San Diego's Source for Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Since 1985
Welcome to Practical Recovery
Practical Recovery is a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in beautiful La Jolla, California, in San Diego County. We take an alternative approach to Substance Use Disorder (SUD) treatment and mental health. We offer a truly non 12 step treatment approach through our outpatient addiction treatment program, and our innovative alternative to inpatient treatment, the Individualized Intensive Outpatient Program (IIOP).
Non 12 step drug rehab and alcohol treatment without stigma, without shame. Just compassion and guidance.
Are you a discerning individual who, despite addictive problems, has values, goals, accomplishments, and connections to others? Practical Recovery, a leader in non 12 step rehab, may be the place for you. We collaborate with you to create a completely personalized plan. We do NOT attempt to shoe-horn you into a pre-fabricated “program.” For some clients an evaluation and planning session ($220) is all that is needed (with us). If you are looking for a fresh approach to resolving problematic addictive behavior of any type or severity, that evaluation may be an eye-opener. Call us at 800-977-6110. One of our psychologists would be happy to answer your questions about the evaluation session or other questions you may have.
Because addiction treatment can be harmful, we recommend the evaluation even if you are likely (e.g., for insurance reasons) to seek services elsewhere. If you had a serious medical disorder, wouldn’t you get a second opinion? Ideally the evaluation session includes one or more members of your family (of your choice), but attending by yourself is also an option.
We are an out-of-network provider. You pay us at the time of service. If you wish to use your PPO insurance we can bill it for you. We are not a Medicare enrolled provider.
Clients who continue beyond the evaluation do so, not because we “push” them into treatment, but because we are genuinely self-empowering (and non 12 step), have mostly doctoral-level providers who can address underlying issues (which is what we spend most of our time doing), and have completely flexible scheduling.
What we do:
We offer non 12 step rehab in San Diego (and other locations, depending on the state you live in). Our services include drug and alcohol outpatient addiction treatment, and an innovative alternative to inpatient rehab, the IIOP. We also offer substance assessments, typically for court, in divorce and custody cases, or for employers and licensing boards. If you need detox or stabilization in a residential facility, before working with us, we work with several such facilities.
Do you see yourself as powerless? We don’t! Almost all US addiction treatment is based on the idea that you are powerless over addictive behavior. Once you accept that idea, you follow the same 12-step path everyone else follows. It works for some, but Practical Recovery offers an alternative: a self-empowering, truly personalized approach. In fact, Practical Recovery, established in 1985, is at the forefront of developing and implementing the self-empowering approach.
Are you concerned about confidentiality?
Are you concerned about cost?
Are you interested in the latest addiction and psychiatric medication options?
Are you concerned about the quality of your addiction treatment?
Dr. Horvath, the founder and owner of Practical Recovery, co-founded the international non-profit SMART Recovery (a free mutual help group, established in 1994). He was SMART Recovery’s president for 20 years, as it grew from dozens of meetings in the US to over 2,000 meetings worldwide. If you attend treatment at Practical Recovery, you have the option of working directly with Dr. Horvath.
At Practical Recovery we apply evidence-based approaches to treat all addictions (alcohol, drugs and behavioral). We focus on the level of care (outpatient–including our innovative alternative to inpatient rehab) where the majority of your recovery effort is needed.
Using evidence-based methods and optional holistic healing services, we collaborate with you to create truly personalized treatment plans, with an emphasis on underlying problems, motivation, coping with cravings, relationships, lifestyle balance, and living with purpose and meaning.
Because it is easy to copy terms like “self-empowering, personalized and non 12 step rehab” into marketing language, many facilities say they operate according to these ideas. But in fact they do not. We regularly get clients who transfer to us after starting somewhere else, having discovered that there is much more to “self-empowering, personalized and non 12 step” than words on a website. If you want a self-empowering approach, come to a true leader of non 12 step rehab.
What is Non 12 Step Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment?
We offer non 12 step rehab in San Diego (and other locations, depending on the state you live in). Our services include drug and alcohol outpatient addiction treatment, and an innovative alternative to inpatient rehab, the IIOP. We also offer substance assessments, typically for court, in divorce and custody cases, or for employers and licensing boards. If you need detox or stabilization in a residential facility, before working with us, we work with several such facilities.
Do you see yourself as powerless? We don’t! Almost all US addiction treatment is based on the idea that you are powerless over addictive behavior. Once you accept that idea, you follow the same 12-step path everyone else follows. It works for some, but Practical Recovery offers an alternative: a self-empowering, truly personalized approach. In fact, Practical Recovery, established in 1985, is at the forefront of developing and implementing the self-empowering approach.
Are you concerned about confidentiality?
Are you concerned about cost?
Are you interested in the latest addiction and psychiatric medication options?
Are you concerned about the quality of your addiction treatment?
Dr. Horvath, the founder and owner of Practical Recovery, co-founded the international non-profit SMART Recovery (a free mutual help group, established in 1994). He was SMART Recovery’s president for 20 years, as it grew from dozens of meetings in the US to over 2,000 meetings worldwide. If you attend treatment at Practical Recovery, you have the option of working directly with Dr. Horvath.
At Practical Recovery we apply evidence-based approaches to treat all addictions (alcohol, drugs and behavioral). We focus on the level of care (outpatient–including our innovative alternative to inpatient rehab) where the majority of your recovery effort is needed.
Using evidence-based methods and optional holistic healing services, we collaborate with you to create truly personalized treatment plans, with an emphasis on underlying problems, motivation, coping with cravings, relationships, lifestyle balance, and living with purpose and meaning.
Because it is easy to copy terms like “self-empowering, personalized and non 12 step rehab” into marketing language, many facilities say they operate according to these ideas. But in fact they do not. We regularly get clients who transfer to us after starting somewhere else, having discovered that there is much more to “self-empowering, personalized and non 12 step” than words on a website. If you want a self-empowering approach, come to a true leader of non 12 step rehab.
Experience full recovery:
We offer non 12 step rehab in San Diego (and other locations, depending on the state you live in). Our services include drug and alcohol outpatient addiction treatment, and an innovative alternative to inpatient rehab, the IIOP. We also offer substance assessments, typically for court, in divorce and custody cases, or for employers and licensing boards. If you need detox or stabilization in a residential facility, before working with us, we work with several such facilities.
Do you see yourself as powerless? We don’t! Almost all US addiction treatment is based on the idea that you are powerless over addictive behavior. Once you accept that idea, you follow the same 12-step path everyone else follows. It works for some, but Practical Recovery offers an alternative: a self-empowering, truly personalized approach. In fact, Practical Recovery, established in 1985, is at the forefront of developing and implementing the self-empowering approach.
Are you concerned about confidentiality?
Are you concerned about cost?
Are you interested in the latest addiction and psychiatric medication options?
Are you concerned about the quality of your addiction treatment?
Dr. Horvath, the founder and owner of Practical Recovery, co-founded the international non-profit SMART Recovery (a free mutual help group, established in 1994). He was SMART Recovery’s president for 20 years, as it grew from dozens of meetings in the US to over 2,000 meetings worldwide. If you attend treatment at Practical Recovery, you have the option of working directly with Dr. Horvath.
At Practical Recovery we apply evidence-based approaches to treat all addictions (alcohol, drugs and behavioral). We focus on the level of care (outpatient–including our innovative alternative to inpatient rehab) where the majority of your recovery effort is needed.
Using evidence-based methods and optional holistic healing services, we collaborate with you to create truly personalized treatment plans, with an emphasis on underlying problems, motivation, coping with cravings, relationships, lifestyle balance, and living with purpose and meaning.
Because it is easy to copy terms like “self-empowering, personalized and non 12 step rehab” into marketing language, many facilities say they operate according to these ideas. But in fact they do not. We regularly get clients who transfer to us after starting somewhere else, having discovered that there is much more to “self-empowering, personalized and non 12 step” than words on a website. If you want a self-empowering approach, come to a true leader of non 12 step rehab.
Tips for Consumers:
- How Clinical Psychologists are Trained.
- Critical Questions to Ask When Seeking Treatment.
- Benefits of Receiving Care from an Out-of-Network Provider.
- Overview of Practical Recovery Services.
Non 12 Step Resources:
Non 12 Step Rehab and Related Articles
- Are Non 12 Step Recovery Approaches Effective?
- Choices in Treatment and Recovery from Addiction.
- 12-Step Recovery: Debunking the Myth About AA.
- Let’s Stop Insisting Addiction is a Disease.
- The Role of AA Sponsors in Drug & Alcohol Addiction Recovery.
- Health Realization Compared to 12 Step Programs in Drug and Alcohol Rehab.
- Court-Ordered AA Attendance: Is It Legal?
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Looking for Non 12 Step Support Groups?
- SMART Recovery.
- Moderation Management.
- HAMS
- LifeRing.
- Women for Sobriety.
Addictions
We Treat
IIOP &
Outpatient
Individualized Intensive Outpatient Program (IIOP)
Practical Recovery used to offer residential treatment for problematic addictive behavior. However, there have been many changes within the treatment industry that suggest clients would benefit from our innovative alternative to residential treatment, the Individualized Intensive Outpatient Program (IIOP). We have offered the IIOP since the late 1990's, and it appears to remain unavailable at any other US treatment facility.
Outpatient Rehab in San Diego
Practical Recovery used to offer residential treatment for problematic addictive behavior. However, the treatment industry and healthcare insurance have had many recent changes. These changes suggest to us that the client we are of most help to is a better fit for our innovative alternative to residential treatment: Individualized Intensive Outpatient (IIOP). We have offered the IIOP since the late 1990's. The IIOP appears to remain unavailable at any other US treatment facility.
SMART
Recovery
SMART Recovery is a free (donations requested) group approach to recovery that began in 1994. It is similar to Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and other 12-step groups in that it is a non-profit organization that supports individuals seeking to address addictive problems. The approach to recovery that SMART Recovery offers, however, is rather different than a 12-step approach. Ideally anyone seeking addiction recovery is informed about the existence of SMART Recovery, along with other non-12-step groups including Women for Sobriety, LifeRing, Moderation Management, Recovery Dharma, Refuge Recovery, the HAMS network, and others. These groups are also known as mutual help, self-help, or support groups. It is important that everyone seeking recovery realizes that choices in recovery approach are available.
What Our
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Free Psychoeducation Group
Practical Recovery’s Free Psychoeducation Group Every Wednesday at 9AM by Zoom, Practical Recovery offers a free one-hour psychoeducation group to all current and past clients....
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What’s a Good Life?
By Tom Horvath, PhD For many of us a good life is a happy or a meaningful one (or some combination). However, in recent years...
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A Screening of The Shuffle Film
By Tom Horvath, PhD “An intimate look inside the billion-dollar addiction treatment industry where young people are bought and sold for their insurance policies and...
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Food Diaries, Part 2
Tom Horvath, PhD Part 1 suggested that tracking what you eat rather than what you weigh promotes better health and could also lead to slow...
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