Addictions Behavioral Health Center
1730 East Commercial Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33334
Lifeskills South Florida
Address: 4841 NE 20th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308 · Map
Phone: (954) 834-5099
Website: lifeskillssouthflorida.com
About Lifeskills South Florida
Lifeskills South Florida offers detox and residential services for adults dealing with substance use disorders, as well as complex co-occurring mental health or medical conditions. The center’s most intensive care model focuses on assessment, stabilization, and medically supported detox for people experiencing chronic or acute challenges such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder (BPD), major depression, and generalized anxiety. Clients receive treatment in a structured, encouraging setting with round-the-clock nursing support.
Care is delivered using Lifeskills’ Six Clinical Pathways, an approach built on evidence-based methods and customized by licensed clinicians or doctoral-level professionals. The pathways cover acute care, chemical dependency, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), programs for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and metabolic fitness. Participants also join a variety of therapeutic groups and interventions, including acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), exposure and response prevention (ERP), meditation practices, and rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT).
Involving family is an essential element of the program. Licensed therapists provide individualized guidance for topics such as trauma, chronic illness, and family relationship challenges. The STEER program, which stands for Support, Training, Empowerment, Education, and Recovery, helps families move through the healing process through sessions available both in person and online. Lifeskills also emphasizes long-term support after discharge through its alumni program, fostering ongoing involvement through discharge planning, peer connection, and alumni activities.
Services reported to SAMHSA
- Levels of care
- Residential/24-hour residential
- Treatment focus
- Substance use treatment · Mental health treatment · Treatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious mental illness (SMI) in adults
- Facility type
- Residential treatment center (RTC) for adults
- Medications used
- Chlorpromazine · Fluphenazine · Haloperidol · Loxapine · Perphenazine · Aripiprazole · Clozapine · Olanzapine · Risperidone · Nicotine replacement · Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
- Treatment approaches
- Activity therapy · Cognitive behavioral therapy · Cognitive remediation therapy · Couples/family therapy · Dialectical behavior therapy · Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy · Group therapy · Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment · Individual psychotherapy · Abnormal involuntary movement scale
- Education and counseling
- Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
- Special programs
- Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders · Clients who have experienced trauma · Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) · Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
- Ages accepted
- Young Adults · Adults · Seniors
- Payment accepted
- Private health insurance · Cash or self-payment · U.S. Department of VA funds
- Ownership
- Private for-profit organization
- Other services
- Assertive community treatment · Family psychoeducation · Psychosocial rehabilitation services · Supported housing · Case management service · Suicide prevention services
Facility-provided information
- Care offered
- Detox · Residential Rehab
- Substances treated
- Benzodiazepines · Co-Occurring Disorders · Cocaine · Drug Addiction · Ecstasy · Heroin · Methamphetamine · Prescription Drugs · Synthetic Drugs
- Conditions treated
- Anxiety · Bipolar · Depression · Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) · Personality Disorders · Post Traumatic Stress Disorder · Schizophrenia · Trauma
- Therapies
- 1-on-1 Counseling · Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy · Dialectical Behavior Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Meditation & Mindfulness · Psychoeducation · Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
- Approaches
- Evidence-Based · Family Involvement · Medical
- Who it serves
- Men · Men and Women · Women
- Aftercare
- Aftercare App · Alumni Events & Get-Togethers · Support Meetings
- Amenities
- Chef-prepared Meals · Lounge · Outdoor Dining · Outdoor Lounge · Outdoor Space · Pool · Recreation Room
- Languages
- English
Questions to ask Lifeskills South Florida
- Is my specific plan in network, and do you need prior authorization before admission?
- How long is the typical residential stay, and can family visit?
- If I need medication for opioid or alcohol use disorder, do you prescribe it or refer out?
- Do you treat mental health conditions such as depression or anxiety at the same time?
- Is there a waitlist, and how soon can you do an assessment?
- What happens after the program ends: aftercare, alumni groups or step-down care?
Also confirm the facility is licensed by Florida. If you are withdrawing from alcohol or benzodiazepines, ask about medical detox; do not stop suddenly on your own.
Paying for treatment at Lifeskills South Florida
Lifeskills South Florida reports accepting Private insurance, TRICARE / VA, Self-pay. If you have Medicaid, ask whether the facility accepts your Florida Medicaid plan or can refer you to one that does. Most private plans must cover substance use treatment on terms comparable to other medical care under federal parity law.
Distance to specialized care from Fort Lauderdale
Measured from the population center of Broward County, using SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap:
- Nearest medical detox: Fort Lauderdale, about 3.2 miles
- Nearest methadone clinic (OTP): Sunrise, about 2.2 miles (32 within 25 miles)
- Nearest buprenorphine (Suboxone) provider: Fort Lauderdale, about 2.0 miles (68 within 25 miles)
See the Broward County treatment map, methadone clinics near Broward County and Suboxone doctors near Broward County.
Frequently asked questions
What services does Lifeskills South Florida offer?
Lifeskills South Florida reports these levels of care to SAMHSA: Residential, Dual diagnosis. Call to confirm current services and openings.
Does Lifeskills South Florida accept insurance?
It reports accepting Private insurance, TRICARE / VA, Self-pay. Ask whether your specific plan is in network before admission.
Where is Lifeskills South Florida located?
4841 NE 20th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308.
How far is the nearest medical detox from Fort Lauderdale?
From the center of Broward County, the closest program offering medical detox is in Fort Lauderdale, about 3.2 miles away (straight-line), based on SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap.
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Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Facility details come from SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov locator and facility-provided information. Confirm services, availability and payment directly with the facility.