Long-Term Transitional Living for Men’s Mental Health Recovery
Transitional living at New Life House, in the Los Angeles, CA area, is a comprehensive long-term care solution that bridges the gap between mental health treatment and independent living. Unlike traditional halfway houses, we provide structured housing with integrated mental health support specifically designed for men who need guidance rebuilding their lives.
Our program combines the stability of a supportive home environment with intensive therapeutic services, life skills training, and community integration—creating a foundation for lasting independence.
What Our Transitional Living Treats
If you feel like your mental health has gotten to an unmanageable point, reaching out for support is the next step. There’s no secret that a lot of men feel apprehensive about getting mental health support, but addressing your mental health conditions will give you the proper tools to navigate your symptoms and live a more successful life.
At New Life House, we address various types of mental health conditions and other common challenges in young adulthood like:
- Depression and Anxiety
- ADHD and executive functioning challenges
- OCD and compulsive behaviors
- Overcoming loneliness and social isolation
- Neurodivergence and social adaptation
- Vocational and motivation challenges
These can arise due to modern challenges that young men face, like unhealthy online community influences, gambling addiction, pornography addiction, technology dependence, school avoidance, underdeveloped social and life skills, as well as the male loneliness epidemic.
How Our Transitional Living Program Helps Young Men in Los Angeles, CA
We utilize a 12-step social model to help young men develop life skills, find community, and reach fundamental milestones.
Our community-based healing philosophy is what helps young men work towards their goals with encouragement from people their age.
- 24/7 supervised male-specific environment with continuous staff presence
- Evidence-based peer support model proven effective for young adults facing mental health challenges
- No cell phone or social media access to minimize negative influences
- Clients always accompanied when leaving the facility
- Comprehensive 12-step integration for sustainable recovery and relapse prevention
- Life skills development and personal responsibility training for long-term success
- Long-term stable housing throughout the entire treatment process
Specialized Recovery Programs & Mental Health Support
New Life House incorporates a wide range of effective programs to help you mend family relationships, work through mental health struggles, achieve educational or vocational goals, and promote long-term recovery.
Relationship and Life Skills Development
Life skills are not inherent, so learning about how to navigate life and relationships will help you in the long run. Understanding financial planning and management is one of the most vital skills you can learn. Additionally, making sure we can support you with completing education, college preparation, vocational school placement, and even job placement can set you up for success.
New Life House emphasizes relationships and social development. This means learning how to form healthy relationships, comprehensive sex education, consent and respect training, and conflict resolution techniques. With these skills, you can begin to build healthy friendships and social networks.
Building Healthy Activities and Interests
Engaging in recreational programs can teach young men how to incorporate healthy hobbies with their peers into their daily lives. At New Life House, we like to have structured social gaming like Magic The Gathering events, beach outings, skateboarding or bike riding, hiking, team sports, and gym routines with our other housemates.
Success Benchmarks for Parents and Residents
We focus on measurable progress like educational achievements, employment milestones, financial independence markers, and reduction in compulsive behaviors. Even noting mental health symptom reduction and social connection development is highlighted. All progress matters, and we are here to support you in celebrating it.
Family and Loved Ones Integration
At New Life House, we make sure to integrate family and loved ones into your healing journey. By offering structured family therapy sessions, you can address any familial conflict. Our parent education and support groups can help your parents better understand what you are going through and how to manage their support.
While working alongside each other, you will develop communication skills and learn about setting boundaries with each other. During this time, you’ll gradually reintegrate into family dynamics, so you are all set up for success in the future.
Our Unique Approach to Supporting Young Men
Supportive housing is life-saving for many. New Life House does this by working to be sure young men are seen, heard, and have the proper skills for life.
- To connect with the young men in the program, we have staff who have lived recovery experience, so they can relate.
- There are also relatable mentors who understand male-specific challenges.
- We also have a non-judgmental approach to technology and gaming interests, by helping you curate healthy relationships with them.
- Having age-appropriate guidance and boundaries is helpful when treating young men.
New Life House is different from halfway houses since we offer comprehensive mental health integration. We also have extended lengths of stay, which are needed for sustainable change. Additionally, we focus on life stage development, not just sobriety, so when you transition into independent living, you have the tools to navigate it. Incorporating a family system approach is another difference, since we believe learning how to set boundaries and communicate with your family can create more effective support.
Clinical Support Through Clear Behavioral Health
While at New Life House, you will have an opportunity to participate in outpatient programs provided by our partner, Clear Behavioral Health.
You will have access to mental health professionals and a care team that will use various therapeutic techniques like:
- Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP): Weekly individual therapy allows you to receive treatment that’s completely focused on you, along with group therapy that involves other perspectives about similar feelings or situations. Both are beneficial when in treatment.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) can help you replace negative thought patterns with more positive or constructive ones.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches you to manage your emotions with long-lasting techniques.
- Somatic-Based Approaches will help you identify where in your body you are holding reactions to your symptoms. This helps you reconnect your body and mind, so you can regulate your nervous system to avoid exacerbating symptoms.
- Specialized trauma treatment can help you unpack your trauma while learning tools to cope with your trauma and the symptoms you’re experiencing from it.
- In-network with most major insurance plans
Psychiatric Services via Neuro Wellness Spa
Mental health clinics offering talk therapy, psychiatry and TMS therapy throughout Los Angeles, Orange County, and California.
- Board-certified psychiatrists providing ongoing evaluation
- Medication management and monitoring
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) treatment options for resistant conditions
- Seamless coordination with residential and clinical teams for a unified treatment approach
- Weekly therapy sessions throughout the entire recovery journey
- In-network with most major insurance plans
Our Dedicated Clinical and Recovery Team
Dr. Martha Koo, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Lindsey Rae Ackerman, LMFT, CHHC
VP of Clinical Services
Sebastian Martin
Director of Operations
David Bisignano
Community Relations Manager
Our Locations Throughout Los Angeles, California
We Also Treat Addiction
Substance use disorders and addiction tend to be common co-occurring disorders of mental health issues. We treat both disorders in tandem for a full comprehensive treatment.
Types of addiction we treat:
- Alcohol addiction
- Marijuana addiction
- Opioid addiction
- Fentanyl addiction
- Benzodiazepine addiction
- Amphetamine addiction
- Inhalant addiction
- Kratom addiction
- Cocaine addiction
- Psychedelic drug addiction
Transitional Living Programs for Men Struggling with Mental Health and Addiction in Los Angeles, CA
Reach out to take the first step toward recovery, improved mental health, and independent living. Contact us today to discuss how we can help you achieve success.
Call us today at (310) 448-6374
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the difference between transitional living and sober living?
Normally, transitional living is a type of housing program that’s designed to transition you from homelessness to permanent housing by providing structure, supervision, and support. Sober living homes focus fully on recovery from substance abuse while receiving structure and therapeutic assistance.
At New Life House, we are a sober living that teaches you lifelong skills in a structured environment to help you overcome addiction and mental health issues while you take steps to live independently. Call us today to begin your sobriety journey.
- How to help a struggling young adult?
When trying to help a struggling young adult, it’s always important to have an open and understanding conversation with them. Make sure to ask questions to understand the scope of issues they may be experiencing. Once they openly communicate with you, it’s important to connect with a professional who can further assist. If they may be dealing with mental health issues, substance abuse, or loneliness, New Life House is a great option for them.
- What is a transitional program?
Traditionally, transitional programs are structured, supervised programs that can transition you from homelessness to housing. It can also target mental health and substance abuse issues. New Life House is unique in the sense that it’s a sober living that has elements of a transitional program, supervision, and solid support. Call New Life House today to restructure your life.
