SalusCare - Transitional Living Center (TLC)

Residential and Transitional Housing

The center provides both short-term residential treatment and longer-term housing for clients in recovery. The short-term residential program offers intensive treatment in a structured, therapeutic environment. In longer-term, gender-specific transitional houses, clients support each other while learning how to manage recovery in daily life. Programming emphasizes vocational training, educational support, and practical life skills, helping residents move toward independence while staying connected to a recovery-focused peer community.

Flexible Day and Evening Programs

Outpatient treatment schedules are designed to fit around clients’ daily responsibilities. Options include structured day, extended-day, and evening programs. This flexibility allows clients to receive intensive therapy while maintaining employment, attending school, or caring for family members. These programs provide a sober, supportive setting during the day and allow individuals to return home in the evenings, offering a balance between recovery needs and maintaining stability in their personal and professional lives.

Integrated Substance Use and Mental Health

The center specializes in treating substance use and co-occurring mental health conditions through integrated care. This approach recognizes that addiction and mental health often influence each other, and both must be addressed for lasting recovery. Services include individual psychotherapy, group counseling, and cognitive behavioral therapy, with care tailored to each person’s goals. The center also provides telehealth sessions for increased access and has a crisis intervention team available when urgent support is needed.

Medications for Addiction Treatment (MAT) and Counseling

As part of an evidence-based model, the center incorporates medications for addiction treatment (MAT) into care for alcohol and opioid use disorders. These medications can reduce cravings and withdrawal symptoms, helping clients engage more fully in therapy. MAT is always paired with counseling, which may include motivational interviewing, relapse prevention, and family psychoeducation. In addition to therapy, clients receive case management and peer mentoring, ensuring that recovery support extends into daily life. Housing support is also available.

Accessible and Affordable Care

A sliding fee scale is offered to clients to reduce financial barriers, and the center states it will not deny care based on inability to pay. This commitment reflects the center’s mission to make comprehensive behavioral health and recovery services accessible to the Southwest Florida community.