Admissions

For your loved one: detox runs 3 to 7 days depending on the substance and the patient's medical course. Residential runs 30 to 90 days. PHP runs 2 to 4 weeks. IOP runs 8 to 12 weeks. For the family: most of the family-systems work happens during weeks two through six of the residential and PHP arcs, so plan to be available to participate during those weeks.

LFSP is in-network with Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medicaid, Medicare, Oscar Health, MultiPlan, Tricare, and United Healthcare. Verification typically completes within an hour of the first admissions call. For families calling on behalf of a loved one, we can run the verification using the loved one's insurance information without requiring them to be on the call.

Family participation begins on day eight of residential with a scheduled phone call between the patient and approved family members. Structured family-systems sessions begin in week two and continue weekly through residential and PHP. The work is led by a licensed marriage and family therapist and is built around the specific patterns in your family — not a generic family-education curriculum.

Medical detox is required when the patient is in active physiological withdrawal or at risk of withdrawal during admission — typically with alcohol, benzodiazepine, opioid, and barbiturate use. Stimulant, cannabis, and hallucinogen use generally do not require medical detox. The admissions clinical assessment determines this. Families: knowing what to expect in detox is part of what we walk through on the first call.

Yes. PHP and morning IOP tracks accommodate employer-disclosed leave. Evening IOP is structured around continued full-time employment without required disclosure to most employers. Families: the admissions counselor can walk through FMLA, short-term disability, and employer-disclosure considerations during the first call, including what your loved one's specific employer is likely to require.

Phone contact with approved family members is limited during the first seven days to support detox stabilization. Scheduled phone calls begin day eight. In-person visiting is permitted on weekends after day fourteen, contingent on clinical clearance. Visitor lists are coordinated with the patient's primary therapist. We know the limits are difficult for families — they exist for clinical reasons and the clinical team will explain those reasons in detail during admissions.

Yes. LFSP offers buprenorphine, methadone (via partnership with a licensed OTP in the South Bay), and naltrexone for opioid use disorder, and naltrexone and acamprosate for alcohol use disorder. MAT is managed by the addiction-medicine physician team and continues across the residential-to-outpatient transition. For families with concerns about MAT — common, and worth discussing — we walk through the clinical evidence and what the medication does and does not do during the admissions call.

Patients may discharge AMA at any time. The clinical team conducts an AMA discharge interview to document circumstances, provide a safety plan, and offer a re-admission pathway. AMA discharge does not bar re-admission and does not change insurance coverage for future episodes of care. For families: this is one of the hardest moments, and we have a specific family contact protocol for AMA scenarios.