Are you or a loved one suffering from depression? If the answer is yes, then it is time to reach out for the support and healing you deserve. The crushing weight of depression can take a toll on every aspect of one’s life, creating severe distress and significantly impairing one’s functioning in the areas of work, school, relationships and health. Sadly, the shame and guilt that often accompanies the dark experience of depression can lead someone to remain isolated, lost, and alone, feeling unworthy or unable to reach out and ask for help. While many of us will experience normal episodes of sadness and depressed moods throughout our life, the disabling nature of acute or chronic depression requires intervention and a depression treatment center. If it feels like you are under water, fighting to break the surface just to get a breath, and that the pain inside is too much to bear, you are not alone and it is not your fault. And you should not have to find your way to back to life alone. There is hope.

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Whether you are suffering from situational or clinical depression, we offer the multidimensional and individualized treatment you need to break free from the pain of depression. Nestled in the hills of Malibu, with a panoramic view of the Pacific ocean, we are set apart from other treatment facilities with our unique and intimate environment that makes us one of the only treatment facilities where guests get specialized individual attention on a daily basis from a warm, compassionate and highly trained staff. We believe successful recovery is enhanced by creating a safe, nurturing and comfortable environment.

We offer innovative and cutting-edge clinical and therapeutic approaches within a holistic framework, to address every aspect of care for the individual who walks through our doors. We understand that recovery and healing are a lifelong process, and we have built an extensive and first class treatment program to create the foundation that is necessary for beginning this life-changing journey. Our highly qualified team of psychologists and therapists, along with your own personal physician and psychiatrist, provide individualized treatment for those experiencing depression and for those experiencing symptoms and disorders across the medical, dual diagnosis and psychiatric spectrum, some of which include: mood disorders, co-occurring alcohol and substance abuse and dependence, eating disorders, ADHD, trauma, grief and loss, and anxiety disorders. Our medical, psychiatric, and therapeutic experts work collaboratively to create a definitive and thorough clinical assessment whereby clinical diagnoses and specific treatment interventions are derived. You will participate in 3-5 sessions per week with an assigned clinical psychologist, licensed social worker or marriage family therapist, where you will work together to define your specific treatment goals and work together to achieve them. Some examples of therapeutic interventions for depression treatment include the following:

• Challenging and redefining negative views of self, others and the world
• Challenging and redefining maladaptive core beliefs
• Building core emotional tolerance and regulation skills with the use of dialectical behavior therapy interventions
• Processing and grieving past trauma and losses, aiding the client along their path to healing and recovery
• Assisting client in building healthy coping resources and strategies internally and externally
• Examining relationships, family dynamics and the individual’s role in these relationships
• Providing support, structure, empathy and insight to allow client to create a path to greater awareness and change
• Empowering client cognitively, emotionally, and behaviorally to build a healthier and more stable core sense of self, self-efficacy and power in their lives
• Addressing occupational, social, relational and legal issues in efforts to assist client in resolving life stressors that may be contributing to depression

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Furthermore, you will receive your own personal medical and psychiatric assessments to address any medication needs that may be required in order to effectively stabilize the disabling symptoms of depression. Or if you in search of correcting or achieving more effective psychiatric medication management, we will assist you in responsibly and safely assessing your needs. The treatment team will treat you with the respect you deserve by involving you in every step of the process, empowering you with the knowledge of what treatment intervention is occurring and why, giving you the voice that has been missing in your life.

The treatment process begins with an extensive clinical assessment, development of a specific treatment plan, individual psychotherapy sessions that consist of integrated therapeutic approaches and interventions, and the option of family sessions, and concludes with a detailed exit plan for a successful return to your life. In conjunction with the intensive individual therapy component, we offer a combination of psychodynamic process groups, behavior modification groups, grief and loss groups, and life skills training.

We also offer a blend of adjunct therapy such as acupuncture, yoga, massage, spa treatments and equine and art therapy to provide individuals with a sense of mindfulness and spiritual enhancement that we recognize as indispensable counterparts to the mental and physical components of one’s path to healing. Nutritional counseling and physical fitness regimes are offered by a certified instructor. You will also enjoy gourmet meals and luxury appointments in this estate home. Furthermore, we incorporate hikes, beach walks, day trips to the Self Realization Center, and activities that bring laughter and a sense of belonging back into your life.