Connections Mental Health

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Mental Health

Treatment Focus

This center treats mental health conditions and co-occurring substance use. You receive collaborative, individualized treatment that addresses both issues for whole-person healing.

Residential

Primary Level of Care

Offering intensive care with 24/7 monitoring, residential treatment is typically 30 days and can cover multiple levels of care. Length can range from 14 to 90 days typically.

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Insurance

Provider's Policy

Yes, your treatment for mental health can be covered by an insurance provider. We work with most PPC insurance through employers. Call our helpful team now at (844) 413-0009 to find out what your coverage will be.

Connections Mental Health provides a compassionate environment where clients work through complex mental health disorders with a blend of science-backed therapies and holistic care. With only six clients at a time, the experience feels deeply personal, backed by 24/7 support from a staff that’s present, responsive, and invested in each client’s healing. Their home-like setting provides a calming foundation, allowing clients to focus entirely on healing while laying the groundwork for lasting stability.

Have Confidence in Science-Backed Healing

Connections offers evidence-based care rooted in the latest psychiatric science. Their therapeutic approach is personalized, with one-on-one support tailored to each client’s needs. Through proven methods, clients learn to shift harmful thought patterns, regulate emotions, find motivation within themselves, and build resilience. Medication management is available to ensure safe use of psychiatric prescriptions.

Feel Safe & at Home in a Peaceful Setting

Connections’ founders have experienced mental health concerns themselves and are passionate about creating an atmosphere where clients can connect with like-minded individuals and feel part of a family. Their residential spaces are bright, modern, and arranged for comfort, featuring open layouts and both private and shared bedrooms. With 24/7 support and secure outdoor spaces for reflection and connection, clients experience a safe, home-like environment.

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Highlights from the Center

Highlights

These highlights are provided by and paid for by the center.

  • Insurance Accepted

  • Joint Commission Accredited

  • Customized Treatment Plans

  • Mental Health Disorder Treatment

AT A GLANCE

Center Overview

Location
17811 Bigelow Park, Tustin, CA 92780 View Map
Primary Focus
This center treats mental health conditions and co-occurring substance u...

Treatment Focus

This center treats mental health conditions and co-occurring substance use. You receive collaborative, individualized treatment that addresses both issues for whole-person healing.

Accreditation
Joint Commission

Joint Commission Accredited

The Joint Commission accreditation is a voluntary, objective process that evaluates and accredits healthcare organizations (like treatment centers) based on performance standards designed to improve quality and safety for patients. To be accredited means the treatment center has been found to meet the Commission's standards for quality and safety in patient care.

Typical Program Length
30 days
Founded in 2024
2 years in business
Occupancy
6-15 beds
Conditions We Treat
ADHD, ADD, Anger, Anxiety, Bipolar +20 More
Substance Use We Treat
Co-Occurring Disorders
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(844) 752-2661

Part of the network.
How to pay

Insurance Accepted

BlueCross BlueShield
BlueCross BlueShield
All Centers in California
United Healthcare
United Healthcare
All Centers in California
Medicaid
Medicaid(Not Accepted)
Medicare
Medicare(Not Accepted)
Provider's Policy: Yes, your treatment for mental health can be covered by an insurance provider. We work with most PPC insurance through employers. Call our helpful team now at (844) 413-0009 to find out what your coverage will be.
(844) 752-2661
Private Pay Option

Cash Pay Rates

Estimated Cash Pay Rate

Center pricing can vary based on program and length of stay. Contact the center for more information. Recovery.com strives for price transparency so you can make an informed decision.

If you are not using insurance, the pricing listed below is an estimate of the cash pay rate.
30 days
$45,000-$60,000
(844) 752-2661
Find Support for More Than the “Common” Diagnoses
Find Support for More Than the “Common” Diagnoses
Connections treats a wide range of mental health conditions, including anxiety, mood, trauma, personality, and psychotic disorders. They also support clients facing less commonly addressed diagnoses, such as premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), seasonal affective disorder (SAD), adjustment disorder, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)—offering diagnosis-specific treatment for needs often overlooked in general mental health care.
Optimize Medication with Expert Oversight
Optimize Medication with Expert Oversight
Connections manages each client’s mental health prescriptions to ensure they are safe, effective, and tailored to the client’s unique health profile. They conduct detailed evaluations, reviewing mental and physical health history, diagnoses, and past and current medications. This collaborative approach helps achieve the best possible outcomes for the individual’s health and well-being.
Work Through Trauma, Not Around It
Work Through Trauma, Not Around It
Connections understands trauma isn’t something clients simply “get over”—it must be worked through with care and expertise. Clients are met with empathy as they process painful experiences through eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), Seeking Safety, and prolonged exposure therapy. When appropriate, medication is thoughtfully prescribed to ease anxiety, depression, and sleep disturbances.
Find Relief for PTSD without Substances
Find Relief for PTSD without Substances
Connections uses the Seeking Safety model to address the unique challenges faced by clients coping with PTSD and co-occurring substance use disorders. Seeking Safety provides a safe space to learn to manage PTSD symptoms without resorting to self-medication with addictive substances. Clients develop coping skills, emotional regulation, and resilience-building techniques.
Care Options

Levels of Care

Mental health care includes a range of services such as counseling, therapy, medication management, and support groups, all designed to address issues from everyday stress and anxiety to more severe conditions like depression and schizophrenia. These practices are essential for helping individuals manage their emotions, improve their relationships, and navigate life's challenges in healthier, more adaptive ways.
Residential
Intensive monitoring and care for conditions like depression, trauma, suicidality, and anxiety. Residential mental health facilities offer a safe setting with activities and structure, plus opportunities to practice life skills and bond with peers.
Outpatient
Not Offered at This Center
Outpatient treatment offers flexible therapeutic and medical care without the need to stay overnight in a hospital or inpatient facility. Outpatient care typically offers a range of therapies and medical interventions individuals can attend alongside daily life.
Virtual & In-Home Care
Not Offered at This Center
The delivery of therapeutic services utilizing technology such as video conferencing, online messaging or phone calls, allowing for flexibility, comfort and increased access to care.
Intensive Inpatient
The highest level of care, medically managed with 24-hour nursing and physician care in a residential or medically-based setting, and can include any combination of medication, counseling and therapy.
Licensed Primary Mental Health
Licensed primary mental health facilities provide specialized care for diagnosing and treating mental health conditions. By offering early intervention and comprehensive services, they promote overall well-being and prevent long-term complications.
Co-Occurring Substance Use
Substance use disorders often occur alongside primary mental health conditions. Programs for co-occurring substance use disorders focus on both conditions, tailoring treatment for comprehensive recovery.
Treatment

Your Care Options

Specializations

Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a serious mental health condition that causes hallucinations, delusions, and disordered thinking.

Anxiety

Anxiety

Anxiety is a common mental health condition that can include excessive worry, panic attacks, physical tension, and increased blood pressure.

Bipolar

Bipolar

This mental health condition is characterized by extreme mood swings between depression, mania, and remission.

Depression

Depression

Symptoms of depression may include fatigue, a sense of numbness, and loss of interest in activities. This condition can range from mild to severe.

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

PTSD is a long-term mental health issue caused by a disturbing event or events. Symptoms include anxiety, dissociation, flashbacks, and intrusive thoughts.

Suicidality

Suicidality

With suicidality, a person fantasizes about suicide, or makes a plan to carry it out. This is a serious mental health symptom.

Trauma

Trauma

Some traumatic events are so disturbing that they cause long-term mental health problems. Those ongoing issues can also be referred to as "trauma."

Who We Treat

Men
Women
Couples
Older Adults

Older Adults

Addiction and mental health treatment caters to adults 55+ and the age-specific challenges that can come with recovery, wellness, and overall happiness.

Executives

Executives

Executive treatment programs typically directly support the needs of people who manage businesses and may provide flexible schedules and office space to allow work during treatment.

Young Adults

Young Adults

Emerging adults ages 18-25 receive treatment catered to the unique challenges of early adulthood, like college, risky behaviors, and vocational struggles.

LGBTQ+

LGBTQ+

Addiction and mental illnesses in the LGBTQ+ community must be treated with an affirming, safe, and relevant approach, which many centers provide.

Men and Women

Men and Women

Men and women attend treatment for addiction in a co-ed setting, going to therapy groups together to share experiences, struggles, and successes.

Midlife Adults

Midlife Adults

For adults ages 40+, treatment shifts to focus on the unique challenges, blocks, and risk factors of their age group, and unites peers in a similar community.

Approaches

Evidence-Based

Evidence-Based

A combination of scientifically rooted therapies and treatments make up evidence-based care, defined by their measured and proven results.

Individual Treatment

Individual Treatment

Individual care meets the needs of each patient, using personalized treatment to provide them the most relevant care and greatest chance of success.

Therapies

1-on-1 Counseling

1-on-1 Counseling

Patient and therapist meet 1-on-1 to work through difficult emotions and behavioral challenges in a personal, private setting.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Couples Counseling

Couples Counseling

Partners work to improve their communication patterns, using advice from their therapist to better their relationship and make healthy changes.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Eye Movement Therapy (EMDR)

Eye Movement Therapy (EMDR)

Lateral, guided eye movements help reduce the emotional reactions of retelling and reprocessing trauma, allowing intense feelings to dissipate.

Medication-Assisted Treatment

Medication-Assisted Treatment

Combined with behavioral therapy, prescribed medications can enhance treatment by relieving withdrawal symptoms and focus patients on their recovery.

Meditation & Mindfulness

Meditation & Mindfulness

A practiced state of mind that brings patients to the present. It allows them to become fully aware of themselves, their feelings, and the present moment.

Mindfulness Therapy

Mindfulness Therapy

This ancient practice can be mental, emotional, and even spiritual. In meditation, you focus your attention on the present moment without judgement.

Motivational Interviewing and Enhancement Therapy (MET)

Motivational Interviewing and Enhancement Therapy (MET)

This approach is based on idea that motivation to change comes from within. Providers use a conversational framework that may help you commit to recovery.

Languages

English

Conditions We Treat

ADHD, ADD

ADHD, ADD

ADHD is a common mental health condition caused by dopamine imbalance. Common symptoms include inattention, hyperactivitiy, and impulsivity.

Anger

Anger

Although anger itself isn't a disorder, it can get out of hand. If this feeling interferes with your relationships and daily functioning, treatment can help.

Anxiety

Anxiety

Anxiety is a common mental health condition that can include excessive worry, panic attacks, physical tension, and increased blood pressure.

Bipolar

Bipolar

This mental health condition is characterized by extreme mood swings between depression, mania, and remission.

Burnout

Burnout

Burnout entails mental and physical exhaustion, and leads to a severe lack of fulfillment. This condition is often caused by overwork.

Codependency

Codependency

Codependency is a pattern of emotional dependence and controlling behavior. It's most common among people with addicted loved ones.

Depression

Depression

Symptoms of depression may include fatigue, a sense of numbness, and loss of interest in activities. This condition can range from mild to severe.

Gambling

Gambling

Excessive, repetitive gambling causes financial and interpersonal problems. This addiction can interfere with work, friendships, and familial relationships.

Gaming

Gaming

Compulsive gaming is most often a problem for children and teens. The disorder can affect physical health, sleep, and the ability to focus at school.

Substances We Treat

Co-Occurring Disorders

Co-Occurring Disorders

A person with multiple mental health diagnoses, such as addiction and depression, has co-occurring disorders also called dual diagnosis.

Experience

Care Designed for Your Needs

Personal Amenities

Air-Conditioned Rooms
En Suite Bathroom
Allow Cell Phones
Private or Shared Rooms
TV

Amenities

Airport Transfers

Special Considerations

Dietary Accommodations
Young Adults Program

Young Adults Program

Programs for young adults bring teens 18+ together to discuss age-specific challenges, vocational and educational progress, and successes in treatment.

Pet Friendly

Pet Friendly

For greater comfort and healing, pet-friendly treatment centers welcome dogs and animal companions to stay with their owners while they attend treatment.

Clients can bring their own pet(s)

Clients can bring their own pet(s)

For greater comfort and healing, pet-friendly treatment centers welcome dogs and animal companions to stay with their owners while they attend treatment.

Couples program

Couples program

Using gentle clinical care, therapists guide patients and their partner through guided sessions to address issues and work towards lasting solutions.

Off-Site Amenities

Airport Transfers

Smoking and Vaping Policy

Smoking Allowed in Designated Areas
Vaping Allowed in Designated Areas
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Orange County, California, United States.

Yes, your treatment for mental health can be covered by an insurance provider. We work with most PPC insurance through employers. Call our helpful team now at (844) 413-0009 to find out what your coverage will be.

The typical length is 30 days.

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