WHITTIER RESIDENTIAL MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT PROGRAM

Virtual treatment available: DMA outpatient programs can also be accessed via online telehealth services.

Our Whittier location is a 25-bed facility that focuses on stabilization and recovery in both step-down and step-up treatment situations. There are 12 bedrooms to accommodate 24 patients, with one individual room for patients who need more support. Our team here helps patients integrate back into home life with healthier, more balanced skills. We treat those struggling with mood and anxiety disorders, as well as high-functioning autistic and complex trauma patients. Goals include setting healthy boundaries, modeling effective and healthy communication, and restarting healthy habits, all of which promote long-term success.

Therapies include cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), traumatic grief, eye movement desensitization & reprocessing (EMDR), motivational interviewing and experiential therapy. Extensive family involvement is also a large component of our program. Patients participate in therapeutic beach walks. We also utilize music therapy, sound bath and body movement therapy, art therapy, expressive writing and fitness therapy, along with many other group therapy activities. The program includes weekly medication evaluation by our in-house psychiatrist and weekly meetings, if needed, with our dietitian who addresses healthy relationships between mood and food.

The School Support Program is offered to young patients, where an education liaison supervises and supports them through their schoolwork. The education liaison also collaborates with the patient’s therapist to ensure they have the right environment in place for learning, which will in turn help them reintegrate into their school after treatment.

Insurances we accept at this location include but are not limited to Kaiser, Humana, Cigna and Unicare. Please remember that the insurances we accept change frequently. Our insurance team will verify your coverage. 

Sample Residential Treatment Schedule

Patients receive care 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Please note: This is only an example; schedule can change at any time.