Free · Lifetime · Open to every graduate

Alumni Program for Addiction Recovery in Los Angeles, CA

Our alumni program is free continuing-care community for anyone who completed treatment here: weekly support groups, monthly family education, quarterly sober events, and a peer community that stays open. No fee, no end date.

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Living room of a New Spirit Recovery home, where the alumni community begins

★★★★★

“New Spirit Recovery has changed my whole life drastically — they gave me a second chance to rewire my life and live a new one. The staff is caring and genuine, and the director and operations director guided me through the program and gave me every opportunity to be a better person. They set me up for success and I can’t thank them enough for saving my life.”

Naudy G.Verified

Group space used for the groups alumni continue attending after discharge

★★★★★

“New Spirit Recovery was beneficial to my recovery. Here I learned tools to help me manage my emotions safely — journaling and breathing have been amazing tools I picked up while here. All the staff were incredible and patient. I am grateful to have come here and actually use the tools suggested.”

Nicholas W.Verified

A private bedroom at a New Spirit Recovery residential home

★★★★★

“This program teaches you how to set realistic goals and become a better version of yourself, with all the tools to start building a new foundation. The therapist and case manager give each client an individualized, tailor-made treatment plan. Serene surroundings, a private chef, daily groups, and weekend outings. If you’re looking for a way out of addiction, give New Spirit Recovery a call.”

Lior L.Verified

Communal dining area where clients and alumni share meals

★★★★★

“New Spirit Recovery helped me when I was detoxing hard for about a week. The staff were kind to me the whole time. When I thought about leaving early, they helped me slow down and choose recovery instead. By discharge I was grateful I stayed — they even set up appointments for my leg issues, and I’m doing better now.”

PebblesVerified

Outdoor grounds of a New Spirit Recovery home

★★★★★

“The staff is amazing. I was completely unable to detox on my own and find the right path. The food and facilities were amazing — and I found my way again. My mom and I go to church together again now. Thank you all so much.”

Rachel S.Verified

Open to every graduate · any level of care, any year you completed

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Weekly, monthly, quarterly, always

What are common alumni activities?

Alumni activities are the recurring things that keep a recovery community connected: support groups, family education, substance-free social events, peer mentoring and shared resources. Ours run on a fixed cadence so you always know when the next one is.

WeeklyVirtual support group

A group that meets whether or not you are struggling

A virtual alumni support group runs every week. Virtual matters more than it sounds: clients come to us from across the country, and a group you can join from a kitchen in another state is a group you actually attend. It is also the lowest-friction way back in after a hard week.

This is not a replacement for a home group or a sponsor. It sits alongside the AA, NA and Dharma meetings you started attending in treatment, and it is the one room where everybody already knows your history.

VirtualEvery weekPeer ledFree

MonthlyFamily education webinar

Because the family is in recovery too

A family education webinar runs monthly, open to the people who lived through it alongside you. Families usually leave treatment with better intentions than information: they know something changed, they do not know what to say, and the wrong instinct at the wrong moment undoes a lot of work.

These sessions continue the work that starts in family services during your stay, so the education does not stop when the residential phase does.

Virtual webinarMonthlyOpen to familyFree

QuarterlySober social event

Proof that a good night does not require a drink

Quarterly social fellowship events bring alumni together in person around Los Angeles for substance-free activities. This is the same principle behind the community integration outings during residential treatment, carried past discharge: enjoying yourself sober is a skill, and skills decay without practice.

In personQuarterlySubstance freeFree

AlwaysPrivate peer community

Somewhere to post at 2am

A private online alumni community stays open around the clock, plus peer mentor relationships matched between alumni. Cravings and bad nights do not schedule themselves around a weekly group. Having somewhere to say so before it becomes a decision is the single most practical thing this program offers.

A peer community is not a crisis service. If you are thinking about harming yourself, call or text 988 any time, or call 911 if you are in immediate danger.

Private group24/7 accessPeer mentoringFree

On demandRewired, kept

The curriculum does not expire at discharge

Alumni keep virtual access to the Rewired curriculum, the ten modules built by our co-founder Erica Spiegelman. You can revisit a module on boundaries the week a boundary gets tested, or finish the ones you did not get to. The language you learned in group stays available in the words you learned it in.

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Why we keep the door open

Discharge is not the end of the relationship

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Isolation is the thing that gets people

Most people do not relapse because treatment failed. They relapse because the structure disappeared, the calendar emptied, and nobody noticed they had gone quiet. An alumni program exists to make going quiet visible.

02

It stays free, with no time limit

There is no membership fee, no participation requirement and no expiry. Nobody should have to choose between recovery support and rent, and nobody should be timed out of a community because a program year ended.

03

Every graduate qualifies, whatever year

If you completed any level of care with us at any point, detox included, you are alumni. That applies whether you finished last month or years ago, and whether or not you have stayed sober the whole time.

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What does the alumni program include, and what does it cost?

The alumni program includes a weekly support group, a monthly family webinar, quarterly sober social events, a private peer community with mentor matching, and continued Rewired access. All of it is free, indefinitely.

Alumni programming as currently published. Eligibility is completion of any level of care with us, in any year.
What you get	How often	Format	Cost
Alumni support group	Every week	Virtual	Free
Family education webinar	Monthly	Virtual, family welcome	Free
Social fellowship event	Quarterly	In person, substance free	Free
Private peer community	Open 24/7	Private online group	Free
Peer mentor matching	Ongoing	Alumni to alumni	Free
Rewired curriculum access	On demand	Digital, self paced	Free

Alumni programming is peer and educational support. It is not clinical treatment. If you need a clinical level of care again, we will help you get it, through step-down care or a return to medical detox if that is what is called for. It is the last stage of addiction treatment in Los Angeles as we practise it, and the only stage with no discharge date.

Where the community started

The Los Angeles homes this community came out of

Every alumnus met the others somewhere: a group room, a kitchen, a van on the way to a Saturday outing. Those rooms are in Tarzana, Northridge and Encino, and they are small enough that a cohort actually becomes one.

That is the quiet reason a six-bed house produces a stronger alumni network than a sixty-bed facility. You did not go through it with strangers.

Meet the team you already know

Tour our Tarzana home

The reason the cadence is fixed

What’s the hardest month of sobriety?

There is no single month that is hardest for everyone. The pattern we see is that difficulty spikes whenever structure drops away: the first weeks after detox, the week residential ends, and the month formal outpatient care finishes and the calendar empties.

01

Early sobriety is hard for physical reasons

Sleep, appetite and mood are still resetting in the first weeks. This is the stretch that medical detox and residential structure exist to carry you through, which is why they are staffed around the clock.

02

Later sobriety is hard for social reasons

Months in, the physical part has settled and the problem changes shape. Old relationships resurface, a wedding appears on the calendar, work stress returns, and the daily accountability that made it easy is gone.

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Which is exactly why alumni programming is scheduled

A weekly group and a quarterly event are not sentimental. They are structure you keep after the clinical structure ends, on a cadence you can plan around instead of having to summon motivation to seek out.

Small enough to know your name

The clinical team behind your care

Every property operates under unified clinical leadership with shared protocols, staffing models, and treatment approaches.

Erica Spiegelman

Co-Founder

Author and recovery specialist. Created the Rewired curriculum, ten modules that run here and nowhere else.

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Sean O’Neill, LMFT

Clinical Director

Licensed since 2018, dual mental-health and substance-use background. Oversees clinical programming across all properties. Twenty-four years in recovery himself.

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Cynthia Prieto, LVN

Director of Nursing

A Licensed Vocational Nurse since 2020 with extensive behavioral health and substance use experience across detox and residential settings

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Dr. Patrick Lockwood

Clinical Psychologist

Clinical supervisor and a professor at California Lutheran University. Works across sites on crisis management and treatment planning.

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David Ressler

Program Director

Directs day-to-day operations and client care. Seven-plus years in the industry, five in management.

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Jesse Thorpe

Operations Director

Handles the logistics that make admission possible, including travel and transport from LAX or Burbank.

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Meet the full team

4.8 average on Google

New Spirit Recovery reviews

Reviews published by clients and families on Google, where our average is 4.8 out of 5.

“New Spirit recovery has changed my whole life drastically they have given me a second chance to rewire my life and live a new one , the staff is very caring and genuine, the director and the operations director has guided me through this program and given me every opportunity……”

Naudy GalVerified

“Amazing place 😸 I never knew what it is to be happy until this year. The owners got me out of this scary psych ward in NYC. I yelled, threw soda La'croix cans in the kitchen and blah blah blah… So grateful to everyone here and this amazing experience. Love……”

Genghis LernerVerified

“They let me bring my dog amd helped me process what ive been going through. Staff is awesome and the houses are beautiful. The groups and therapist really help….”

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“I love everyone at new spirit they have been a tremendous help and inspiration in my life they provide quality experiences and care thank you to all the staff at new spirit…”

Patrick NovinskiVerified

“I highly recommend New Spirit to anyone who wants to get clean. I found the whole staff caring and supporting, and invested in my recovery…”

DebbieVerified

“New spirit recovery helped me when I was detoxing hard for about a week. The staff were kind to me the whole time. After that, when I was thinking about leaving early, they helped me slow down and choose recovery instead. They made me feel better about myself and kept……”

PebblesVerified

“Without a doubt The Best treatment facility in Los Angeles. This program will teach you how to set realistic goals and become a better version of yourself. You will be given all of the tools necessary to help you start building a new foundation for your life. At New Spirit……”

Lior LevyVerified

“I cannot express enough gratitude for the incredible experience I had at New Spirit Recovery. From the moment I arrived, I was welcomed by a compassionate and professional team who truly care about each individual's journey. The environment is warm and inviting, making it feel like home while providing the……”

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“A close friend of mine recently finished their stay at New Spirit Recovery, and seeing their transformation has been incredible. Before coming here, they were struggling in ways that were hard to watch, but after completing the program, they’re like a completely new person — clear-headed, hopeful, and genuinely excited……”

Alexander TateVerified

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Local in person, national online

Serving Encino, Tarzana, Northridge & the San Fernando Valley

In-person alumni events happen in the Valley, near the homes. The weekly group, the family webinar and the peer community are virtual, so alumni who went home to another state stay part of the same community.

EncinoTarzanaNorthridgeSherman OaksWoodland HillsVan NuysStudio CityResedaCalabasasBurbankGlendaleGreater Los AngelesAlumni nationwide

Common questions

Alumni program FAQ

What are common alumni activities?

Support groups, family education sessions, substance-free social events, peer mentoring and shared recovery resources. Ours run weekly, monthly and quarterly, plus a private peer community that stays open at all hours and continued access to the Rewired curriculum.

Who can join the alumni program in Los Angeles?

Anyone who completed a level of care with us, including detox, in any year. In-person events are held near our Valley homes, and the weekly group, family webinar and peer community are virtual, so alumni anywhere in the country can take part. There is no fee.

What’s the hardest month of sobriety?

There is no single hardest month for everyone. Difficulty tends to spike whenever structure drops away: the first weeks after detox, the week residential treatment ends, and the month formal outpatient care finishes. Scheduled alumni programming exists to cover those gaps.

How to help an addict who doesn’t want help?

You cannot force treatment, but you can stop making use easier, stay connected, and be ready with a specific option for the moment they say yes. Our monthly family education webinar covers this directly. For immediate guidance call the SAMHSA helpline at 1-800-662-4357, and call or text 988 if there is danger to life.

Does the alumni program cost anything?

No. Alumni programming is free with no membership fee, no participation requirement and no time limit. Cost should never be the reason someone loses access to recovery support, and a program year ending should never be the reason either.

Is the alumni program the same as outpatient treatment?

No. Alumni programming is peer and educational support, not clinical care. Outpatient treatment is a licensed level of care with clinical staff and a treatment plan. If you need that, we arrange it through step-down care.

Can my family take part?

Yes. The monthly education webinar is built for family members, and it continues the work started in family services during treatment. Families carry a lot of the load after discharge and usually get the least preparation for it.

What if I relapsed? Am I still welcome?

Yes. Eligibility depends on having completed care with us, not on having stayed sober since. Relapse is a reason to come back to the community, not a reason to be excluded from it, and we will help you get the level of care you actually need.

I finished treatment years ago. Can I still join?

Yes. Eligibility covers completion at any point, past or present, across all levels of care including detox. There is no window that closes. Call the main line and ask to be connected to alumni support.

How do I get back in touch?

Call (855) 932-2725 and ask for alumni support, and we will get you into the weekly group and the peer community. Details on returning for a clinical level of care are on our admissions page.

Come back to the community in Los Angeles

Whether you finished last month or six years ago, the group meets this week and it costs nothing. Someone picks up at any hour, including this one.

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