Our Program
Mental Health Programs
In a beautiful historic cottage nestled within a discreet private enclave in Malibu, we offer the highest quality mental health care in a free-standing treatment center, just moments from the beach.
Specialized Care
Mental Health and Psychiatric Conditions We Treat
Welcome to The Beach Cottage
Here, in this serene setting, Seasons provides compassionate, integrated care for clients who need to begin or continue their journeys toward living more fulfilling lives.
Trauma Treatment
At the core of most mental health wellness is the necessity to address trauma. Trauma plays a distinct and relevant role in how we experience the world. At The Beach Cottage, we engage our clients to ensure a collaborative and thorough process for working through disruptive thoughts, emotions and physical expressions of trauma. To support lasting emotional success, we use interventions such as EMDR, Brainspotting and Somatic Experiencing.
Recognizing the Need for Mental Health Treatment
Mental health is a long-ignored component of our overall wellness. Unlike a physical problem that leads us to receive medical care, a person with a mental health diagnosis such as bipolar disorder, anxiety or depression cannot simply take a blood test and receive a diagnosis. Symptoms come with compounding variables that create smoke screens, and people can “mask” their symptoms for years, sometimes decades.
Mental health is often invisible, not addressed until an event or chronic issue creates debilitating problems in one’s life. The stigma around mental health still permeates, making it challenging to freely ask for help. The threat of being perceived as “sick,” or criticized for not managing one’s emotions better, leads many to hide what is really going on.
How We Can Help
The Beach Cottage offers a CARF-accredited, licensed, stand-alone facility strictly dedicated to mental health treatment, overlooking a private beach in beautiful Malibu, California. Bipolar disorder, anxiety, depression, ADHD and other mental health conditions are addressed by physicians who specialize in mental health treatment.
Once admitted, clients are safely ensconced in a warm, beachy ambiance with close-up ocean views, a private path to the beach, sumptuous meals prepared by our chefs, and 24-hour compassionate care from our staff. A typical day might begin with a beach walk followed by yoga and breakfast, and end around the fire pit with other clients, processing what you have learned and experienced that day.
“The Beach Cottage at Seasons changed my life. The serene environment combined with their trauma-informed approach helped me process years of pain that I couldn’t address elsewhere.”
“After struggling with PTSD for a decade, the EMDR therapy I received at The Beach Cottage finally helped me find peace. The beachside setting creates a healing environment that simply can’t be replicated in a typical office.”
How Treatment Works
Seasons’ Seven Steps to Your Success
- Comprehensive Assessment and Diagnosis We take time to ensure your diagnosis is accurate. Our medical doctors and clinical psychologists work closely together, spending as much time as necessary to fully understand you, your symptoms, and how they have impacted your life.
- Medication Management and Alternative Medicine Not every client feels motivated to participate in traditional western medicine. Alongside the proper use of psychotropic medication where indicated, we offer non-medical interventions that promote symptom management, including acupuncture, mindfulness, yoga and nutrition plans for mood management.
- Emphasis on Individual Treatment Many facilities say they offer individualized plans; few actually increase the volume of individualized care. We offer up to 70 one-on-one sessions while in treatment, including doctoral-level primary therapy, masters-level case management and psychiatry.
- Treating the Whole System We work to create a shift for the whole system, not just the individual. Mental health impacts those around us. By reaching, educating and personally working with the people in your life, you can return to your environment with a far greater sense of relief.
- Evidence-Based Interventions We use only the latest mental health intervention strategies with proven outcomes, including EMDR, Brainspotting, DBT, EFT, social skills training, somatic therapies and CBT.
- Systemic Family Treatment The family system supporting you during your time in residence is a critical component of overall healing. Loved ones can feel lost, angry and resentful during this process; our family programming ensures they are included, supported and given resources.
- Support and Aftercare Your aftercare planning begins the moment you step through our doors. Upon discharge, your success continues through ongoing interaction with our team, or by connecting you with elite professionals who understand your specific needs wherever you live.
Mental health does not occur in a vacuum: the impacts of an individual’s symptoms can reach loved ones, co-workers and friends. Dealing with a mental health disorder such as anxiety or depression can leave you feeling confused, hopeless, exhausted and desperate to make the negative impacts go away. Let us help, and together we can make a difference in you or your loved one’s life.
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If you or a loved one needs mental health treatment, call one of our caring admissions counselors now for a free, no-obligation and confidential conversation.
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