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Sausalito, California, United States
Alta Mira Recovery
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Joint Commission Accredited
Insurance AcceptedInsurance Accepted
Insurance AcceptedInsurance AcceptedProvider's Policy
We are a private pay facility that works with all PPO plans that offer out-of-network benefits. We are in-network with TriWest. Our team is happy to assist clients in managing the reimbursement process. Medicare, Medi-Cal, and Tricare don't not reimburse for treatment at our facility.
Cash Pay Rate
Cash Pay Rate
Estimated Cash Pay Rate
The cost listed here ($74,500-$100,000/stay) is an estimate of the cash pay price. Center pricing can vary based on program and length of stay. Contact the center for more information. Recovery.com strives for price transparency so you can make an informed decision.
Clinical expertise and innovative care meet the individual needs in a private setting, treating clients with addiction and mental health concerns.
About Alta Mira Recovery
Founded in 2010, Alta Mira treats clients in a historic building just minutes from the Golden Gate Bridge in Sausalito, California. Alta Mira offers medical detox, a family program, a 90-day comprehensive program, a 30-day core program, and life-long continuing care. Clients receive a full-person approach to addiction rehabilitation. Their highly trained staff address neurobiological, psychological, social, physical and spiritual aspects of addiction.
Comprehensive Treatment for Lasting Success
Alta Mira uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), experiential therapy, and trauma-focused therapies. Client's receive 2 individual therapy sessions each week, plus daily group sessions. A 4-day family program welcomes family members for intensive healing. Educational classes and holistic services focus on the body and mind. Alta Mira also hosts intensive workshops for challenges like trauma, grief, and relationships in recovery.
Clinical Care
Alta Mira focuses on intensive, whole-person recovery. To accomplish this, they begin treatment with clinical assessments and evaluations for accurate diagnoses. Their staff of masters or doctoral-level therapists, psychiatrists, and physicians ensure that clients then receive the best treatment for their unique needs. Alta Mira also incorporates multiple paths to recovery, like holistic, evidence-based, spiritual, and experiential treatments.
Recover in Warmth And Privacy
Alta Mira Recovery is set in a historic San Francisco Bay, with their facility dating back to 1927. Clients can pick between shared or private rooms, and have the option of a private suite with a living area. Alta Mira welcomes pets for clients staying in a private room or suite. Clients can enjoy weekend outings like kayaking, horseback riding, group walks on the beach, touring local shops, yoga sessions, and hiking at Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
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Insurance Accepted
Provider's Policy:We are a private pay facility that works with all PPO plans that offer out-of-network benefits. We are in-network with TriWest. Our team is happy to assist clients in managing the reimbursement process. Medicare, Medi-Cal, and Tricare don't not reimburse for treatment at our facility.
Luxury rehab centers offer a unique blend of luxurious amenities and high-quality treatment. From private suites to gourmet dining, personal trainers to spa treatments, these facilities provide a high level of comfort and discretion.
Clinical Excellence
Alta Mira treats the causing factors of addiction with clinical and psychiatric care. Their neuropsychologist, psychiatrist, and physician, plus nursing staff, ensure that clients receive quality care. Alta Mira aims to heal the causes behind addiction, helping clients leave treatment with the tools and knowledge they need for lasting success.
Experiential And Holistic Care
Weekend outings and on-site activities allow clients to experience healing in multiple ways. Alta Mira offers holistic services like acupuncture, massage, personal training, equine therapy, and guided meditation. Their experiential activities include sailing, hiking, tours, rock climbing, ropes courses, horseback riding, and much more.
Family Program And Client Workshops
Families can attend Alta Mira’s 4-day family intensive, which teaches support skills and helps heal strained relationships. Families also hear weekly updates from Alta Mira, and can attend family therapy sessions as desired. Clients can join intensive workshops for grief, trauma, shame, relationships, and long-lasting recovery.
Privacy And Luxury
Clients at Alta Mira experience both luxury and privacy. Set in a historical hotel, Alta Mira delivers comfortable accommodations, nutritious meals, and panoramic views of their San Francisco Bay area. Clients detox in a set area before moving into their residential rooms. Pets can join clients who choose a private room or suite. Alta Mira also accommodates executives, making arrangements for work as needed.
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Center Overview
Founded
2010
Occupancy
6-15
Insurance
Accepted
Languages
English
Estimated Cash Pay Rate
30-day core program
$74,500
90-day comprehensive program
$100,000
Estimated Cash Pay Rate
If you are not using insurance, the cost listed above, $74,500-$100,000/stay, is an estimate of the cash pay rate. Center pricing can vary based on program and length of stay. Contact the center for more information. Recovery.com strives for price transparency so you can make an informed decision.
Who We Treat
Men
Women
LGBTQ+
Addiction and mental illnesses in the LGBTQ+ community must be treated with an affirming, safe, and relevant approach, which many centers provide.
Men and Women
Men and women attend treatment for addiction in a co-ed setting, going to therapy groups together to share experiences, struggles, and successes.
Accreditation
Joint Commission
Address
125 Bulkley Ave., Sausalito, CA 94965
Treatment Focus: Substance Use and Co-Occurring Mental Health
Treatment Focus
This center treats primary substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions. Your treatment plan addresses each condition at once with personalized, compassionate care for comprehensive healing.
Care Options
Everyone’s recovery journey is unique. Whether it looks like residential rehab for 30 days, an outpatient program, or virtual therapy, you can find a level of care that fits your needs.
Detox
Typically the initial stage of treatment for substance use, focusing on medically supervised management of withdrawal symptoms.
Detox centers in CaliforniaResidential Rehab
Offering intensive care with 24/7 monitoring, residential substance use treatment is typically 30 days. Length can range from 14 to 90 days.
Rehabs in California
Sober Living
Not Offered at This Center
Transitional housing designed to support individuals recovering from substance use disorders offering a safe, supportive and structured environment for practicing long-term sobriety, while reintegrating back into daily living.
Sober living homes in CaliforniaIntensive Outpatient Program
An intensive outpatient program (IOP) falls between inpatient care and traditional outpatient services, with therapy and skills-building activities designed to support recovery and provide flexibility. IOP is ideal for those needing support but not the 24/7 care of a residential facility.
Intensive outpatient centers in CaliforniaOutpatient
Outpatient treatment offers flexible therapeutic and medical care without the need to stay overnight in a hospital or inpatient facility. Outpatient care typically offers a range of therapies and medical interventions individuals can attend alongside daily life.
Outpatient treatment in CaliforniaVirtual & In-Home Care
Not Offered at This Center
The delivery of therapeutic services utilizing technology such as video conferencing, online messaging or phone calls, allowing for flexibility, comfort and increased access to care.
Online treatment centersCo-Occurring Mental Health
Treatment for co-occurring mental health disorders, which affect the majority of individuals diagnosed, integrates care for mental health conditions with primary substance use. Personalized care plans are crafted to effectively address each condition simultaneously, optimizing the healing process.
Dual diagnosis treatment centers in California
Treatment
Specializations
Co-Occurring Disorders
A person with multiple mental health diagnoses, such as addiction and depression, has co-occurring disorders also called dual diagnosis.
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Drug Addiction
Drug addiction is the excessive and repetitive use of substances, despite harmful consequences to a person's life, health, and relationships.
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Experiential Therapy
With this approach, patients heal by doing. Therapists help patients process difficult emotions to speak, using guided activities like art or dance.
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Family Therapy
Family therapy addresses group dynamics within a family system, with a focus on improving communication and interrupting unhealthy relationship patterns.
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Holistic
A non-medicinal, wellness-focused approach that aims to align the mind, body, and spirit for deep and lasting healing.
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Approaches
Experiential
Expressive tools and therapies help patients process past situations, learn more about themselves, and find healing through action.
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Family Involvement
Providers involve family in the treatment of their loved one through family therapy, visits, or both–because addiction is a family disease.
Holistic
A non-medicinal, wellness-focused approach that aims to align the mind, body, and spirit for deep and lasting healing.
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Personalized Treatment
The specific needs, histories, and conditions of individual patients receive personalized, highly relevant care throughout their recovery journey.
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Therapies
1-on-1 Counseling
Patient and therapist meet 1-on-1 to work through difficult emotions and behavioral challenges in a personal, private setting.
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Meditation & Mindfulness
A practiced state of mind that brings patients to the present. It allows them to become fully aware of themselves, their feelings, and the present moment.
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Acupuncture
Animal Therapy
Animals can inspire trust and self-worth. In this experiential therapy, guided interactions are used to improve social skills and emotion regulation.
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Couples Counseling
Partners work to improve their communication patterns, using advice from their therapist to better their relationship and make healthy changes.
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Equine Therapy
Guided interactions with trained horses, their handler, and a therapist can help patients improve their self-esteem, trust, empathy, and social skills.
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Experiential Therapy
With this approach, patients heal by doing. Therapists help patients process difficult emotions to speak, using guided activities like art or dance.
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Eye Movement Therapy (EMDR)
Lateral, guided eye movements help reduce the emotional reactions of retelling and reprocessing trauma, allowing intense feelings to dissipate.
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Family Therapy
Family therapy addresses group dynamics within a family system, with a focus on improving communication and interrupting unhealthy relationship patterns.
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Massage Therapy
Massage therapy relieves physical and emotional tension, reduces pain, promotes relaxation, and improves emotion regulation.
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Motivational Interviewing and Enhancement Therapy (MET)
This approach is based on idea that motivation to change comes from within. Providers use a conversational framework that may help you commit to recovery.
Psychodrama Therapy
Patients act out real or imagined scenarios under a therapist's guidance. These exercises foster creative thought, sponteneity, and problem-solving skills.
Psychoeducation
This method combines treatment with education, teaching patients about different paths toward recovery. This empowers them to make more effective decisions.
Relapse Prevention Counseling
Relapse prevention counselors teach patients to recognize the signs of relapse and reduce their risk.
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Relaxation Therapy
Muscle relaxation techniques relax mind and body. They can easily be practiced outside treatment, making it a valuable coping tool for continued recovery.
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Somatic Experiencing
This method treats emotional trauma stored in the body. A therapist helps patients work through the physical feelings associated with emotional pain.
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Spiritual Care
Tending to spiritual health helps treatment become more effective, allowing patients to better cope with their emotions and rebuild their spiritual wellbeing.
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
This cognitive behavioral therapy teaches patients to accept challenging feelings and make the appropriate changes to reach personal goals.
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Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Group Therapy
Yoga
Yoga is both a physical and spiritual practice. It includes a flow of movement, breathing techniques, and meditation.
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Conditions We Treat
Personality Disorders
Personality disorders destabilize the way a person thinks, feels, and behaves. If untreated, they can undermine relationships and lead to severe distress.
ADHD, ADD
ADHD is a common mental health condition caused by dopamine imbalance. Common symptoms include inattention, hyperactivitiy, and impulsivity.
Anger
Although anger itself isn't a disorder, it can get out of hand. If this feeling interferes with your relationships and daily functioning, treatment can help.
Anxiety
Anxiety is a common mental health condition that can include excessive worry, panic attacks, physical tension, and increased blood pressure.
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Bipolar
This mental health condition is characterized by extreme mood swings between depression, mania, and remission.
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Codependency
Codependency is a pattern of emotional dependence and controlling behavior. It's most common among people with addicted loved ones.
Depression
Symptoms of depression may include fatigue, a sense of numbness, and loss of interest in activities. This condition can range from mild to severe.
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
PTSD is a long-term mental health issue caused by a disturbing event or events. Symptoms include anxiety, dissociation, flashbacks, and intrusive thoughts.
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Trauma
Some traumatic events are so disturbing that they cause long-term mental health problems. Those ongoing issues can also be referred to as "trauma."
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Substances We Treat
Alcohol
Using alcohol as a coping mechanism, or drinking excessively throughout the week, signals an alcohol use disorder.
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Benzodiazepines
Benzodiazepines are prescribed to treat anxiety and sleep issues. They are highly habit forming, and their abuse can cause mood changes and poor judgement.
Chronic Relapse
Consistent relapse occurs repeatedly, after partial recovery from addiction. This condition requires long-term treatment.
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Co-Occurring Disorders
A person with multiple mental health diagnoses, such as addiction and depression, has co-occurring disorders also called dual diagnosis.
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Cocaine
Cocaine is a stimulant with euphoric effects. Agitation, muscle ticks, psychosis, and heart issues are common symptoms of cocaine abuse.
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Drug Addiction
Drug addiction is the excessive and repetitive use of substances, despite harmful consequences to a person's life, health, and relationships.
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Ecstasy
Ecstasy is a stimulant that causes intense euphoria and heightened awareness. Abuse of this drug can trigger depression, insomnia, and memory problems.
Heroin
Heroin is a highly addictive and illegal opioid. It can cause insomnia, collapsed veins, heart issues, and additional mental health issues.
Marijuana
Methamphetamine
Methamphetamine, or meth, increases energy, agitation, and paranoia. Long-term use can result in severe physical and mental health issues.
Opioids
Opioids produce pain-relief and euphoria, which can lead to addiction. This class of drugs includes prescribed medication and the illegal drug heroin.
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Prescription Drugs
It's possible to abuse any drug, even prescribed ones. If you crave a medication, or regularly take it more than directed, you may have an addiction.
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Synthetic Drugs
Synthetic drugs are made in a lab, unlike plant-based drugs like mushrooms. Most synthetic drugs are either stimulants or synthetic cannabinoids.
Aftercare
Support Meetings
Return Visits
Outpatient Treatment
Family Follow-up Counseling
Aftercare App
Alumni Events & Get-Togethers
Alumni Reunions
Experience
Personal Amenities
Air-Conditioned Rooms
Bathroom Essentials (towels, soap, shampoo)
Private or Shared Rooms
Snacks
Amenities
Access to Nature
Fitness Center
Gardens
Gourmet Dining
Chef-prepared Meals
Outdoor Dining
Outdoor Lounge
Luxury
Special Considerations
Dietary Accommodations
Family Program
COVID-19 Measures
Clients can bring their own pet(s)
For greater comfort and healing, pet-friendly treatment centers welcome dogs and animal companions to stay with their owners while they attend treatment.
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Pet Friendly
For greater comfort and healing, pet-friendly treatment centers welcome dogs and animal companions to stay with their owners while they attend treatment.
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Off-Site Activities
Rock Climbing
AA/NA Meetings
Adventure Outings
Hiking
Ropes Course
Sightseeing
Water Activities
Professional Staff
Karen Spedowfski
Clinical Director
PhD
Steven L. Batki
Consulting Physician: Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, and Addiction Medicine
MD
Helen “Py” Driscoll
Consulting Physician: Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine
MD
David Smith
Addiction Medicine Physician
MD
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