Northbound San Diego
About Northbound San Diego
Insurances
Aetna
Anthem
BlueCross BlueShield
Carelon Behavioral Health
Cigna
ComPsych
MHN
Tricare
Accreditations
Joint Commission
Who We Treat
Young Adults
Men and Women
Men
Women
Treatments
1-on-1 Counseling
One-on-one counseling gives clients private time with a counselor or therapist to discuss substance use, mental health symptoms, goals, triggers, and recovery planning. It is commonly used throughout treatment to create a more personalized care plan.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
CBT helps people identify thought and behavior patterns that may contribute to substance use, anxiety, depression, or relapse risk. Programs may use it to build coping skills and practical recovery strategies.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
DBT teaches skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, mindfulness, and communication. It may support people with intense emotions, trauma symptoms, self-destructive patterns, or co-occurring mental health concerns.
Experiential Therapy
Experiential therapy uses structured activities, role-play, movement, art, or outdoor experiences to help clients process emotions and practice new skills. It may be useful when clients benefit from hands-on work beyond traditional talk therapy.
Family Therapy
Family therapy helps clients and loved ones address communication, boundaries, conflict, support systems, and the impact of substance use or mental health concerns on the household. It is an important treatment option when recovery involves family relationships.
Group Therapy
Group therapy brings clients together in a structured setting to discuss recovery, coping skills, accountability, relationships, and shared challenges. It is commonly used in addiction and mental health treatment at many levels of care.
Life Skills
Life skills programming helps clients build practical routines for daily stability, communication, employment readiness, budgeting, time management, and recovery planning. It is often used in residential, PHP, IOP, sober living, and transitional care.
Meditation & Mindfulness
Meditation and mindfulness practices help clients build present-moment awareness, manage stress, and respond to cravings or emotions with more intention. They are usually supportive practices used alongside clinical treatment.
Music Therapy
Music therapy uses music-based activities such as listening, songwriting, rhythm, or discussion to support emotional expression, coping, and connection. It may be helpful as a supportive service for trauma, mood symptoms, stress, or recovery engagement.
Recreation Therapy
Recreation therapy uses structured recreational activities to support social connection, stress reduction, confidence, and healthy routines. It is often used as a supportive service in residential or extended-care programs.
Trauma-Specific Therapy
Trauma-specific therapy focuses directly on the effects of trauma, including triggers, avoidance, emotional distress, and safety. It may be important when trauma history is connected to substance use, anxiety, depression, or other mental health concerns.
Yoga
Yoga combines movement, breathing, and mindfulness practices that may support stress reduction, emotional regulation, sleep, and general wellness. It is best presented as a complementary recovery support rather than a standalone treatment.
Twelve Step Facilitation
TSF helps clients understand and participate in Twelve Step recovery support. It may be used alongside counseling, medication, relapse prevention, and other treatment services.
Level Of Cares
Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
Outpatient Treatment
Day Treatment / Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP)
Co-Occurring Mental Health Treatment
Conditions
Anger
Anger is a normal emotion that becomes a concern when it is intense, frequent, hard to control, or linked with conflict, aggression, unsafe behavior, or relationship problems. Related support may include counseling, CBT, DBT-informed skills, group therapy, family therapy, outpatient care, or structured mental health treatment when anger occurs with trauma, mood concerns, or substance use.
Anxiety
Anxiety involves excessive worry, fear, nervousness, or physical tension that can affect sleep, concentration, relationships, work, school, and daily responsibilities. Related support may include therapy, counseling, medication management when appropriate, outpatient care, intensive outpatient care, or structured mental health treatment depending on symptoms and needs.
Bipolar
Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder involving episodes of elevated or irritable mood and increased energy, along with episodes of depression. It may affect sleep, judgment, activity level, relationships, work, school, and safety. Related support may include psychiatric care, medication management, therapy, outpatient care, intensive outpatient care, day treatment, residential treatment, or inpatient stabilization when needed.
Codependency
Codependency describes an unhealthy relationship pattern where a person may focus heavily on another person’s needs, emotions, or behavior while neglecting personal boundaries and wellbeing. It may affect self-esteem, relationships, decision-making, and emotional health. Related support may include counseling, family therapy, group therapy, boundary-focused support, outpatient care, or co-occurring treatment when substance use is involved in the relationship system.
Depression
Depression is a mood condition involving persistent sadness, loss of interest, low energy, hopelessness, or changes in sleep, appetite, and concentration. It may affect daily functioning, relationships, school, work, and safety. Related support may include therapy, counseling, medication management when appropriate, crisis support when needed, outpatient care, intensive outpatient care, or structured mental health treatment.
Personality Disorders
Personality disorders involve long-term patterns in thoughts, emotions, behavior, identity, or relationships that cause distress or problems in functioning. They may affect relationships, work, boundaries, emotion regulation, and safety. Related support may include therapy, DBT-informed care, counseling, group therapy, outpatient care, intensive outpatient care, or residential treatment depending on severity and co-occurring needs.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
PTSD is a trauma-related condition that may involve intrusive memories, nightmares, avoidance, mood changes, sleep problems, and feeling constantly on edge. It can affect relationships, work, school, safety, and daily routines. Related support may include trauma-focused therapy, EMDR, counseling, medication management when appropriate, and structured mental health or co-occurring treatment.
Self-Harm
Self-harm involves intentionally injuring one’s own body, often as a way of coping with emotional pain, numbness, stress, or overwhelming feelings. It may affect safety, relationships, school, work, and emotional wellbeing. Related support may include therapy, DBT-informed care, counseling, family support, crisis support, outpatient care, intensive outpatient care, residential treatment, or inpatient stabilization when safety risk is high.
Stress
Stress is the body and mind’s response to pressure, demands, or life changes. Ongoing stress may affect sleep, mood, concentration, physical comfort, relationships, work, and daily responsibilities. Related support may include counseling, stress-management therapy, mindfulness-based support, outpatient care, virtual care, or higher levels of care when stress occurs with other mental health or substance use concerns.
Trauma
Trauma refers to emotional or psychological distress after a harmful, frightening, or overwhelming experience. It may affect mood, sleep, trust, relationships, physical comfort, and a person’s sense of safety. Related support may include trauma-informed therapy, counseling, EMDR, outpatient care, intensive outpatient care, residential treatment, or co-occurring substance use support when relevant.
Substances We Treat
Alcohol
Alcohol use disorder can affect health, relationships, work, safety, and mental health. Treatment may include counseling, behavioral therapies, recovery support, and FDA-approved medications when clinically appropriate.
Benzodiazepines
Benzodiazepines are prescription sedatives sometimes used for anxiety, sleep, or seizure-related conditions. Treatment may involve careful assessment, medical supervision, and support for dependence or withdrawal risk, especially when other substances are involved.
Co-Occurring Disorders
Co-occurring disorders involve both a substance use disorder and a mental health disorder. Treatment may coordinate addiction care, mental health therapy, medication management, and recovery support so both concerns are addressed together.
Cocaine
Cocaine is a stimulant that can affect the brain, heart, mood, sleep, and decision-making. Treatment commonly focuses on behavioral therapy, relapse prevention, coping skills, and support for cravings or co-occurring mental health symptoms.
Ecstasy / MDMA
MDMA, often called ecstasy or molly, is a psychoactive stimulant and hallucinogen. Treatment may address mood changes, sleep problems, cravings, risky use patterns, and co-occurring mental health concerns.
Cannabis / Marijuana
Cannabis use can become problematic for some people, especially when it affects school, work, mood, motivation, relationships, or daily functioning. Treatment may include counseling, behavioral therapy, coping skills, and support for withdrawal symptoms or co-occurring mental health concerns.
Methamphetamine
Methamphetamine is a powerful stimulant that can affect sleep, mood, thinking, heart health, and behavior. Treatment commonly focuses on behavioral therapies, contingency management where available, relapse prevention, recovery support, and co-occurring mental health care.
Opioids
Opioids include heroin, fentanyl, and prescription pain medications such as oxycodone or hydrocodone. Treatment for opioid use disorder may include FDA-approved medications such as buprenorphine, methadone, or naltrexone, along with counseling and recovery support.
Prescription Drugs
Prescription drug misuse may involve opioids, benzodiazepines, stimulants, or other medications used differently than prescribed. Treatment may include medical assessment, withdrawal support when needed, counseling, medication management, and relapse prevention planning.
Synthetic Drugs / New Psychoactive Substances
Synthetic drugs can include lab-made cannabinoids, stimulants, opioids, or hallucinogens with unpredictable strength and effects. Treatment may focus on medical stabilization, substance use counseling, relapse prevention, and mental health support when symptoms are severe or persistent.
Drug Addiction / Substance Use Disorder
Drug addiction, or substance use disorder, involves continued substance use despite harmful consequences. Treatment may include assessment, counseling, behavioral therapies, medications for some substance use disorders, relapse prevention, and recovery support.
