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Lancaster, California, United States
Design for Change
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Insurance AcceptedInsurance AcceptedProvider's Policy
Design for Change accepts the following insurance.
Estimated Cash Pay Rate
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About Design for Change
Design for Change offers intervention services and a full continuum of care to clients with substance use and co-occurring mental health conditions. They provide medical detox, residential, day treatment (partial hospitalization), outpatient care, and aftercare support. Design for change can treat co-occurring depression, trauma, and anxiety. Intervention services include an intervention specialist helpline and an in-person intervention.
Evidence-Based Care
Design for Change provides short-term detox and rehab with 3, 5, and 7-day programs. They additionally offer longer-term stays for 30, 60, and 90+ days. Design for Change provides medication-assisted treatment (MAT) with methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone as needed. Their residential, day treatment, and outpatient programs offer comprehensive care with various evidence-based therapies. Design for Change’s clinical team provides cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), commitment and acceptance therapy, and motivational interviewing. They also provide relapse prevention planning. Design for Change’s dual diagnosis treatment aims to address and heal the present conditions separately by identifying triggers and teaching coping strategies.
Holistic Healing
Design for Change strives to create a well-rounded recovery, offering holistic and experiential therapies such as psychodrama, biosound (uses guided imagery, sound, and meditation to promote relaxation), art therapy, music therapy, and yoga. A healthy body can help create a healthy mind, so clients participate in exercise and eat nutritious foods. Design for Change offers outdoor activities and animal interactions. Their veterans and first responders programs have customized treatment plans that focus on trauma and stress recovery, as well as other co-occurring disorders.
Family Therapy and Aftercare Services
In addition to individual and group therapy, Design for Change’s family therapy program uses a cognitive behavioral approach to improve communication, create healthy boundaries, and build healthier relationships. Design for Change’s aftercare helps clients transition to the next chapter of their recovery journey. Their team holds 1:1 and group therapy sessions, provides medication management, hosts alumni meetings, and helps clients connect with community resources like 12-Step meetings. Design for change can also help clients find sober living.
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Insurance Accepted
Provider's Policy:Design for Change accepts the following insurance.
Humana
With roots in the health field dating back to 1961, Humana is a trusted insurance provider that proudly serves over 20 million Americans.
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Carelon Behavioral Health
Carelon Behavioral Health, formerly Beacon Health Options, is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts and serves over 40 million people.
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Magellan Health
Magellan Health’s behavioral health solutions includes a network of 118,000+ providers experienced in addiction and mental health treatment.
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Aetna
One of the largest health insurance companies in the US, offering several health insurance options to individuals and businesses.
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Design for Change has 2 intervention services they offer for families. The first is an intervention service helpline, where a drug intervention specialist speaks with the client over the phone. The second is a face-to-face intervention where the interventionist and loved ones talk to the substance user. After the intervention, the Design for Change team helps ensure a smooth transition to treatment.
A Full Continuum of Care
Design for Change strives to meet clients where they are in their recovery journey. After intervention support, clients can transition to medical detox. Their team provides medication-assisted treatment (MAT) as needed. Clients can participate in short-term or long-term residential care and then seamlessly transition to Design for Change’s day treatment (partial hospitalization) or outpatient program. Their clinical team incorporates evidence-based therapies into every step of treatment and recovery.
Dual Diagnosis Treatment
Design for Change treats co-occurring mental health issues like depression, trauma, anxiety, and bipolar disorder. They utilize evidence-based therapies like cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and motivational interviewing to address the root causes and build coping skills. Design for Change offers specialized veterans' and first responders' programs that focus on healing trauma.
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Center Overview
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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
Treatment
Specializations
Alcohol
Using alcohol as a coping mechanism, or drinking excessively throughout the week, signals an alcohol use disorder.
Drug Addiction
Drug addiction is the excessive and repetitive use of substances, despite harmful consequences to a person's life, health, and relationships.
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.
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.
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.
Mindfulness Therapy
This ancient practice can be mental, emotional, and even spiritual. In meditation, you focus your attention on the present moment without judgement.
Art Therapy
Visual art invites patients to examine the emotions within their work, focusing on the process of creativity and its gentle therapeutic power.
Family Therapy
Family therapy addresses group dynamics within a family system, with a focus on improving communication and interrupting unhealthy relationship patterns.
Motivational Interviewing
Based on the idea that motivation to change comes from within, providers use a conversational framework to discover personalized methods for change.
Music Therapy
Singing, performing, and even listening to music can be therapeutic. Music therapy sessions are facilitated by certified counselors.
Psychodrama Therapy
Patients act out real or imagined scenarios under a therapist's guidance. These exercises foster creative thought, sponteneity, and problem-solving skills.
Recreation Therapy
In recreation therapy, recovery can be joyful. Patients practice social skills and work through emotional triggers by engaging in fun activities.
Conditions We Treat
Anxiety
Anxiety is a common mental health condition that can include excessive worry, panic attacks, physical tension, and increased blood pressure.
Chronic Pain Management
Long-term physical pain can have an affect on mental health. Without support, it can also impact your daily life and even lead to addiction.
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.
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."
Substances We Treat
Alcohol
Using alcohol as a coping mechanism, or drinking excessively throughout the week, signals an alcohol use disorder.
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.
Co-Occurring Disorders
A person with multiple mental health diagnoses, such as addiction and depression, has co-occurring disorders also called dual diagnosis.
Cocaine
Cocaine is a stimulant with euphoric effects. Agitation, muscle ticks, psychosis, and heart issues are common symptoms of cocaine abuse.
Drug Addiction
Drug addiction is the excessive and repetitive use of substances, despite harmful consequences to a person's life, health, and relationships.
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.
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.
Experience
Personal Amenities
Amenities
Special Considerations
First Responders Program
Paramedics, police officers, firefighters, and others join in a specific First Responders program, usually focused on trauma, grief, and work-life balance.
Activities
Yoga
Yoga is both a physical and spiritual practice. It includes a flow of movement, breathing techniques, and meditation.
Off-Site Activities
Off-Site Amenities
Professional Staff
Adam LaVallee
Counselor
CATC I
Dagmar Liepa
Medical Consultant
MD
Jennifer Leavenworth
Therapist
LMFT
Tracy James
Family Consultant
D.D.S., LAADC, CADCII, CET II
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