About The Recovery Place
Centrally located in North York, the house is minutes walk from the subway and from local 12-step meetings. The Recovery Place has a cottage -like atmosphere, with large, open space grounds filled with cherry, apple and pears trees, plus an open fire pit for the option of evening bonfires. The Recovery Place is the perfect solution for families seeking to heal the wounds of addiction and rebuild trust in one another. The safe, transitional environment enables families to reconnect while providing the distance required to build and cement new healthy interpersonal dynamics.
Transitional sober living environments are quickly becoming standards in professionally developed recovery plans for those completing treatment. Numerous studies have now demonstrated that a minimum three-month residency in a transitional environment greatly increases the chances of long-lasting sobriety. At The Recovery Place, residents are free to pursue their goals for work, school, family and recovery at their own pace and schedule. Our home functions as a critical support in the highly vulnerable post-treatment period. This allows the residents to adjust to real-world functioning while receiving the professional support and guidance they had become accustomed to in treatment
About the Founder
Jay Pasternack is one of Canada’s leading addiction counselors dealing with youth, adults and families. Jay has been in the field of substance abuse, mental health and health promotion for the past 20 years.
Seeing the demand for a structured transitional-housing facility in his own practice, Jay opened The Recovery Place in 2008.
