Action Family Counseling – The Bakersfield House

Action Family Counseling is an addiction treatment center in Bakersfield, California. This location on Helen Way is their residential treatment center but they have an outpatient clinic in Bakersfield too. They accept private health insurance to make your treatment more financially accessible.

At this treatment center, they use group, individual, and family therapy. They use a CBT model where you analyze your thoughts and feelings to understand unhealthy behaviors. They provide specialized treatment for adults and young adults with co-occurring mental health conditions.

Alongside groups and therapy, they also provide medically assisted detox for anybody wanting help and needing a safe place to withdraw from drugs before entering their residential treatment program. The residential treatment program is where people stay at the facility, which is designed to be a home-like environment, overnight and on weekends.

Partial hospitalization is similar to the residential treatment; both have staff that help create an individualized treatment plan and provide ongoing support. But partial hospitalization allows you to go home in the evenings and return in the morning for groups or therapy. The Bakersfield location also provides outpatient therapy for individuals, families, and couples. They have drop in group therapy too for those times when you need some extra support.

A unique service this treatment center offers is helping friends and families provide interventions. They also provide drug testing. After you have completed the programs, there is a recovery management program and other outpatient services to help you sustain your sobriety.