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San Fernando Valley Community Mental Health Center - Independent Living

Drug Rehab Center in Van Nuys, California

  • Mental Health

San Fernando Valley Community Mental Health Center - Independent Living is an Addiction Treatment Facility in Van Nuys, California that offers evidence-based custom treatment plans, educational opportunities, and supportive staff members to help individuals suffering from substance use disorders overcome their addictions and develop healthier habits.

About This California Facility

San Fernando Valley Community Mental Health Center - Independent Living, located in Van Nuys, California, is a mental health treatment facility that specializes in providing services for individuals struggling with mental health issues. The center offers an outpatient level of care, making it a suitable option for individuals seeking support to get sober or manage their mental health condition. With its focus on independent living, the facility aims to empower individuals to gain control over their lives and make positive changes towards recovery.

The San Fernando Valley Community Mental Health Center - Independent Living provides a range of services and treatment methods tailored towards addiction and substance abuse. They offer counseling sessions where trained professionals work closely with patients to address underlying issues related to substance use disorders. Additionally, the center employs evidence-based therapies such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and motivational interviewing (MI) to help individuals develop coping mechanisms and motivate them towards recovery. Through educational workshops and group sessions, patients are encouraged to participate in supportive communities where they can share experiences and learn from one another's journeys towards sobriety.

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

    Levels of Care Offered at San Fernando Valley Community Mental Health Center - Independent Living

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

    An Outpatient Rehab Program is a part-time drug rehab program for treating individuals in Van Nuys, CA with mild addiction or mild-to-moderate drug withdrawal symptoms. It generally requires about 10 to 12 hours every week.

    Doctors can administer on-the-spot medication to ease withdrawal symptoms such as anxiety, increased heart rate, and even depression. Groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) can be used as a part of outpatient treatment to help maintain sobriety.

    Therapies & Programs

    Individual therapy refers to one-on-one psychotherapy between a patient and their San Fernando Valley Community Mental Health Center - Independent Living therapist. Individual therapy seeks to help identify the issues that drive and contribute to a client’s addiction or alcoholism. Another goal of individual counseling is to assist the client to learn how to manage their lives without alcohol or drugs.

    Therapy for couples decreases unhealthy behavior in a relationship that can trigger addiction. Either, or both, members of the couple will be improved by this. This treatment administered by San Fernando Valley Community Mental Health Center - Independent Living still targets addiction and can also make a relationship healthier through a variety of methods.

    Addiction is a family disease. Family therapy is a common tool that is used during inpatient treatment. While living with active addiction in Van Nuys, California, it is impossible for family members not to be affected. In order to have the greatest chances for long term sobriety, healing any family trauma and dysfunctional communications is important. Family therapy aims to heal and rebalance unhealthy roles and habits.

    Group therapy occurs in a group setting as opposed to a one on one setting. It benefits patients by providing a feeling of support and letting them know they are not alone. Patients at San Fernando Valley Community Mental Health Center - Independent Living also learn to build trust and understanding and gain perspective through discussions.

    After experiencing trauma, it’s crucial to look for a facility that can provide trauma therapy. This approach zeroes in on the traumatic incidents that a patient has encountered in the past, recent or not. It’s been widely known that trauma can make an individual resort to alcohol or other substances to mask their troubles and pain. Trauma can originate from domestic violence, sexual abuse, an early encounter with death, sexual assault, and many more. The goal of trauma therapy at San Fernando Valley Community Mental Health Center - Independent Living in Van Nuys, CA is to help the patient see beyond the trauma and move forward. Mental health professionals will facilitate the patient’s journey and see to it that he or she is no longer a victim of his or her traumatic experiences and has wholly regained his or her personal power.

    Most individuals suffering from addiction have low self-awareness, so they end up making poor decisions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is suitable for patients recovering from an addiction of any kind. Through it, patients become more aligned with their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, giving them a better opportunity to respond appropriately to temptations and negative feelings.

    This therapy modality at San Fernando Valley Community Mental Health Center - Independent Living in Van Nuys, CA strengthens a person’s ability to stay on top of their emotional state and learn new stress management techniques so they won’t give in to the temptations easily. Moreover, CBT helps people communicate and express their emotions well, which can be vital in relapse management. CBT is also suitable for managing co-occurring disorders like depression and bipolar illness.

    Patient Experience

    Experiential Therapy at San Fernando Valley Community Mental Health Center - Independent Living

    Experiential therapy is a non-traditional treatment that uses physical activities to help work through troubling emotions. Role-playing, use of props, and re-enactments are just a few common techniques in experiential therapy at San Fernando Valley Community Mental Health Center - Independent Living. Its goal is to help people work with troubling emotions, memories, and trauma that are the source of their psychological issues

    Payment Options Accepted

    For specific insurance or payment methods please contact us.
  • Health Insurance
  • Self-Pay / Cash
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Military Insurance
  • IHS/Tribunal/Urban
  • State-Financed
  • Sliding Scale
  • Additional Details

    Specifics, location, and helpful extra information.
    San Fernando Valley Community Mental Health Center - Independent Living Location and Directions
    Address Information14515 Hamlin St
    Van Nuys, California 91401 Phone Number(818) 373-4993 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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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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