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If you are looking for outpatient help with drinking or drug use, the list of programs within driving distance is long, and most of them describe themselves in similar words. Three practical questions narrow it quickly: the level of care you actually need, whether the schedule fits your life, and whether the program works with how you plan to pay. This page walks through those three, then tells you plainly where our program sits so you can decide if it belongs on your list.
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Outpatient care means you live at home and come in for sessions during the week. It is one level of care among several, and it is not the right starting point for everyone.
If what you need right now is medical supervision or support available around the clock, that decision comes before choosing between programs. Ask anyone you are considering which level of care they provide and whether it matches what is happening for you.
We do not provide detox. We do not provide medical care for withdrawal. We do not provide 24-hour or overnight care. We do not provide emergency care.
If you are concerned about what will happen to your body when you stop, particularly with alcohol or benzodiazepines, talk to a doctor or another qualified medical provider before you start. For some people withdrawal needs medical supervision; for others it does not, and a clinical assessment is what tells you which.
If someone is in immediate danger or there is a medical emergency, call 911.
If you are having thoughts of suicide or you are in serious emotional distress, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
We are not a 24-hour program and we are not an emergency program.
Outpatient treatment is built around set session times. Before you commit to any program, put its schedule next to your real week: work, school, family, and the drive each way. A program that fits on paper but not on a Tuesday evening is not a fit.
It is a fair question to ask directly, and any program should be able to answer it before you enroll.
The two levels we run differ here. A partial hospitalization program (PHP) carries more programming hours in a week. An intensive outpatient program (IOP) is lighter. Both assume you go home afterward.
Cost depends on coverage. The program accepts Blue Shield, Cigna, Aetna, Tricare and private pay.
That list describes what the program takes. It does not tell you what your own plan covers or what your share would be, because those depend on your individual benefits. Ask us about cost directly and we will talk through what we can.
We are an adult outpatient substance use treatment program based in Brea, in north Orange County. We have been operating since 2013. We are DHCS-licensed — license #300302AP. In-person care happens in Brea, in north Orange County. San Juan Capistrano is at the south end of the county, so the trip belongs in your decision alongside the schedule. Telehealth for people located in California is worth asking about if the drive is the main obstacle.
The approaches we use include cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, trauma-informed care, 12-Step facilitation, and relapse prevention.
We offer telehealth for people located in California, using Zoom. If that sounds like it could fit, ask us which level of care matches your situation and whether telehealth is an option for you.
Text us or use the contact form. Basic contact details and a short note about what is going on are enough to start; leave detailed health history out of a website message.
Phone: (909) 577-1124
We are small by design, and care is individualized rather than run off one template. That means more direct contact with the treatment team, and a plan that can shift as your needs change. We do not compare ourselves to other programs.
Outpatient care assumes you are living your ordinary life alongside treatment. Whether your particular hours fit the schedule is worth working out early rather than halfway in.
That is common, and it is a useful thing to say out loud at the start. What did not hold last time shapes what the plan should look like this time.
Yes. Adults stepping down into everyday life after a higher level of care are a large part of who we work with.