I regrettably do not have the name of the woman in question to leave on this review. Brown hair normal height a little bit of weight and a terrible attitude should be all you need to describe her. I came to her for a drug evaluation I needed through the court to a sesame for a marijuana charge I got two years ago I was a drug user about 5 1/2 to 6 years prior to my valuation yesterday. She chose to evaluate me on my past history instead of the person that was sitting in front of her during the time of the evaluation I feel that is fundamentally wrong it was very evident that I haven’t used drugs and have no substance problem but because of my medical marijuana card she wrote that I needed four months of drug counseling! FOUR MONTHS!!! Here’s some key points of our conversation.- She said that I am still using drugs because I have a medical marijuana card-That you never actually get truly sober and beat drug addiction all you can do is stay strong with a good support system she said that she still has urges after 30 something years of sobriety and called me a liar for saying that I do not??-That you cannot rewire your brain and overcome drug addiction-There is no way to actually get off of drugs - you always need NA, AA, and counseling.-Because of my relationship with drugs in the past I need counseling rather than assessing my current state. Which would then lead to the conclusion that she also would need counseling because of her past (not meant rudely– just using deductive reasoning). Of course she is not a drug user and is 100% sober and would not require any kind of drug counseling I’m 100% sure of that but I’m only judging that off her current state not off the past if so then I’m sure she would still need counseling per her own conclusion.-I personally think that, and I hope more than anything that she was just having a bad day, but I truly worry for the people that she does counsel and tell that they will never overcome their addiction regardless of what they do. People should not be told that there is no hope when they are seeking help. I feel that she was strongly reflecting her own experience with addiction onto me rather than being unbiased and assessing me. It seemed that she was Stemming her judgment on me based on her own battle with addiction, She said you cannot re-wire your mind in a positive way only drugs can rewire your mind in a negative and you can try to stay strong from that the rest of your life , because she said If she still has urges after all these years as a drug counselor then you can never truly rewire your mind to not be an addict which to me is absurd!Although fortunately, whether it agrees or disagrees with her training, I HAVE overcome it and I am so proud of myself for doing so and I want other people to believe that it is possible too.-She said to me, “you need to stop telling people these things and giving them false hope and trying to help them… that is so sad. I think that she was offended that I was able to overcome drugs at such a young age and with such a positive point of view, and way of doing so.All of you be blessed! if you’re looking at this review to discern if you should go to this addiction services I would fully recommend you look anywhere else if you are serious about getting sober you need someone who believes it’s possible.!!!!

As far as the group meetings go I have many different opinions but try not to be offensive as I know they are trying to help many helpless ppl .... However I do think miss Pamela has helped me the most here in my situation and personally would rate lighthouse 10 out of 5 stars on her behalf

Lynn was hands down the best counselor and it wasn’t my first go around. She genuinely cares and Wants to help each and everyone of us and our families if your willing to put in the work. She doesn’t do this just for a paycheck. She helped me so much and I never felt pressured into anything. I wish I could keep going that’s how much I enjoyed her! I just keep crushing my goals so Thank you Lynn!

THIS PLACE JUST WANTS YOUR MONEY THEY DO NOT CARE IF YOU ARE AT RISK OR NOT THEY WILL FORCE TREATMENT CLASSES SO THEY CAN GET YOUR MONEY. My husband finished a year of addiction classes months before we moved down to Florida and because he is on probation he had to get an evaluation at lighthouse addiction in fort Myers. They made it MANDATORY he do 8 months of classes that are EVERY WEEK. (You pay 25 a class so 100 a month plus the cost of 1on1 with counselor and cost of drug tests) he hasn’t gotten in trouble in well over 4 years and has completed atleast a year of drug treatment within a year of coming down to Florida. THEY ARE JUST TRYING TO TAKE YOUR MONEY! They do not care if you’ve been clean for 3 years and have a child, wife, and full time job. There was not 1 single thing he has done in the last 3 years that could have made it mandatory he do this and come up with all this money. They only care about getting that extra 200+ dollars a month that they can get from you. It’s sad and a joke to addiction treatment. They are costing my family thousands this year because they refuse to cut treatment (AFTER WE ALREADY HAVE GONE THROUGH THIS IN A DIFFERENT STATE NO PROBLEMS SINCE WAY BEFORE GOING THROUGH THE CLASSES). The old addiction treatment facility sent the paperwork to prove his treatment and they know that he did it within 2 years and HASNT GOTTEN IN TROUBLE IN OVER 3!!! because he’s on probation they can make it for as long as they “Evaluate to be appropriate”. I genuinely believe a judge would look at this situation and say what lighthouse addiction services is doing to people is WRONG and DISGUSTING!

If you ever need a evaluation or treatment, stay as far away from this place as possible! I had a independent evaluation done at Beacon clinic, in which there were no recommendations. I was previously on a prescription medication that was a long term detox. I quit this prescribed medication in January, and had the independent eval done in March. Later, the state and DCF would not accept the independent evaluation so I went to lighthouse. Without even given me a urine analysis I was given a recommendation for 20 classes in which I would have to pay. The judge ordered another evaluation after we moved to Sarasota county, which I did at first step. They also gave no recommendations for treatment or classes! This organization is dishonest, greedy, and seeks to take advantage of people caught in the system, regardless of how bad their consequences are! Someone who just had their mother pass away, is dealing with the state and DCF to get their kids back, shouldnt have insult added to injury! This place needs to be shut down for their dishonest practices!

I finished the dvip course (27 weeks) 26 classes@$30 and a $150 evaluation. Bill(the owner) refused to give me my certificate due to a grudge with a probation officer. He knew he wasnt going to pass me and still accepted my money before the 26th class. Knowing full and well he wasnt giving me my certificate after. What a true thief! DO NOT GO HERE!