Michaela Devino

Review of The Kiloby Center for Recovery

So I went to the kiloby center about 3 and a half ...

So I went to the kiloby center about 3 and a half or 4 years ago . At the time they had a sober living house to stay in if you were not from the area . Also worked with a detox place for before starting the outpatient program . The detox center I thought was really great , had great doctors nurses and staff that made the stay and detox bearable . Unfortunately I was not pregnancy tested when entering so I found out when I returned home to the East Coast that I was over 3 months pregnant . So I detoxed pregnant and was on my medicine during my whole time in the sober living house and in the kiloby center program . I don t know California laws but NJ and NY laws make you be pregnancy tested . Then the rest of the time was just unprofessional and surreal . Between the unorganized days , lack of communication and money hungry owner . Along with a counselor working for the kiloby center leaving with a newly sober patient and having a relationship while both staying in the sober living house . Also I was in the detox for about 12 days and then in the sober living and program for a month but got asked to leave the day before my flight because I was having outbursts not knowing why at the time . Later finding out I was 22 years old and having pregnant hormones mood swings along with being newly sober . I bet if I paid the $10,000 for the second month , my outburst wouldn t matter though . Since I was already leaving the next day with a flight ready to go . I had to either figure out somewhere to stay for the night since I couldn t stay in the sober living for one more night or get my flight switched to that day (day before my original flight) . Soooo even though I do think that their holistic methods can totally be helpful for people who are very spiritual and the usual 12 step program didn t help them, I would recommend finding a different place . If it was not for the admission/ center mom (I don t know what her actual job description is) then I don t know if I would of even made it a month . But thankfully I went home and my daughter is totally healthy and got the proper care I needed . I hope this place learns how to deal with newly sober people better and have a more professional environment .