Changes Treatment Center
Changes Treatment Center provides a partial hospitalization program Santa Ana adults attend from our center in neighboring Costa Mesa, a short drive down the 55. PHP treatment Santa Ana residents get here is the most intensive level of outpatient care: full treatment days, five days a week, with every evening back home in Santa Ana. You get hospital-level daily structure without leaving your life behind. We work with major insurance plans and verify benefits in about 15 minutes.
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The closest PHP through Changes is in Costa Mesa at 2787 Bristol Street, minutes from Santa Ana down the 55. We treat adults from Santa Ana and across central Orange County, and most people start within a few days of verifying benefits.
Our center is in Costa Mesa’s South Coast Metro area, a short drive from Santa Ana on the 55 or Bristol Street. Call (949) 807-2008 or use the directions link on this page to map the exact route from your neighborhood.
No. We treat adults from Santa Ana and the surrounding Orange County cities at our Costa Mesa center. Where you live does not change your care, and we build the schedule around your commute.
Yes. Our PHP treats substance use together with co-occurring conditions like anxiety, depression, and trauma, rather than one at a time. Psychiatry and medication management are part of the program when your plan calls for them.
PHP is the higher level at about 20 to 30 hours a week, while IOP runs about 9 to 15. If you need daily structure, start with PHP; if you can hold steady with fewer hours, IOP may be the place to begin. We help you decide on your first call.
Most major plans cover PHP, and what you owe comes down to your deductible and coinsurance. We verify your specific benefits in about 15 minutes and explain the cost before you commit, and private-pay options are available too.
Most people begin within a few days of verifying insurance. Call (949) 807-2008 or send the verification form and the team will build a schedule around your plan.
PHP is for adults who need daily clinical structure but not a residential stay. Santa Ana residents usually reach this level in one of three ways: stepping down from detox or residential and still needing intensive daily care, finding weekly therapy or IOP wasn’t enough to stay stable, or facing a substance problem tangled up with anxiety, depression or trauma. If that’s where you are, the PHP Santa Ana adults choose gives you a full clinical team every weekday while you stay rooted at home.
It’s the top of the outpatient ladder: more support than an intensive outpatient program, without the overnight stay of residential care. Santa Ana is one of the communities we serve through our partial hospitalization program across Orange County, and for most people this level is either the first real step after detox, or the catch when a lighter level of care hasn’t been enough to hold.
A PHP day runs several hours, five days a week, combining group therapy, individual therapy and skills work, all set by an individualized plan built at your first assessment. The rhythm is what makes it work: you practice new skills in session, test them at home in Santa Ana each evening, and bring real situations back the next day. Because your team sees you daily, the plan adapts in days, not weeks.
Group sessions carry much of the clinical work and the peer support that research links to better outcomes. Individual therapy gives you private, focused time on what’s actually driving your use. Skills sessions cover the practical side, managing triggers, regulating emotions, and building routines that hold once the program ends.
We treat the full range of substance use disorders at the PHP level, alcohol, opioids (including fentanyl and prescription painkillers), stimulants like methamphetamine and cocaine, benzodiazepines, and dependence on marijuana, 7-OH and kratom products. Many Santa Ana clients are dealing with more than one substance at once, and the plan is built around whatever combination applies, not a single drug in isolation.
Mental health is treated in the same program, not referred out. Our mental health PHP Santa Ana care addresses anxiety, depression and trauma alongside the substance use, led by a board-certified psychiatrist. This matters because the two almost always feed each other, someone drinking to quiet anxiety, or using to escape depression, won’t hold a recovery if only half the picture gets treated. Treating both together, every day, is what gives PHP its staying power.
Our PHP is built on evidence-based therapies, each doing a specific job. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is the backbone: it helps you spot the thoughts and situations that drive use and build responses you can actually use. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches emotional regulation and distress tolerance, the skills that keep a hard day from becoming a relapse. Motivational Interviewing meets the ambivalence that’s normal early in recovery, strengthening your own reasons for change rather than imposing them. Trauma-informed care runs underneath all of it, so treatment accounts for the experiences that often sit beneath addiction. And relapse-prevention planning threads through the whole program and into your step-down.
For how these come together across a full week at the PHP level, see our main Partial Hospitalization Program overview.
PHP is full days, five days a week; IOP is 9 to 15 hours a week, for when you’re ready to add work and family back in. Many clients step down from one to the other as they stabilize. See IOP in Santa Ana for the step-down.
What PHP costs depends on your plan, your deductible, your copay, the number of weeks recommended, and whether prior authorization is needed, which we handle for you. We work with major insurance plans, verify your benefits free in about 15 minutes, and offer private pay if needed. See insurance and payment options.
The center is at 2787 Bristol Street in Costa Mesa, just across the city line from Santa Ana and a short run down the 55, usually 10 to 15 minutes depending on where in Santa Ana you start. That proximity matters at the PHP level, because a program you attend five days a week has to be an easy commute or people don’t finish it. Parking is on site.
Getting started takes three steps: verify insurance (free, about 15 minutes), speak to a specialist, and begin, most clients start within a few days. If detox is needed first, we coordinate it through licensed partners. See the full admissions process.
We’re an outpatient center serving Santa Ana adults from nearby Costa Mesa. You come to us for treatment days and return home each evening, which keeps your recovery connected to your real life in Santa Ana rather than uprooting it.
Eric Chaghouri, MD, is the Medical Director at Changes Treatment Center and reviews the clinical content on this page. Dr. Chaghouri is a board-certified psychiatrist who specializes in addiction and forensic psychiatry.
Ready when you are. Call (949) 807-2008 or verify your insurance in about 15 minutes, and our team will build a PHP schedule around your plan and the drive from Santa Ana.
Recovery is more than stopping a behavior, it’s about rediscovering who you are. At Changes, we provide a supportive space where individuals can rebuild confidence, gain clarity, and move forward with purpose through personalized care.
We focus on strengthening identity, encouraging presence, and supporting overall well-being. By addressing self-sabotage and fostering community, we help turn intention into lasting change, walking with you every step of the way.
Our licensed professionals bring years of expertise in addiction and mental health treatment.
We customize treatment for every client to ensure long term success.
From detox to aftercare, Changes walks with you every step of the way.
Our Costa Mesa location offers a calming, bright, and rejuvenating atmosphere.
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This assessment is not a medical diagnosis, but it can help you determine whether alcohol may be having a greater impact on your life than you realize.
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A Self-Assessment for Family Members and Friends
Watching someone you love change because of alcohol can be confusing and heartbreaking. You may find yourself questioning what you’re seeing, wondering if you’re overreacting, or hoping things will get better on their own.
This assessment is designed to help you reflect on the behaviors you’ve noticed. It isn’t a diagnosis, but it may help you determine whether it’s time to seek guidance or support.
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Developed by Patrick Conod, LCSW, and Cari Lawyer, CATC I, on behalf of the Changes Treatment Center Clinical Leadership Team.
When we are struggling with deep stress, anxious thoughts, or a low mood, it is incredibly natural to look for immediate relief. Sometimes, we turn to alcohol or other substances just to quiet our minds, get some sleep, or feel normal for a night.
This short self-assessment is designed to help you pause and look at how these two parts of your life might be influencing each other. It is entirely anonymous and takes less than two minutes.
It’s common for habits to slowly shift over time, especially during stressful seasons. Often, we find ourselves using a substance to cope, unwind, or get through the day, only to realize it is starting to take up more space in our routine, thoughts, or relationships than we’d like.
This quick, 10-question check-in is a quiet space to reflect honestly on how your use is impacting your life. It is entirely anonymous, completely free of clinical judgment, and takes less than two minutes.
We all experience days when we feel down, exhausted, or just completely unmotivated. But when those heavy feelings start lingering, it can be hard to tell if you’re just going through a rough patch or if it’s something more.
This quick, confidential check-in is designed to help you pause and reflect on how you’ve actually been feeling lately. It is completely anonymous, entirely non-judgmental, and takes less than two minutes.
Is your evening glass of wine a harmless habit, or is it starting to catch up with you? It’s not always easy to tell where “social drinking” ends and “too much” begins.
Take this quick, 2-minute quiz to check in on your relationship with alcohol and get clear, personalized insights.
