Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital Behavioral Health Services

About Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital Behavioral Health Services

7850 Vista Hill Ave., San Diego, CA 92123, San Diego, California
This hospital exists to be a source of hope for patients and their families who are struggling with mental health and substance use disorders of all kinds. They provide comprehensive care ranging from assessment, inpatient, day treatment, and continuing care. Their compassionate medical and clinical teams are committed to helping you heal from your addiction by providing medication and therapies that build a foundation for success in recovery. Their treatment includes education around the disease, individual therapy, group

Insurances

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Aetna

Covers mental health, substance use treatment, and rehab services with broad nationwide access and t...
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Anthem

Supports behavioral health and addiction services through integrated plans and access to therapy and...
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BlueCross BlueShield

Offers nationwide access to mental health providers, inpatient rehab, and outpatient addiction servi...
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Cigna

Provides access to therapy, inpatient rehab, outpatient care, and virtual mental health support acro...
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Humana

Provides behavioral health care, rehab coverage, and substance use treatment with virtual and in-per...
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Medicaid

Covers a wide range of behavioral health and rehab services across all U.S. states.
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Molina Healthcare

Provides managed care for Medicaid/Medicare with strong behavioral health components.
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MultiPlan

Provides access to behavioral health networks through preferred provider organizations.
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Tricare

Covers U.S. military personnel and families with behavioral health and addiction services.
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United Healthcare

Provides mental health, substance use disorder care, and integrated wellness solutions.
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Medicare

Includes inpatient and outpatient mental health and substance use disorder treatment.

Amenities

Pool

Pool

A pool may support recreation, light exercise, relaxation, or wellness activities during treatment. Users should confirm supervision, schedule, accessibility, and safety rules.

Accreditations

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Joint Commission

The Joint Commission Accreditation is a prestigiou...

Who We Treat

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Adolescents

Programs for adolescents may address substance use...
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Boys

Programs for boys may offer age-appropriate suppor...
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Girls

Programs for girls may provide age-appropriate sup...
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Older Adults

Older adult programs may address substance use, de...
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Young Adults

Young adult programs may focus on substance use, m...
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Men

Men’s programs may address substance use, mental h...
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Women

Women’s programs may address substance use, trauma...

Treatments

1-on-1 Counseling

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

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

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.

Group Therapy

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.

Interpersonal Therapy

Interpersonal Therapy

Interpersonal therapy focuses on relationships, role transitions, grief, communication, and social support. It may help clients whose depression, anxiety, substance use, or emotional distress is connected to relationship stress.

Life Skills

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.

Medication-Assisted Treatment

Medication-Assisted Treatment

MAT uses approved medications with counseling or recovery support when clinically appropriate. It is especially important for opioid use disorder and may also be used for alcohol use disorder.

Relapse Prevention Counseling

Relapse Prevention Counseling

Relapse prevention counseling helps clients identify triggers, warning signs, high-risk situations, and coping strategies. It is commonly used to support ongoing recovery after detox, residential treatment, PHP, IOP, or outpatient care.

Relaxation Therapy

Relaxation Therapy

Relaxation therapy uses breathing, guided imagery, muscle relaxation, or calming exercises to reduce stress and physical tension. It may support anxiety management, sleep routines, cravings, and emotional regulation.

Yoga

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.

Conditions

Anxiety

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

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.

Depression

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.

Eating Disorders

Eating Disorders

Eating disorders involve disturbances in eating behavior, body image, weight concerns, or food-related thoughts and behaviors. They can affect physical health, mood, concentration, relationships, and daily functioning. Related support may include therapy, nutrition support, medical monitoring, family therapy, outpatient care, intensive outpatient care, day treatment, residential treatment, or inpatient care depending on severity.

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

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.

Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a serious mental health condition that can affect perception, thinking, communication, emotions, and functioning. Symptoms may include hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thoughts, or reduced motivation. Related support may include psychiatric care, medication management, therapy, case management, outpatient care, intensive outpatient care, residential treatment, or inpatient stabilization when needed.

Trauma

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Heroin

Heroin

Heroin is an opioid with a high risk of dependence, withdrawal, and overdose. Treatment often includes medications for opioid use disorder, counseling, harm-reduction education, relapse prevention, and ongoing recovery support.

Methamphetamine

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

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 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.

Psychedelics

Psychedelics

Psychedelics can alter perception, mood, thinking, and sense of reality. Treatment may be needed when use leads to distress, risky behavior, persistent psychological symptoms, or co-occurring substance use or mental health concerns.

Synthetic Drugs / New Psychoactive Substances

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.

Chronic Relapse

Chronic Relapse

Chronic relapse refers to repeated returns to substance use after periods of recovery or treatment. Programs may focus on relapse prevention, triggers, co-occurring mental health needs, medication support, recovery planning, and long-term accountability.