Treatment Programs for Depression in California

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Caring Support For Your Depression

Living with depression can feel soul-shattering. It’s an invisible disability that despite being common, can cause you to feel immense shame. When you have not received appropriate care, depression can encapsulate your entire being with feelings of sadness, hopelessness, emotional, mental, and physical fatigue, sleep changes, appetite changes, and even suicidal thoughts and actions.

At Clear Behavioral Health, we’ve created depression programs that we customize for your specific clinical needs. Our specialized depression therapists take a collaborative approach by supporting you in decreasing your depressive symptoms, reigniting hope, and stabilizing your life.

Depression Treatments at Clear Behavioral Health

We treat your depression through our inpatient residential program, partial hospitalization program (PHP), and intensive outpatient program (IOP). All of our programs are in-network with most insurance providers, which enables medical coverage for your depression treatment to be streamlined and accessible.

Our outpatient and residential depression treatment programs are offered throughout the Los Angeles, CA area. We also offer an online depression treatment IOP program, which we developed with your convenience and comfort in mind by offering an array of therapeutic schedules. Our virtual IOP program maintains our high quality clinical approach, and is comfortable and accessible from any electronic device in California.

Our specialized depression programs are clinically engineered to support both adults and teens, and we customize them to meet your unique needs.

If you are seeking a less intensive modality of therapeutic treatment, we will work with you to determine if our individual therapy and psychiatric medication management options better suit your clinical needs through our partnership with Neuro Wellness Spa.

Initial Assessment

Once you are admitted to Clear, our clinical experts will conduct an in-depth assessment to determine your depression symptoms including intensity, current impairments, and your degree of functioning. Our team will then recommend a level of care that will decrease your depressive symptoms, increase your therapeutic skillsets, and bring balance to your life.

Our Depression Treatment Centers Near You

Outpatient Facilities:

Inpatient Facilities:

Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)

Our PHP and IOP programs were developed with the full continuum of care in mind. Both programs provide individual therapy, group therapy, holistic therapies, and individual and group case management sessions. Both our PHP and IOP programs are designed using the most relevant, evidence-based solutions that have proven effective in helping you understand and manage your depression.

PHP

Includes:

2-4 weeks of treatment
5 days per week
6 hours per day

Monday through Friday

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IOP

Includes:

6-8 weeks of treatment
3 days a week
3 hours per day

You are free to identify the days that support your schedule, Monday through Friday

What to Expect with PHP and IOP

We first work with you to determine the best place to start: PHP or IOP. When you are admitted at the PHP level, you will begin a 5-day per week therapeutic journey. After successfully completing PHP, you will be moved into our IOP treatment. IOP treatment will continue to guide and support you as your depressive symptoms decrease in intensity and frequency. With a new outlook on life, you will complete your IOP treatment, leading to your graduation. You will then be a part of our caring alumni community which provides support, friendship, and connection.

In each program, you will work with a case manager, an individual therapist, a group therapist, and a holistic practitioner, for the perfect treatment schedule to heal your symptoms related to depression. These programs include:

Individual Therapy

You will attend individual therapy once a week. These sessions address your depressive symptoms, help you process the source of depression, provide psychoeducation on depression, and give you therapeutic tools for coping with depression.

Our therapists will determine which therapy method is best for you, such as eye movement desensitization reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, somatic therapy, gestalt therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) or cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).

Medication Management

Our therapists and psychiatrists identify effective depression medication such as antidepressants and meet with you to monitor the clinical impact and potential side effects of the prescription. We provide you with tailored psychiatric care that considers your environment, genetics, and mental state to monitor the effects of the medication.

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Case Management

You will meet with your case manager once a week to review progress and concerns. You will build life skills, create goals, and process emotional, behavioral, and mental problems associated with depression.

Group Therapy

You will attend group therapy sessions each day which will enable you to build a network of support with individuals who are experiencing issues with depression and similar mental challenges.

You will have the opportunity to give and receive peer support and ease depressive feelings. You will also attend other types of group sessions which will focus on specific goals.

Holistic Groups

Each week, you’ll attend holistic therapy groups, which have been shown to alleviate depression symptoms by assisting you in reconnecting your mind and body by practicing mindfulness, yoga, meditation, sound baths and more.

Virtual/Online IOP Depression Programs

Our online IOP program is a convenient option to receive depression treatment around your schedule. You can take it at your own pace, attending sessions from home while getting all the benefits of our in-person programs. Our virtual IOP is private, and managed through secure software which provides convenience to your life and schedule.

Our in-person locations are available for depression treatment in Los Angeles and Redondo Beach and our virtual programs are available to all residents of California.

Outpatient PHP and IOP Programs for Depression at Clear

Outpatient Mental Health Treatment

Outpatient Mental Health Treatment for Teens

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Dual Diagnosis Treatment

Residential Inpatient Depression Treatment at Clear

Sometimes your depression can escalate to the point of interfering with your daily life. Responsibilities can seem overwhelming and maintaining common duties feels impossible. When you lose interest in things that once brought you joy, or you can no longer maintain taking care of yourself, your work, or your relationships, residential treatment for depression could be the right treatment option for you.

In our residential treatment facilities for depression, you’ll have all the benefits of our outpatient programs, with additional advantages such as round the clock support from our staff and an interactive community. We provide semi-private accommodations, fresh local meals delivered daily, laundry access, and connection with nature during our group outings. Our enveloping care helps you reconnect to yourself and get back to enjoying your life.

What is Depression?

Depression can be neurobiological, a result of a distressing experience, medically induced, or from a combination of factors. Depression symptoms can include persistent sadness, hopelessness, and disinterest in activities you once enjoyed. Depression is not due to your lack of will but is a serious condition that benefits from therapy and in some cases, psychiatric medication.

We can support you in addressing your depression symptoms by providing an accurate depression diagnosis and treatment. If you are suffering from depression, we can help you find a solution towards your healing. An offramp from sadness and hopelessness is possible for you. You can achieve emotional balance and integration is possible, and we are here to support you.

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Depression Symptoms and Signs

When you have depression, you might experience symptoms such as:

Persistent sadness or feelings of hopelessness
Finding it difficult to engage in activities that you enjoy
Suicidal ideation or a suicidal attempt
Sleep disturbances such as insomnia or hypersomnia
Appetite changes such as eating more or eating less
Weight changes such as losing or gaining weight
Feeling irritable, angry, and frustrated
Cognitive challenges

Types of Depression

Our experienced clinicians are skilled in treating depression and will diagnose you with the specific type of depression you are experiencing to ensure you can address your depressive symptoms effectively. types of depression include:

Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) – The most common type of depression, MDD it is differentiated by feelings of persistent sadness and feelings of hopelessness. With MDD, you might experience weight changes, appetite changes, and a disrupted sleep schedule, and you may have suicidal ideation or thoughts of dying.
Persistent Depressive Disorder – With this form of depression, you experience similar symptoms such as MDD, and these symptoms will persist for more than two years.
Seasonal Affective Disorder — You experience depressive symptoms based on triggers such as transitions from day to night, seasonal changes, and weather changes (usually during winter).
Postpartum or Perinatal Depression (PPD) – New parents may experience depression before or after the birth of a child. The intense hormonal fluctuations can affect your mood, cause depression symptoms, and make it difficult to build a bond with your newborn baby.

You might also experience depression with other conditions such as anxiety or PTSD. Clear will support you in decreasing your depressive symptoms by implementing a therapeutic treatment program that addresses your needs.

If your depression contributes to substance-related issues, Clear will clinically treat those issues as well. Our dual diagnosis treatment programs offer comprehensive treatment that is specialized to treat your co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. We have programs that provide dual diagnosis treatment in an outpatient or residential setting for both your depression and substance use.

How to Treat Depression

Our expert clinicians will provide insight into a wide spectrum of interventions to treat your depression symptoms. We tailor our programs with the understanding that one treatment program does not fit all. By combining individual therapy, group therapies, and holistic therapy, we provide you with a pathway to coping with your depression symptoms and getting back to enjoying your life.

If you find our outpatient and residential programs are not the right options, we can support you with alternative treatments as well. Our partner, Neuro Wellness Spa, provides individual therapy, psychiatry, and medication management, both in person and virtually.

Experiencing depression can feel hopeless. Clear has the training, clinical experts, and empathy to treat depression. You will be guided through treatment to decrease your depression symptoms and increase the quality of your life. Do not hesitate, choose your healing now by giving Clear a call to learn about our specialized depression programs. You are worth it.

Our Other Services

We provide the full spectrum of treatment for mental health and substance use disorders including Anxiety, OCD, alcohol and drug addiction. Learn more about our other services:

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Frequently Asked Questions

When should you seek treatment for depression?
You should seek out depression treatment when your symptoms are affecting how you function in daily life. If common daily tasks such as taking care of yourself, your relationships or your work are not getting their needed attention due to your depression symptoms, you could benefit greatly from depression treatment. Read more about depression in our blog.
What’s the best treatment for depression?
The best therapy for depression depends on the severity of symptoms you are experiencing. Both medication and therapy can be beneficial to healing your depressive thoughts and helping you build coping skills for depression. Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Somatic Therapy are evidence-based therapy methods proven to reduce depression. Our treatment programs include these methods, and more, for a thorough and empathetic way to heal your depression.
What are the best medications for depression?
Talking to a mental health clinicial can help you find he best medication for your depression. Most depression prescriptions include SNRIs or SSRIs to help with depression symptoms. You can also benefit from inpatient, round-the-clock depression care in our residential inpatient depression treatment centers.