Pathway to Hope, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Facility Overview

Pathway to Hope, a rehabilitation facility located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and founded in 2012 by a group of passionate and experienced addiction experts, is steadfast in its commitment to provide its clients with effective tools to combat a life of addiction and helping them to reach a level of wellness both mentally and physically through extensively monitored detox, partial hospitalization program, residential care, and outpatient treatment programs. These are usually styled to suit each individual resident at the Pathway to Hope treatment facility based on the theme of their history and their choice of substance, focusing their strategy for treatment on the individual’s distinctiveness.

Additionally, Pathway to Hope is aware of the medical intricacies of addiction and so, offers addiction treatment for a wide array of substances ranging from marijuana, alcohol, and opioids to stimulants and inhalants. The facility also helps clients directly address the cause of their addictions, attacking the problem from its roots. The treatment center also offers a twelve-step program (TSP), which is utilized briefly during the course of outpatient treatment for clients who are on the road to recovery. The program, similar to the facility’s alumni group, is intended to act as a supportive forum to help clients attain and maintain sobriety during or after the joys of recovery.

Accomodations in Pathway to Hope

The center offers a range of facilities including gorgeously designed apartment-like accommodation options, swimming pools and spacious, relaxing rooms for group therapy sessions. Apartments can be made available for single or multiple occupants depending on the choice, length or stage of treatment. Usually, during the detox program, residents will be given a shared room and be fed by the facility. Whilst at the inpatient treatment level, residents may either have a shared room or a shared apartment and would be responsible for the cost of their own feeding and groceries. Such apartments appear to have their own kitchen, dining and bathroom spaces.

Therapy and Treatment Options

The facility offers a range of treatment options which include:

Private Detox

Also a category of inpatient-style treatment, the private detox treatment option fills in the gap of a simple detox hospitalization which may lack the amenities required for the individual’s complete cleansing. The center provides those with serious substance abuse a chance to be placed under the watchful eye of experienced and compassionate medical staff in order to complete the detox process. While the facility’s private detox treatment option might be expensive, it focuses on the client’s distinctive needs and provides the client with a range of treatment options which a normal hospital might be too boisterous to provide.

Outpatient Treatment Program

The facility’s outpatient treatment program requires the client to perform consistent visits to the medical clinics or facilities for check-ins, check-ups and a variety of therapy sessions several times weekly for an amount of time. The client is allowed to return back to their home after certain requirements and treatments have been achieved and return the next day for a scheduled appointment.

The following are a list of substances that are treated at the rehabilitation center:

• Alcohol
• Inhalants
• Marijuana
• Opioids
• Barbiturates
• Over-the-counter drugs
• Sedatives
• Stimulants and a host of others.

Therapy Options

The facility offers various forms of therapy which include:

• Behavior Therapy
• Couples Counseling
• Family Therapy
• Group Therapy
• Medical Detoxification
• Individual Therapy
• Aftercare Services

Treatment Cost at Pathway to Hope

Pathway to Hope Treatment Center costs around $25,000 for a 7-day detox and 30-day inpatient treatment. Payments can be made immediately through different payment plans and available insurance. Clients have the option of choosing from different hospitalizations programs available which are;

• The Partial Hospitalization Program.
• And also the Inpatient Program (Completely Residential) and many more.

Payments for these programs vary. A payment of $25,000 will include a 7-day detox and a 30-day inpatient program which would total to 37 days. During this 30-day portion, it would cost $175 a week for housing and groceries. After this, outpatient programs are provided but clients can stay for up to one year in the facility if chosen, pending on the state of health of the client. The payments could double or triple and this is all dependent on the kind of treatment received or therapy type used.

However Medicare and Medicaid insurance plans are not acceptable, private insurances such as Aetna, United Healthcare, and Cigna insurances are accepted. More information can be gotten from the administrative department of payment plans and additional expenses. They provide a payment portal to make payments easier.

Pathway to Hope Licenses and Accredetations

Pathway to Hope is a member of The Florida Department of Children and Families and is licensed with The Joint Commission National Quality Approval having both the JCAHO and NAATP.

• Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
• National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP)

They accept all genders and orientations making it an LGBTQ friendly facility. The facility provides an active and strong alumni program to help the easy transitioning of previous patients and new clients, creating a support system that helps to promote healing prevent relapsing. Pathway to Hope prides themselves in not just helping to cure patients of addiction but also to give the clients complete healing and the ability to sustain a good state of mental health. During a residential treatment, they provide various activities and programs such as Medical Detox, Behavior Therapy (Cognitive), Addiction Education Classes, Couples Counseling, Family Therapy, and others. The facility offers holistic therapy such as yoga, acupuncture, activities that involve nature, and much more. Patients are advised to stay as long as possible until mentally ready or have a clean bill of health and the main goal is to make sure that clients go back to functioning normally in their various work or family units.

Pathway to Hope Staff

Jeff Smith, BA, CAP

Executive Director

Jeff is certified by the state of Florida to be an Addiction Professional. He has a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Keiser, Florida majoring in Psychology. He is one of the pioneer staff of Pathway to Hope and has a passion for aiding people to achieve better mental health, complete happiness and long-term freedom from the shackles of addiction. He served multiple positions at the facility before he became the Executive Director. Jeff has been working in the facility since 2012.

Sharon Sinclair, M.S., LMHC

Clinical Director

Sharon has a license to be a Mental Health Counselor and has recently finished the program needed to become certified as an Addictions Professional. She has her Bachelor’s degree in the field of psychology from the University of Eastern Illinois and a Master’s degree from the University of Nova Southeastern majoring in Psychology (Counseling). Before working with the facility, she has worked in different business and health practices focusing on mental health and rehabilitation. Her specialty is in counseling, anger management, therapy (abuse and domestic violence), mental health, and so on.