Help for the people who love them
Family program
Addiction affects everyone close to it. Our family program gives parents, spouses, and adult children a place to learn, heal, and become part of their loved one’s recovery, without losing sight of their own wellbeing.
Inside the family program
Every week, family members meet for an education and support group led by a licensed family therapist. Topics include how addiction affects the brain, healthy boundaries, enabling, and what to expect when a loved one comes home.
With your loved one’s consent, you’ll also take part in family therapy sessions with their therapist. These conversations are guided, structured, and focused on moving forward.
What’s included
- Weekly family education and support group
- Family therapy sessions with consent
- Guidance on boundaries and enabling
- Help preparing for discharge and the return home
- Online attendance for families who live far away
- Referrals to Al-Anon, Nar-Anon, and family therapists
What families gain
- An accurate understanding of addiction
- Language for hard conversations
- Boundaries that protect you and help them
- Connection with other families going through it
- A clear plan for life after treatment
- Room to take care of yourself, too
Typical length
Weekly, throughout treatment
Family members can keep attending our weekly group after their loved one completes treatment, at no cost.
Call now for program availability
Talk with admissions about treatment options and bed availability, or send us your insurance details and we’ll check your coverage.
Recovery story
A father learning to stop rescuing
Robert had paid his son’s rent, lawyers, and debts for five years. Every rescue felt like love, and every one bought a little more time for the addiction.
In family group he met other parents who had done the same thing. With their support and his son’s therapist, he learned to say no to money and yes to treatment.
I thought the program was for my son. It turned out I needed it just as much.
How families take part
Join the weekly group
Attend in person on campus or online. You don’t need to wait for your loved one to be ready.
Family sessions
With consent, meet with your loved one and their therapist to work through specific issues.
Family weekend
A day of education and guided activities in the later stage of residential treatment.
Planning for home
Agree on expectations, boundaries, and support together before discharge.
When your loved one won’t accept help
Many families call us before their loved one is ready. You don’t have to wait. Our family therapists use CRAFT (Community Reinforcement and Family Training), an evidence-based approach that teaches families how to encourage treatment without confrontation.
When a more structured step is needed, we can connect you with a professional interventionist who will help you plan, rehearse, and carry out a respectful intervention with a treatment bed ready.
Questions about family program
Don’t see your question? Admissions can answer it in a quick, confidential call.
(714) 497-3120Do family members have to attend?
No, but we strongly encourage it. Clients whose families participate tend to have a smoother return home.
Is there a cost for the family program?
The weekly family group is free for families of current clients and alumni. Family therapy sessions are part of your loved one’s treatment.
Can I attend online?
Yes. Our weekly group is offered both on campus and by secure video, so family members anywhere can take part.
My loved one refuses treatment. What can I do?
Call us. We can talk through CRAFT strategies, connect you with an interventionist, and make sure a bed is ready when your loved one says yes.
Insurance can cover most of the cost of rehab
We work with most major PPO and POS plans, including employer and marketplace coverage. Verification is free, confidential, and usually takes less than an hour.
Verify your insurancePlans we commonly work with
- Aetna
- Anthem Blue Cross
- Blue Shield of California
- Cigna
- Health Net
- UnitedHealthcare
- Optum
- Magellan Health
- Beacon Health Options
- Humana
- MHN
- TRICARE
Coverage depends on your specific plan and medical necessity. Plan names are trademarks of their owners and do not imply endorsement.
Three ways to get started
However you reach out, you’ll talk with someone who understands addiction and treats your call with complete confidentiality.
Call us
Ask about detox, treatment, cost, or anything else. Admissions answers every call, day or night.
(714) 497-3120We’ll call you
Leave your details and an admissions specialist will call you back, usually within 15 minutes.
Check your insurance
Find out what your plan covers before you decide anything. It’s free and won’t affect your policy.
Verify insuranceWhat clients and families say
Recovery looks different for everyone. These are a few of the people who trusted us with theirs.
Evening IOP let me keep my business running while I got sober. The group became the most honest part of my week.
We came in together and left together, sober. The couples sessions saved our marriage as much as our health.
Admissions handled my insurance, picked me up from the airport, and had a bed ready that night. All I had to do was call.