Admissions
Getting into outpatient rehab at Grant Me The Courage Recovery and Therapy in Brea starts with one confidential phone call to our admissions team. For new clients, our admission process covers insurance verification and a clinical assessment, both completed before the first day. At the end of every call, our admissions team tells you the next step and what to have ready for it.
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Our rehab admission process puts insurance verification before the clinical assessment, so you know your coverage before you share your full history.
Start with a phone call or text, and tell admissions what’s happening in your own words. We ask which substances you use and how often. Our team then asks about any recent detox and any medication you take. The first consultation costs nothing and stays confidential.
Admissions reviews your plan’s benefits at this stage and explains your share of the cost before treatment begins. We accept Blue Shield of California and Aetna plans, and Cigna plans qualify as well. Military families may use TRICARE here, and self-pay is another option. When your plan requires prior authorization, our team requests it for you.
At your rehab intake assessment, you meet with Joselin Blalock, AMFT, our associate therapist, or a fellow clinician by phone or in person. This biopsychosocial evaluation looks at your health and daily routines, and it covers past treatment and any relapse along with current prescriptions. You share at your own pace, and the assessment ends with the goals you want treatment to reach.
Our clinical team applies the ASAM Criteria, the guidelines clinicians use to match each person with the right intensity of care, to choose your starting level. Many clients begin with roughly a month of PHP, spend about two months in IOP and then continue with weekly outpatient therapy.
Program availability and any insurer approval set your start date once the assessment is done. On day one, a therapist goes over your plan with you before your first group session. In-person clients complete drug and alcohol screening at our office, while Zoom clients test at an approved lab near home.
Our programs accept adults with any substance use disorder, including clients with polysubstance use. Each substance brings different risks at the start of treatment, so your assessment maps how they affect each other and shapes your first weeks around them.
If you drink daily or struggle to stop after one drink, our therapists help you plan the hours when you used to drink, with a detox referral first when withdrawal needs medical care.
We work with people leaving painkillers or heroin, including clients on Suboxone or methadone, and our team coordinates your care with your prescriber during PHP and IOP.
After you stop methamphetamine, our therapists help you return to regular sleep and meals. Clients with past paranoia or hallucinations start once they are medically and psychiatrically stable.
People misusing Xanax (alprazolam) or Klonopin (clonazepam), or dependent on them after a prescription, start with a detox referral when needed, then structured outpatient support.
Misuse of Adderall (amphetamine and dextroamphetamine), sleep aids or muscle relaxers can start with a valid prescription, so our team sends your prescriber updates that keep refills in line with your treatment plan.
After fentanyl detox, PHP begins with naloxone education and an overdose safety plan, because tolerance drops quickly after a break from opioids.
We provide outpatient rehab for adults 18 and older who need daily structure alongside work and family life, at any stage of recovery. Our rehab offers three levels of care, a Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP), an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) and an Outpatient Program (OP), and clients move through them as their stability grows.
When medical detox comes first, we connect the client with a detox program and reassess once they are stable. Psychiatric care and medication management come through our partner practices, Foothill Behavioral Health Consultants and Radiant Path Therapy and Psychiatry, which also handle ongoing care after OP. After a clinical review, clients continue medication-assisted treatment (MAT) or ADHD medication while our team coordinates with the prescriber. Clients who relapse return with a new assessment.
New clients bring a photo ID and an insurance card to the first session, so our admissions team can confirm identity and benefits right away. A list of current medications and doses helps our team coordinate care with the prescriber from day one. Clients arriving from detox or a residential program also bring their discharge papers, which give our clinicians a clear picture of recent treatment and next steps.
Christa Chaffins, CADC-CAS, our program director, begins case management on each client’s first day. She helps clients fit care around work and family schedules. As recovery moves forward, case management connects each client with community resources and follows up after treatment ends.
A spouse or parent can make the first call to our admissions team. Our team answers your questions about admissions and insurance before your loved one calls. Because we care for adults, your loved one completes their own assessment and agrees to treatment. Once care starts, the case management team can include relatives in planned sessions if their clinician recommends it, and family therapy is available to California residents who ask for it.
Clients from the neighborhoods listed here and across North Orange County complete their first call and insurance check by phone, then attend the assessment by phone or in person. Clients who live farther away can join PHP or IOP by Zoom when clinically appropriate in states that allow virtual treatment.
Families and clients trust our program because it has supported recovery in North Orange County since 2013. Our IOP holds a California DHCS license, and The Joint Commission accredits our program. Our admissions team responds quickly, keeps every conversation confidential and treats each caller with compassion from the first call.
New clients meet a credentialed team that learns their story and stays with them through every stage of treatment. That steady relationship, shaped by trauma-informed care, helps clients settle in and commit to recovery with confidence.
Clients and families describe how admissions at Grant Me The Courage Recovery and Therapy went, from the insurance check to orientation day.
“Before I shared anything personal, admissions handled insurance verification and explained my exact share of the cost. That clarity made the first call from Blackstone easy.” David J. · Blackstone
“My rehab intake assessment with Joselin moved at my pace. It ended with goals I set myself, and the whole visit near La Floresta felt respectful.”
“The rehab admission process for PHP was clear and well coordinated. After my assessment, the intake team gave me my schedule, so starting from Vista del Verde felt simple.” Patricia G. · Vista del Verde
“On day one, my therapist reviewed the plan before the group, which made the last step of outpatient rehab admissions easy. I went home to Glenbrook knowing what came next.” Marco S. · Glenbrook
Outpatient rehab starts as soon as the assessment is complete and the insurer approves care, and insurance approval is usually the longest step. Our admissions team shares a likely start date as soon as approval comes through.
No, people who used it recently can still call our admissions team. The timing and type of recent substance use decide whether outpatient care begins right away or after a detox referral, so honest answers help admissions plan the safest start.
No, people can call our admissions team directly without a doctor’s referral. Some health maintenance organization (HMO) plans require a referral before they pay for outpatient rehab, and admissions checks that rule during insurance verification.
Yes, clients without insurance can begin outpatient rehab through private pay. Our admissions team explains costs and available payment options before treatment begins, so each client can make an informed choice.
Yes, every admissions call is confidential. Our team guards each caller’s health information under HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2 from the first conversation onward.
Early treatment gives recovery its strongest start, and the first step takes one conversation. When you are ready, reach out to Grant Me The Courage Recovery and Therapy by phone or text to begin admissions with our Brea team, and we will guide you to a clear next step.