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$74,500+
30-90 days
Clinical expertise and innovative care meet the individual needs in a private setting, treating clients with addiction and mental health concerns.
Highlights
On-site Medical Detox
Holistic Approach
Private Rooms Available
Trauma-Informed Care
About Alta Mira Recovery
Founded in 2010, Alta Mira treats clients in a historic building just minutes from the Golden Gate Bridge in Sausalito, California. Alta Mira offers medical detox, a family program, a 90-day comprehensive program, a 30-day core program, and life-long continuing care. Clients receive a full-person approach to addiction rehabilitation. Their highly trained staff address neurobiological, psychological, social, physical and spiritual aspects of addiction.
Alta Mira uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), experiential therapy, and trauma-focused therapies. Client's receive 2 individual therapy sessions each week, plus daily group sessions. A 4-day family program welcomes family members for intensive healing. Educational classes and holistic services focus on the body and mind. Alta Mira also hosts intensive workshops for challenges like trauma, grief, and relationships in recovery.
Alta Mira focuses on intensive, whole-person recovery. To accomplish this, they begin treatment with clinical assessments and evaluations for accurate diagnoses. Their staff of masters or doctoral-level therapists, psychiatrists, and physicians ensure that clients then receive the best treatment for their unique needs. Alta Mira also incorporates multiple paths to recovery, like holistic, evidence-based, spiritual, and experiential treatments.
Alta Mira Recovery is set in a historic San Francisco Bay, with their facility dating back to 1927. Clients can pick between shared or private rooms, and have the option of a private suite with a living area. Alta Mira welcomes pets for clients staying in a private room or suite. Clients can enjoy weekend outings like kayaking, horseback riding, group walks on the beach, touring local shops, yoga sessions, and hiking at Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
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Alta Mira treats the causing factors of addiction with clinical and psychiatric care. Their neuropsychologist, psychiatrist, and physician, plus nursing staff, ensure that clients receive quality care. Alta Mira aims to heal the causes behind addiction, helping clients leave treatment with the tools and knowledge they need for lasting success.
Weekend outings and on-site activities allow clients to experience healing in multiple ways. Alta Mira offers holistic services like acupuncture, massage, personal training, equine therapy, and guided meditation. Their experiential activities include sailing, hiking, tours, rock climbing, ropes courses, horseback riding, and much more.
Families can attend Alta Mira’s 4-day family intensive, which teaches support skills and helps heal strained relationships. Families also hear weekly updates from Alta Mira, and can attend family therapy sessions as desired. Clients can join intensive workshops for grief, trauma, shame, relationships, and long-lasting recovery.
Clients at Alta Mira experience both luxury and privacy. Set in a historical hotel, Alta Mira delivers comfortable accommodations, nutritious meals, and panoramic views of their San Francisco Bay area. Clients detox in a set area before moving into their residential rooms. Pets can join clients who choose a private room or suite. Alta Mira also accommodates executives, making arrangements for work as needed.
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Founded
2010
Occupancy
16-30
Languages
English
Accreditation
Joint Commision
Who We Treat
Men
Women
LGBTQ+
Addiction and mental illnesses in the LGBTQ+ community must be treated with an affirming, safe, and relevant approach, which many centers provide.
Address
Sausalito, CA 94965, USA
Specializations
Co-Occurring Disorders
A person with multiple mental health diagnoses, such as addiction and depression, has co-occurring disorders also called dual diagnosis.
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Family Therapy
Family therapy addresses group dynamics within a family system, with a focus on improving communication and interrupting unhealthy relationship patterns.
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Drug Addiction
Drug addiction is the excessive and repetitive use of substances, despite harmful consequences to a person's life, health, and relationships.
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Experiential Therapy
With this approach, patients heal by doing. Therapists help patients process difficult emotions to speak, using guided activities like art or dance.
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Family Involvement
Providers involve family in the treatment of their loved one through family therapy, visits, or both–because addiction is a family disease.
Holistic
A non-medicinal, wellness-focused approach that aims to align the mind, body, and spirit for deep and lasting healing.
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Philosophy
Holistic
A non-medicinal, wellness-focused approach that aims to align the mind, body, and spirit for deep and lasting healing.
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Personalized Treatment
The specific needs, histories, and conditions of individual patients receive personalized, highly relevant care throughout their recovery journey.
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Experiential
Expressive tools and therapies help patients process past situations, learn more about themselves, and find healing through action.
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Family Involvement
Providers involve family in the treatment of their loved one through family therapy, visits, or both–because addiction is a family disease.
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.
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Spiritual Care
Tending to spiritual health helps treatment become more effective, allowing patients to better cope with their emotions and rebuild their spiritual wellbeing.
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Yoga
Yoga is both a physical and spiritual practice. It includes a flow of movement, breathing techniques, and meditation.
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Group Therapy
Two or more people meet with a therapist together. Patients get valuable peer support, strengthen interpersonal skills, and improve self-awareness.
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What We Treat
ADHD, ADD
ADHD is a common mental health condition caused by dopamine imbalance. Common symptoms include inattention, hyperactivitiy, and impulsivity.
Alcohol
Using alcohol as a coping mechanism, or drinking excessively throughout the week, signals an alcohol use disorder.
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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.
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.
Bipolar
This mental health condition is characterized by extreme mood swings between depression, mania, and remission.
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Cocaine
Cocaine is a stimulant with euphoric effects. Agitation, muscle ticks, psychosis, and heart issues are common symptoms of cocaine abuse.
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Codependency
Codependency is a pattern of emotional dependence and controlling behavior. It's most common among people with addicted loved ones.
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.
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Amenities
Special Considerations
Pet Friendly
For greater comfort and healing, pet-friendly treatment centers welcome dogs and animal companions to stay with their owners while they attend treatment.
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Dietary Accommodations
Clients can bring their own pet(s)
For greater comfort and healing, pet-friendly treatment centers welcome dogs and animal companions to stay with their owners while they attend treatment.
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Karen Spedowfski
Clinical Director
PhD
Steven L. Batki
Consulting Physician: Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, and Addiction Medicine
MD
Helen “Py” Driscoll
Consulting Physician: Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine
MD
David Smith
Addiction Medicine Physician
MD
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Charlotte
When I came to Alta Mira, I was broken, people described me as fragile and silent. At the end of treatment I have found my self-confidence and my voice, in a way I never could have imagined for myself. I truly believe this place is magical, I could never have done this alone.
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