Pillars Recovery

About Pillars Recovery

Pillars Recovery in Costa Mesa, California, is an outpatient addiction treatment facility for adults. At their facility on Newport Boulevard, you can be referred to services such as individual counseling, group therapy, and holistic treatments. They can refer you to detox and gender specific programs in their Laguna Beach location as well. They're accredited by The Joint Commission.

Holistic & Traditional Methods Combined

I like that Pillars Recovery doesn’t believe in focusing on one treatment style over another. They think the best approach to treatment is to combine holistic and traditional methods to support your addiction recovery. Holistic treatments include massages, acupuncture, and art therapy.

Massage therapy is used to help reduce your stress and also as a means of releasing dopamine in your body naturally rather than through substances. Art therapy can provide you with a safe outlet to express your thoughts and emotions, further managing your stress levels. Traditional therapeutic approaches that are provided to you at this facility are cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavioral therapy.

A trained counselor will use cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help you manage negative thoughts that contribute to your addiction. Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) is effective at helping you develop techniques such as mindfulness to regulate your emotions. Additional traditional methods that might be used include contingency management and motivational interviewing (MI).

Sober Activities Near Costa Mesa

I noticed that the facility is not far from outdoor areas such as Talbert Regional Park and Huntington State Beach. At Talbert Regional Park, you can spend time hiking, and they have picnic tables where you can sit and have a nice meal on a sunny day.

A bit closer is Heller Park, just a couple of blocks down. Of course, the shore is within driving distance if being on the beach helps you unwind.