Referring a Client to Alta Mira

Oftentimes, our clients have external providers with a wealth of knowledge about their client’s history. We put that knowledge together in one place to inform our treatment plans, starting on day one. Our team offers a range of touch points to referring professionals, including:

• Direct communication with the Executive Director to discuss any intake considerations
• A discussion with your client’s assigned primary therapist within 24 hours of admission to gather a more detailed clinical summary from you
• Opportunities to make suggestions regarding your client’s treatment plan throughout the course of treatment
• A personal invitation to visit the facility and meet the staff
• Permission and encouragement, when clinically appropriate, to have clinical sessions with your client while they are in treatment with us, either in person or via telephone
• A weekly telephone progress report from your client’s assigned primary therapist
• Opportunities to participate in the weekly multidisciplinary treatment plan meeting, either in person or via phone or written correspondence
• Our commitment to contact you immediately if anything unusual or unexpected occurs with your client, i.e. early termination from treatment, relapse, emergency, etc.
• Collaboration in the discharge planning and continuing care recommendations.
• Referral back to you for follow-up and ongoing continuing care

If you have any questions about what we can do for your clients, please contact us at any time. We are happy to schedule a tour where you can meet our clinical team and experience our truly collaborative approach to treatment.

After your client arrives at Alta Mira, they receive the most advanced and comprehensive psychological, vocational, and cognitive testing and assessment available, included in the price of treatment. If necessary, they undergo 24/7 medically-monitored detoxification, during which time we keep them as comfortable as possible with appropriate medications and private rooms overlooking the San Francisco Bay. After detox, your clients join the rest of our residents in our main campus, and we create highly personalized treatment plans that respect their life experience, goals, and aspirations.

Our program is based on evidence-based treatment modalities, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Somatic Experiencing (SE), Expressive Arts and Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention (MBRP). With our team of renowned psychiatric, medical, and psychological experts, we are able to provide the best quality treatment for clients with high-acuity co-occurring disorders.

Our multidisciplinary treatment program also includes:

• At least three individual therapy sessions weekly with your client’s primary therapist, as well as daily process groups
• A staff-to-client ratio that provides significant weekly contact with medical, psychiatric and neuropsychological teams. During the day, our clinical staff-to-client ratio is approximately 1:2. During the evenings, the ratio is 1:3, and overnight it is 1:6.
• Daily process groups and educational programming on topics covering the biological, social, spiritual, physical, and psychological aspects of substance use and co-occurring disorders
• Intensive workshops on resiliency, codependency, relationships, grief and loss, relapse prevention, forgiveness, and spirituality for clients in treatment more than 30 days
• Our 3-day Family Program, held every 4 weeks
• Comprehensive discharge and relapse prevention planning
• A robust network of alumni, including ongoing weekly meetings, quarterly Tune-Ups, and Alta Mira’s own alumni app