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Growth Extended - Lake Balboa

Drug Rehab Center in Van Nuys, California

  • Substance Abuse
  • Opioid Addiction
  • Mental Health
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Drug Addiction
  • Alcoholism

Lake Balboa is an accredited, JCAHO model recovery facility located in Van Nuys, California, offering a variety of evidence-based programs and therapies to help individuals with substance abuse, alcohol and drug addiction, mental health issues, and opioid dependence recover from their illnesses with flexible levels of outpatient care and follow-up support for the long-term through accepted private health insurance plans or self-pay options.

About This California Facility

Growth Extended – Lake Balboa, a private rehab situated in Van Nuys, California, specializes in treating individuals struggling with alcoholism, drug addiction, dual diagnosis, mental health issues, substance abuse, and opioid addiction. With a focus on providing comprehensive care in a supportive environment, Growth Extended – Lake Balboa aims to help patients achieve lasting recovery.

• Joint Commission accredited, ensuring high-quality care and patient safety
• Dual-diagnosis program addresses co-occurring mental health issues alongside addiction
• Aftercare support helps patients maintain sobriety and prevent relapse
• Outpatient services offer flexibility for those with work or family commitments

Growth Extended – Lake Balboa holds accreditation from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), a testament to their commitment to delivering exceptional care. Their experienced team of professionals works closely with each patient to develop an individualized treatment plan that addresses their unique needs and goals.

Whether an individual is battling alcohol addiction, drug abuse, opioid dependence, or a combination of substance use and mental health disorders, Growth Extended – Lake Balboa is equipped to help. They offer a range of evidence-based therapies, including individual and group counseling, family therapy, and medication-assisted treatment when appropriate, to support patients on their path to recovery.

Genders
  • Male
  • Female
  • Gender Exclusive Center
  • Ages
  • Children
  • Teenagers
  • Adults
  • Seniors (65+)
  • Modality
  • Individuals
  • Couples
  • Family
  • Groups
  • Additional
  • LGBTQ+ Allied
  • Hearing Impaired
  • Veteran Specific
  • Accreditations

    JCAHO

    Conditions and Issues Treated

    Opioid addiction is known as a high-risk factor for future heroin addiction. Opioid withdrawal can be extremely uncomfortable and lead the user to continue to use. It is recommended to receive inpatient treatment and a medically supervised detox, Growth Extended - Lake Balboa in Van Nuys, CA offers treatment for opioids.

    A dual diagnosis is when someone deals with both alcohol and mental or emotional disorder. Emotional trauma, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression can be part of dual diagnosis therapy. It must happen simultaneously to get care for these conditions to handle any of them effectively.

    Levels of Care Offered at Growth Extended - Lake Balboa

    This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Dual-Diagnosis, Outpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.

    In outpatient programs at Growth Extended - Lake Balboa, the Van Nuys resident can live with their family while continuing with their job or studies. Treatment includes educating the patient on drug abuse, medications, and counseling sessions at the individual or group level.

    Treatment is just the first step to maintaining sobriety. After treatment, aftercare support at Growth Extended - Lake Balboa helps the individual adjust to a life without substances. This support may involve a sober living home in or near Van Nuys, CA, career counseling, or educational assistance. This is when a relapse prevention plan begins to take shape.

    Therapies & Programs

    Individual therapy involves one on one sessions between the patient and the therapist at Growth Extended - Lake Balboa. Individual therapy provides patients with a safe environment where they can openly discuss their problems with the therapist. The patients find the therapist as a person who they can trust. It helps them to open up and discuss personal and sensitive issues, which they may not be comfortable discussing in a group setting.

    Individual therapy aims to identify the core issues that would have led the patient to substance abuse and address the root cause effectively. The therapist can develop patient-specific customized solutions through individual therapy, which aids speedier recovery.

    Recovery can be more effective if the entire family’s involved. Family therapy hosted by Growth Extended - Lake Balboa brings in the addict’s family to explore genetic factors. It gives loved ones the tools for dealing with addiction and its underlying mental issues. It is a recommended step in helping addicts adapt to sober living.

    Group therapy is an important tool in recovery. Addiction tends to lead to isolation and feelings of uniqueness. Accountability and friendship that is found in group therapy can be more effective than any single other treatment approach. With Growth Extended - Lake Balboa in Van Nuys, California, there’s no reason to go through recovery alone.

    Rehabilitation is not just limited to bringing an individual out of addiction and achieving sobriety. It is considered complete only when an individual starts leading a normal and balanced life. Life skill therapy focuses on the various skills that helps an individual to lead a normal life. Patients often do not take care of themselves, struggle professionally and withdraw from social interaction due to the physical and emotional disturbances caused by addiction.

    Life skills therapy helps them to improve various personal, professional and social skills such as cooking healthy meals, maintaining proper hygiene, budgeting, decision making, time management, regulation of emotions and resolving the interpersonal conflicts effectively.

    A 12-Step Program is a common method that is used to treat addiction. This format is used for both drug and alcohol treatment. It is extremely popular and successful for large numbers of people and the staff at Growth Extended - Lake Balboa are trained to assist in 12-step management.

    The right diet can improve a person’s general outlook, sleep habits and thought processing skills. MNT also lowers the occurrence of chronic diseases such as adult-onset diabetes. Dieticians like those at Growth Extended - Lake Balboa in Van Nuys, CA believe that nutrition therapy is the key to making significant lifestyle changes.  

    Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) uses low dose nicotine products to ween smokers away from cigarettes. The products get nicotine into the bloodstream without smoking reducing addiction to the physical habit. It also allows addicts to adjust to lower doses to reduce withdrawal symptoms.

    Patient Experience

    Creative Arts

    It is believed that enhancing creativity and developing skills related to it can help people with addiction recover faster. Activities such as painting, writing, acting, and dancing are considered therapeutic and hosted and managed by Growth Extended - Lake Balboa in Van Nuys, California. They become outlets for patients to blow off steam, channel their emotions, and express their thoughts.

    Experiential Therapy at Growth Extended - Lake Balboa

    Experiential therapy involves recreating or creating new experiences for the patient. Many people struggled with past issues such as memories or trauma. By creating a new experience, it allows people to work through the issues associated with those moments in a new experience. This can give them a new measure of control and can help them role play a new scenario. That can help push addiction into their past and help them begin the healing process.

    Fitness Therapy

    Opting for fitness therapy allows someone to get through addiction recovery while effectively rebuilding their body. This is a great type of therapy to pair with nutritional therapy, as the combination of getting fit and eating right can help someone in recovery feel better and make healthier choices from the start. This therapy offered by Growth Extended - Lake Balboa in Van Nuys, CA establishes a firm connection between the body and mind, and teaches how to make healthy life habits that do not involve addiction.

    Payment Options Accepted

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  • Health Insurance
  • Self-Pay / Cash
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Military Insurance
  • IHS/Tribunal/Urban
  • State-Financed
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    Additional Details

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    Growth Extended - Lake Balboa Location and Directions
    Address InformationBalboa Pl
    Van Nuys, California 91406 Phone Number(888) 948-9998 Meta DetailsUpdated April 15, 2024
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    Van Nuys, California Addiction Information

    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.

    Over 11,000 people in Van Nuys struggle with addiction to drugs or alcohol. In 2010, over 4,700 reported arrests for drug offenses, including 1,800 for possession or use of methamphetamines or heroin. Over 313 adults were admitted for treatment for every 100 thousand residents in 2009. One of the most important things to check before going into a rehab program is how long each program lasts.

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