My2Cents Recovery · Granada Hills · Los Angeles
Residential treatment means you live at our licensed home while you get treatment every day. Six clients at most, four groups a day, and a team that knows your name.
Every stay starts with detox in the same house, then steps down to residential treatment.
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res·i·den·tial treat·ment noun
1. Treatment where you live at a licensed home for a few weeks. You take part in therapy and groups every day, with staff on site day and night and safety checks every 30 minutes.
2. The stage after detox and before outpatient care, such as a partial hospitalization program (PHP).
Detox helps you get through withdrawal safely. Residential treatment works on the rest: the habits, stress, trauma and relationships tied to your use. The National Institute on Drug Abuse calls behavioral therapies the most common form of addiction treatment. That's what fills your days here.
Six clients. One house. Treatment every day.
Small enough to know each person.
An honest answer helps more than a full bed. We'll be honest with you from the first call, even if the right place is somewhere else.
In an emergency, call 911.
The right level of care is the one that's safe.
We'll help you find it, even if it isn't us.
California's Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) uses care levels based on ASAM. ASAM is a national group of addiction doctors and clinicians. Level 3.5 is high-intensity residential care, with 24-hour care. In California, it's designed for people who have a mental health condition along with a substance use disorder.
Level 3.1 is lower-intensity residential care. You still live at the house with a 24-hour structure while you keep building recovery skills and get ready for outpatient treatment.
State license
Licensed by the State Department of Health Care Services for residential treatment and detox for adults.
Levels of care
Each level fits a different stage, from detox to getting ready for outpatient care.
Accreditation
Accreditation for our residential treatment program. It does not cover detox, which is licensed by DHCS.
Detox and residential care happen in the same home with the same team, so you don't switch facilities between them. Tap a step to see what changes.
Step 1 · usually 5 to 10 days
Step 2 · usually 20 to 25 days
Step 3 · when you're ready
Step 4 · before you leave
Four groups give each day a steady rhythm. The time in between is for meals, rest, calls and the outdoors. The live bar shows the time at the house and what's next.
Eat and get ready for the day.
The first of four group sessions.
Meals are at the house. Time to rest, call home or step outside.
The second group of the day.
The pool, the garden, calls or rest.
The third group of the day.
Dinner at the house.
The last group of the day.
Time to wind down and call family. Two required AA or NA meetings each week.
Group times are set. Everything else fits around them and can shift for outings, family sessions and holidays.
Every therapy here has a job. We show you how strong the research is for each one, even when it's mixed. Most of your treatment happens in group. You also meet one-on-one twice a week with our therapist, a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT).
The meter shows how much good research supports each therapy for addiction. It can't predict how well a therapy will work for you.
CBT
You learn to spot the thoughts and situations that lead to use, then practice new ways to respond.
A review of 53 controlled trials found CBT gave adults with alcohol or drug use disorders a small but real benefit, which faded over a year. Magill & Ray, 2009
DBT
Skills for strong emotions: getting through a crisis, riding out cravings and getting along with others.
Several trials found a full DBT program reduced substance use in people with borderline personality disorder. Dimeff & Linehan, 2008
Family
Sessions with the people you choose, to rebuild trust and plan for life back home.
A research review found family-based therapy is among the most effective approaches for adults and teens with drug problems. The strongest results are for structured family and couples programs. Rowe, 2012
Mindfulness
Practices that help you notice cravings and stress without acting on them.
In a 2014 trial of people who had finished treatment, an 8-week mindfulness relapse-prevention group lowered relapse risk at 6 months compared with usual aftercare. A standard relapse-prevention group did about as well. The meditation here is not that exact program. Bowen et al., 2014
MI
Your therapist helps you find your own reasons to change, without lectures or pressure.
A 2023 review found it may reduce substance use more than no treatment in the short term, and may make little or no difference compared with other treatments. The evidence is weak. We use it to build motivation alongside them. Cochrane review, 2023
Art
Drawing and making things to express what's hard to say out loud.
A 2018 review found no controlled trials of visual art therapy for addiction. We use it as a support, not a main treatment. Megranahan & Lynskey, 2018
Well-studied therapies come first.
Supports work alongside them, not instead.
About 2 in 5
adults with a substance use disorder also had a mental illness in 2025. That's 18.5 million people. SAMHSA national survey
Federal treatment guidance calls integrated care the preferred approach: one team working on both conditions at the same time. Here, your treatment plan can address depression, anxiety or trauma alongside your recovery. Our medical director, who is also our medical doctor (MD), sees you by video at intake, then weekly or as needed, and manages psychiatric medicine. SAMHSA TIP 42
When more is needed: if you need a psychiatric hospital or a higher level of mental health care, we'll tell you and help you get there.
Recovery has to work outside the house too. Staff-led outings let you practice in the real world, with support close by.
Outings
Staff-led trips, sometimes to the beach or a theme park, to practice coping skills in crowds, noise and everyday settings.
Community
AA and NA meetings and local outings that help you build support close to home.
Outings are part of your treatment plan. They're planned by staff, based on clinical readiness, and not guaranteed. They are not offered to get anyone to enter or stay in treatment.
Your stay is about 30 days in total: detox for the first 5 to 10 days, then residential treatment for the next 20 to 25, depending on your progress and your readiness for the next level of care. Your insurance decides how many days it will pay for.
Days 1 to 10
Arrive, meet the staff and have your intake visit with our medical director by video. Safe withdrawal comes first.
After detox
Your treatment plan. Four groups a day and therapy twice a week become your routine.
The middle weeks
Therapy, skills practice and family sessions if you choose.
Final week
Plan your next level of care, often a PHP, and get ready for it.
After
PHP, IOP, outpatient therapy, sober living or meetings, lined up before you leave.
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) says research indicates most people with addiction need at least 3 months in treatment, in total, to greatly reduce or stop their drug use. Longer care tends to work better. NIDA also says staying in outpatient or aftercare programs after residential treatment is important. So your time here is a strong start, and care keeps going at home. NIDA · McKay, 2021
We recommend the program or sober living that fits you. We have no financial ties to any of them. No one pays us for referrals, and we pay no one. Federal law (EKRA) and California law ban it.
Thirty days is a strong start.
The plan for day 31 starts on day 1.
We're an out-of-network provider. We have no contract with any insurance company, but many PPO plans may help pay for residential treatment. We check your benefits for free and go over them with you by phone.
Most of our clients use their PPO plan's out-of-network benefits. Clients have used plans like these. We are not in network with any of them, and coverage depends on your plan. Self-pay is also available.
Have these ready when you call: your insurance card, front and back. The plan holder's name and birth date. A list of the medicines you take.
Not accepted: HMO plans, Medi-Cal or any other type of insurance. We work with PPO plans only. On Medi-Cal in Los Angeles County? Call the county's substance use helpline at 1-844-804-7500. LA County SAPC
How your insurance check works
We never pay or receive money for referrals.
For families
For professionals
Questions & answers
Getting started
Residential treatment is addiction treatment where you live at a licensed home for a few weeks. You take part in therapy and groups every day, with staff on site day and night. It usually comes after detox and before outpatient care.
About 30 days in total, including detox. Detox takes the first 5 to 10 days. Residential treatment follows for about 20 to 25 days, depending on your progress and readiness for the next level of care. Your insurance decides how many days it will pay for. Care keeps going after you leave, often in a PHP.
In Granada Hills, in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles. Our licensed six-bed home is at 12000 Highwater Rd, Granada Hills, CA 91344. Tours are available by request.
Many people use the words the same way. Both mean you live at the facility while you're in treatment, and that's how our program works. The next step down, a partial hospitalization program (PHP), is outpatient: you live at home or in sober living and come in for treatment during the day.
Yes. Every stay here starts with detox in the same house, so you can withdraw safely with our team. Then you step down to residential treatment. If you've already finished detox somewhere else, we'll most likely recommend an outpatient program instead, because our program is built to take you from withdrawal to a strong start in recovery.
They describe how intense residential care is. Level 3.5 is high-intensity, 24-hour care. In California, it's designed for people with a mental health condition along with a substance use disorder. Level 3.1 is lower-intensity care with a 24-hour structure. It helps you get ready for outpatient treatment. Both happen in this house.
Daily life
Four groups a day: 10 AM, 12:30 PM, 3:30 PM and 6 PM. In between, you have meals, free time and calls. You also have one-on-one therapy twice a week and attend two required AA or NA meetings each week. Staff do safety checks every 30 minutes, day and night.
CBT, DBT, motivational interviewing, family therapy, meditation and art therapy. Most happen in group, and you also meet one-on-one with our therapist twice a week.
A licensed therapist, a nurse, our medical director (MD) and staff on site day and night. Our therapist is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT), licensed in California by the Board of Behavioral Sciences. A nurse is on site five days a week. Our medical director is also our medical doctor (MD): one person who sees clients by video, comes on site when needed, and manages medicine, including psychiatric medicine.
Yes. Many of our clients work or have family obligations, so we help you stay on top of them. If your phone starts to get in the way of your recovery, we'll talk about it with you and may hold it for a while.
Yes, as part of treatment. Staff-led outings include the beach, theme parks and local meetings. They help you practice sober life in real places, and they depend on your clinical readiness.
Yes. Our state license is for a co-ed program for adults 18 and older, with six clients at most.
Yes, as part of your addiction treatment. Your plan can address depression, anxiety or trauma alongside your recovery. Our medical director, who is also our medical doctor (MD), sees you by video at intake, then weekly or as needed, and manages psychiatric medicine. If you need a psychiatric hospital first, we'll help you get there.
Insurance & cost
Many PPO plans may help pay for it. We're out-of-network, so coverage depends on your plan's out-of-network benefits. We check them for free and tell you if we can accept your plan. If we can't, we'll connect you with a trusted program that can.
Yes. Self-pay is available, though most of our clients use their PPO plan's out-of-network benefits. We'll go over self-pay with you by phone.
No. We work with PPO plans only. We don't accept HMO plans, Medi-Cal or any other type of insurance. Call us anyway, and we'll connect you with a trusted program that takes your plan. You can also call the free, 24/7 SAMHSA National Helpline at 1-800-662-4357.
Families & after
Yes, with your consent. Family therapy sessions help rebuild trust and plan for life at home.
Not without your written consent, except in rare cases the law allows, like a medical emergency. Federal privacy laws, HIPAA and, where it applies, 42 CFR Part 2, protect your treatment records.
We help you leave with a plan. Most people step down to a PHP, which is outpatient. We also help line up IOP, outpatient therapy, sober living or meetings near home. We have no financial ties to any program we recommend.
Every research fact on this page links to a government or peer-reviewed source. Facts about our program come from our state license, our accreditation and our clinical team.
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