rehabBehavioral Health Services
Los Angeles, CA
Addiction treatment
Mela Counseling Services Center
Mela Counseling Services Center provides addiction treatment in Los Angeles, CA, with outpatient services. People seeking care can access intensive outpatient treatment, cognitive behavioral therapy, and group counseling. Payment options include self-payment.
5723 Whittier Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90022
Services & treatment options
Treatment
Type of Care
- Substance use treatment
Care setting
- Intensive outpatient treatment
- Outpatient
- Regular outpatient treatment
External Opioid Medications Source
- No formal relationship with prescribing entity
Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
- Accepts clients using medication assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder but prescribed elsewhere
External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
- No formal relationship with prescribing entity
Type of Opioid Treatment
- Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere
Treatment Approaches
- Anger management
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Matrix Model
- Motivational interviewing
- Relapse prevention
- Substance use disorder counseling
Assessment/Pre-treatment
- Comprehensive substance use assessment
- Interim services for clients
- Outreach to persons in the community
- Screening for substance use
Testing
- Drug or alcohol urine screening
Who we help
Special Programs/Groups Offered
- Adolescents
- Adult men
- Adult women
- Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
- Clients who have experienced sexual abuse
- Clients who have experienced trauma
- Clients with HIV or AIDS
- Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
- Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)
- Pregnant/postpartum women
- Seniors or older adults
- Veterans
- Young adults
Age Groups Accepted
- Adults
- Children/Adolescents
Gender Accepted
- Female
- Male
Payment & insurance
Payment and insurance
- Cash or self-payment
Payment Assistance Available
- Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
Support services
Transitional Services
- Aftercare/continuing care
- Discharge Planning
- Outcome follow-up after discharge
Recovery Support Services
- Employment counseling or training
- Housing services
- Mentoring/peer support
Education and Counseling Services
- Family counseling
- Group counseling
- HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
- Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis
- Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
- Substance use disorder education
Language Services
- Spanish
Ancillary Services
- Case management service
- Child care for clients' children
- Domestic violence services, including family or partner
- Social skills development
About the center
Facility operation
- Private non-profit organization
License/Certification/Accreditation
- State Substance use treatment agency
- State department of health
Facility Smoking Policy
- Smoking not permitted
Facility Vaping Policy
- Vaping not permitted