ABOUT EATON CANYON TREATMENT CENTER
Located in Pasadena, Eaton Canyon Treatment Center (ECTC) provides residential treatment for adult men and women struggling with substance use disorders. The small, upscale Southern California rehab center offers spacious private rooms. ECTC is one of California’s fewer than 14 percent of residential treatment facilities to offer medically monitored detox for some addictions. Dual diagnosis treatment for co-occurring mood disorders is also available.
TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT
Treatment at Eaton Canyon Treatment Center begins with a medical and psychological evaluation, according to the facility’s website. Clients needing detoxification support for addiction to alcohol or benzodiazepines may receive care on-site, while those with opioid dependency are transported to another detox facility before beginning an ECTC program.
Residents participate in individualized treatment plans which are tailored to address specific addictions, including marijuana. Programming addresses such topics as anger management and self-esteem and incorporates education, 12-step meetings, process groups, and individual and family counseling. Among the models practiced are cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), motivational interviewing (MI), and trauma-oriented Seeking Safety. The center’s introduction to spirituality involves guided meditation.
STAFF CREDENTIALS
Eaton Canyon Treatment Center staffs a team of licensed addiction counselors, a Gorski-Cenaps-certified relapse prevention specialist, master’s-level therapist, and a consulting physician who is board certified in internal medicine and specializes in diabetes and bariatrics.
ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES
Licensed by the state of California to accommodate 12 residents, East Canyon Treatment Center’s multi-level facility features mountain and valley views, spacious living and meeting spaces, plush furnishings, and an array of fitness and leisure options. Website photographs feature outdoor meeting and eating spaces, a pool table, a piano, and gym equipment.
WHAT ALUMNI SAY
Feedback for Eaton Canyon Treatment Center from former clients was split between highly favorable and highly critical at the time of this writing. The one alum polled by Best-rehabs.com did not complete treatment and represented the facility’s staff as lacking compassion. Besides five out of five stars for facility cleanliness and upkeep and three for exercise and leisure activities, He granted just one or two stars for most other ECTC aspects evaluated. These included treatment effectiveness, the staff’s level of training and experience, holistic offerings, and meals.
On Yelp, alumni reviews included three maximum five-star ratings and three of one star. Positive reviewers characterized the staff as understanding, the facility as comfortable, and the treatment as successful. Alum Jody wrote that she “was treated with respect and a warm heart” during her 60-day stay. By contrast, two reviewers reported that staff were intimidating to clients. One wrote: “This place is all show no results,” and that the “food is the best thing” about ECTC.[1]
WHAT FRIENDS & FAMILY SAY
Data from the sole loved one polled by Best-rehabs.com suggested they were moderately satisfied. They awarded four stars each for staff experience, family participation, and treatment effectiveness, but just two for holistic offerings. The reviewer cited family involvement and counseling as a strength, rating the program four stars for being “worth the cost,” although just two for affordability. One family member on Yelp gave East Canyon Treatment Center five stars for his family member’s successful sobriety after long-term drug addiction.
FINANCING
East Canyon Treatment Center accepts most major insurance plans and private pay, offering a limited number of partial scholarships.
[1]https://www.yelp.com/biz/eaton-canyon-treatment-center-pasadena