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Cornerstones of Maine

We are a clinically driven young adult transitional living program located in Southern Maine.

03/18/2026

They may be part of the same continuum, but residential treatment and transitional living serve two different purposes.

Residential care provides 24 hour structure, clinical oversight, and daily therapeutic engagement.

Transitional living offers increasing independence while maintaining accountability and guidance.

Residential care stabilizes. Transitional living strengthens independence.

If you are unsure which level fits your young adult’s needs, we’ll walk you through it. 207-994-8993

03/11/2026

You wouldn’t ask someone to run a marathon right after an injury.

Why would we ask young adults to navigate life on their own immediately after stabilization in our residential program?

Transitional living gives them the runway they need.

Explore the path between healing and independence. 207-300-9851

03/04/2026

Some young adults aren’t in crisis, but they’re not progressing either.

Transitional living may offer what’s missing: structure without control, freedom with accountability, and community without pressure.

Step into life with Cornerstone’s Transitional Living program: 207-300-9851

02/25/2026

Behind every residential treatment plan, every transitional living outing, every one-on-one, there’s a person with a story.

Cornerstones’ founder and leadership team recently stepped in front of the camera to reflect on what this work means, what they’ve learned, and what they want families to know.

The throughline? Connection. Always.

02/24/2026

Between sessions at NATSAP, we joined Optimum Performance Institute for an evening that reminded us why we show up to these events in the first place.

It is easy to focus on the learning and logistics. But what sustains this field are the relationships.

Our Clinical Admissions Director, Bogie Foden said it best: “Connection and relationship are still the most important part of every conference.”

Thankful for partners who believe that too.

02/20/2026

Residential care is structured for safety and stabilization.

Transitional living is designed for growth through practice.

In residential treatment, young adults are surrounded by clinical staff and daily therapeutic programming.

In transitional living, they live in the community, start to manage their own time, and continue working with a team; just at a different pace.

Both offer support. The difference lies in how much, and how often.

Explore how both programs work together for long-term stability: 207-300-9851

02/11/2026

Many parents ask how transitional living differs from residential treatment.

The answer? Residential sets the foundation and transitional living builds independence on top of that foundation.

A true step-down model reinforces growth by giving young adults the chance to apply, with
structure still nearby.

Understand the importance of phase-based recovery with a phone call to our team:
207-300-9851

02/09/2026

Residential care only works when the people leading it are steady, thoughtful, and deeply human.

Beth Caron, LCSW, CCS, brings all of that, and more, to her role as Residential Clinical Director at Cornerstones.

In our latest blog, Beth shares what brought her to this work, what keeps her grounded, and why connection is at the heart of how she leads.

Read the full interview here: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://cornerstonesofmaine.com/blog/beth-caron-clinical-leadership&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1770650793253011&usg=AOvVaw3wNdW3kXfIonklNd-mvvaO

02/04/2026

In transitional living, young adults are working, cooking, keeping appointments, and managing real-world responsibilities.

Support is still there, therapy, coaching, guidance, but the focus shifts to practicing what’s already been learned.

This level of care helps young adults stay connected to support while learning how to navigate work, relationships, and responsibility.

01/28/2026

If you know a young adult who is cycling through short-term fixes, unable to maintain routines, or stuck in patterns that feel unmanageable, they may need more support than transitional living can offer.

Residential care provides containment, consistency, and daily therapeutic engagement to help them stabilize.

Learn how to tell when more structure is the safer first step. Explore care options at Cornerstone: 207-300-9851

01/21/2026

Not all programs are the same, and not all young adults need the same level of care.

Residential treatment is the right place when emotional safety, stability, and full structure are essential.

Transitional living is for when the foundation is laid and the next step is learning how to use it.

Both are valuable. They simply serve different stages of recovery.

01/14/2026

Transitional living isn’t just about where you stay, it’s how you grow.

At Cornerstones, our Transitional Living Program offers young adults the opportunity to live in the community with support, structure, and increasing independence.

Because real recovery isn’t just what happens in the therapist’s office. It’s what happens every day after.

Address

257 South Street
Biddeford, ME
04005

Telephone

+18005886898

Website

http://cornerstonesofmaine.com/

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