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Malibu, California, United States
Amend Mental Health Treatment
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Insurance AcceptedInsurance AcceptedProvider'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 some insurance coverage. Amend does not accept Medicare, Medicaid, Kaiser, HMO, or EPO plans; and only accept plans with out-of-network benefits (PPO).
Estimated Cash Pay Rate
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Holistic Approach
Private Rooms Available
Trauma Treatment
Executive Treatment
About Amend Mental Health Treatment
Amend Mental Health Treatment provides upscale residential care that redefines mental health treatment through deep clinical expertise and a personalized approach. They support adults of all ages and genders facing complex trauma, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), bipolar disorder, and personality disorders. Set in a serene environment with private suites, gourmet dining, and holistic wellness, Amend provides an immersive path to lasting well-being and meaningful change.
Discover a Multifaceted Approach to Healing
Amend blends evidence-based and alternative therapies to meet each client’s needs in the areas of emotional, physical, family, social, and spiritual health. Clients benefit from relaxation techniques like massage and meditation to innovative approaches like ketamine-assisted therapy and deep transcranial magnetic stimulation (Deep TMS). Amend also integrates somatic and experiential therapies for clients who struggle to tune into their body and mind. Highly qualified practitioners facilitate art therapy, sound healing, music therapy, equine therapy, dance movement therapy, and personal training.
Rely on Skilled, Attentive Clinicians
Amend’s team of seasoned professionals includes a psychiatrist, psychologist, therapist, nurse, nutritionist, fitness coach, acupuncturist, and support staff who come together to treat the often unseen and intangible causes of mental and behavioral health difficulties. Each client has 3 dedicated clinicians on their care team and receives 5 individual therapy sessions per week and a weekly psychiatry consultation.
Focus on Healing in a Place of Peace
A short walk from the Pacific Ocean, Amend feels like home, yet free of distractions so clients can concentrate on themselves. The 3-story house boasts bedrooms with high-end furnishings and direct indoor/outdoor access, a pool, and lounge areas. Clients unwind in shared living and dining areas bathed in natural light. An in-house chef prepares nutritious meals, and personal trainers support fitness goals. Tennis, pickleball, and basketball provide opportunities for friendly matches and practice sessions.
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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 some insurance coverage. Amend does not accept Medicare, Medicaid, Kaiser, HMO, or EPO plans; and only accept plans with out-of-network benefits (PPO).
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BlueCross BlueShield
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Receive Deep Insight with Psychological Testing
Amend Treatment uses in-depth testing 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. As a result, clients make strides in 30-45 days that might otherwise take months.
Transform the Brain with Ketamine-Assisted Therapy
For clients with anxiety, depression, and PTSD who meet clinical criteria, Amend Treatment offers ketamine-assisted therapy as part of a broader residential treatment plan. The program is physician-led and sessions are supervised to ensure safety and monitor for side effects. Clients work with therapists to reinforce the positive brain changes that occur during treatment.
Feel Safe & Supported to Process Trauma
At Amend Treatment, clients learn to cope with trauma in healthier, sustainable ways while addressing symptoms of acute stress, dissociation, and social disinhibition. Therapeutic options like eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) help clients become more resilient, while a 3:1 staff-to-client ratio and comforting facilities make it easier for clients to let their guard down.
Engage in a Structured Virtual Option
Amend’s virtual intensive outpatient program (IOP) offers more structure than traditional therapy and can serve as a step-down from residential care or a starting point for new clients. The 12-week program includes 9 hours of group therapy weekly, plus individual, family, and EMDR sessions, along with yoga or meditation for holistic support.
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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
At this center, you receive personalized care for mental health conditions. They provide therapy and tailor treatment to your unique needs, diagnoses, and preferences.
Treatment
Specializations
Anxiety
Anxiety is a common mental health condition that can include excessive worry, panic attacks, physical tension, and increased blood pressure.
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."
Ketamine Therapy
Ketamine therapy uses ketamine, a dissociative anesthetic, to provide rapid relief for severe depression, trauma symptoms, and other mental health conditions.
Treatment Services
Intensive Outpatient Program
In an IOP, patients live at home or a sober living, but attend treatment typically 9-15 hours a week. Most programs include talk therapy, support groups, and other methods.
Licensed Primary Mental Health
Some primary care providers offer mental health diagnosis and treatment. This can prevent patients from developing more serious conditions.
Residential
In a residential rehab program, patients live onsite, with access to daily treatment and 24-hour care. An average stay is 30-90 days.
Approaches
Evidence-Based
A combination of scientifically rooted therapies and treatments make up evidence-based care, defined by their measured and proven results.
Holistic
A non-medicinal, wellness-focused approach that aims to align the mind, body, and spirit for deep and lasting healing.
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.
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
Shira Rebibo
Clinical Director
LMFT
Mandy Odren
Program Director
B.S
Dr. Liana Georgoulis
Psychological Testing and Diagnostics
Psy.D
Dr. Sylvia Martin
Psychological Testing
M.A, Psy.D.
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Testimonial
The staff of this program are incredibly patient, thoughtful, and empathetic. They are committed and embrace people as they are with an abundance of understanding. I was able to build trust and find myself again.
Colleen
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