619 Recovery is sober living — structured, drug- and alcohol-free apartment housing at 501 7th Avenue. We are not a medical detox and not a licensed treatment program. What makes us different is how the program was built: it was designed by clinicians, and the resident curriculum was developed by our Clinical Director.
Ashley Symons is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and serves as Clinical Director at 619 Recovery. She leads clinical program design for the residence and developed the resident curriculum.
Her focus areas include dual diagnosis and co-occurring disorders, recovery housing, and applying psychological research to how a sober living environment is actually structured day to day.
Plenty of sober livings describe themselves as evidence-based without saying what they mean. Here is what we mean.
How a house is run determines whether it works. We apply organizational psychology principles to structure, roles, accountability and routine — the parts of daily life that either support recovery or quietly undermine it.
Early recovery is not only about removing substances. Positive psychology research on strengths, purpose, social connection and habit formation shapes how our curriculum is built — toward what residents are moving toward, not only what they are leaving behind.
Our resident curriculum was designed by our Clinical Director rather than assembled ad hoc. That means expectations, structure and progression are consistent for every resident.
619 Recovery refers to and works closely with intensive outpatient programs (IOP), outpatient providers, aftercare therapy and other mental health services across San Diego. Our downtown location keeps residents close to multiple treatment centers.
Residents attend their own clinical care and keep their own prescribers and medication plans. Housing supplies the structure, accountability and peer support; treatment supplies the clinical work. Neither replaces the other — and a sober living that pressures residents to stop psychiatric medication is a red flag. We are not that.
We are: apartment-style sober living and recovery housing in downtown San Diego, for adults in early recovery — including adults managing co-occurring mental health conditions.
We are not: a medical detox, an inpatient or residential treatment centre, an IOP, or a licensed treatment program. We do not provide clinical treatment.
If you are looking for treatment itself, we are glad to point you toward providers we work with.
Read more about dual diagnosis sober living, sober living after rehab, or frequently asked questions — or get in touch.