The New Dawn Treatment Center in Sacramento County offers a residential substance abuse program for women. The rehab provides each client with an individualized treatment plan and utilizes clinically based counseling techniques including cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and mindfulness practices. New Dawn also introduces clients to the 12-Step philosophy of AA, as well as alternative support group options like Smart Recovery and LifeRing. The goal of treatment is simple — to help each person break free from the physical and psychological pain of addiction and live a happy, fulfilling and sober life.
ABOUT NEW DAWN TREATMENT CENTERS – WOMEN’S RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT HOUSE
New Dawn Treatment Centers offers residential treatment for eating disorders, substance abuse, and co-occurring mental health disorders out of two adjacent single-sex houses in the Sacramento suburb of Orangevale. Although men and women live separately at New Dawn, many components of treatments are co-ed. The facility has a dedicated detox unit just two blocks away.
TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT
The residential program at New Dawn is offered in durations of 30, 60, and 90 days, and utilizes evidence-based practices such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), lessons on the neurobiology of addiction, and relapse prevention. Clients are introduced to 12-step meetings, as well as alternative support groups such as SMART Recovery and LifeRing.
Those techniques are complemented by an impressive array of holistic therapies, which form the other fundamental part of treatment. Holistic options include mindfulness, yoga, tai chi, equine therapy, life coaching, expressive arts, and acupuncture. Residents wanting to keep up a regular exercise program are encouraged to do so at the nearby gym.
Gender-specific treatments and groups are offered where they’re helpful, on both the eating disorder and the substance abuse tracts. Women’s groups include body-image work and treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Outpatient services are offered at two nearby New Dawn facilities and include day treatment (six hours a day, five days a week) and an intensive outpatient program (IOP) (three hours a day, five days a week). These programs are typically used as step-downs from residential care.
The facility also offers lifetime weekly aftercare meetings to all successful graduates, free of charge
STAFF CREDENTIALS
The treatment team includes master’s level therapists, drug addiction counselors, and licensed psychologists, as well as on-call physicians, medical assistants, and EMTs.
ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES
The women’s treatment house is home-like and intimate; no more than six people are admitted at a time. Residents sleep in semi-private rooms with one roommate, though private rooms are available for an extra fee. The house has a full kitchen, a dining area, and a living room with a flat-screen TV, as well as a private backyard patio.
Staff chefs prepare healthy meals each day, which residents can eat in either a co-ed dining area or the women’s treatment house.
WHAT ALUMNI SAY
Alumni reviews for New Dawn are limited; however, one reviewer surveyed by Best-rehabs.com at the time of this writing gave the facility three out of five stars when asked if they would recommend treatment at New Dawn Orangevale Women. She took issue with the high costs of addiction treatment in general, and indicated that she had relapsed the day after her discharge. She gave average ratings of three out of five stars for the staff’s level of training and experience and the staff’s flexibility, and lower ratings of just one out of five stars for the inclusion of holistic treatment offerings and the aftercare offered; however, the alum indicated that she was pleased with the group and individual counseling received.
Elsewhere, in the only review on Yelp to date, Fran reported a positive experience: “Would recommend this place for anyone seeking treatment. They offer the tools, counseling and success plan. ONLY you can be responsible for your recovery but they are A+ in helping you learn how to get there.”
FINANCING
According to New Dawn’s website, many private insurance plans are accepted. Options for financing are also offered, including discounted rates for alumni, veterans, and former union workers and their families. In addition, the facility has partnered with My Treatment Lender to help facilitate loans.