Men's home · San MarcosThe Poolhouse
580 Larchwood Dr, San Marcos, CA 92069
A men's sober living home in San Marcos with a backyard pool, a covered patio and a modern kitchen with a big quartz island.
Sober Living with IOP
Sober living with intensive outpatient (IOP)
Treatment during the day, a safe and structured sober home at night. Pairing sober living with an IOP gives you clinical care and a recovery community at the same time.
Overview
What it is
An intensive outpatient program (IOP) is clinical addiction treatment you attend while living outside a facility: group and individual therapy for several hours a day, a few days a week. A sober living home is the place you live while you do it.
Put together, they cover each other's gaps. IOP gives you therapy, relapse-prevention skills and clinical support. Sober living gives you a drug- and alcohol-free home, a routine and people around you in the hours treatment doesn't cover: evenings, weekends and the rest of your life.
Many people step from detox or residential treatment straight into this combination. It's also a common choice for people who need more support than outpatient therapy alone, but want to work, study or reconnect with family while they recover.
A good fit if you are…
- People leaving detox or residential treatment who still need clinical care
- People whose home environment makes it hard to stay sober during treatment
- People who want to keep working or studying while in treatment
- Anyone whose treatment team recommends a sober living environment
What's included
What you get
- A Get Clean bed in one of our men's homes or our women's home
- A schedule built around your IOP, with house routines that fit treatment hours
- Accountability between sessions: curfew, random testing and house expectations
- 12-step involvement and a sponsor, alongside your clinical work
- Help planning what comes next as you step down from IOP to regular outpatient care
Step by step
How sober living with IOP works
Every person's path is different, but it usually looks like this.
Step 1: Call us and your treatment team
Tell us where you are now. If you're finishing detox or residential treatment, your team can help set up an IOP; we'll check which homes have an open bed.
Step 2: Start IOP
IOP is typically several hours a day, a few days a week. Your program sets the exact schedule.
Step 3: Live the routine
Between sessions you work, look for work or volunteer, keep up with chores and meetings, and are home by curfew.
Step 4: Step down, stay connected
As IOP ends and you move to less intensive care, the house is still your home base, for as long as it helps.
Our homes
Where you can live
- Men's home · San Marcos
Men's home · EscondidoThe Skyhouse
764 Jets Pl, Escondido, CA 92026
A two-story men's sober living home in Escondido, with palm trees out front, a stone fireplace and an open kitchen.
Men's home · EscondidoThe Clubhouse
1140 N Rose St, Escondido, CA 92027
Our original men's home: a ranch house on a large Escondido lot, with a private tennis court, a basketball hoop and views of the hills.
Men's home · EscondidoThe Ranchhouse
2655 Cita Ave, Escondido, CA 92029
A men's sober living home in south Escondido, close to Kit Carson Park, Lake Hodges and the shops along Via Rancho Parkway.
Women's home · EscondidoThe Parkhouse
345 Springtree Pl, Escondido, CA 92026
Our women's sober living home, on a quiet street in north Escondido, a short walk from Jesmond Dene Park.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
An intensive outpatient program is a structured level of addiction treatment you attend while living outside a treatment facility. It usually involves group and individual therapy for several hours a day, a few days a week.
IOP is clinical treatment, so many health plans cover it, subject to your benefits. Sober living rent is usually paid privately, because insurance generally doesn't cover housing. We'll go over costs with you before you move in.
No. Get Clean San Diego provides sober living, not clinical treatment. IOP is provided by a licensed treatment program, and you live in a Get Clean home while you attend it.
Often, yes. Length of stay is something we talk through together, and for many people the months after IOP are when a stable, sober home matters most.
Services
Other ways we can help
Men's Sober Living
Select from one of our male/male-identifying homes conveniently located in Escondido or San Marcos.
Women's Sober Living
The Parkhouse, our female/female-identifying home located in Escondido, CA.
Ready to get clean and stay clean?
Call to ask about availability, or come see a house for yourself. Talking to us costs nothing and commits you to nothing.