VCC: The Gary Center

201 South Harbor Boulevard
La Habra, CA 90631

VCC - Vista Community Clinic - The Gary Center CA 90631

About VCC: The Gary Center

Vista Community Clinic’s Gary Center is located off South Harbor Boulevard in La Habra, California. They offer general outpatient care like behavioral health services as well as specialty care like acupuncture.

Their behavioral health services address common psychiatric conditions including anxiety, depression, anger and bipolar disorders. It also involves programming for substance use disorders and maybe co occurring conditions. The latter is when someone is struggling with both mental illness and addictive behavior.

Counseling and therapeutic interventions for these conditions focus on equipping you with tools to manage negative emotions and develop coping mechanisms for triggers. These may be achieved via essential life skills like mood and anger management, effective communication and developing healthy relationships.

The facility offers psychiatric or behavioral assessments, evaluation and individual therapy. These services are delivered by an experienced and licensed clinical social worker dedicated to your recovery via individualized treatment. Individual therapy may be rooted in clinically proven practices like cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) that foster emotional regulation.

They also offer psychiatric services which may include medication management and education. This can support clients struggling with mental health issues as well as co occurring conditions.

You can even take advantage of their specialty care like acupuncture to enhance your overall well being and support your recovery journey. This natural and alternative therapy reduces stress, alleviates pain and promotes relaxation. This makes it a valuable addition to clinically proven therapeutic methods. Emphasis is on healing your mind, body and spirit. It’s just the kind of therapy that can help you work through your behavioral issues.

Their aftercare services include referral to recovery support groups like AA/NA for ongoing support. The facility may also connect you to community resources like housing assistance, employment support and educational opportunities.

Latest Reviews

Lili Boro
1 month ago on Google
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Terrible service. Our appt was at 3pm, I pulled my grandson from school earlier to be there on time. After everybody that was there went in to see the dr. and .45min later. I asked at the front desk how long more. He never gave me an answer. New people came in and out in a short time, but they didn't called us. Got tired of waiting and left.
Cynthia Garcia
1 month ago on Google
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Terrible service
Maria Silva
2 months ago on Google
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Terrible service, the lady who attends, zero empathy, a horror clinic, and I will change clinics

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Accepted Insurance

VCC: The Gary Center works with several private insurance providers and also accepts private payments when possible, Please contact to verify your specific insurance provider.

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Other Forms of Payment

Private insurance refers to any kind of healthcare coverage that isn't from the state or federal government. This includes individual and family plans offered by an employer or purchased from the Insurance Marketplace. Every plan will have different requirements and out of pocket costs so be sure to get the full details before you start treatment.

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.

Medicare is a federal program that provides health insurance for those 65 and older. It also serves people under 65 with chronic and disabling health challenges. To use Medicare for addiction treatment you need to find a program that accepts Medicare and is in network with your plan. Out of pocket costs and preauthorization requirements vary, so always check with your provider.

Military members, veterans, and eligible dependents have access to specific insurance programs that help them get the care they need. TRICARE and VA insurance can help you access low cost or no cost addiction and mental health treatment. Programs that accept military insurance often have targeted treatment focused on the unique challenges military members, veterans, and their families face.

Medicaid is a state based program that helps lower-income individuals and families pay for healthcare. Medicaid covers addiction treatment so those enrolled can use their coverage to pay for rehab. When a program accepts Medicaid the client often pays very little or nothing out of their own pocket.

Addiction Treatments

Levels of Care

outpatient iconOutpatient
Outpatient Programs (OP) are for those seeking mental rehab or drug rehab, but who also stay at home every night. The main difference between outpatient treatment (OP) and intensive outpatient treatment (IOP) lies in the amount of hours the patient spends at the facility. Most of the time an outpatient program is designed for someone who has completed an inpatient stay and is looking to continue their growth in recovery. Outpatient is not meant to be the starting point, it is commonly referred to as aftercare.
aftercare iconAftercare Support
Rehab aftercare programs offer clients in addiction recovery a robust continuum of care after clients have completed active treatment. These services address recovery as a life-long process and are designed to evolve with clients' changing needs. Clients may partner with their case managers and/or addiction recovery team to identify the rehab aftercare services that are right for them. They may receive career counseling, housing assistance, peer coaching, 12 step program induction, among many other services.
12-step icon12-Step
12-step programs are addiction recovery models based on Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). A number of substance abuse programs (including some drug and alcohol rehab centers) use the 12 steps as a basis for treatment. Beginning steps involve admitting powerlessness over the addiction and creating a spiritual basis for recovery. Middle steps including making direct amends to those who've been hurt by the addiction, and the final step is to assist others in addiction recovery in the same way. 12-Step offshoots including Narcotics Anonymous (NA), Cocaine Anonymous (CA), Dual Recovery Anonymous (DRA), Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA) and Gamblers Anonymous (GA).
medically-assisted-detox iconMedically Assisted Detox
When addicted, quitting your drug of choice suddenly can be dangerous. That's why experts agree a medically assisted detox is the safest way to remove addictive substances from the body. Usually done in an inpatient setting, your vitals signs and overall well being are consistently monitored and rechecked in order to keep you safe and ensure the detox is successful.

Treatments

The goal of treatment for alcoholism is abstinence. Those with poor social support, poor motivation, or psychiatric disorders tend to relapse within a few years of treatment. For these people, success is measured by longer periods of abstinence, reduced use of alcohol, better health, and improved social functioning. Recovery and Maintenance are usually based on 12 step programs and AA meetings.

Drug rehab in California teaches participants constructive ways to stay clean and sober. Treatment revolves around helping individuals stop using the substance they are addicted to and learn healthy habits to avoid relapse.

A combined mental health and substance abuse rehab has the staff and resources available to handle individuals with both mental health and substance abuse issues. It can be challenging to determine where a specific symptom stems from (a mental health issue or an issue related to substance abuse), so mental health and substance abuse professionals are helpful in detangling symptoms and keeping treatment on track.

Programs

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Teen Program
Teen programs are designed to address the unique pressures teens face, pressures that can drive them to experiment with dangerous, addictive substances. They need programs that meet them exactly where they are and give them tools for long-term recovery. Therapy can help teenagers understand and work through underlying issues so they can reclaim the life ahead of them.
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Adult Program
Adult rehab programs include therapies tailored to each client's specific needs, goals, and recovery progress. They are tailored to the specific challenges adult clients may face, including family and work pressures and commitments. From inpatient and residential treatment to various levels of outpatient services, there are many options available. Some facilities also help adults work through co-occurring conditions, like anxiety, that can accompany addiction.
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Program For Men
Men face specific challenges and concerns when seeking addiction treatment. Gender-specific recovery programs help them tackle these issues head-on in an environment that's focused, targeted, and distraction-free. It also gives them the opportunity to connect with and learn from other men who have been through a similar journey and can offer support for the next step.
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Program For Women
Rehabs for women provide a safe, nurturing space for female clients to heal. These treatment programs consider the specific obstacles that women can face during recovery and place a special emphasis on mental, social, physical, and reproductive health. They explore how each woman's experience has shaped the trajectory of their substance use, addressing issues such as sexual abuse and past trauma.
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Young Adult Program
Young adulthood can be an exciting, yet difficult, time of transition. Individuals in their late teens to mid-20s face unique stressors related to school, jobs, families, and social circles, which can lead to a rise in substance use. Rehab centers with dedicated young adult programs will include activities and amenities that cater to this age group, with an emphasis on specialized counseling, peer socialization, and ongoing aftercare.
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Child Program
The providers who specialize in the children's rehab space understand the specialized needs that this population faces. School-based and social services such as tutoring and family counseling are often central to treatment. Child programs may also address the needs of youth experiencing substance abuse in the home, including a parent's or sibling's addiction.
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HIV/AIDS Program
HIV/AIDS programs support disease prevention and management in high-risk individuals in recovery. Individuals who engage in intravenous drug use and other addictive behaviors are at a higher risk of becoming infected with HIV. Rehab centers that specialize in treating this population typically have a high number of nurses, physicians, and psychiatrists on staff who can make sure both their medical and mental health needs are met.
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LGBTQ Program
Recovery is most successful when clients feel accepted and validated by their peers and treatment providers. Facilities that offer LGBTQ-inclusive programming are committed to creating a safe space where everyone can grow and recover without fear of judgment or discrimination. They will have dedicated policies in place to create a safe and supportive environment that fosters free expression.
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Military Program
Serving in the military is both mentally and physically challenging, and can result in trauma that persists even after combat ends. Military programs are tailored to the specific and often complex needs of active duty personnel, veterans, and military families. Clients often access these programs through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
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Postpartum Program
The postpartum period is a sensitive time, especially for women in addiction recovery. Rehabs with specialized programs for new mothers will offer compassionate, personalized care to meet each client's needs as they transition from pregnancy to this season of life. Care teams may include obstetricians, pediatricians, and social workers working collaboratively to give women, children, and families a healthy future.

Clinical Services

Cognitive behavioral therapy in California is a method that therapists often use for the effective treatment of substance use disorders. It is based on the principle that substance abuse stems from unhelpful ways of thinking and patterns of behavior, which can be changed by helping the individual learn better ways of coping.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a modified form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a treatment designed to help people understand and ultimately affect the relationship between their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. DBT is often used for individuals who struggle with self-harm behaviors, such as self-mutilation (cutting) and suicidal thoughts, urges, or attempts. It has been proven clinically effective for those who struggle with out-of-control emotions and mental health illnesses like Borderline Personality Disorder.

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.

In individual therapy, a patient meets one-on-one with a trained psychologist or counselor. Therapy is a pivotal part of effective substance abuse treatment, as it often covers root causes of addiction, including challenges faced by the patient in their social, family, and work/school life.

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.

Whether a marriage or other committed relationship, an intimate partnership is one of the most important aspects of a person's life. Drug and alcohol addiction affects both members of a couple in deep and meaningful ways, as does rehab and recovery. Couples therapy and other couples-focused treatment programs are significant parts of exploring triggers of addiction, as well as learning how to build healthy patterns to support ongoing sobriety.

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.

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.

Substances can prevent the absorption of nutrients and cause damage to your body's systems. Nutrition therapy in California addresses the deficiencies in vitamins and minerals that are caused by substance abuse.

Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) is a way of getting nicotine into the bloodstream without smoking. It uses products that supply low doses of nicotine to help people stop smoking. The goal of therapy is to cut down on cravings for nicotine and ease the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal.

Amenities

  • car iconPrivate Transportation
  • home-setting iconResidential Setting
  • acupuncture iconAcupuncture Room
  • private iconPrivate Setting

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

State Licenses are permits issued by government agencies that allow rehab organizations to conduct business legally within a certain geographical area. Typically, the kind of program a rehab facility offers, along with its physical location, determines which licenses are required to operate legally.

State License: California

Contact Information

Phone icon (562) 264-6000
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201 South Harbor Boulevard
La Habra, CA 90631

Fact checked and written by:
Chika Uchendu
Edited by:
Courtney Myers, MS

Reviews of VCC: The Gary Center

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3.1 (40 reviews)
Lili Boro
1 month ago
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Terrible service. Our appt was at 3pm, I pulled my grandson from school earlier to be there on time. After everybody that was there went in to see the dr. and .45min later. I asked at the front desk how long more. He never gave me an answer. New people came in and out in a short time, but they didn't called us. Got tired of waiting and left.

Cynthia Garcia
1 month ago
1

Terrible service

Maria Silva
2 months ago
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Terrible service, the lady who attends, zero empathy, a horror clinic, and I will change clinics

Susi Castillo
2 months ago
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They should change the staff in front, they are the same, they do not have any kindness and professionalism in what they do, they make you wait a lot and there are 3 of them who are there to serve, two women and a man, they are 0 friendly with angry faces and like That their jobs are so bad for them to be a community clinic should be quite the opposite.

Farah Almashal
2 months ago
1

THIS IS THE WORST EXPERIENCE EVER, THEY HAVE VERY BAD ATTITUDES AND THEY DIDNT NOT LET ME IN BECAUSE I WAS LATE 5 minutes driving all the way from Anaheim 40 minutes drive. I had both of my babies with me and they still didn t let me in for 5 minutes.

Stefania Dumitru
2 months ago
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This clinic is very stupid and very unserious, we make fun of people, we come for appointments and when you arrive they say they don't have time or that we were a minute late

Abel Chavez
4 months ago
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Henry Perez Jr.
5 months ago
5

Thank you so very much to the team in the Dental dept.!So my tooth is chipped and Ms. Phuong Kieu Huynh DMD took care of my tooth I appreciate her and Lso Tony the assistant is cool also very professional and funny.You need any work on your teeth any issues they'll help you.Thank you againI remainHenry Jr. Perez

M B
5 months ago
4

I get my P. consult via Telemedicine from Dr. P. If your needs require 45 minutes, you will be accommodated (by appointment). Nominate him for a Nobel prize in Medicine. The staff are helpful.

Shinobi
6 months ago
5

My Dr had recommended getting acupuncture from the Dr Gary. I have been in pain a very long time and had acupuncture previously with no solution and still in pain. I had my first session two weeks ago and I was in shock after I finished. From the time I got up I felt NOTHING ! For the first time in nearly one year I am pain free ! I will continue to go to VCC.

Jennifer Banas
7 months ago
1

I tried making an appointment and they strive their best saying they welcome anyone yet their receptionist was rude and said they only take "established" patients and not welcoming any new patients.

Veronica Adan
8 months ago
1

Employees are rude! Been trying to get an appointment to refill medication but none available until 1 month.

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