I was so fortunate to find this place because I truly believe it saved my life…read more I was caught in the grips of the relentless cycle of addiction. I would have periods of time when I wanted to get clean but no matter what I tried I could not get out of this devastating cycle. Addicted to drugs for 15 years I was hopeless and running out of options. I was not only hurting myself but hurting my family. I stumbled across La Jolla Recovery online while desperately searching through countless treatment centers in search of one with a long-term option. I knew 30 days was simply not enough for a case like mine. I called the number and spoke to man, Daniel, whom I later found out was the owner. He walked me through the different phases of the program over the phone and gave me a rundown of what my day-to-day would look like at La Jolla Recovery. When I arrived to San Diego I was greeted by a women, Michelle, who worked at La Jolla Recovery and was also in Recovery from addiction herself. I remember feeling so relieved and hopeful that I too would be able to recover and take back control of my life. I was set up with a case manager, William, who was there to help me set and achieve goals during my stay. All of the counselors that lead groups are absolutely amazing, especially mine, Ashely. I was able to develop trust with them and work on myself during group therapy and in individual sessions which I attended weekly. The program is set up to get you into a safe environment where healing can start. As you phase up in the program you get more freedom. I was able to attend regular 12-step meetings where I built a fellowship of other recovering people. We also went on several outings and I learned that I didn't need drugs and alcohol to have a good time. There's so much more to life. We went to concerts, had barbecues and went to the beach. I enjoyed football and baseball games, surfing and snorkeling. They took us to the gym, to the movies, and to local events that we're going on in San Diego. I also did yoga, trauma therapy, art therapy, and music therapy. I cannot stress enough how amazing the staff is here! Almost everyone who works here is in recovery themselves and is truly here to help and inspire people including the owner who is hands on and makes himself available. As I phased up in the program I was able to gain a lot of things I had lost back such as my driver's license, a car, and a job. I also gained a better relationship with my family, a network people that want to help me succeed and an understanding of myself. I got back my sanity, self respect and my love for life. The support I recieved from my case manager, therapist and the BHT staff played a major role in my success. Today I have just over all year clean and I will be forever grateful to La Jolla Recovery. If you or a loved one is in need of treatment look no further! A highly, highly recommend you come to La Jolla and see for yourself. You won't be disappointed! If I can do it, anyone can!

I can't really speak on the quality of the IOP or PHP programs…read more My experience just... was not what I expected at all and I had since found better sober livings (which is saying a lot, because those were still inherently stressful but I at least stayed long-term. La Jolla Recovery set the bar very low). I've been in sober living for a year now, and I am now leaving. Never any relapses, graduated a program, did all the things. I'm at least in a better place from it. La Jolla Recovery was NOT that place for me. I began in April 2025. I stayed for a total of two nights before I had to leave to go to the emergency room, back to the inpatient. I was inpatient for about two weeks before I came to La Jolla Recovery. I had recently quit cannabis and was seeking mental health treatment. At first glance, it seemed chill. I had friends who had gone here and apparently had a positive experience. The groups were decent, staff were friendly, there was available snacks, etc. They had outings at the cove, etc. However, the sober living was......... awful! I stayed at a sober living house where I was immediately prescribed medication I had not taken while inpatient, but was forced to take it. One of these medications were entirely new to me, Trazodone. There was a delay in getting my mood stabilizers, anti-psychotic, and anti-anxiety medicine. I had never taken Trazodone before, but having nothing else available to me, I took it as prescribed/was pressured into taking it by the sober living manager who organized medications. The first night, I had stayed up ALL night. I was hyper vigilant, no need for sleep, and a little paranoid. During the day, it was... okay. I didn't really know what was impacting me considering how vulnerable my mental health was and the chaotic nature of being in sober living for the first time. The second night, I took the medication again. Again, I was feeling overstimulated, overwhelmed and restless/anxious. The sober living manager gave me a 2nd one, and I felt pressured to take it/was told "it would help me calm down and sleep"; that's when the shit show began. Immediately, I started hallucinating visual shapes and became scared. The best way I could describe it was "my brain was on fire." I have a history of epilepsy in childhood, and my first thought was "Oh my god, am I going to have a seizure?" My mind began severely racing and I asked her if I could call my parents and I thought I needed to go to the hospital. Coincidentally, my aunt called during this time. She, and another house manager, told her I had gone to sleep and didn't let her talk to me. This was a lie. I sat on the sofa, feeling severely anxious and panicked. I was not aggressive, overly disruptive, anything of the sort. Everyone was in their rooms at that point, as it was time for bed. I did, however, kept asking for them to call my parents because I was afraid I was having a medical emergency (I definitely was) and asked to go to the hospital. I had never hallucinated like that EVER, I had no previous history of psychosis. Initially, she told me "I am NOT going to let you ruin this house for the other girls," meanwhile, I had gotten along with the roommates and even knew some of them from having been in recovery before. I was clean, kind, and tried my best to be considerate. I introduced myself to people, wrote a note explaining my situation, and tried to be as mindful as I could be considering I was already in a vulnerable state, having experienced a death in my family, a sexual assault, and other traumatic occurrences within the few months prior to me seeking support and help. Then, she and the other woman (a fellow house manager?) threatened to call the police and have me taken away in handcuffs. I had done NOTHING illegal; I had no substances on my person, I respected everyone's space and items, I broke no laws. Holy hell, I was there for 2 days and was trying to get acclimated to a new environment. What was the crime, having a mental health episode as a result of a new medication mishap? Eventually, I was able to get my parents on the phone. They spoke to her directly and said that if I could leave the sober living in an ambulance, they would meet me at the hospital. I waited patiently for the ambulance and went to the emergency room, where I waited all night and was placed back in inpatient in the ICU at Sharp Mesa Vista. There, I was restabilized and put in a different sober living. The aggression from the house manager, the lack of empathy, the lying, and the arbitrary difficulty to even get into communication with my support system was actually insane. She felt like a wolf in sheep's clothing; fronted as a kind and caring person, but then would switch and be quite scary once I was in crisis. I was told by one of my friends who works in recovery that she has since left/been replaced, but oh my god, I pray that they thoroughly vet their housing managers at this point if they want retention. 0/5 stars. Avoid.

I cannot say enough good things about the case manager (Aurora Galicia) who helped care for my…read moremother during her stay at the SNF (Kearney Mesa Convalescence). From the very beginning, Aurora was compassionate, responsible, patient, and incredibly attentive to every detail of my mother's care and recovery plan. What stood out most was how helpful and proactive she was. She always took the time to explain options clearly, answer our questions, and make sure our family felt informed and supported during a stressful time. She never made us feel rushed and consistently went above and beyond to advocate for what was best for my mother. Her communication was excellent, and it was obvious that she genuinely cared about the well-being of the patients and their families. Having someone so organized, knowledgeable, and kind made a huge difference in our experience. I'm truly grateful for her professionalism, empathy, and dedication. She brought comfort and peace of mind to our family when we needed it most. Thank you for treating my mother with such dignity, care, and respect.

There were a few good nurses there. I apologize to them because, sometimes these things make it…read moreseem guilty by association. With that said... office staff make things hard. Nurses seem overwhelmed. And, I have yet to have my mother's dentures replaced as they list them due to their negligence.

Visited a friend here after his stroke. The grounds are very well maintained with gardens and green…read morenatural landscaping. When you arrive, there is a nurse station that you must check in at. They let you know if the person you are there to visit is available. The hallways and rooms are clean and not cluttered. This place is well maintained. The rooms are also well cleaned and maintained for the patients. I appreciated that the staff came to check on our friend several times during our visit. Overall, this seems to be a good place to have medical rehabilitation after a major medical incident. Patients seem happy here and they really take care of them, with great results.

I wanted to include this info in an updated review in case it provides any new insight info for…read morepeople considering the Sharp Pain Program. I just talked to someone who asked me Qs about it so I hope this might help some more people. Best of luck to you all. Going thru the Sharp Rehab Pain Management program was a total game changer for me because I was highly opposed to getting completely off pain meds myself. At the time that I began working with a pain specialist there I was taking between 6-8 Norco a day for a chronic back problem that was only getting worse with treatments. I worked with a pain specialist who -very gradually-helped taper me down to a lower dosage of medicine. The rate at which my dosage was tapered down is some thing I was able to negotiate with the doctor and she was very receptive to my opposition of getting off of the painkillers completely. I want to say I went down half a pill a month, so it is not something they sprung on me overnight.. I can distinctly recall that this was process still not easy for me, so they were intermittent appointments where I would ask the doctor to go back up on a higher dosage of Norco, to which she (mostly) obliged. I really was not the best patient and I fought with my pain specialist throughout much of my taper off painkillers namely because I didn't see hope without them & I really had no faith that other things would work at all for me, let alone work better than what I was doing. I was not a huge fan that one other thing I was encouraged to try was switching over from Norco to taking SUBOXEN. When I looked into Suboxen I wasn't able to find any information on how it can be used to treat pain. This medication made me feel super dizzy and loopy so I didn't last very long on it. My 2 go-to's to manage pain pretty much boil down to ICE PACKS & HEAT PACKS. I had to become way more aware of what my body was saying to me because I had the bad habit of ignoring my physical symptom's until they were really bad. A huge part of the Sharp program is educational so I say through a required class that talked about ways to manage our stress. This was a real eye-opener for me because it felt very validating because it covered how living with chronic pain is a real thing that Does require our time and attention, if we do want our pain (& quality of life) to improve. I really appreciated that the doctors that work in this program never downplayed the fact that I was in pain even while they were tapering down my medicine. My feelings and physical problems were not ignored or belittled, as one might imagine. In fact, I think that everyone I met with, and worked with, was very kind and understanding. I would never have made it through the program had it been designed any other way than that way... For me, a huge part of dealing with my chronic condition, was an underlying feeling of hopelessness and helplessness that was making me feel marginalized from society, and alienated from most other people, because it was something that I couldn't talk about without some fear of judgement or scrutiny from them. I do wish there would've been more support groups involving other chronic pain patients but -for whatever reason- that wasn't the case.

Full days of care for 2nd phase recovery, weekly one-on-one meetings with a counselor, outings…read moreincluding an MMA, the gorgeous beach, and several hiking areas throughout the San Diego region. My one complaint is the housing, which some assistants can get really finnicky over. Otherwise, the people in the organization were largely levelheaded and helpful. If you need the help, and you're covered for it, I highly recommend it.

As a professional in the behavioral health field, I have a great deal of respect for the work being…read moredone at Boardwalk. Their team is professional, compassionate, and truly committed to providing quality care. Boardwalk is absolutely a program I would feel confident referring a loved one to, and I highly recommend them.

Former Student at this School here. The school…read morewas...mediocre at best. The Staff there are such wonderful and nice people to me atleast, some of the teachers were...questionable. especially Miss Morrow. the Quality of the school was like your average school, trashy. the kids there are a whole other story. some of them flushed their tapes down the toliet, clothes, pens you name it. it clogged the plumbing for WEEKS!! so we had to use clairemonts restrooms which were okay. For MY personal experience it was a 50/50. The help they provide is...decent. I was there for roughly seven years way before Covid hit so you could imagine how tired I must've gotten just by being there. The Food they gave the students were fine, but on Fridays were the REALLY fun days. If you save up enough points you can buy things at the in-school store, they had chips, little fidgets, popcorn sometimes even shirts. So do I recommend sending your kid there? If they behave well then they could be out of there in no time, if their misbehaving dont send them there. That will only make them misbehave more.

Marcy does not let you use the bathroom with the doors closed. It is their unilateral policy to…read morehave the bathroom door propped open with a trash can while a staff member watches. They say they do this because kids are vaping in the bathroom. Pamela Bush made this change on her own, and did not notify any of the parents at the school.

I have known Devin for about 5 years now through my own personal recovery. He has been a mentor and…read morea solid stand up guy for all the years I have known him. He has helped me more than I can explain in words to stay sober one day at a time. I have also watched him help countless others achieve sobriety! I trust him with my family and I am absolutely recommending his services to anyone looking for help in finding the right treatment option. I know he will help you, guided with his heart, navigate the overwhelming ressources out there.

From the owner: We have the widest variety of rehabs in Southern California. If you have problems with addiction…read moreor mental health issues, we can help!! There is NO wait time to get into treatment through us. You give is the word and we take care of the rest :)

The staff is all excellent and the founder incredible but the clinical director is manipulative,…read moredishonest, unprofessional, and places the business' bottom line above what's best for the patient. The other clients are often quiet, not interested in interacting in group, and overall lack diversity and perspective.

I would NOT recommend this treatment center to anyone who is going through a serious drug…read moretreatmentl process. I found the physician to be extremely egotistic, controlling and condescending, especially at critical points in therapy. I was actually told "do you really think you are OK? by Dr. Roybal whose job in my opinion was to say "you are going to be OK I am here to ensure that." Then to charge a fortune for this type of treatment is just far beyond acceptable. I will also agree with other reviewers that the costs of the clinic are extremely expensive for the potential of treatment that may be required. 18K per month was required during my time there. The insurance billing process is a nightmare as others have stated. One definitely feels a few weeks into your treatment as if this clinic really is all about putting money in Dr. Roybal's pocket. A strange feeling of preying on the weak. Very sad. Also this is an outpatient facility. As a clinician myself, I would highly suggest that anyone going through a drug healing process would be better off finding a good therapist, following an appropriate slow taper schedule with supervision, a good massage therapist, chiropractic neurologist, acupuncturist, and seek out solid nutrition protocols with meditative exercises like yoga, tai chi, qi gong and meditation. WAY more cost effective and likely, far superior results.

This facility was the start of my recovery journey and San Diego journey in general over 2 years…read moreago when I moved here from Los Angeles. When addiction grabbed ahold of me I felt no incentive to break free. I didn't want to trust myself. I needed day by day proof that I could exist and face the challenges of life as my authentic self. Bayview made time go by and put me into a world where I could be around people on the same journey and immersed in the teachings of recovery. The places the staff take you in the van (outings, group sessions at the center, AA meetings) and camaraderie that comes with all of that made the experience memorable. I lived in a house in Clairemont that allowed me to slowly transition back into the real world until I was ready to give myself full autonomy. I'm still clean to this day and feeling stronger than ever thanks to this program.

Where to begin.. When I first came into Bayview I was a timid, anxious, and all around scared…read moreindividual. Freshly coming out of rehab, I didn't know what to expect honestly. The team there was all hands on deck and welcomed me with open arms. Once I got to meet the infamous Max (owner) I knew I was in good hands. He is the most generous and kind soul I have ever met and will be forever grateful. Lauren (therapist) did my introductory interview and made me feel like it was a safe place to be. I then started to open up more as I met others suffering with the same disease as me making it easier for me to fit in. Lauren was my therapist throughout this time and can't thank her enough for walking me through the swamp that was my past. She was the bright light in my darkest of moments and will always be thankful. Nine months later, I can truly say that I'm a changed man. I have a new outlook on life and now can handle tough things with grace and stability. I cannot express enough how Bayview has assisted me with overcoming struggles showing patience and compassion through any internal conflict that I had. I will forever owe Bayview for getting me to where I am today. I'm not out of the woods yet, but I know I can handle whatever is thrown my way because I wouldn't been able to say that before, thank you Bayview.

Mission Hills Health Care is not closed. They had a name change to: Hillcrest Heights Healthcare…read more Two friends have been at this facility and got wonderful care.

From the owner: Skilled nursing; long term care; rehabilitaive services including physical, occupational, and…read morespeech therapy; activities; dietary interventions