ABOUT US

About TrueFreedom

We are an intensive outpatient program (IOP) that offers comprehensive services to our clients. Our groups meet three times a week for three hours each day or night, depending on the group you select. It is an intensive program that lasts 3 months on average. Graduation certificates are provided to those who complete the entire program. Our goal is to assist our clients in achieving long-term recovery from addiction. We have morning and evening groups and provide transportation to and from groups. We have experienced counselors who are certified and licensed in addiction counseling. We believe that it takes a sober living community to achieve long-term recovery.

Our Leadership

Meet Dr. Younger. She has worked in the field of rehabilitation counseling for over 36 years. She holds multiple licenses and certifications in the field of counseling as well as her license as an addiction counselor and clinical supervisor. As the clinical director of TrueFreedom Recovery Center she is involved in the day to day operation of the clinic. She calls it a pleasure to work hands on with our clients and staff on a regular basis. She feels that her lifelong history both professionally and personally has led her to this point in her career. Her desire is to see lives changed and families put back together. She believes that her job is to assure that each and every individual who enters treatment at the facility receive quality, professional and comprehensive services to treat the disease of addiction. On a personal note, she is an animal lover, a wife of 36 years, mother of 3 adult children and her favorite roll is that of Cookie, the name her 3 beloved grandchildren call her.

Meet Amanda Warner. Amanda partnered with Melissa to put her vision to life. Amanda is a successful business owner and understood the nuts and bolts of creating a company that provided specific services to public entities. Without her expertise, TrueFreedom Recovery Center would just be a vision. Amanda brought her experience and financial backing to make things happen. Amanda pulled the initial team together with each bringing experience in their respective areas to create a treatment center that would change lives. She is still working daily to make sure that the company is meeting all the federal, state and local requirements to do business in the healthcare environment, which is a large feat. Amanda is also the leader of Rise Up, which is a ministry for the recovering community. She tirelessly spends her time running two companies, leading Rise Up and helping clients and employees whenever she can. Her efforts to help those who are suffering is to be admired. On a personal note, she is a wife of 24 years and a mother of 3 beautiful daughters. Thank you Amanda, only heaven sees the true impact your hard work is making.

Meet Melissa Messina. Melissa is the visionary behind TrueFreedom Recovery Center. Without her vision Freedom House and TrueFreedom Recovery would not exist. Melissa knows firsthand the devastation of addiction. It was during her time in recovery that she decided to open a sober living house. As she started opening more houses, she noticed that her residents were relapsing and needed more to remain sober. It was through this experience she decided to partner with others and start TrueFreedom Recovery Center. She knew her residents needed more treatment to reduce relapse and she wanted to provide it to them. She also received her certification as a counselor in training during that time because vision was not enough, she wanted to be in the trenches with the clients. Her desire was to offer quality intensive outpatient treatment with the goal of clients obtaining and maintaining long term recovery. She is meeting that goal! If you ask Melissa if she had the opportunity to change her past regarding addiction would she do it, she will tell you a flat no. She states that without her past, she would not have her present and her present is loving and caring for those at their lowest point in life. Thank you, Melissa, for your vision and love for this hurting population. You are making a difference!