California Treatment Centers

Central Star Olive View UCLA CRTP provides residential treatment in California. The program accepts various payment options including self-pay.

Anza Wellness and Recovery runs intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization programs in San Bernardino for substance use, mental health and dual diagnosis, on an integrated model that treats physical and mental health together. What sets it apart is what it does about housing: the center has partnered with local agencies to provide temporary housing for eligible homeless and economically disadvantaged clients for the duration of their program, and clients can combine IOP or PHP with a structured living environment. For someone whose treatment would otherwise fail for want of somewhere to sleep, that is the deciding detail.

The Gooden Center provides residential mental health and substance use treatment for men and women in Pasadena, California. Founded in 1962, the nonprofit offers a recommended 90-day continuum including residential treatment, day treatment, intensive outpatient, and transitional living, with sub-acute detox available. Gooden Center is in-network with most insurance plans and offers self-pay rates averaging 65% below for-profit facilities.

SoCal Detox provides medically supervised drug and alcohol detoxification in Laguna Beach, California, offering a safe withdrawal management program in a coastal residential setting. The facility treats withdrawal from alcohol, amphetamines, benzodiazepines, and opioids. SoCal Detox accepts private insurance.

Diablo Valley Drug and Alcohol Services is a physician-led addiction treatment practice in San Ramon and Walnut Creek, California, directed by Daniel Smeester, MD, who is board-certified by the American Board of Addiction Medicine and the American Board of Emergency Medicine. The practice offers both inpatient and outpatient detoxification and substance use treatment with a medical approach to withdrawal management. In addition to addiction treatment for alcohol, opioids, and other substances, Diablo Valley treats co-occurring depression and anxiety through ketamine infusion therapy. The practice accepts most major insurance plans including Medicare and private insurance, and offers telehealth appointments.

Capo Canyon Recovery in Mission Viejo, California is a boutique residential program limited to five clients at a time, designed for executives and professionals who need private, confidential addiction treatment without disconnecting from responsibilities. Each client has a private bedroom with luxury amenities, and cell phones and laptops are permitted. The clinical program provides a minimum of four weekly individual sessions and combines CBT and DBT with chef-prepared meals from an on-site organic garden.

Roque Center has provided residential detoxification and addiction treatment in Stanton, California since 1972, building a foundation of recovery over five decades. The facility offers medically supervised detox, residential inpatient treatment, and a structured program incorporating 12-step philosophy. Roque Center accepts Medi-Cal.

Pathways provides residential drug and alcohol treatment in Marysville, California, serving adults 18 and older from the greater Northern California region. The structured program offers residential care, intensive outpatient treatment, and medication-assisted treatment (MAT), with typical stays of 30 to 90 days. Licensed by the California Department of Health Care Services, Pathways accepts private insurance and military insurance, with individualized treatment planning and both individual and group counseling.

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A comprehensive drug and alcohol rehab for men, women and women with children. Fees are sliding scale based for those with limited means.

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Spencer Recovery Centers operates Laguna Beach House, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in Laguna Beach, California. The facility offers residential addiction treatment and provides specialized programming for veterans, with 100% of treatment covered for eligible veterans through their benefits. Private insurance is also accepted.

Muir Wood provides residential and intensive outpatient treatment for adolescents ages 12–17 with primary mental health conditions and co-occurring substance use, at its Riverside, California campus. The program features WASC-accredited academics coordinated with each teen's home school, and an integrated team of psychiatrists, therapists, nurses and educators. Muir Wood is in-network with most commercial insurers and is not in-network with Medi-Cal/Medicaid.

Pathfinders of San Diego is a men-only residential treatment program in San Diego, California, founded in 1950. It provides two tiers of residential substance use treatment, drug- and alcohol-free living, and permanent supportive housing, and has served more than 10,000 men since its founding.

The Betty Ford Center in San Diego provides intensive outpatient substance use treatment as part of the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, the nation’s largest nonprofit addiction treatment organization. The San Diego clinic offers day and evening IOP tracks with evidence-based treatment including individual therapy, group counseling, family programming, and continuing care planning. Founded in 1982, the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation operates treatment centers across the country and accepts private insurance and self-pay.

Inland Valley Recovery Services has worked in San Bernardino County since 1962 and has grown into a full continuum rather than a single program: detoxification, residential and outpatient treatment, aftercare, education, and individual and group counseling, so someone can move between levels without leaving the organization. It is certified by California's Department of Health Care Services.

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Newport Institute's Montaire campus in Shingle Springs, California provides residential mental health treatment for young adults ages 18 to 35. The program addresses depression, anxiety, trauma and problem substance use through individual therapy, group therapy and experiential approaches. It accepts private insurance and self-pay. Newport Institute provides evidence-based, individualized care for young adults navigating mental health and co-occurring disorders. Treatment is designed to address each client’s needs while supporting the practical, relational, and emotional demands of young adulthood. A multidisciplinary care team works with clients and, when appropriate, their families to strengthen coping skills, healthy connection, and stability. Depending on the location, a continuum of care may be available. Program availability and levels of care vary by location.

Stairway Resource Center offers community-based outpatient substance use treatment grounded in the 12-step recovery model in Woodland Hills, California. The center provides partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and standard outpatient levels of care for alcohol, drug, and polysubstance addiction with dual diagnosis support. Stairway also offers aftercare services, relapse prevention programming, and connections to sober housing in the Los Angeles area. The center accepts private insurance.