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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.
Highlights from the Center
Insurance Accepted
Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment
Holistic Approach
Pool
Center Overview
Insurance Accepted
Cash Pay Rates
Meet Your Care Team

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

Joseph Hunter
CEO
M.A., LAADC_CA

Joseph Wagner
Interventionist

Khalil
Physical Program

Robert Ormsby
Music Program
RAS

Sal Vasquez
Art Program

Georgi Manker Stokes
Director of Operation
CADC_CAS

Tiffani Whitebread
Counselor
CATC I

Milagro Barillas Cisneros
Admissions Specialist
RADI

Nicholas Medici
Counselor
CATC I

Vi & Darrin Davis
Meditation Program




