Portola Valley Free Drug and Alcohol Rehab Treatment Centers

468 Pine Avenue, Pacific Grove 93950

Center Description: Intensive Outpatient is a half-day program that focuses on accountability and affords clients the opportunity to check in with staff and peers while navigating day to day life. This program can be accessed by clients stepping down from Partial Hospit

User Reviews: This treatment center saved my life. The holistic approach in the program creates a whole new concept and method to get rehabilitated from the use of substances. Staff morale is very high. They are teachers of life with a lot of experience. And they actually practice what they preach. This is a good place for recovery. They let you use your phone to talk to loved ones and friends and that helps a lot. I am happy to say that Beacon House had saved my life!

420 East Cotati Avenue, Cotati 94931

Center Description: A Step Up is a live-in program in Cotati for adults with addiction and mental health issues. A safe and supportive 11-bed home where residents live for up to 3-12 months, A Step Up is a place for improving emotional and physical health, and learning

User Reviews: It is hard not to fall in love with this facility if you happen to have a stay there. I think half the credit for my recovery goes to the beautiful environment that the facility has to offer which made things a lot easier for me. Their food was really great. You are served with a lot of different and exotic meals and then there always are free snacks at your disposal. I personally was a big fan of the free ice cream and cigarettes. I also had an excellent experience with their staff members. They were very caring and supportive and it always felt like they truly cared about your recovery. There were also a number of indoor and outdoor activities to get involved in. I really enjoyed the paints and art sessions. I have recommended this facility to a couple of friends of mine and will also recommend them to whoever is reading this. Great work!

341 South Hillcrest Street, La Habra 90631

Center Description: Cognitive behavioral therapy,Substance abuse counseling approach,Trauma-related counseling,12-step facilitation approach,Motivational interviewing,Anger management,Martix Model,Relapse prevention

User Reviews: VCC The Gary Center is truly the best place you could send someone who’s addicted to drugs. My brother went there last year and he’s changed so much in that time. He went from shooting heroin to helping people get off heroin. Went from manipulating my mom out of money or just stealing money from our parents to working hard to get them paid back. He hasn’t paid them back completely but he sends them money from every paycheck he gets and he’s proud of the fact that he’s able to do it. He’s taken so much from my parents that to see him trying so hard to make up for it is amazing. I had stopped talking to him 2 years before he went to VCC The Gary Center. I was just sick of watching him ruin his life and when he stole a bunch of money from our parents I was just done. He started writing me letters when he got out detox at VCC The Gary Center. I was worried the first time I got one of his letters because every rehab he’s gone to before going to VCC The Gary Center all he did was complain about them. He hated being at them or he hated the people or the staff weren’t nice, it was always something and so I was expecting the same thing from him this time. However, I could tell that VCC The Gary Center was different for him. He told me that the detox he went through wasn’t too bad and that the detox staff really helped him get through it fairly comfortably. He loved the staff there and throughout his programs the letters continued to praise the program and the people working there. While he was there he told me that he had decided that he wanted to do the same thing with his life. He wanted to work there and help people get off drugs. That was a shock for me as I didn’t think he’d ever be that intent on helping others. He got to choose the program he did at VCC The Gary Center. He talked with his counselor about it of course the decision of how he was going to help himself get off drugs was ultimately up to him and that made a huge difference for him. He told me that when he decided on the program he was going to do was when he made the decision to really do that program and get sober for good. He started playing the guitar again. He was always playing when we were growing up but he sold his guitar to get heroin and so stopped playing. They have a music room at VCC The Gary Center where he spent most of his free time. By the time my brother finished his program we were talking on the phone again and I was so happy to have my brother back in my life. He is back at VCC The Gary Center working and he’s doing amazing. I don’t worry about him so much anymore and I know that he’s doing something he loves. It’s been such a great year with my brother and just knowing that he’s going to continue to do good is pretty awesome.

27482 North Bay Road P.O. Box 1502, Lake Arrowhead 92352

Center Description: Treatment for addiction recovery is a process—one that varies depending on your particular needs. The goal of recovery is always the same, to provide tools for lifelong recovery, and to demonstrate how to have fun and enjoy life even without the effe

User Reviews: Never before have I ever worked with a group of individuals that truly care for the well being of every addict that walks through our doors. The staff is very committed and take great pride in sharing our own struggles, strengths and hope with every addict when ever needed. I have been blessed to work for Above it All and continue to see many addicts leave with a new outlook on life while living in recovery from their addictions.

48745 Three Points Road, Lake Hughes 93532

Center Description: LAKE HUGHES RECOVERY is home to California’s Largest Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Campus and handles all levels of care such as Detoxification, Residential Treatment and Aftercare. Located in the Antelope Valley, Lake Hughes Recovery has a 37-acre

User Reviews: The staff is caring, understanding and knowledgeable. From the one on one time with a therapist to group sessions, meals, and free time. Everyone who works here is very kind and helpful. This facility offers individually focused treatment supporting the history, beliefs, body orientation, and trauma that underlies struggles with addiction. It is out in nature and very quiet. Great communication and involvement, the clinical staff provides individualized treatment to each client. I was able to successfully complete my detox, would highly recommend!