Guiding Light
ResidentialSober livingSliding scale
About Guiding Light
Comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services for adults, emphasizing trauma-sensitive care, mental health support, and vocational training assistance.
Services reported to SAMHSA
- Levels of care
- Residential/24-hour residential · Long-term residential · Short-term residential
- Treatment focus
- Substance use treatment · Transitional housing, halfway house, or sober home
- Opioid treatment
- Does not use MAT for opioid use disorders
- Treatment approaches
- Anger management · Cognitive behavioral therapy · Motivational interviewing · Relapse prevention · Substance use disorder counseling · Trauma-related counseling · 12-step facilitation
- Education and counseling
- Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis · Substance use disorder education · Individual counseling · Group counseling · Family counseling · Marital/couples counseling · Vocational training or educational support (for example, high school coursework, GED preparation, etc.)
- Special programs
- Adult men · Clients who have experienced trauma
- Ages accepted
- Young Adults · Adults · Seniors
- Genders accepted
- Male
- Payment accepted
- No payment accepted
- Payment assistance
- Payment assistance (check with facility for details)
- Licensing and accreditation
- State substance use treatment agency
- Ownership
- Private non-profit organization
- Recovery support
- Self-help groups · Housing services · Recovery coach · Mentoring/peer support · Employment counseling or training
- Transitional services
- Aftercare/continuing care · Discharge Planning · Outcome follow-up after discharge
- Other services
- Case management service · Domestic violence services, including family or partner · Mental health services · Social skills development · Transportation assistance · Suicide prevention services
Facility-provided information
- Care offered
- Residential Rehab
- Substances treated
- Drug Addiction
- Conditions treated
- Anger · Trauma
- Therapies
- 1-on-1 Counseling · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Life Skills · Motivational Interviewing · Relapse Prevention Counseling · Trauma-Specific Therapy · Twelve Step Facilitation
- Approaches
- Twelve Step
- Who it serves
- Men · Older Adults · Women · Young Adults
- Aftercare
- Continuing Care · Employment Counseling · Recovery Coach · Support Meetings
- Languages
- English
Questions to ask Guiding Light
- What does treatment cost without insurance, and do you offer a payment plan or sliding fee?
- 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?
- 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 Michigan. If you are withdrawing from alcohol or benzodiazepines, ask about medical detox; do not stop suddenly on your own.
Paying for treatment at Guiding Light
Guiding Light reports accepting Sliding scale. If you have Medicaid, ask whether the facility accepts your Michigan 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. A sliding fee scale is available, so bring proof of income.
Distance to specialized care from Grand Rapids
Measured from the population center of Kent County, using SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap:
- Nearest medical detox: Grand Rapids, about 2.8 miles
- Nearest methadone clinic (OTP): Grand Rapids, about 2.8 miles (4 within 25 miles)
- Nearest buprenorphine (Suboxone) provider: Grand Rapids, about 1.8 miles (11 within 25 miles)
See the Kent County treatment map, methadone clinics near Kent County and Suboxone doctors near Kent County.
Frequently asked questions
What services does Guiding Light offer?
Guiding Light reports these levels of care to SAMHSA: Residential, Sober living. Call to confirm current services and openings.
Does Guiding Light accept insurance?
It reports accepting Sliding scale. Ask whether your specific plan is in network before admission.
Where is Guiding Light located?
255 Division Avenue South, Grand Rapids, MI 49503.
How far is the nearest medical detox from Grand Rapids?
From the center of Kent County, the closest program offering medical detox is in Grand Rapids, about 2.8 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.