It's been a long road to recovery for actress Mackenzie Phillips following a staggering 11 stints in rehab and addiction to heroin and cocaine, but now the daughter of The Mamas & the Papas' lead singer is opening up about being six years sober.

Phillips, 54, now counsels at the Pasadena Recovery Center and the patients and staff have nothing but positive words for the former One Day At a Time actress.

"She really identifies with the patients, and they identify with her," director at PRC, Mike Bloom, told People magazine.

"She has a deep understanding of sobriety, having dealt with addiction her whole life," Celebrity Rehab host Dr. Drew Pinsky said.

As the daughter of John Phillips, Mackenzie grew up in the 60s, rolling joints for her dad by the time she was just 10-years-old and trying cocaine by age 11.