Director of Business Development
New Directions for Women
ABOUT LEXI LARISON
Lexi Larison has been working in the substance use treatment field for nearly a decade, gaining experience in every area of care, including operations, healthcare, admissions, and clinical services. As a Certified Drug and Alcohol Counselor, she spent a large portion of her career as a case manager, directly supporting individuals on their recovery journeys. Over the past three years, Lexi transitioned into Business Development, where she now serves as the Director of Business Development at New Directions for Women. In this role, she combines her clinical expertise with her passion for outreach, helping women access the treatment and support they need to reclaim their lives.
Beyond her professional experience, Lexi is a proud mother in long-term recovery, and her deep commitment to this work stems from her own personal journey. She serves women from a place of compassion, love, and curiosity, ensuring that every woman she encounters knows she has the power to recover. Lexi believes that with the right support, every woman can reclaim her life and step into the future she deserves.
New Directions for Women is a gender-specific, primary substance use treatment program located in Costa Mesa, California. Since 1977, we’ve been dedicated to supporting women on their journey to recovery by offering a full continuum of care—including detox, residential treatment, partial hospitalization (PHP), intensive outpatient (IOP), intensive sober living, and outpatient services.
Over the past 48 years, we’ve worked hard to remove many of the barriers women often face when seeking treatment. For example, we can accept most pregnant women at any stage of pregnancy, including for detox services. Additionally, we are licensed to accommodate up to six women with dependent children under the age of 12 in our residential program.
To further support mothers in treatment, we offer an onsite daycare facility, allowing women to attend groups and individual sessions while their children are cared for nearby. Please note that the daycare service is available for an additional fee (details listed below).
Although we are primary substance use, we can treat dual diagnoses (anxiety, depression, personality/thought disorders, trauma, PTSD, etc). Often, our women come in with significant amounts of trauma, so our treatment is trauma-responsive, from a Narrative and Dialectic Behavioral Therapy (DBT) approach. Our goal is to empower women to begin to define recovery apart from the disease of addiction. We do so by helping them identify the stories of strength and resiliency that have always existed for them, with the goal to help them engage in a new relationship with themselves and their loved ones.
Lexi Larison has been working in the substance use treatment field for nearly a decade, gaining experience in every area of care, including operations, healthcare, admissions, and clinical services. As a Certified Drug and Alcohol Counselor, she spent a large portion of her career as a case manager, directly supporting individuals on their recovery journeys. Over the past three years, Lexi transitioned into Business Development, where she now serves as the Director of Business Development at New Directions for Women. In this role, she combines her clinical expertise with her passion for outreach, helping women access the treatment and support they need to reclaim their lives.
Beyond her professional experience, Lexi is a proud mother in long-term recovery, and her deep commitment to this work stems from her own personal journey. She serves women from a place of compassion, love, and curiosity, ensuring that every woman she encounters knows she has the power to recover. Lexi believes that with the right support, every woman can reclaim her life and step into the future she deserves.
New Directions for Women
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New Directions for Women is a gender-specific, primary substance use treatment program located in Costa Mesa, California. Since 1977, we’ve been dedicated to supporting women on their journey to recovery by offering a full continuum of care—including detox, residential treatment, partial hospitalization (PHP), intensive outpatient (IOP), intensive sober living, and outpatient services.
Over the past 48 years, we’ve worked hard to remove many of the barriers women often face when seeking treatment. For example, we can accept most pregnant women at any stage of pregnancy, including for detox services. Additionally, we are licensed to accommodate up to six women with dependent children under the age of 12 in our residential program.
To further support mothers in treatment, we offer an onsite daycare facility, allowing women to attend groups and individual sessions while their children are cared for nearby. Please note that the daycare service is available for an additional fee (details listed below).
Although we are primary substance use, we can treat dual diagnoses (anxiety, depression, personality/thought disorders, trauma, PTSD, etc). Often, our women come in with significant amounts of trauma, so our treatment is trauma-responsive, from a Narrative and Dialectic Behavioral Therapy (DBT) approach. Our goal is to empower women to begin to define recovery apart from the disease of addiction. We do so by helping them identify the stories of strength and resiliency that have always existed for them, with the goal to help them engage in a new relationship with themselves and their loved ones.
