Recovery Brands, LLC
📍 123 Hodencamp Road Suite 205, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
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<p><strong>ABOUT VANTAGE POINT RECOVERY</strong></p> <p>Located midway between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara in Southern California, Vantage Point Recovery offers <strong>outpatient care at a few intensities,</strong> for adult men and women who are struggling with substance use disorder and <a href="http://www.recovery.org/topics/dual-diagnosis-recovery/" target="_blank">dual diagnosis</a> (placing the facility among the <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/CA17.pdf" target="_blank">56.4 percent</a> of California-based rehabs that also provide mental health treatment). For those clients who need a safe place to stay, there's the option of staying at Vantage Point's <strong>sober living facilities</strong> during treatment. Medical detox is available on-site.</p> <p><strong>TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT</strong></p> <p>The core program is an <strong>intensive outpatient program (IOP)</strong> that requires clients to attend at least nine hours of programming per week. IOPs are available at just <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/CA17.pdf" target="_blank">39.4 percent</a> of California-based facilities. The length of the program varies according to the client's needs, but Vantage tries to keep its offerings short-term. </p> <p>Clients follow an individualized program that combines evidence-based methods, such as <strong>both cognitive and dialectical behavioral therapies (CBT and DBT),</strong> with medications (used only when necessary, and mostly only in the short-term), and <strong>cutting-edge treatments such as <a href="https://brainspotting.com/" target="_blank">brainspotting</a>,</strong> a neurophysiological treatment designed to address trauma. The program is rounded out with a range of holistic offerings, such as <strong>hypnotherapy, yoga, <a href="http://www.rehabs.com/pro-talk-articles/a-look-at-the-research-supporting-mindfulness-in-addiction-treatment/" target="_blank">mindfulness meditation</a>,</strong> energy therapy, and art therapy, plus coaching on exercise and nutrition.</p> <p>There's also a <strong>dedicated treatment track for individuals struggling to recover from trauma,</strong> which emphasizes a mind-and-body approach. And for those clients who need more intensive treatment, there's a <strong>partial hospitalization program (PHP),</strong> which provides up to 30 hours of treatment per week.</p> <p>Vantage's <a href="http://www.recovery.org/topics/extended-recovery-programs/" target="_blank">aftercare</a> program, Thrive, provides optional sober living facilities, plus access to a community, events, and whichever counseling services are helpful after completion of the IOP or PHP.</p> <p><strong>STAFF CREDENTIALS</strong></p> <p>The treatment team includes a <strong>psychiatrist</strong> and licensed marriage and family therapists, along with holistic providers such as a pranic healer, a mindful living specialist, and an art therapist. The single individual polled by Rehabs.com to date gave the facility five stars for the level of staff support it provided.</p> <p><strong>ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES</strong></p> <p>Supportive housing is located in nearby Ventura County. According to the facility’s website, the homes offer <strong>semi-private bedrooms</strong>, recreational common areas and outdoor spaces, and allows clients to bring pets. <strong>Three meals are provided daily</strong>, including a home-cooked dinner. The single individual polled by Rehabs.com to date gave the center five stars for its cleanliness.</p> <p><strong>WHAT ALUMNI SAY</strong></p> <p>The single alum polled by Rehabs.com to date would recommend Vantage Point, and gave the facility five stars in most of the evaluated treatment metrics, including the overall quality of its individual and group counseling as well as its holistic offerings. "Helped," they wrote simply, adding that they participated in six group therapy sessions per week, but did not receive any aftercare.</p> <p>Vantage Point also has <strong>overwhelmingly positive feedback on secondary sites</strong>, with perfect five-star ratings from nine people on Facebook (where the center can manage its own page) and six people on Google, plus a 4.3 out of five-star average rating based on six reviews on Yelp.<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a></small> <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a></small> <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-3"><sup>[3]</sup></a></small> </p> <p>Several of the reviews seem to come from acquaintances of the facility; however, alum M.A. gave the following appraisal on Google: "The clinical staff, both their kindness and their knowledge, was extremely impressive. The facility itself was really clean, really calming, a very tranquil place overall."</p> <p><strong>FINANCING</strong></p> <p>The cost of treatment is not published. According to Vantage Point’s website, the facility <strong>is in-network with numerous insurers,</strong> including Aetna, Anthem, Cigna, and TriCare (the last of which is accepted at <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/CA17.pdf" target="_blank">14.4 percent</a> of California-based facilities). Out-of-network insurance arrangements are also available. The single individual polled by Rehabs.com to date indicated that they found treatment to be worth the cost.</p> <p><small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/vantagepointrecovery/reviews/?ref=page_internal" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/pg/vantagepointrecovery/reviews/?ref=page_internal</a></small><br /> <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Vantage+Point+Recovery+thousand+oaks+ca&oq=Vantage+Point+Recovery+thousand+oaks+ca&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i60.4071j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#lrd=0x80e83ab747a936bd:0x986cf7a1ed506d70,1,,," target="_blank">GoogleReviews</a></small><br /> <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-3"><sup>[3]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.yelp.com/biz/vantage-point-recovery-thousand-oaks-2?osq=Vantage+Point+Recovery" target="_blank">https://www.yelp.com/biz/vantage-point-recovery-thousand-oaks-2?osq=Vantage+Point+Recovery</a></small></p>
— Ellie Robins · 2018-12-17 07:54:41 PST
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