Sharp Mesa Vista East County Outpatient Mental Health Services
1460 East Main Street
El Cajon, CA 92021

About Sharp Mesa Vista East County Outpatient Mental Health Services
Sharp Mesa Vista East County Outpatient Mental Health Services
Sharp HealthCare is a nonprofit healthcare organization with hospitals, specialty hospitals, and affiliated medical groups throughout San Diego, California.
The organization accepts most health plans. Their facility in El Cajon offers psychiatric outpatient treatment for clients with mental health and co-occurring substance use disorders (SUD), eating disorders, and more. The program treats adults, young adults, and adolescents.
Outpatient Addiction and Mental Health Healing in El Cajon
One of the things I like about this facility is its convenience to I-8 and proximity to San Diego State University. Beautiful Mission Bay Park, with its views of the bay, picnic areas, and playgrounds, is only 30 minutes from the treatment center.
Clients can get care for most behavioral disorders, including substance use, anorexia, binge eating, bulimia, schizophrenia, mood disorders, and more. Dual recovery programs for clients with co occurring mental health and substance use teach you to monitor and reduce your symptoms. They also offer medication assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid and alcohol dependency.
You’ll learn about psychiatric symptoms and how they relate to relapse triggers. You’ll participate in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which helps you focus on the present, develop better coping strategies, and challenge your negative thought patterns.
Mental Health Treatment Plans for Transitional Age Youth (TAY) in San Diego
One of the programs that struck me was the TAY program. The program is designed to help young adults between 18 and 26 as they navigate behavioral issues.
The program is tailored to the needs of clients in this challenging age group. Clients participate in individual, group, and family therapy. They address drug and alcohol use, build social support, and focus on stress management and recovery strategies.
The program offers clients a combination of medication management, education, and therapy as they learn to manage their behavioral and mental health issues. Whether it's schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disorder, substance use, or co-occurring disorders, clients get the help they need to propel them forward into a better life.
Amenities
Private drug rehab provides a comfortable, secure environment that allows you to focus on doing the work to get your life back on track. Benefits include a higher staff-to-client ratio, increased one-on-one time with therapists and healthcare providers, private rooms for clients, and customized forms of therapy.
Addiction Treatment Programs
Typically, a young adult program in California can guide individuals from detox, through initial treatment, and extends to aftercare. Treatment gives young adults what they need to reset their lives and move to the next stage of life free from addiction.
An adult program in California uses various therapeutic methods to treat a person who is dependent on an addictive substance. Individuals aged 18 and older are eligible for treatment, which focuses on breaking the cycle of addiction and learning how to maintain sober living.
Alcohol rehab in California provides professional treatment to guide participants through each step of recovery. Programs offer a support system to walk you through challenges and celebrate victories with you, from detox to long-term sobriety.
Gender-specific addiction treatment programs may be more effective in treating men because they focus on unique needs of males. Men’s rehab in California is designed to help men process emotions and cope with stress in a judgment-free environment.
Women’s rehab in California provides a safe environment where women can work through addiction challenges surrounded by their gender peers. This often creates an environment that is more conducive to recovery.
For those who are struggling with opioid use disorder, help is available at opioid rehab in California. This complex addiction can be treated through a combination of evidence-based therapies and medication assisted treatment.
When a person is struggling with addiction, their actions and emotions may not be rational. Cognitive behavioral therapy in California helps individuals understand better why they feel and act certain ways and how those emotions and actions can lead to substance abuse.
Drug rehab in California teaches participants constructive ways to stay clean and sober. Treatment revolves around helping individuals stop using the substance they are addicted to and learn healthy habits to avoid relapse.
Seniors face unique challenges that may contribute to substance use disorder and co-occurring disorders. Elderly rehab in California is designed to address these challenges to provide relevant and safe treatment for seniors.
The incidence of substance abuse and addiction is higher among the LBGTQ community. That’s why LBGTQ-friendly rehab in California is available, to offer specialized treatment that addresses the unique needs of individuals in this demographic.
Veterans often face unique challenges from combat and military deployment. Veteran’s rehab in California addresses these issues as part of a comprehensive addiction treatment program.
Therapists often use rational emotive behavioral therapy in California to treat addiction. The ABC (activating event, beliefs, consequences) framework is used to help participants identify irrational beliefs and reframe their thinking in healthier ways.
Levels of Care
When you choose outpatient rehab in California, you will meet with a counselor and attend support group meetings. The focus will be on restructuring attitudes and thoughts to reduce cravings and develop skills to prevent relapse. The length of time in outpatient rehab varies by individual, based on their recovery needs.
When you have a co-occurring disorder, it is essential to treat both your addiction and the mental health disorder. California dual diagnosis treatment provides this type of multidisciplinary approach, for improved recovery outcomes.
Partial hospitalization programs (PHPs) are a type of outpatient treatment program that often utilize many of the same treatment methods used for inpatient care. The difference being that you only visit the drug rehab in California during treatment times, then you can return home.
Accreditations
Insurance
There are a number of self-pay options available for alcohol and drug rehab in California. If you can’t afford to write a check for the full cost of inpatient or outpatient treatment, personal and medical loans offer alternate ways of financing.
As a California resident with private rehab insurance, you can use your coverage to help pay for alcohol and drug addiction treatment. You may be asked to pay some costs like a co-payment or co-insurance. Check with your insurer for more information.
Medicare in California (known as Medi-Cal) may provide coverage options to assist with the cost of alcohol and drug rehab in California. The amount of coverage will depend on many things, including whether you are seeking inpatient or outpatient treatment for substance abuse.
Administered by the Department of Defense, TRICARE offers comprehensive military health insurance plans for active and retired military members and their families. Similar to PPO programs offered by private insurance companies, TRICARE covers multiple levels of care for addiction treatment, including detox, inpatient rehab, and outpatient services.
Contact Information
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