Recovery Program

Diablo Valley Drug and Alcohol Services
Daniel Smeester, MD
Addiction Treatment Center located in San Ramon, CA & Walnut Creek, CA
The best way to start your recovery journey is with us at MAGNOLIA RECOVERY in Walnut Creek. Addiction treatment should be the best investment you've ever made. It may necessitate keeping you from working, going to school, or spending time with your family. We don't want you to gamble on this investment. That’s why Daniel Smeester, MD, a physician board certified in addiction medicine, and the Diablo Valley Drug and Alcohol Services team offers personalized recovery plans, expert inpatient and outpatient care to suit each client’s individual needs.
If you can invest the time in your recovery away from home and work, we have a luxury inpatient detox and residential program with private rooms and plenty of space, close by in Walnut Creek. We meet you where you are at, and let the doctor take care of you.
To learn more about your customized recovery options, call the office or schedule an appointment online. We serve many communities including Concord, Martinez, Walnut Creek, Alamo, Danville, Blackhawk, Diablo, San Ramon, Pleasanton, Livermore, Castro Valley, etc. The entire San Francisco Bay region!
Recovery Program Q & A
What does our Inpatient Detox look like?
In a luxurius setting, in a very comfortable, large room with one-on-one care under the guidance of a board certified medical doctor, MAGNOLIA RECOVERY will transform your worrisome situation and symptoms into distant memories. Using proven medications under expert guidance, the withdrawal will soon be behind you and you'll be back on track.
What is our residential care like?
After our luxury detox program is complete our residential center will provide all medical care, including treatment of co-occurring illness, with plenty of counseling services, especially utilizing our expertise in small group settings. You will have good food served to you, plenty of privacy, a private room with balcony and daily therapy and processing sessions. There is also equine therapy which always brings joy.
What is outpatient recovery care?
This is for those who unfortunately cannot join our inpatient rehab facilities to address substance use disorder and dependency, or have completed the detox and/or residential porogram. While inpatient is most often effective and successful, it isn’t feasible for everybody. As well, the outpatient services are always recommended by our program as step-down care when residential therapy is complete.
Outpatient recovery care at Diablo Valley Drug and Alcohol Services allows you to live at home while seeking addiction treatment. We try and take down all barriers to treatment.
What are the benefits of outpatient recovery care?
While we advise inpatient care initially for the most success, especially at our luxury program MAGNOLIA RECOVERY, some of the most common outpatient recovery benefits include:
- Maintaining a job
- Staying in school
- Seeing friends and family
- Living at home
Entering back into routines after inpatient treatment can be stressful, so we provide IOP and PHP for those that need a safe transition. It is mostly advised to follow inpatient care with outpatient treatment, such as Partial Hospitalization (PHP) or Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP). That’s why Diablo Valley Drug and Alcohol Services customizes your recovery plan to target your unique needs.
How does outpatient recovery care work?
If you cannot stay with us at MAGNOLIA RECOVERY in Walnut Creek:
OUTPATIENT DETOX
Stopping pain medications, alcohol and other substances that create dependence can feel impossible. When one does so abruptly it can lead to withdrawal which can be life threatening. Most people though do not need to be hospitalized for this process and can enter our inpatient program at MAGNOLIA RECOVERY. If you cannot join Magnolia, there is the outpatient option. With daily medical visits, 24 hour MD care via telehealth, and medication management allowing more comfortable transitions, a stable life can be obtained.
IOP- intensive outpatient program
Track One
Track one is a Monday through Friday daytime program 10 am- 1 pm that consists of at least nine clinical hours a week to better suit your individual schedule.
Track Two
The evening track from 6 pm to 9 pm on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings, requiring at least 9 hours per week.
No matter which track you choose, you will always need to attend at least 3 groups per week.
Graduates of the program- those that complete 36 sessions or whose insurance company will no longer pay for sessions after 30 sessions- are able to attend aftercare.
PHP- partial hospitalization program
This program is for those who cannot or do not want to be hospitalized but want more intensive therapy, running from 10 am to 4 pm Monday through Friday. The small group sessions are a combination of education, psychotherapy and supportive care. Everyone MUST attend all 5 days per week. The time period might seem long, but it goes by fast!
Individualized care
Diablo Valley Drug and Alcohol Services ideally takes at most 12 clients per track to ensure you always receive the personalized care you deserve. During your treatment, you can reserve intensive one-on-one and family counseling to promote mental and emotional healing.
Group therapy
Small group therapy sessions give you a chance to process your emotions in a trusted circle. When led by a licensed therapist, these small groups can also provide valuable feedback that helps build the foundation for long-term sobriety.
Pain intervention
If your addiction and/or dependency stems from chronic pain—as many cases do—the team can integrate pain intervention and management techniques into your recovery plan. A state of the art center utilizing pain techniques without the use of addictive substances, including injection (facet blocks, epidurals, etc.) as well as PRP injections and Ketamine infusions; and other medication therapies that no other pain treatment programs are providing.
Holistic treatment
Depending on your lifestyle and recovery goals, Diablo Valley Drug and Alcohol Services may is always trying to incorporate proven holistic treatments including exercise and nutritional counseling, mindfulness meditation, cognitive behavioral therapy, etc.
Diablo Valley Drug and Alcohol Services has an individualized treatment plan for every client. Call the office or schedule an appointment online to learn more.
Services
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Recovery Programmore info
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Substance Abusemore info
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Opioid Addictionmore info
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Alcohol Dependencymore info
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Addiction Treatmentmore info
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Alcohol Treatmentmore info
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Addiction Free Pain Management/ Ketamine infusionsmore info
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Depression and Anxiety and other co-occurring disorders/ Ketamine Infusionsmore info
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Hospitalized addiction caremore info
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Residential addiction treatmentmore info
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Detox/ Withdrawal managementmore info
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Outpatient addiction treatmentmore info