If you're looking for addiction treatment for women in Orange County, Enhance Health Group in Tustin starts with a conversation and an assessment, then matches you to the level of care that fits what's going on. That can mean day treatment, an intensive outpatient program, or a referral to a residential or detox setting. You don't have to know which one you need before you call.
If you're in crisis or thinking about hurting yourself, call or text 988 right now.
Addiction treatment for women starts with an assessment, not a label
Most women who call us can't say whether what they're doing counts as addiction, and they don't need to. The first conversation is about what's happening: what you're using, how often, what you've already tried, and what else is going on in your life.
A licensed clinician asks about your substance use, your physical health, and your mental health. Drinking or using often sits alongside depression, anxiety, trauma, or mood changes after pregnancy or during perimenopause. If any of that is part of your picture, the assessment is where it comes out, so the plan treats all of it and not just the substance. Enhance holds Joint Commission accreditation and California Department of Health Care Services certification 300410AP, and the assessment happens at our Tustin office at 14742 Newport Ave.
It helps to have a few things nearby when you talk with us:
- What you're using and roughly how long it's been going on
- Any medications you take now
- Past treatment, if there's been any
- Your insurance card, so admissions can check your benefits
None of that has to be perfect. If you don't remember a detail, say so and we'll work from what you know.
The assessment also covers practical questions about children at home, your work schedule, and whether home is a safe place to be while you recover. Your answers help decide if you can stay in your own routine with day treatment or an intensive outpatient program in Tustin, or if you need a more structured setting first.
You're not signing up for anything by having this conversation. You'll hear what the clinician recommends and why, and you can ask about other options before you decide. Many women are relieved to find the first call is shorter and gentler than they expected.
Signs it's time to ask for help
If you've tried to cut back or stop and couldn't, that's reason enough to call. So is hiding how much you use, or planning your day around when you can drink or use next. Most women who reach out have noticed a pattern like this for a while before they say it out loud.
Some signs show up in daily life rather than in the substance itself:
- You're missing work, skipping school pickups, or canceling plans because of using or recovering from it
- You need more than you used to for the same effect, or you feel sick when you stop
- You use to get through anxiety, sleep, or painful memories, and the relief doesn't last
- People close to you have brought it up more than once
- A mood that's been low or on edge since pregnancy, birth, or perimenopause has you reaching for a drink or a pill
That last one matters because substance use and mood symptoms feed each other, and treating only one often leaves the other in place. Our Maternal Wellness program, EVE, works with depression and anxiety during pregnancy, after birth, and through perimenopause and menopause, so those symptoms get looked at alongside the use.
You don't have to hit a breaking point first. A DUI, a hospital visit, or an ultimatum from family isn't the entry requirement, and asking early usually gives you more choices about the kind of care you can pick.
If you're unsure you've reached that point, call and describe an ordinary week. The admissions team will listen, ask a few questions, and tell you honestly if an assessment makes sense. Asking for that conversation doesn't commit you to treatment.
Levels of care and where each one happens
Care for addiction runs from a few hours a week at home to a full stay away from home, and the right starting point depends on how much structure you need right now. At Enhance, the partial hospitalization program (PHP) and the intensive outpatient program (IOP) both take place at our Tustin center, so you go home in between sessions. PHP is the more structured of the two, and IOP is a step lighter for women who are working, parenting, or stepping down from a higher level. Outpatient therapy by video is also available for women who need flexibility or can't travel.
Some women need more than day programs can offer. Detox and addiction residential care happen at Embrace Treatment Center (embracetreatment.com), a sister facility of Enhance run by the same people. Inpatient and residential care for mental health happen at Eden by Enhance (edenbyenhance.com). Neither takes place at our Tustin office, and you'd begin with our admissions team either way, who'll arrange the next step with you.
Supported living is another option for women in PHP or IOP who need a stable place to stay. These are structured homes with staff oversight, and admissions can tell you what's available when you call.
If depression, anxiety, or trauma is part of your picture, dual diagnosis care treats it together with the substance use instead of one after the other. Most women don't stay at one level the whole way. You might begin in residential care and move to PHP, then IOP, and your clinician will talk through each change with you before it happens.
Treating addiction alongside depression, anxiety, trauma, and perinatal mood symptoms
When drinking or using started as a way to cope, stopping the substance alone often brings the original symptoms back louder. That's why your care team treats the mood or trauma symptoms at the same time as the use, with one plan and one team rather than two separate tracks.
In practice, that means individual therapy with a licensed therapist, where you work on skills from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). CBT helps you catch the anxious or hopeless thoughts that lead to a craving. DBT gives you ways to get through strong emotions without reaching for a drink or a pill. If trauma is part of your story, you set the pace, and nobody expects you to tell all of it in the first week.
Medication management is part of the plan when a licensed psychiatrist decides it fits. Be sure to tell the team about everything you take now, including anything for sleep or anxiety, because it shapes what they recommend.
For pregnancy, the weeks after birth, or perimenopause and menopause, the EVE program has tracks built around those stages: Eve Bloom, Eve Nurture, and Eve Menopause. After an assessment, you're placed in the one that matches where you are. A partner or family member can join family therapy sessions when it would help, and video sessions are available when getting out of the house with a newborn is hard.
EVE is directed by Smadar Rubinsky, LCSW, Director of Maternal Wellness, and it usually fits outpatient care or an intensive outpatient program. That lets you stay home with your baby or keep working while you get treated for both the mood symptoms and the substance use.
If you're pregnant or think you might be, say so on your first call. It changes how the team plans your care, and it's something you'll want them to know before anything else is decided.
What happens when you call admissions
A person on the Tustin admissions team picks up, asks how they can help, and lets you set the pace. You don't need a diagnosis, a referral, or a sober date before you dial. Say what's going on in your own words, even if it comes out messy.
Expect a few plain questions about what you're using and for how long, and about the safety of where you're staying. They'll also ask if you're calling for yourself or for someone you love. If you're calling for a daughter, sister, or friend, you can ask your questions too. Some details, like her medical history, may need to come from her directly.
If you have your insurance card handy, the team contacts your insurance company to check your benefits. They then explain your deductible, your copay, and which levels of care your plan may cover. Benefits vary by plan, so what applies to a neighbor or coworker may not apply to you. Enhance is in network with Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, Cigna, Optum, United Healthcare, Blue Shield of California, MHN, Health Net, Ambetter, Multiplan, CalPERS, and Covered California, and the team will tell you where your plan stands. Pathways, Vivity, and Magellan aren't in network, and they'll say so up front if that's your plan.
If you want to continue after that, admissions schedules your clinical assessment. If you'd rather think it over, hang up with the information and call back when you're ready. Nobody will pressure you to decide on the spot.
Questions about timing, what a typical day looks like, or how a program fits around your kids or your job are fair to ask on this first call. The team answers what they can confirm and tells you plainly when something depends on your assessment.
You can also use the secure form on the admissions page if you'd rather write than talk. To speak with someone now, call (714) 862-1907.
Common Questions
Can I bring my children or keep my job while I'm in treatment?
Often you can, if your assessment points to day treatment or an intensive outpatient program, because you sleep at home between sessions. That's the arrangement many mothers and working women choose. If you need a residential stay, admissions will talk through childcare and work with you before anything is scheduled, so you're not deciding it alone.
Will my family find out I'm in treatment?
Your treatment information is kept private, and you decide who's involved. A partner or family member can join family therapy only if you want them there. If you'd like someone to know about your care, you can tell the team who they may speak with. Ask admissions how releases of information work before you sign anything.
Do I have to be sober before I come in?
No, you don't need to stop using before you call or start an assessment. Stopping suddenly can be physically risky with alcohol and some other substances, so tell the team what you've been using and how much. They'll recommend whether medically supervised detox should come first. Detox happens at a sister facility, and our admissions team arranges that step with you.
What if I've been through treatment before and it didn't work?
A past attempt doesn't rule you out, and it gives the clinician useful information. Tell the team what you tried, what helped, and where things fell apart. Often the gap was an untreated mood, trauma, or life stress, or a level of care that didn't fit. The new plan is built around those details rather than repeating the same approach.
Is there a way to talk to a woman clinician?
Ask admissions when you call, and be specific about what would make you comfortable. The team can tell you which clinicians are available and whether your preference can be met for your assessment and therapy. Many women find it easier to talk about trauma, pregnancy, or postpartum symptoms with a clinician they feel at ease with, and it's reasonable to ask.
