, and they are ready to bring everything they know to your recovery.
Leadership is deeply personal to us. Our leaders are at work, side by side with the teams they serve. They lead with humility, protect the culture, raise the standard, solve problems, and stay close to the people and decisions that shape each client’s care.
What Guides Every Decision
Our values are the standard we hold ourselves to when someone places their recovery, their family, and their future in our hands. They guide how we care, how we lead, how we make decisions, and how we show up every day.
We place the client’s recovery and safety at the center of every decision, interaction, and clinical judgment. Often challenging our organization and us as people, this commitment shapes culture, character, and accountability.
Exceptional care is the standard. Skilled, credentialed clinicians bring discipline, compassion, and professional rigor to every level of care. Evidence based practices, ASAM alignment, and continuous outcomes measurement ensure our treatment programs remain effective, responsive, and evolving.
The foundation of excellence. Across all departments and roles, rigorous adherence to best practices, accountability, and continuous improvement defines how work is done. Standards are upheld through reliable systems, clear communication, consistent execution, and clear performance expectations, translating strategy into realized objectives.
Regulatory excellence is foundational. Discipline, operational consistency, and clinical accountability define how compliant care is delivered every day. Our trusted reputation with complex healthcare systems and regulatory bodies is reinforced through documentation integrity, operational discipline, and audit readiness.
Character is beyond reproach. Integrity, honesty, and ethical conduct are absolute, creating trust that withstands scrutiny and time. Decisions and actions reflect moral clarity, accountability, and reliability without exception.
Leadership is an act of service. Growth, well-being, and support of the team come first, creating trust, empowerment, and shared responsibility. Through humility, listening, and presence, leadership unlocks potential and builds a collaborative culture that drives collective success.
Growth is intentional. Continuous improvement is driven by clear goal setting and a willingness to embrace change. Challenges are met with focus and resolve, turning obstacles into forward momentum. Progress is measured, sustained, and directed toward meaningful outcomes and lasting impact.
We strengthen every community we serve, deepening local ties and becoming a resource communities depend on. Uniting organizations, groups, and individuals, we mobilize resources, bridge relationships, and open doors to opportunity. We are superconnectors, restoring lives and empowering people to thrive.
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This treatment center is a very special place and much of that is due to the employed staff; they all have first hand experience with addiction AND recovery and provide amazing support to the clients due to their personal experience with addiction. ... There is a very safe and comforting feeling going into the Lighthouse.
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- Trecy B.
Lighthouse Treatment operates Southern California drug rehab and addiction treatment facilities with an operating history of 25+ years. The system includes six facilities and 203 licensed beds across Anaheim in Orange County and San Diego.
More than 25,000 clients have received care through Lighthouse-operated programs. We serve Medi-Cal/DMC populations, veterans, justice-involved individuals, and people facing homelessness, limited resources, repeated treatment attempts, or complex barriers. Relationships with healthcare providers, public agencies, courts, probation, parole, and community partners strengthen coordination.
The continuum includes detox and withdrawal management, residential treatment, Partial Hospitalization Program, Intensive Outpatient Program, sober living, and alumni and aftercare support. Connected stages reduce uncertainty, protect progress, and help clients build stability, coping skills, accountability, and independence. Transition planning begins early, linking continued care, housing, recovery relationships, employment, medical and psychiatric needs, legal responsibilities, and daily stability.
Recovery runs through the organization. Across 130+ employees, more than 65% are in recovery or Lighthouse alumni. Lived experience brings credibility, understanding, and hope into care. Licensed clinicians, counselors, case managers, medical and psychiatric providers, and recovery support staff protect quality through disciplined care and clear standards. The community gives clients a place to practice accountability, service, and connection.
The alumni community provides weekly meetings, events, peer connection, service opportunities, and long-term support after treatment ends. This connection gives graduates a place to stay involved, strengthen recovery relationships, celebrate progress, and return for support when life becomes difficult.
Lighthouse is licensed by the California Department of Health Care Services and CARF accredited. Access pathways include more than 30 commercial insurance plans, Medi-Cal/DMC, private pay, and VA referrals. Admissions verifies benefits, reviews eligibility and clinical needs, explains known financial responsibility, and identifies the clearest available placement path.
Choosing substance abuse treatment is a serious decision. You do not need to know the right level of care or solve every insurance, transportation, and family question before calling.
Admissions is available to provide guidance. Call us and tell us what is happening now. The team will listen, complete an initial screening, verify benefits, review available options, and coordinate the next step when treatment is appropriate and placement is available.
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We value the feedback from our many clients. We are proud of these success stories. Knowing we have made a positive impact on the lives of these individuals and families is most important to us.
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