Treatment Resources
During the past 22 seasons, there have been a number of mental health treatment programs that have assisted Dr. Phil guests in resolving their issues.
“I want to thank them by acknowledging their support both for our guests and the mission of the show. From the follow-up reports we receive from those individuals and families as guests on our show, we have our highest regard for the care and support these mental health professionals have afforded to both,” says Dr. Phil. “We have links to their Web pages below and will continue to update the list to keep it as current as possible.”
Westwind Recovery has supportive sober living homes and a beautiful outpatient facility in the heart of L.A.’s thriving metropolis for easy access to resources for all of our clients. We are leaders in the treatment of mental health and co-occurring disorders, commonly referred to as ‘dual- diagnosis’. Our highly experienced team of caring professionals are both passionate and educated individuals. Westwind’s comprehensive program consists of evidence-based practices combining traditional therapy with alternative therapies like mindfulness meditation, yoga, breathwork, sound bath, EMDR, music and art therapy, adventure therapy and more.
At Westwind Recovery, we provide a comprehensive and client-centered program that results in powerful results and a healing of both the clients and their families. The mission of Westwind Recovery is to grow and nurture a vibrant community that is filled with healthy individuals who are living in sustainable recovery, experiencing joy and helping others to do the same. We believe that having fun in this process is as essential as the deep clinical work that is done with us. Westwind Recovery is accredited by the Joint Commission. For more information, visit: https://westwindrecovery.com/ or call (855) 340-8832 to have a confidential assessment with an Admissions Counselor.
Coach Mike Bayer founded CAST Centers over 15 years ago to help people discover the freedom to be their best selves. At CAST Centers, we treat alcohol abuse, drug addiction, depression, anxiety, co-occurring disorders, and many other mental health issues.
CAST Centers offers a variety of treatment and coaching programs. We are best known for creating individualized treatment plans customized to the needs of every individual. Our programs include day and evening options, as well as online and in-person tracks. We accept most major insurances and are always willing to provide a free assessment.
CAST Centers also offers the “Best Self Coaching Program,” a life coaching approach personally designed by Coach Mike. This program helps people focus on making lasting changes through action, accountability and authenticity.
To learn more about CAST Centers, visit www.castcenters.com or call 877-657-8967.
Offering powerful hope and healing, WinGate Wilderness Therapy is a premier wilderness therapy program for troubled teens and young adults. With over 100 years of collective experience working in wilderness therapy, WinGate knows how to help troubled teens and struggling young adults find a new direction and purpose in life. They are the most trauma informed wilderness therapy program in existence, helping heal wounds and mend families. Their amazing alliance-based treatment approach relies on connection, trust, and respect to inspire internally motivated change — the kind that lasts a lifetime. For more information, visit: www.wingatewildernesstherapy.com
Nestled in beautiful Austin, TX the BRC Family of Programs have a rich history of providing treatment that is structured to ensure personal attention. Founded in 2006 by Mark Houston, the programs have grown in clinical sophistication and specialization under the leadership of Marsha Stone while maintaining the 12-Step culture that forms the bedrock of the program’s successes. The BRC family offers three unique programs under its umbrella of residential care- BRC Recovery, Spearhead Lodge and Makana Path. Its programs are supported by Segue, an extensive post-treatment network also in Austin, which includes sober living homes and outpatient services. It is fully supported by a team of medical and psychiatric professionals allowing for admission of dually diagnosed and medically complex cases. Offering an enriching treatment experience, the BRC Family has worked to meet the needs of the ever-changing landscape of substance abuse in America and internationally, and is highly regarded as an industry leader.
At Onsite, we create life changing experiences. We value change through inspiration and authentic connection in everything we do. We are committed to creating the highest quality experience possible through our passion, innovation and dedication to service. Onsite is the worldwide leader in therapeutic and personal growth workshops. Our life changing intensives have been helping individuals, couples and families overcome dysfunctional patterns and reach their full potential for more than 35 years. Onsite specializes in Trauma, Codependency, Shame Resiliency, Love Addiction, Family Systems, Healthy Sexuality and Intimacy, Spiritual Growth, Relationships, Stress and Burn Out, Second Stage Recovery, Anger Management and Process Addictions. Onsite's main campus is set among the scenic rolling hills of Tennessee just outside of Nashville. Our team is also available for on-location intensives, trainings and speaking engagements.
The Meadows, located in Wickenburg, Arizona, is the premier provider of behavioral health services focused on treating individuals who suffer from complex developmental trauma, addiction, and co-occurring conditions. The Meadows Model of Developmental Immaturity is the basis of their treatment approach. They offer a dedicated Trauma Department and integrated trauma services featuring an innovative Brain Center where patients receive neurofeedback to address brain dysregulation and enhance treatment. Patients benefit from the leadership expertise of a team of Senior Fellows who are world-renowned experts and who guide the treatment approach and provide on-going training of their multi-disciplinary team of providers. Unique to The Meadows is their signature Survivors Workshop which all patients participate in and is a catalyst for change. We embrace family into the healing process for a holistic path to a life of purpose and integrity. To learn more about The Meadows, please visit their website at www.themeadows.com or call their intake specialist at (800) 420-1616.
New Method Wellness is a substance abuse treatment center located in an ocean front, San Juan Capistrano community. New Method Wellness provides an array of treatment programs catered to each client's needs. With an emphasis in dual diagnosis and a holistic, therapeutic approach, New Method Wellness is not your usual treatment center. They are something different. To learn more about New Method Wellness, you can visit their website at www.NewMethodWellness or you can speak directly with an intake specialist at 866-951-1824.
Awakenings Treatment Center, founded in 2010 by Dr. Shari Corbitt, is a neuroscience based treatment program delivering neuroscientific interventions to improve the lives of those suffering from mental health disorders, chronic pain, autoimmune illnesses, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and all types of addictive disorders and dual diagnosis disorders. In addition to treating more serious conditions, Awakenings also provides care for those struggling with daily, life cycle issues, relationship challenges, parenting concerns and life adjustment issues. In addition, we provide a highly specialized, unique treatment experience for those on the Autistic Spectrum, specifically those previously referred to as having Asperger’s Syndrome. Awakenings provides small, intimate group sizes with separate client tracks to ensure that clients with similar issues are matched appropriately. We are committed to a comprehensive treatment environment that promotes intensive individual, group and family therapy with a focus on the neurosciences, to promote and support sustainable, long-lasting change. Each client that comes to Awakenings receives a lengthy clinical assessment, followed by the coordination of a treatment plan uniquely positioned to address that individual’s clinical needs. An important part of the overall treatment experience at Awakenings is the focus on sustainable aftercare planning. In conjunction with the primary therapist and assigned case manager, each client develops a robust, long-term aftercare plan that will address physical, emotional and spiritual needs. Practical issues such as appropriate, supportive housing, need for further education or vocational development, are also included in the process.
Awakenings Treatment Center accepts in-network insurance with most insurance carriers.
For more information about Awakenings Treatment Center, please visit us at www.awakeningstreatment.com or call us at our admissions line at 855.717.3268 and speak to an admissions counselor.
Mood and Anxiety Disorders including depression, anxiety, trauma, bipolar disorder, self-harm and reactive attachment disorders not only affect the individual, but their family and loved ones. We have been helping people just like you for more than 20 years and during that time we have developed a proprietary treatment model that restores safety, peace, hope and recovery. Our program breaks the cycles that you may have been experiencing and allows for compassionate, individualized intensive treatment that supports healing and growth. We work on the underlying issues that are unique to every client. Families in our program are integral in the healing process for both the client and themselves, and we will be with you every step of the way, giving you what you so desperately deserve, Peace of Mind. For immediate help, contact us at www.discoverymood.com or call us at 866-716-2131.
Center For Discovery is a national leader in evidenced-based behavioral health treatment for teens and families. Discovery specializes in treating depression, anxiety, trauma, and substance abuse in adolescents. Treatment teams include experts in the field of psychiatry, physical medicine, psychology, counseling, and dietary science. All Center For Discovery locations are state licensed and Joint Commission accredited – the gold standard in healthcare today. Discovery offers a continuum of care with intensive outpatient, partial hospitalization/day treatment, and residential treatment operating 50 programs nationwide. Center For Discovery is in-network will all major insurance companies and offers financing options. Discovery offers free, confidential assessments and complimentary insurance verification. Of over 2,000 surveyed, 95% of clients and families recommend Center For Discovery. Click here or call to discover why (866) 482-3876.
The Yale Parenting Center provides services to children and families who wish help with the normal challenges of child rearing, including toilet training, tantrums, completing homework, social interaction and problems at school. The Center also works with children who are referred for severe oppositional, aggressive and antisocial behavior — fighting, stealing and destroying things — that interfere with their functioning in everyday life. Over a period of 25 years, the Yale Parenting Center has developed evidence-based interventions, evaluated these with federal grants and has new practical procedures for use that can help families. The Center can provide its program in person in New Haven, CT or anywhere live, face-to-face, online by computer, individually with any family that has access to the Internet. The Center is directed by Alan Kazdin, Ph.D., past president of the American Psychological Association and currently professor of psychology and child psychiatry at Yale University. For a preview of the Kazdin Method, visit: www.alankazdin.com.
Family First Adolescent Services in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, offers best-in-class treatment for mental health, substance use, and behavioral disorders in adolescents. The goal of Family First Adolescent Services is to help families stop being controlled by mental health and substance use disorders. Together, we can begin building a roadmap based on compassion, boundaries and self-care that families can use together to navigate the lifelong journey ahead of them. Adolescent clients benefit from group therapy, individual therapy, and experiential therapy, and families receive ongoing support including an intensive onsite family program. Our role as a leading treatment center for teens is to help them learn how to find fulfillment in the present and build a better future. To learn more, call Family First Adolescent Services at (561) 328-7370 or visit: www.familyfirstas.com.
Wilderness Treatment Center is a 60-day inpatient chemical dependency treatment program for teens and young men between the ages of 14 and 24. Widely known as one of the first and finest wilderness based addiction therapy programs in the world, Wilderness Treatment Center has been successfully treating adolescent and young men with substance abuse disorder for more than 30 years on a 6000 acre ranch in Montana. We combine a conventional 30-day inpatient stay leveraging the principles embodied in the 12 Steps with a 16- to 21-day therapeutic expedition. Each step toward sobriety is carefully managed and addressed through individual and group therapy as well as family, equine, recreational and wilderness therapies. Blending traditional and experiential therapies, the young men and their families create a new beginning, a new freedom, and a new happiness. Contact us today at (406) 854-2832 for more information, or visit: www.wildernesstreatmentcenter.com.
Safe Interventions, formerly known as Youth Assist, was founded in 1995 and established as a nationwide company that specializes in adolescent transportation services and crisis interventions. At Safe Interventions, they strive to help families in a professional, yet compassionate manner, while always treating the adolescent with dignity and the utmost respect.
Michael Montreuil is the owner, lead crisis interventionist and transport specialist for Safe Interventions. In Michael's 18 years as the owner of Safe Interventions, he has successfully worked with more than 1,400 families. His mission is simple and clear, to get his clients safely to their new program while attempting to counsel and prepare them through their transition. For more information, call (877) 877-3356 or visit: www.safeinterventions.com
Revive Recovery Treatment Center is a premier dual-diagnosis treatment program that addresses the medical, physical, mental and spiritual health of our clients with top-tier experts. Located in beautiful West Los Angeles, California, Revive is truly a one-of-a-kind organization. Our specialized boutique environment enables us to continually set higher standards and achieve greater success among our clients, across the board. We understand the complexity of addiction with co-occurring disorders such as underlying mood disorders, trauma, and mental health issues that are at the basis of addiction and can trigger relapse. Moreover, we strive to educate our clients and their families so that they are empowered to make the healthiest/wisest choices in continuing care.
Led by a team of nationally acclaimed substance abuse and detoxification experts, Revive successfully merges addiction treatment therapies while blending holistic, nutritional and therapeutic support services all within our luxuriously appointed West LA residential location. Not only do we offer state-of-the-art science and highly-regarded addiction professionals, but we only utilize a medically-trained professional support team to ensure a strong 24/7 presence that embodies a warm heart, support, and vast expertise. With a maximum patient count of 6, Revive exceeds industry standards in providing an average of a 4:1 staff/client ratio.
At Revive, we incorporate a broad set of approaches in order to achieve the greatest possible results among our clients. Our multi-faceted process consists of emotional and psychological support, family support and guidance, continuation planning for ongoing recovery support services, comforting and delicious chef-prepared meals, and nutrition therapy by a registered dietitian specializing in addictions and detoxification.
Visit www.revivedetoxlosangeles.com, or call the Admissions line at (844) 467-3848 to speak to an admissions counselor.
Brandon and Debbie Knauss' VIP is a nationwide intervention company wholeheartedly dedicated to helping those affected by addictions, substance abuse and/or mental illness. Debbie Knauss is a licensed registered nurse and chemical dependency counselor, trained in all models of intervention. Brandon Knauss is a nationally sought after motivational speaker and interventionist. Please call (888) 536-7847 for more information.
Jenni Schaefer is an internationally known writer and speaker whose work has helped change the face of recovery from eating disorders. She is the best-selling author of Life Without Ed; Goodbye Ed, Hello Me; and Almost Anorexic, a book about subclinical eating disorders in collaboration with Harvard Medical School. Visit: www.jennischaefer.com.
Led by a team of nationally acclaimed substance abuse and detoxification experts, Revive successfully merges addiction treatment therapies while blending holistic, nutritional and therapeutic support services all within our luxuriously appointed West LA residential location. Not only do we offer state-of-the-art science and highly-regarded addiction professionals, but we only utilize a medically-trained professional support team to ensure a strong 24/7 presence that embodies a warm heart, support, and vast expertise. With a maximum patient count of 6, Revive exceeds industry standards in providing an average of a 4:1 staff/client ratio.
At Revive, we incorporate a broad set of approaches in order to achieve the greatest possible results among our clients. Our multi-faceted process consists of emotional and psychological support, family support and guidance, continuation planning for ongoing recovery support services, comforting and delicious chef-prepared meals, and nutrition therapy by a registered dietitian specializing in addictions and detoxification.
Visit www.revivedetoxlosangeles.com, or call the Admissions line at (844) 467-3848 to speak to an admissions counselor.
For more than 50 years, hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) has been used to treat a variety of illnesses, such as diabetic wounds, traumatic brain injury, stroke, dementia, cerebral palsy and autism. Additional ailments that show improvement with HBOT are burns, sports injuries, fibromyalgia, Gulf War Syndrome, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's Syndrome, PTSD, Bell's palsy, toxic neuropathies, rheumatoid arthritis and reflex sympathetic dystrophy. Hyperbaric Centers of Texas is the leading outpatient center in North Texas for HBOT and is under the direction of Alfred Johnson, D.O., doctor of internal and environmental medicine. In association with Johnson Medical Associates, Inc., he has more than a 35-year history of treating chronic illness, pollen and food allergy, toxic mold and chemical exposure, irritable bowel and asthma. Our goal is to carefully analyze the whole person and develop an individualized treatment plan for illness, disease and injury that works with your lifestyle. Our aim is finding the cause, not just treating the symptoms.
At The Hall Center, they believe that the loss of natural hormones, stress, unhealthy digestion and build-up of toxins contribute to illness and decline. Through their unique approach, they make use of functional medicine techniques, bioidentical hormone replacement, nutrition programs and detox programs to counteract these processes.
This is a 45-hour online program that empowers you to take control of your job search. Tony Beshara is the number one placement and recruitment specialist in the U.S., as recognized by the Fordyce Letter. He has personally placed 7,500 professionals on a one-on-one basis since 1973. With TheJobSearchSolution.com, you will receive a step-by-step, detailed formula for managing the job search process. Every aspect of an effective, successful job search is shared, from dealing with the emotional strain of having to look for a new career to strategies for starting a new job. If you manage the process, you don't have to worry about the result. This $500 program is offered to Dr. Phil referrals for $200. Click on the logo to review and purchase.
Dr. Deena Manion, a regular expert on The Dr. Phil Show since 2002 co-founded California Addiction Treatment (CAT) located in sunny Huntington Beach, California. The serene beach bungalows close to town and the beach is ideal for detoxifying from substances. Clients will receive a full continuum of medical and clinical services in residential homes located in a private and confidential setting. Dr. Deena’s mission is to offer quality addiction treatment that sets the highest standard and exceeds the expectations of our patients. Our goal is to offer treatment that is approachable and attainable for everyone. California Addiction Treatment offers an individualized treatment program that is secure, comfortable, and ready to meet all your preferred needs.
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Other Treatment Resources
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