Alcoholism Center for WomenTherapist in Los Angeles, CA
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The Alcoholism Center for Women (ACW) has served women in Los Angeles for over half a century. ACW provides a safe, structured, and gender-responsive treatment program designed to address the unique recovery needs of women. The organization offers multiple levels of care including residential 24/7 onsite programs, intensive outpatient programming (6-12 months at 9 hours per week with 3 onsite treatment groups), standard outpatient counseling (6-12 months at less than 9 hours per week with 3 onsite groups), enhanced care management with service coordination and referrals for individuals with complex needs, and recovery services. ACW is licensed and certified by the State of California to provide residential levels of care and outpatient services. The program emphasizes individualized treatment to help women repair and reclaim a substance-free lifestyle.
Role
Therapist
Specialties & focus areas
Recovery focus
Evidence-based approaches
Anger management
A therapeutic approach included in this provider’s plan of care. Contact for specifics on how it shows up in their work.
Brief intervention
A therapeutic approach included in this provider’s plan of care. Contact for specifics on how it shows up in their work.
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Spots the thought-feeling-action loops that fuel urges, then rewires them with practical skills you take into the moment.
Motivational interviewing
Motivational Interviewing. A collaborative conversation that strengthens your own reasons for change rather than arguing you into it.
Relapse prevention
Relapse Prevention. Identifies your specific high-risk situations, warning signs, and choice points. Then builds a written, rehearsed plan for each so the moment is not the first time you decide.
Substance use disorder counseling
A therapeutic approach included in this provider’s plan of care. Contact for specifics on how it shows up in their work.
Trauma-related counseling
A therapeutic approach included in this provider’s plan of care. Contact for specifics on how it shows up in their work.
Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
Telehealth Therapy. Real clinical sessions delivered over video. Same evidence base as in-person care for most conditions; meets you where you actually are instead of where the office is.
12-step facilitation
Twelve-Step Facilitation. Helps you engage with mutual-aid fellowships (GA, AA, SMART) as a recovery community rather than a solo grind.
What this facility offers
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