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Malibu, California, United States
Amend Portshead House
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The majority of clients pay with cash/check/credit card. However, depending on your insurance provider and plan, you might be able to receive insurance coverage. We will gladly assist you in verifying out of network insurance benefits to help you make an informed decision about admission and treatment.
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About Amend Portshead House
Amend Treatment is redefining what residential mental health treatment looks like using their deep expertise, scientific rigor, and singular focus on helping clients recover and sustain their mental and emotional well-being. Hosting just 6 clients at a time, their staff is committed and able to individually address the deeper, more complex issues impacting clients’ lives. Their Malibu Portshead House is intentionally designed to provide a sense of peace and privacy, allowing clients to focus completely on healing.
Personalized, Intensive Mental Health Treatment
Amend Treatment’s approach is to identify and treat the often unseen and intangible, underlying causes of mental and behavioral health difficulties. For clients who have substance use issues, this approach can help heal the mental health disorder that led them to use. Each client has 3 dedicated clinicians on their care team, chosen from an overall staff with more than 100 years of combined clinical experience. Clients receive 5 individual therapy sessions per week with a licensed therapist; this intensive work can lead to lifelong change in a sliver of time. An on-site psychiatrist works directly with clients weekly.
A Multifaceted Approach to Healing
No one therapeutic approach works for everyone, so Amend Treatment uses an eclectic, holistic approach that blends evidence-based and alternative therapy modalities with each person’s individual strengths, needs, and interests to address concerns in the areas of emotional, physical, family, social, and spiritual health, as well as professional and educational wellness. From relaxation techniques like massage, meditation, and sound therapy to equine therapy, acupuncture, and music therapy, each day of residential care at Amend Treatment provides both familiar and new avenues to sustainable recovery. Additional modalities include ketamine-assisted therapy, deep transcranial magnetic stimulation (Deep TMS), and somatic experiencing therapy.
Ongoing Support for Lasting Recovery
Aftercare is so critical to Amend Treatment that they provide each client with an aftercare coordinator who works directly with the client’s clinical team. They provide a curated list of aftercare options best suited to the client’s needs.
A Coastal Sanctuary Where Luxury Meets Wellness
Located near the tranquil Malibu coastline, Amend Treatment's Portshead House feels like home, but is free of the daily distractions and duties of home so clients can concentrate fully on themselves. Beautiful, secluded spaces give clients options for where to have therapy sessions, such as by the peaceful gardens or in the comfort of their own rooms. The home boasts well-appointed bedrooms with easy indoor/outdoor access, pools and lounging areas, fountains, and lush surroundings. Indoors, clients share access to a family room, living room, dining areas, and kitchen, all bathed in natural light. Amend Treatment’s in-house chef prepares nutritious, wholesome meals each day. Personal trainers are also available to meet the wellness needs of each client.
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Insurance Accepted
Provider's Policy:The majority of clients pay with cash/check/credit card. However, depending on your insurance provider and plan, you might be able to receive insurance coverage. We will gladly assist you in verifying out of network insurance benefits to help you make an informed decision about admission and treatment.
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Primary Mental Health Treatment
Amend Treatment serves adults of all ages and genders who are struggling with depression, anxiety, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), complex trauma, bipolar disorder, personality disorders, and other mental health challenges. They focus on holistic mental health recovery, whether clients need help with one primary condition or dual diagnoses. Clients looking for mental wellness support as opposed to a standard rehab center will appreciate that Amend addresses substance use as a co-occurring condition or coping tool for a primary mental health condition. Assessment, care, and mental health treatment are provided by an experienced multidisciplinary team of health professionals including an expert licensed psychiatrist, psychologist, therapist, nurse, nutritionist, fitness coach, acupuncturist, and support staff. These seasoned professionals work with each client to understand symptoms, assess needs, and develop ways to better navigate mental health challenges.
Psychological Testing & Personality Assessment
Amend Treatment uses in-depth psychological testing and personality assessments to identify psychopathology and personality traits. These tests help correctly distinguish between similar mental health disorders, as well as identify a client’s strengths and weaknesses, enabling the team to select the most suitable treatment options. Clients are presented with their findings and given insight about themselves. In 30-45 days, clients can make strides that might otherwise take months.
Somatic & Experiential Therapies
Unlike other residential mental health treatment programs that heavily rely on cognitive therapies, Amend Treatment integrates somatic experiencing and experiential therapies to help those who may find it difficult to tune into their own body and mind. Amend Treatment has curated highly qualified—often Master’s level—practitioners who facilitate beneficial therapeutics like art therapy, immersive sound bath & sound healing, music therapy, dance movement therapy, and twice weekly personal training. Clients improve their self-awareness, emotional regulation, resilience, and overall well-being.
Healing for Trauma
At Amend Treatment, clients receive help coping with the aftermath of a traumatic event in a healthier, and more sustainable way, while addressing symptoms of acute stress, dissociation, social disinhibition, and more. The team offers a variety of therapeutic options, as well as recreational modalities to help inpatient clients develop the tools needed to cope with trauma symptoms. With their low staff-to-patient ratio and facilities designed to evoke safety and comfort, clients are more easily able to let their guard down to process trauma.
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Center Overview
Estimated Cash Pay Rate
Older Adults
Addiction and mental health treatment caters to adults 55+ and the age-specific challenges that can come with recovery, wellness, and overall happiness.
Executives
Executive treatment programs typically directly support the needs of people who manage businesses and may provide flexible schedules and office space to allow work during treatment.
Young Adults
Emerging adults ages 18-25 receive treatment catered to the unique challenges of early adulthood, like college, risky behaviors, and vocational struggles.
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.
Midlife Adults
For adults ages 40+, treatment shifts to focus on the unique challenges, blocks, and risk factors of their age group, and unites peers in a similar community.
Professionals
Busy, high-ranking professionals get the personalized treatment they need with greater accommodations for work, privacy, and outside communication.
Treatment Focus
This center specializes in primary mental health treatment and offers programs for co-occurring substance use. You receive collaborative, individualized treatment for whole-person healing.
Care Options
Treatment
Specializations
Anxiety
Anxiety is a common mental health condition that can include excessive worry, panic attacks, physical tension, and increased blood pressure.
Bipolar
This mental health condition is characterized by extreme mood swings between depression, mania, and remission.
Co-Occurring Disorders
A person with multiple mental health diagnoses, such as addiction and depression, has co-occurring disorders also called dual diagnosis.
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.
Executives
Executive treatment programs typically directly support the needs of people who manage businesses and may provide flexible schedules and office space to allow work during treatment.
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.
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."
Approaches
Evidence-Based
A combination of scientifically rooted therapies and treatments make up evidence-based care, defined by their measured and proven results.
Family Involvement
Providers involve family in the treatment of their loved one through family therapy, visits, or both–because addiction is a family disease.
Individual Treatment
Individual care meets the needs of each patient, using personalized treatment to provide them the most relevant care and greatest chance of success.
Wellness
Wellness philosophies focus on the physical, mental, and spiritual wellness of each patient, helping them restore purpose with natural remedies.
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.
Play Therapy
This approach is commonly used with children. It incorporates elements of play and self-expression, like boardgames, finger painting, dolls, and blocks.
Trauma-Specific Therapy
This form of talk therapy addresses any childhood trauma at the root of a patient's current diagnosis.
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
A type of cognitive therapy that identifies negative self-defeating thoughts and behaviors, rewriting beliefs to be positive, empowering, and present.
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Localized magnetic pulses stimulate areas of the brain to increase brain activity and reduce abnormal functions.
Mindfulness Therapy
This ancient practice can be mental, emotional, and even spiritual. In meditation, you focus your attention on the present moment without judgement.
Attachment-Based Family Therapy
ABFT is a trauma-focused therapy that teaches you to form healthy relationships by rebuilding trust and healing attachment issues formed in childhood.
Animal Therapy
Animals can inspire trust and self-worth. In this experiential therapy, guided interactions are used to improve social skills and emotion regulation.
Aromatherapy
Inhaling or topically applying essential oils can help relieve stress, soothe pains, and relieve emotional distress.
Conditions We Treat
Pornography Addiction
A person with a porn addiction is emotionally dependent on pornography to the point that it interferes with their daily life and relationships.
Grief and Loss
Grief is a natural reaction to loss, but severe grief can interfere with your ability to function. You can get treatment for this condition.
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.
Bipolar
This mental health condition is characterized by extreme mood swings between depression, mania, and remission.
Burnout
Burnout entails mental and physical exhaustion, and leads to a severe lack of fulfillment. This condition is often caused by overwork.
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.
Substances We Treat
Alcohol
Using alcohol as a coping mechanism, or drinking excessively throughout the week, signals an alcohol use disorder.
Co-Occurring Disorders
A person with multiple mental health diagnoses, such as addiction and depression, has co-occurring disorders also called dual diagnosis.
Drug Addiction
Drug addiction is the excessive and repetitive use of substances, despite harmful consequences to a person's life, health, and relationships.
Aftercare
Experience
Personal Amenities
Amenities
Special Considerations
Executive Program
Addiction and mental health treatment for executives typically involves high discretion, greater technology access, and more private, 1-on-1 care.
Flexible technology policies
Centers with flexible technology policies allow professionals to stay in touch with work and give patients a greater sense of connection and normalcy.
Gender-specific groups
Patients in gender-specific groups gain the opportunity to discuss challenges unique to their gender in a comfortable, safe setting conducive to healing.
LGBTQ group
Group therapy unites LGBTQ+ patients in a safe and culturally competent setting, encouraging peer support under the expert leadership of a therapist.
Activities
Yoga
Yoga is both a physical and spiritual practice. It includes a flow of movement, breathing techniques, and meditation.
Off-Site Activities
Yoga
Yoga is both a physical and spiritual practice. It includes a flow of movement, breathing techniques, and meditation.
Professional Staff
Dr. Mark Hrymoc
Psychiatrist
M.D.
Dr. Mark Gindi
Chief Psychiatrist
M.D
Shira Rebibo
Clinical Director
LMFT
Mandy Odren
Program Director
B.S
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