Outpatient Services
Bridges to Recovery offers a comprehensive assessment service and a diverse menu of group treatment/psycho-education programs for adults at our office complex in beautiful Santa Monica, California. Our highly experienced clinical staff works as a multidisciplinary team to provide each client with the services necessary to clarify problem areas, resolve psychological symptoms, work through difficult life stages, and reach goals. We are dedicated to a holistic approach to assessment and treatment that includes attention to the cognitive, emotional, and physical aspects of the individual's functioning. And, with the client′s consent, we seek active collaboration the client′s current or past mental health providers.
Adult Comprehensive Assessment:
Some adults have struggled alone to regain their balance after a traumatic incident or a period of emotional difficulties without professional assistance. Others have engaged in mental health assessment or treatment services but have received different diagnostic opinions and treatment approaches from providers resulting in confusion and unsuccessful efforts to resolve problems. Our Adult Comprehensive Assessment is designed to provide clients with a highly structured evaluation of the individual's cognitive, emotional, and physical functioning to clarify diagnoses and develop an appropriate treatment plan.
The assessment occurs over several consecutive days and is coordinated by a clinical psychologist. The evaluation process includes a review of prior medical and/or psychiatric records, psychological diagnostic and psychosocial interviews, psychological testing, a medical/psychiatric history interview, assessment of risk of self/harm, and a brief evaluation of the client′s current physical status. At the conclusion, the client is given feedback regarding the results of the assessment and provided with follow-up assessment and/or treatment recommendations.
Outpatient Group Treatment and Psycho-education:
Bridges′ Outpatient Group Treatment and Psycho-education services include a variety of treatment and psycho-education groups designed to ameliorate emotional problems and enhance each client′s life. Each group meets once a week for 75 to 90 minutes. Clients may enroll in 1 group a week or enroll in a cluster of groups designed to combine synergistically to address specific areas of interest for a reduced overall fee. The problem areas addressed by clusters are: Affect Regulation Difficulties, Bipolar Disorders, Eating Disorders, Sexual Abuse, Life Transitions, Addiction Recovery, Self-Esteem Issues, Development of Creativity, Health Enhancement, and Educational & Vocational Skills. The client may consult with our Intake Case Coordinator to choose a cluster of groups that ensures the best individualized treatment program.
The groups include:
| Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills | Mentalization/Reflective Communication |
| Stress Management | Anger Management |
| Assertion Training | Eating DIsorders Process |
| Body Image Discoveries | Nutrition/Mindful Eating |
| Bipolar Disorders | Sexual Abuse Recovery |
| Addictions Recovery | Coping with Infertility |
| Postpartum Depression Group | The Middle Passage |
| Art Therapy | Music Therapy |
| Creative Pathways | Living in Your Body |
| Expanding Horizons |
We also offer individual psychotherapy to those clients who do not already have an individual therapist in the community, individual somatic experiencing, and individual EMDR.