About StarVista – Adolescent Substance Abuse Program
Star Vista - Adolescent Substance Abuse Program in Daly City, California, provides counseling to children and youth who are between the ages of 12 and 21. Services include helping youth deal with substance abuse, mental health issues, life stresses and transitions, dealing with the after effects of traumatic events and emotional regulation. Most groups and services provided by Star Vista are free. They are a nonprofit organization.
Youth are given a full assessment and evaluation so that the right resources, programs and services are implemented in your plan of care. Treatment includes individual, group, and family counseling; case management, parent or caregiver supports and life skills training. Individuals learn to identify and deal with emotions while setting positive goals for therapy and life. You’re taught how to communicate in a healthy manner, build healthy relationships in life, gain awareness of the effects of substance abuse and develop mindfulness and coping skills.
Star Vista is licensed by the State Department of Health Care Services. Their staff are mental health professionals who have expertise in counseling and guiding youth to a brighter, healthier future.
There is a crisis center that provides immediate help to those who are feeling hopeless or suicidal. Anyone needing support through a personal crisis or mental health crisis may seek help by calling the crisis line and talking to trained crisis workers. There is also a clinical services Youth Stabilization, Opportunity and Support Team to provide extra support and clinical services to anyone under the age of 25 or families in crisis.
Star Vista helps almost 50,000 people each year in San Mateo County. The majority of those served are youth under the age of 24 who need support and counseling. There are programs for youth coming out of foster care, are homeless, or who need extra support while in their family home. Residential, health programs, leadership programs, outpatient counseling, LBGTQ+ programming, and more are provided in conjunction with addiction treatment or separately depending on an individual’s situation and needs.
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Accepted Insurance
Other Forms of Payment
Self-pay involves paying for treatment out of your own pocket. You can use savings or credit, get a personal loan, or receive help from family and friends to fund your treatment. If you don't have insurance or your insurance plan doesn't cover a specific program, self-pay can help ensure you still get the care you need.
Financial aid can take many forms. Centers may have grants or scholarships available to clients who meet eligibility requirements. Programs that receive SAMHSA grants may have financial aid available for those who need treatment as well. Grants and scholarships can help you pai for treatment without having to repay.
Sliding scale payments are based on a client's income and family size. The goal is to make treatment affordable to everyone. By taking these factors into account, addiction recovery care providers help ensure that your treatment does not become a financial burden to you or your family, eliminating one barrier to care.
Addiction Treatments
Levels of Care
Outpatient 
Intensive Outpatient Treatments
Many of those suffering from addiction also suffer from mental or emotional illnesses like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, or anxiety disorders. Rehab and other substance abuse facilities treating those with a dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder administer psychiatric treatment to address the person's mental health issue in addition to drug and alcohol rehabilitation.
Mental health rehabs focus on helping individuals recover from mental illnesses like bipolar disorder, clinical depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and more. Mental health professionals at these facilities are trained to understand and treat mental health issues, both in individual and group settings.
Programs
Clinical Services
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a therapy modality that focuses on the relationship between one's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It is used to establish and allow for healthy responses to thoughts and feelings (instead of unhealthy responses, like using drugs or alcohol). CBT has been proven effective for recovering addicts of all kinds, and is used to strengthen a patient's own self-awareness and ability to self-regulate. CBT allows individuals to monitor their own emotional state, become more adept at communicating with others, and manage stress without needing to engage in substance abuse.
Research clearly demonstrates that recovery is far more successful and sustainable when loved ones like family members participate in rehab and substance abuse treatment. Genetic factors may be at play when it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, as well as mental health issues. Family dynamics often play a critical role in addiction triggers, and if properly educated, family members can be a strong source of support when it comes to rehabilitation.
Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.
Life skills trainings involve all the skills a person must have in order to function successfully in the world. These include time management, career guidance, money management, and effective communication. Truly successful addiction recovery is based on the ability to not only live substance-free, but to thrive. Life skills teaches the practical necessities of functioning in society, which sets clients up for success in life, and therefore sobriety.
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a clinical approach to helping people with substance abuse issues and other conditions shift behavior in positive ways. It is more goal-oriented than traditional psychotherapy, as MI counselors directly attempt to get clients to consider making behavioral change (rather than wait for them to come to conclusions themselves). Its primary purpose is to resolve ambivalence and help clients become able to make healthy choices freely.
Trauma therapy addresses traumatic incidents from a client's past that are likely affecting their present-day experience. Trauma is often one of the primary triggers and potential causes of addiction, and can stem from child sexual abuse, domestic violence, having a parent with a mental illness, losing one or both parents at a young age, teenage or adult sexual assault, or any number of other factors. The purpose of trauma therapy is to allow a patient to process trauma and move through and past it, with the help of trained and compassionate mental health professionals.
Accreditations
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Established in 1992 by congress, SAMHSA's mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on American's communities.
SAMHSA Listed: Yes
Contact Information
(650) 366-8436 
333 Gellert Boulevard
Suite 206
Daly City, CA 94015
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