Teras Experience

We help you see, what it is about you, you may have a hard time seeing. You are more likely to maintain long-term sobriety by entering and committing to a structured transitional living environment, like Tharros House. That’s why we encourage our clients to consider staying 6 months to one year. Our experience has been that once our clients arrive at Tharros House, they understand and feel the benefits. You are not locked in to any long term agreements, but we do ask that you come planning to stay for at least 60 days. After your initial period at Tharros, you may wish to explore our less structured home, Teras.

• Tharros House is a private peer program which is not affiliated with any state or federal offerings.
• Tharros offers significantly more than a traditional sober living.
• Darren holds a BA from Stonehill College and was most recently the Assistant Director at Tharros House.
• Nick earned a place on the First Team All Stars in both Junior and Senior years for Lacrosse.
• After your initial period at Tharros, you may wish to explore our less structured home, Teras.

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We have the sole goal of connecting you with the providers who will help you the most -­ Period. A sober living home creates fellowship and community that can help you get back to a life where you are happy and fulfilled. The proper support, combined with a safe environment and first hand know-how will guide you to experience a new way of being and behaving. A sober living environment reinforces honesty and integrity as it supports you on your journey to acquiring a great new lifestyle. Dr. Zarnegar has over 30 years of experience in behavioral health and clinical treatment. Dr. Zarnegar serves on the Advisory Board for Tharros House and helps to direct resource and team development.

Sober Living Requirements

Melissa pulls from her extensive knowledge from years in the medical field in the area of Occupational Therapy. As a Boston area native, she is returning home after nine years in Los Angeles working with individuals recovering from a variety of conditions and illnesses, including mood disorders and substance use disorder. Melissa is currently finishing her Master’s Thesis at Harvard University and will be starting a Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology at William James College in September 2017. She is motivated by a strong desire to help addicts and alcoholics find value and meaning in their lives and what drives them to make a change. Teras is located two miles away from Tharros (both Tharros and Teras are in Lexington MA). This less structured residence is designed to support clients when they have 25+ hours of work or other outside structure weekly, which can be developed with assistance from our team, in the first 30 days.

Why Sober Living?

Each individual is supported to make his own choices in his recovery. We also include fun social events, like our weekly BBQ and bowling nights. Clients also learn life skills through one on one mentoring and fun events, like cooking with exceptional private chefs! Also included, our community offers activities, like weekend rock climbing, golf, and basketball. On Saturdays, clients can participate in engagement activities, like trampoline dodgeball, go-kart racing, and escape room challenges. We provide opportunities for meaningful development of community and positive social connection through these experiences and more.

Program Director

• The proper support, combined with a safe environment and first hand know-how will guide you to experience a new way of being and behaving.
• At Tharros House, we take a custom approach to each client, starting with a full understanding of each client’s needs and goals.
• Our goal is to provide a safe and supportive community, combining individual and group interactions to facilitate building a meaningful life in sobriety.
• Dr. Zarnegar brings a wealth of intuitive and insightful knowledge rooted from a quarter century of clinical experience.Dr.
• We support each other’s path as well as to share what we have mastered.
• At Tharros, Donna coaches clients to develop a personal “tool kit” of useful language, ideals, and methods to insure a smooth transition into the “real world”.
• Clients also learn life skills through one on one mentoring and fun events, like cooking with exceptional private chefs!

He worked as an actor and teacher in theBoston area before finding a passion for working with other recovering addicts andalcoholics. Inside of his work at Tharros House, he has found the empathicconnection and capacity for change he was always looking for in acting. Tharros House approaches recovery by looking at both abstinence and your life satisfaction/ happiness.

Cola, muscles, and being a same-but-different family…

After 30 days, clients are expected to be employed while they continue progress in their recovery work. They continue to meet with their case manager weekly and participate in community support activities. Teras, also located in Lexington MA, offers a less structured, but still supportive model of high standards sober living. That tharros house study found that freestanding SLH’s offer enough structure, with no formal treatment, creating an optimal environment for residents ready for the next step. SLH’s provide an environment for individuals capable of handling a fair amount of autonomy and wish to take personal responsibility for their recovery.

Darren originally joined the Tharros House team in 2015 after spending 2 years working in the Los Angeles recovery community. In his leadership role at Teras House, Darren interfaces with clients, families, and our support staff. Darren’s primary focus is to promote client development of recovery skills that will serve their long-term sobriety. Darren holds a BA from Stonehill College and was most recently the Assistant Director at Tharros House. At Tharros House, you can expect to meet other male residents who are committed to their sobriety, have completed some form of primary treatment, and pass regular unannounced breathalyzer and urine tests.