Axis Community Health
Axis Community Health, located in Pleasanton, CA, is a non-profit organization founded in 1972. Specializing in primary care and behavioral health services, it provides affordable, compassionate care to the Tri-Valley community. It serves over 15,000 people annually, making it a crucial healthcare provider in the region.
Axis Community Health’s mission is to promote well-being by offering quality, affordable, and accessible healthcare. Recognized as a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), it has earned various awards for clinical achievement and maintains federal employee coverage under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA).
- Offers comprehensive primary care services, including adult medicine, pediatrics, and prenatal care.
- Provides integrated behavioral health services, addressing mental health and substance abuse disorders.
- Serves over 15,000 people annually across five service sites in Pleasanton, Livermore, and Dublin.
- Recognized in the top 10% for clinical quality measures by the Bureau of Primary Health Care.
Specializing in treating substance use disorders, Axis Community Health serves individuals struggling with depression, anxiety, PTSD, and more. The focus is on providing care to anyone in the Tri-Valley community who needs it.
- 4 Conditions Treated
- Insurance Accepted
- 5 Levels of Care
- Speaks English
- 19 Therapies & Programs
Staff
- Liz Perez-HoweChief Executive OfficerCommitted to breaking down barriers to healthcare and ensuring equitable access.
- Dawnell MoodyChief Medical OfficerLeads medical services at Axis Community Health.
- Jennifer PenneyChief Integration OfficerLicensed Clinical Psychologist specializing in various mental health approaches.
- Sonia CrossChief Administrative OfficerOversees administrative functions at Axis Community Health.
- Patrice LaneChief Dental OfficerLeads dental services at Axis Community Health.
- Sonali ShethMedical Director of Population HealthFamily physician focused on lifestyle medicine and preventive care.
- Reshma GandhiAssociate Medical DirectorFamily medicine practitioner specializing in preventative medicine and chronic diseases.
- Michelle Cortes-SurdillaFamily Medicine PractitionerExperienced in helping young adults transition from pediatrics to adult medicine.
- Priyanka ThapaFamily Nurse PractitionerExperienced in working with transgender and immigrant populations.
- Navdeep TumberFamily Medicine PhysicianValues shared decision-making and building relationships with patients.
Conditions and Issues Treated
Substance Abuse + Addiction Treatment
Substance abuse typically leads to addiction, which requires specialized treatment programs at Axis Community Health to address. Many people benefit from inpatient drug rehabilitation, which includes inpatient acute care and residential rehabilitation. Other levels of care include intensive outpatient therapy, individual counseling, and support groups. Family therapy is also an essential part of treatment for substance abuse.
A combination of treatments is often needed to treat drug abuse issues effectively. In the case of drug abuse, there is no easy answer or one-size-fits-all cure.
Opioid + Opiate Addiction Treatment in Pleasanton, CA
Opioid addiction treatment helps people addicted to opioids in California curb their drug use. The selection of a treatment setting depends on the severity of the addiction. Mild cases are usually treated in outpatient facilities; severe cases need hospitalization or treatment in a residential facility. Doctors use medicines along with counseling and behavioral therapies to treat the addiction. The treatment includes medication, counseling and therapy. It can also include group counseling, individual counseling and family counseling.
Dual-Diagnosis
People with dual diagnosis have coexisting addiction and a mental disorder. 9.2 million US adults had a co-occurring disorder in 2018, so not just limited to California residents. Best treatment combines medication, psychotherapy (talk therapy), support group, and inpatient rehabilitation. Sometimes, complementary therapies – yoga, massage, and acupuncture – may also be used.
Levels of Care
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Intensive Outpatient, Outpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.
Axis Community Health offers an Intensive Outpatient Program is for those who need intensive care but prefer to spend the majority of their time in the comfort of their own home. The rehabilitation services differ in length and intensity. They are customized to meet the needs of the patient.
Outpatient treatment plans cover diagnosis, detoxification, management, and counseling. They are a popular option for those who have graduated from inpatient facilities. Services in California include medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and individual and group therapy.
After treatment, addiction treatment can be frightening for newly sober people. Aftercare support provided by Axis Community Health is designed to give resources and help on a continued basis. It can involve finding housing in and around California, setting up 12-step meeting groups, continued medical monitoring, and counseling.
Therapies & Programs
Couples therapy aims to rebuild the trust between the partners. Partner’s involvement in the process will result in greater chances of treatment success. Couples therapy addresses financial issues, loss of trust, lack of intimacy, and physical abuse.
Family therapy is a set of therapeutic approaches that assumes that the entire family is a system. It utilizes the strengths and resources of the family to help the patient refrain from resorting to substance abuse. The impact of substance abuse is not just on the patient but on the entire family. Family therapy ensures that the patient gets adequate support from the family members after the treatment making the recovery process sustainable
- Family therapy guides all the members of the family to help the patient.
- It helps to repair relationships and improve communication between family members.
- It helps to keep the patient engaged and motivated throughout the treatment.
Group therapy is an important tool in recovery. Finding a peer group in Pleasanton, CA and others who relate to your situation is a fundamental tool for recovery at Axis Community Health. Addiction tends to lead to isolation and feelings of uniqueness. The accountability and friendship that is found in group therapy can be more effective than any single other treatment approach. This is generally introduced early in recovery and is recommended as a lifetime treatment habit.
Trauma therapy is a way of addressing trauma while in a safe situation in order to heal. This may involve Axis Community Health managing individual or group counseling or both. Other forms of therapy have been proven to assist in healing past traumas.
A type of cognitive-behavioral therapy is Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. It is intended for those who are vulnerable to self-harm and suicidal thoughts. Axis Community Health aims to help patients understand the connection between their feelings, emotions, and behaviors and provide them with the tools to make a difference in Pleasanton, CA. For those whose addictions and habits originate from severe mental health problems, it is beneficial.
Negative feelings are common in substance abuse disorders. If not recognized, they can cause co-occurring disorders. CBT involves strategies that help to change the thinking and behavioral pattern. It can be administered as a monotherapy as well as a part of combination therapy.
The first three steps depend on the patient, so they are more specific and situational. The succeeding four steps center on practical issues brought on by substance abuse. Steps 8 and 9 deal with the social and emotional repercussions of addiction, encouraging patients to make amends to people they have wronged. These are followed by two steps revolving around the further exploration and reinforcement of Steps 1 to 9.
The last step requires an individual to extend a helping hand to people who are still in the early stages of their recovery.
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Location & Contact
6666 Owens Dr
Pleasanton, CA 94588
Phone Number
(925) 462-1755
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Location
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6666 Owens Dr
Pleasanton, CA 94588 -
(925) 462-1755
Accepts
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GenderFemale, Male
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AgeAdults (20+), Children (0-12), Seniors (65+), Teenagers
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ModalityCouples, Family, Group, Individuals
Ownership
Listed May 26, 2020
Updated July 25, 2024
Pleasanton, California Addiction and Treatment
More than 3 million of California's citizens are addicted to illegal drugs. Almost 800,000 people use hard drugs, almost 5 million use marijuana, and another 2.1 million abuse alcohol every year. Other substance abuse issues such as binge drinking and teen drug use are also common. Many illegal drugs such as cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and marijuana are smuggled into the state from Mexico.
Pleasanton, a charming suburban city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, offers a peaceful, family-friendly environment perfect for healing during drug rehab treatment. With a rich history and plenty of outdoor activities, Pleasanton is an attractive community for many families. However, the opioid crisis has hit Alameda County hard, with overdose deaths increasing by 40% from 2019 to 2020 and fentanyl being involved in over 71% of drug overdose deaths nationwide in 2021.
Treatment in Nearby Cities
- Orange, CA (353.5 mi.)
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- Livermore, CA (7.8 mi.)
- Porterville, CA (195.9 mi.)
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