OhioGuidestone

Ohio Guidestone's Lancaster facility offers a structured continuum designed to meet people where they are in their recovery. Residential treatment provides adults with an immersive, live-in setting where substance use and co-occurring mental health conditions are addressed with consistent clinical support. For individuals who have already established some footing in recovery or whose circumstances allow them to live at home, the outpatient program provides ongoing treatment without requiring a residential stay.

The intensive outpatient program (IOP) sits between those two levels — offering more frequent treatment contact than standard outpatient while preserving the flexibility to maintain work, family, or school obligations. Because all three levels of care operate within the same COA-accredited organization, transitions between them are coordinated rather than disjointed. That continuity is one of the more concrete advantages Ohio Guidestone offers people planning a longer-term recovery, not just an acute intervention.

A significant portion of people seeking addiction treatment are also managing a mental health condition — anxiety, depression, trauma, or other diagnoses that can complicate the recovery process if left unaddressed. Ohio Guidestone's Lancaster center treats co-occurring disorders and dual diagnosis directly, integrating mental health care into the substance use treatment framework rather than treating the two as separate problems requiring separate programs.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is the confirmed therapeutic method in use here, a structured approach that helps clients examine the connection between thoughts, emotions, and behaviors — including those that drive substance use. For people who have cycled through programs that addressed only one side of a dual diagnosis, this integrated clinical model represents a more complete path through the work of long-term recovery.

Ohio Guidestone specifically extends its substance abuse treatment services to populations that frequently encounter barriers elsewhere. Pregnant women, for instance, face narrow options in many treatment markets — Ohio Guidestone's confirmed capacity to serve this group reflects a deliberate commitment rather than an incidental accommodation. Individuals who are Deaf or hard of hearing are also an identified population, addressing a gap that the broader addiction treatment field has historically underserved.

Beyond these specialized populations, the center's payment structure is designed for broad access. Medicaid and Medicare are accepted, as is TRICARE for military-connected individuals and families. Private insurance, self-pay, and financial assistance round out the options, making the residential treatment and outpatient programs reachable for people across a wide range of financial situations in Fairfield County and the surrounding region.

The Lancaster location operates as The STARLight Center, a recovery-focused facility developed in collaboration with the Fairfield County ADAMH Board and launched with a public open house in March 2024. The partnership between a county behavioral health board and a statewide provider like Ohio Guidestone signals a level of community integration that goes beyond what a standalone private center typically offers — the center is embedded in the local public health infrastructure, not separate from it.

Ohio Guidestone describes The STARLight Center as a place where substance use, crisis support, and outpatient behavioral health services come together in one accessible location. For individuals navigating recovery in Fairfield County — whether they are entering treatment for the first time or seeking aftercare and continued outpatient support — this kind of centralized, community-anchored resource represents a meaningful option within the local recovery landscape.