About Us
At The Grove, community means everything to us. We have designed our program to fit the unique needs of the recovery community in Southern California.
We identified that Southern California was missing smaller, boutique styles of substance abuse and mental health treatment specifically targeted to men and their families.
We want you to get to know us, our treatment perspective, and our service offerings so that you can make an educated decision on how YOU want to get better.
Our Program
In treatment, a program is the day-to-day support someone receives while working through addiction, mental health concerns, or both.Typically, this means that you attend a partial or full day of addiction and mental health counseling.
You will arrive at the facility every day of your specific treatment schedule, and you will have certain groups, individual therapy sessions, and community-building activities. Think of it like a school day, but with the focus of identifying, addressing, and working through the patterns that are causing you to seek treatment in the first place.
Our Treatment Perspective
At The Grove, our treatment perspective is built around focused care, safety, and trust. We keep our program intentionally structured so therapists, case managers, and support staff can stay closely connected to each client’s progress.
Many men come into treatment carrying things they have not been able to fully talk about. Drinking, substance use, anger, stress, trauma, and mental health symptoms often have deeper causes that take time and support to understand.
That is why our program is designed around three main goals:
- Deep healing and meaningful behavior change
- Building safety and real community
- Making life and sobriety feel fun again
How We Achieve These Goals
There are elements of our program that we are proud to offer, and that help us build and maintain a program that truly changes men’s lives.
Community Building
We prioritize the building and maintenance of relationships and community. With a small census, we are able to have a direct impact on each client every day. Many men in our programs do the following:
- Attend group sessions with the same members of their housing
- Go to the gym and work out together, with gym passes offered to all clients
- Go to meetings together. We offer multiple meeting options, including Non 12-Step Recovery paths like SMART, Dharma, Refuge Recovery, and CODA
- Attend beach days, barbecues, and other sober events put on by us and our Alumni Director
Client-Experience Focused
When we say “client-centered,” we truly mean it. Many men come to us with specific requests for therapy, program length, and living accommodations that would make their stay the most beneficial to their own recovery path. We take it seriously. Our priority is to cater to individual needs because we can.
The treatment team is usually available 24/7. You can contact their work phones at any time with questions, concerns, or support needs. Common preferences we hear:
- Level of family involvement in therapy and educational support
- Level of dual diagnosis support, whether someone wants more of a trauma focus or a behavior-focused approach
- Support animals. One of our sober living homes is pet-friendly. We only allow one animal, so this is dependent on current program capacity.
Services After Discharge
Clients have access to our Alumni Director for check-ins after discharge. We want all of our clients to be able to maintain relationships once they return home. We always urge clients to exchange information so that they have a permanent recovery and support community.
These services include:
- Alumni meetings, held on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday at 6 p.m. on the Main Campus
- Weekly check-ins post discharge with Alumni director (As needed)
- Weekly Recovery Dharma meetings, held Monday nights on the Main Campus
- We encourage continued interaction with your clinical team (therapists, case managers, admissions staff) after discharge
Safety & Accreditation
Due to our program size, we are able to monitor safety in our programs and housing at a much higher degree. Our facility is licensed through JCAHO, with rigorous safety standards in place so that you can recover in an environment that is safe and confidential.
Smaller care settings also allow our team to stay more connected to each client’s needs throughout treatment. This helps our staff notice changes quickly and provide timely support.
Treatment Environment
Our main campus houses all of our clinical team, with therapists, program directors, and group facilitators working together. For clients, this creates a more connected treatment experience. It also makes it easier to build trust with the team and others in the program.
Housing
Our sober living homes are all upscale residential properties in good neighborhoods. This allows clients to feel a sense of normalcy as they approach assimilation back into their lives. Each home is located in Orange County, with a short commute to many of the largest communities in Southern California.
Many men choose to live in our sober living homes while attending treatment because it gives them separation from their current environment. Sober living is available as an added support, but it is not required to participate in treatment.
OUR STAFF
With a small program, we have only a few case managers and therapists, and we only employ staff who continue to receive complimentary feedback from our clients. These are men and women who deeply enjoy helping men recover and return to their friends and family. You can see more about our staff below.
FAQs & Common Questions We Receive
These issues are common in recovery and are often connected to deeper patterns, stress, trauma, or substance use. Treatment can help you understand where those reactions come from and how they affect your relationships. Our team works with men on emotional regulation, communication, accountability, and rebuilding trust with the people who matter to them.
Many men come into treatment with legal stress, court dates, probation requirements, custody concerns, DUIs, or other outside responsibilities. While The Grove does not provide legal advice, our team can help clients stay organized, communicate around treatment participation when appropriate, and build a recovery plan that supports both personal accountability and long-term stability.
Living with other men can feel intimidating at first, especially if you value privacy or have had difficult experiences in shared environments. Our sober living homes are designed to feel comfortable, respectful, and structured. Clients live with peers who are also taking recovery seriously, which helps create accountability and connection outside of clinical hours.
A lot of men come into treatment feeling this way. Group therapy can feel uncomfortable at first, especially if you are used to handling things on your own. At The Grove, groups are smaller and built around trust, consistency, and real conversation. You are not expected to share everything right away, but over time, many men find that hearing from others makes it easier to be honest.
Many men come to us after previous treatment experiences that felt too large, too disconnected, or too surface-level. Our program is designed to help men look at the patterns underneath addiction, not just stop the substance use for a short period of time. We focus on behavior change, community, mental health, and building a life that feels realistic after treatment.
This is one of the most common fears men have in early recovery. A major part of our program is helping clients rebuild a life that feels active, connected, and worth staying sober for. Gym access, sober events, beach days, meetings, alumni support, and community activities help men see that sobriety does not have to feel empty.
