About Nextep
We Offer Day Treatment and Intensive Outpatient Services
We are an outpatient substance abuse provider and recovery residence whose primary goal is to teach, model and provide an environment to promote recovery from addiction.
Nextep is a certified recovery residence in Southwest FL. Nextep is a level III & level IV - recovery residence through FARR (Florida Association of Recovery Residences) and NARR (National Alliance of Recovery Residences).
who we are
The Nextep
Our licensed and certified addiction therapists have a combined 120 years of clinical experience and a shared passion for helping you achieve and maintain your recovery.
All counselors must abide by the relevant Code of Ethics for their own profession, i.e. Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Substance Abuse Counselor to include but not be limited to the NAADAC Code of Ethics.
Several staff, including a fully licensed medical director, carry out duties designed to support your treatment, make your visits comfortable and convenient while meeting professional and regulatory requirements. You will be asked questions about the nature of your problem including duration, frequency and severity of symptoms, and an assessment is made based on a professional evaluation.
We Accept Most Major Health Insurance Including:
Our Vision
Nextep's primary vision is to teach and promote long term recovery from the disease of addiction. We envision the day when every recovering addict and alcoholic in need of extended treatment and support can avail themselves of our type of services.
Our Mission
Our mission at Nextep, is to provide a nurturing recovery environment and to help teach our clients the necessary skills to maintain recovery from active addiction.
Our communities are conducive for developing a personalized plan for recovery to gain self-confidence, build and maintain family relationships, acquire stable employment and return to life with an entirely new lifestyle and approach to living. We take a goal-oriented approach to healing. Whatever your goals might be we want to help you achieve them.
Our Philosophy
Nextep is about recovery from the disease of addiction. We are an outpatient substance abuse provider and a six-month supportive living environment designed to bridge the gap from early recovery to independent living. We have 2 outpatient treatment facilities and 11 recovery locations, all conveniently located by local bus routes and 12-step meetings. Our program is based on 12-step principles and guidelines and supervised by professional staff and peers. We serve 63 men and 35 women.
Our goal is to teach and empower the recovering individual to internalize healthy living skills that can be utilized over the course of a lifetime. For individuals trapped in a world of substance abuse, life can seem desperate. At Nextep, we believe chances for long-term recovery increase dramatically with support from professionals and peers in an established community. At Nextep, we provide a fostering, compassionate environment where long-term healing is the primary focus.
Subsequently, we are dedicated to the following ideology that serves as our foundation:
Integrity - to deal honestly and above reproach with our residents, employees, the professional community and the public.
Responsibility - to accept and maintain accountability for the welfare and anticipated long-term recovery of residents while in our care.
Value - to offer the highest level of on-site support to recently recovering individuals with drug and alcohol dependencies.
Our goal is to teach and empower the recovering individual to internalize healthy living skills that can be utilized over the course of a lifetime. For individuals trapped in a world of substance abuse, life can seem desperate. At Nextep, we believe chances for long-term recovery increase dramatically with support from professionals and peers in an established community. At Nextep, we provide a fostering, compassionate environment where long-term healing is the primary focus.
Subsequently, we are dedicated to the following ideology that serves as our foundation:
Integrity - to deal honestly and above reproach with our residents, employees, the professional community and the public.
Responsibility - to accept and maintain accountability for the welfare and anticipated long-term recovery of residents while in our care.
Value - to offer the highest level of on-site support to recently recovering individuals with drug and alcohol dependencies.
Interns
As a result of the quality of the services provided at Nextep and the expertise of its clinical staff, we partner with Florida Gulf Coast University and Florida SouthWestern State College intern programs.