Lauren Sardia is a case manager and counselor at Sol. She runs groups several times a week and meets women one to one about everything that is not therapy: school, assistance programs, leave paperwork, job searching, time and money, and what comes after the program.
She is a registered alcohol and drug technician, and she is separately completing a master’s in clinical mental health counseling with a specialization in addiction treatment and recovery.
Background
Lauren works in a person-centered, trauma-informed way. Her focus is on helping women build coping skills in a setting where they feel heard.
What She Does at Sol
A case manager helps with the rest of your life while you are in treatment.
Life does not pause when you start a program. There may be a semester to manage, a form somebody needs by Friday, an income that stopped, or a job to find. Lauren helps with exactly these things, so they can feel lighter while you focus on your care.
She does it two ways. She runs groups several times a week, so she is a regular presence in the program rather than an office you get sent to. And she meets women individually about whatever is most pressing at that moment.
What Comes Up in Her Individual Sessions
What comes up in those individual sessions, in Sol’s own account of her work:
School
Applying to school, and completing the requirements of a program already underway.
Assistance programs
Working out which ones apply and signing up for them.
Medical paperwork
Completing the forms for FMLA or short-term disability. The medical certification itself is signed by Meagan Love, PA-C. Lauren is the one who sits with you and fills in the rest of it.
Work
Looking for jobs, applying for them, and preparing for interviews.
Time and money
Managing a schedule and managing a budget, which in early treatment are usually the same problem wearing two hats.
Longer-term goals
Mapping out where this is all supposed to be going, which is a different conversation from the one about this week.
Why this matters. A woman deciding whether she can do this is not only asking about the treatment. She is asking what happens to her degree, her income and her paperwork while she is here. At Sol, the answer is a named person at a set time in the week.
Frequently Asked Questions
Our admissions line is answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at (951) 972-5085.
What does a case manager do at Sol?
Everything that is not therapy. Lauren Sardia runs groups several times a week and meets women individually about whatever is most pressing: applying to school and completing school requirements, signing up for assistance programs, completing the medical paperwork for FMLA or short-term disability, looking for and applying for jobs and preparing for interviews, managing time and a budget, and mapping out longer-term goals.
Can Sol help me find a job?
Lauren works with women on looking for jobs, applying for them and preparing for interviews, as part of case management. She is not a placement agency and Sol does not place anyone in work. What she does is sit down with you on the search itself.
Who fills in my disability or FMLA paperwork?
Both of them, and they do different things. Meagan Love, PA-C signs the medical certification, which is the part only a medical provider can complete. Lauren works with you on the rest of the paperwork for FMLA or short-term disability. Sol will not contact your employer, or confirm to anyone that you are in treatment here, without a Release of Information that you sign.
Talk With Our Team
The first conversation is about what has been happening and what would help. Women only, outpatient, in Riverside.
4175 Brockton Avenue, Riverside, CA 92501
Confidential, and nobody is going to ask you to promise anything on the phone.
Medical Disclaimer
This page describes a member of Sol Women’s Treatment’s staff and is not medical advice, legal advice or employment advice. Whether you qualify for leave, for a benefit or for an assistance program is decided by the body administering it, not by Sol. Sol Women’s Treatment is certified by the California Department of Health Care Services for outpatient and intensive outpatient services, certification 330246AP, and licensed by the California Department of Social Services, facility 331881576, and does not provide detox, inpatient or residential care. No two women respond identically and nothing here promises a result. In a medical emergency call 911. If you are in crisis, call or text 988.