About Lasting Recovery

 

Lasting Recovery opened in July 2004, with founders, Judy Saalinger, Ph.D., MFT, CAS, and Arthur Farkas, Ph.D. This husband and wife team have many years of personal recovery from addictions as well as comprehensive educational backgrounds and experience.

 

"I wanted to keep growing and changing. As a licensed marriage, family therapist since 1981, I had been working with individuals and families in healing from addictions.

 

"In addition to psychotherapy I have provided group treatment, educational workshops, and trainings to alcohol and drug counselors on the FEARLESS CHANGE process of recovery. The decision to expand into an intensive outpatient treatment program (IOP), allows me to use a combination of my clinical and teaching experiences in addiction treatment.

 

"Arthur Farkas, a licensed clinical psychologist, was on the faculty of the University of California, Medical School, and has published over 40 articles in peer reviewed journals on addictions. He has extensive knowledge of addictions, treatment and teaching, coupled with a love of helping people recover. Art brings great insight and new ideas to benefit our clients."

 

Mission:  Lasting Recovery serves the needs of women and men needing education and treatment to stop the destructive and fatal symptoms of alcoholism and drug addiction and develop relapse prevention skills for maintaining abstinence.

• July 2004 - Opened the doors to Lasting Recovery for Intensive Outpatient Treatment
• January 2005 - Became California State Certified
• May 2007 - Morning Rehab for Women
• January 2009 - Afternoon Rehab for Men and Women
• April 2009 - Detoxification - Outpatient
• January 2010 - CARF Accreditation - awarded from the Commission on Accreditation of
  Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
• February 2010 - Adolescent Intensive Outpatient Treatment Program

We work with individuals and families as well as, psychiatrists, therapists, psychologists, family and primary care physicians, detox facilities, attorneys, employers, universities and diversion boards who want confidential, professional and caring primary Intensive Outpatient care. We serve those who are suffering from addictions, are still able to work and/or attend school, and want tomorrow to be a better day.

We refer to:

• Interventionists
• Detox facilities
• Transitional/ sober living home
• Psychiatrists
• Psychotherapists specializing in addiction recovery

Lasting Recovery also acts as a step down level of care for patients discharging from inpatient treatment facilities, by providing intensive outpatient care, aftercare groups, and individual psychotherapy to help the individual and their family take actions that were outlined in primary inpatient treatment.

 

"It's a pleasure to be of service to our San Diego County community."
- Judy Saalinger and Arthur Farkas