Providing Clinically Excellent Mental Health Care for Sustained Recovery

Our treatment centers are dually licensed to address primary mental health and substance use disorders. This dual accreditation allows us to provide comprehensive, integrated care tailored to each client’s unique needs, ensuring they receive the support necessary for effective recovery.

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Providing Clinically Excellent Mental Health Care for Sustained Recovery

Our mental health treatment center in South Florida is dually licensed to
treat primary mental health and substance use disorders.

Providing Clinically Excellent Mental Health Care for Sustained Recovery

Our mental health treatment center in South Florida is dually licensed to treat primary mental health and substance use disorders.

We’re here to help you

Paying for Treatment

Lifeskills is a private-pay facility that can accept some out-of-network benefits. We do work with select in-network providers at some locations. To learn more and get started, visit our admissions page.

Note: We do not participate in Medicaid or Medicare programs.

Excellent, Compassionate Care

Since 1991, Lifeskills South Florida has been committed to providing customized, evidence-based treatment for adults, establishing a legacy of excellence in specialized care. We are dually licensed to address complex psychiatric issues, substance use, and medical comorbidities through a fully integrated continuum of care. Our offerings range from intensive residential care to comprehensive outpatient programming, ensuring a multidisciplinary approach to your recovery journey.

We are here to support you.

About Us

At Lifeskills, we are committed to providing a supportive, integrative, multi-disciplinary approach to address a variety of complex clinical presentations. Based on the clinical assessments conducted by our masters-level admissions professionals, Lifeskills offers a diverse range of treatment options tailored to individual needs.

Learn more about Lifeskills’ evidence-based, customized treatment programs

What We Treat

Questions To Ask When Seeking Mental Health Or Addiction Treatment

Clinical Pathways

At Lifeskills, we prioritize evidence-based practices through clinical poathways, each led by a doctoral-level or licensed clinician with specialized national certifications. After thoroughly assessing clinical needs and diagnoses, we tailor each client’s primary and secondary pathways. Our approach is flexible, allowing us to adapt to the unique recovery journey of every individual in their psychiatric care.

Contact Us Today to Get Started

Lifeskills is a private-pay facility that accepts out-of-network benefits.
To get started, visit our Admissions page or call us at 954.691.3174.

Better Outcomes, Sustainable Healing

As a National Center of Clinical Excellence, Lifeskills is a leading authority in mental health and addiction treatment with outcomes that lead the industry for the client populations we serve. In 2023, our residential treatment services reported:

Average reduction in self-harm symptoms over the last 4 years

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Average reduction in PTSD symptoms

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Average reduction in substance abuse symptoms over the last 4 years

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Locations and Levels of Care

At Lifeskills in Fort Lauderdale, Deerfield Beach, and Delray Beach, we offer a range of mental health treatment programs that supports each client’s unique clinical needs on their road to recovery. From detoxification services to mental health residential programs to outpatient programming, we work closely with each client to find the best fit within our programs.

Lifeskills Fort Lauderdale: Detox and Subacute Residential

Lifeskills Deerfield Beach: Residential North Campus Main Campus

Lifeskills Delray Beach: Outpatient PHP IOP

Lifeskills Osceola Village: Transitional Housing

Locations & Levels of Care

At Lifeskills in Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, Deerfield Beach, and Delray Beach, we offer a range of mental health treatment programs that support each client’s unique clinical and personal needs. From intensive residential mental health treatment to outpatient programming, we work closely with each client to find the treatment approach that gives them the best chance at long-term recovery.

Lifeskills Fort Lauderdale: Residential

Lifeskills Deerfield Beach: Residential

Lifeskills Orlando:
Residential

Lifeskills Delray Beach:
IOP & PHP

Lifeskills Osceola Village: Transitional Housing

Lifeskills Orlando:
IOP & PHP

Specialized Treatment for Veterans

Our mental health facilities are dually licensed to treat veterans with primary mental health diagnoses, including complex psychiatric disorders and substance use disorders, through the Community Care Network (CCN).

At our behavioral health center, we offer an intensive dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) program tailored to veterans facing high psychiatric acuity, borderline personality disorder (BPD), trauma responses, and other specialized needs. Our expert team is dedicated to providing comprehensive care that addresses the unique challenges veterans may encounter.

What Our Alums, Their Families, & Clinical Partners Are Saying

“Wow, I can’t even imagine where to begin in my praises of this facility! For starters, I have never encountered a more sensitive and empathetic treatment team that so accurately customizes their treatment to each individual. From Dr. Ockman and my therapist, Sandy on the clinical side, to all the kind and generous technicians on the residential side, Gus, and John, in particular. Lifeskills is by far the quintessential treatment center for anyone struggling with substance abuse or dual diagnosis issues. Highly recommended!

– Grateful Lifeskills Alum

“Lifeskills helped me in so many ways. They really changed my life mentality and helped me with my bipolar disorder as well as my addiction. They gave me coping skills for addiction and anger management, which has been great for communication. My relationships with my family have also improved tremendously. The staff has been amazing, both residential (especially Gus) and clinical staff – they are kind, help you with all your needs, and direct you in the most positive way. I would suggest Lifeskills to anyone in need of help in mental health and addiction.

– Grateful Lifeskills Alum

Lifeskills South Florida was the perfect place to treat my child’s mental health and addiction issues. The staff ‘s qualifications and areas of expertise enabled my child to get the targeted therapy that was needed. The staff was always available to answer questions and treated my family with dignity and respect. I particularly appreciated the family therapy sessions. I would highly recommend Lifeskills.

– Grateful Family Member of a Lifeskills Alum

Our family has faced many challenges and Lifeskills was a blessing for us. They have a very informative family weekend which helped our family grow closer. They helped us gain insights and the information they provided will be valuable for years to come. The employees are skilled professionals and saved our family. We cannot thank them enough.

– Grateful Family Member of a Lifeskills Alum

Thumbs up for Lifeskills South Florida, where hope is transformed into healing. I had an amazing experience of professionalism, knowledge and positivity during my visit, and am happy to include Lifeskills into my portfolio of recommendations for mental health and substance use disorders.

– Susanne Johnson, CAI-II, CBI, CRS, EMR, Clinical Partner of Lifeskills

As a licensed mental health professional who works with numerous programs across the country, I know that I can trust Lifeskills South Florida with my most complex referrals. It has been an absolute pleasure getting to know and coming to trust the leadership and staff at Lifeskills. Dr. Ockman is extremely helpful and always accommodating with anything that might arise with a client. He provides sound leadership to his clinical staff, and I feel that as a team they bring an expert level of skill to assist the clients that are entrusted to their care.

– Matthew Abraham, Clinical Partner of Lifeskills

Providing Clinically Excellent Mental Health Care for Sustained Recovery

Providing Clinically Excellent Mental Health Care for Sustained Recovery