Comprehensive daytime care for substance use recovery, offering clinical structure and support without overnight hospitalization.
San Diego Transformation Center's Substance Use Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) in San Diego provides intensive daytime addiction treatment with integrated co-occurring mental health care. One coordinated team delivers therapy, medication management, and wellness support in our 15,000-square-foot Sorrento Valley clinic: structured care by day, home each night.
Expect 5 to 6 hours a day, 5 to 6 days a week of clinician-led groups, individual therapy, skills practice, and psychiatric support, with evenings at home. Your same multidisciplinary team tracks progress and adjusts intensity as you stabilize, keeping treatment coordinated, practical, and aligned to your goals.
A coordinated daytime schedule keeps you engaged and supported while you live at home:
A Substance Use Disorder Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) is the most intensive outpatient level of care. You attend a supervised, structured day program for therapy, skills groups, and psychiatric care, then return home at night. PHP commonly serves as a step down from residential care at another facility, or a step up from standard outpatient when you need more support.
At San Diego Transformation Center, your multidisciplinary team coordinates the plan, monitors safety, and adjusts intensity as you progress. This keeps care cohesive and minimizes handoffs between levels. Care is outpatient only, with no overnight stays.
Our substance use PHP serves adults facing challenges with alcohol, prescription medications, opioids, stimulants, or other substances.
Your aftercare plan starts on day one. As you stabilize, we adjust frequency and help you transition to IOP or OP with the same providers.
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If you are unsure whether PHP is the right fit for your pattern of use, our team will assess and recommend PHP, IOP, OP, or outpatient detox as appropriate.
We accept most insurance plans and complete authorizations on your behalf. Before you start, we verify benefits and review any copay or coinsurance so you know what to expect. Self-pay options can be discussed if needed.
Review our Insurance Plans page, or contact admissions with questions.
San Diego Transformation Center
9909 Huennekens St., Suite 110
San Diego, CA 92121
Phone: (858) 215-1655
Your PHP takes place on-site at our Sorrento Valley clinic, where the same team provides outpatient detox, PHP, IOP, OP, and supportive services under one roof. Call before your first day to confirm your start time and parking details.
Our program is certified by the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS).
You don't have to face addiction alone. Take the first step: verify your insurance or call to speak confidentially with our admissions team about starting substance use PHP.
Length varies by clinical need. Many clients participate for several weeks, with the team reviewing progress and adjusting intensity or stepping down to IOP or OP when you are ready.
For people who need daily structure without overnight care, PHP provides multiple hours of therapy, skills practice, relapse-prevention work, and psychiatric support each day while you stay connected to home. A clinical assessment helps confirm whether it fits your needs.
It depends on what you use and your risk of withdrawal. If you need withdrawal support first, our team can assess you for outpatient (ambulatory) detox and then help you step into PHP with the same team. Your clinical assessment determines the safest starting point.
Yes. Our substance use PHP treats alcohol use disorders, including relapse after prior treatment, as well as opioids, stimulants, sedatives, cannabis, and polysubstance use.
Our team screens for co-occurring conditions and treats substance use and mental health needs in one plan. If mental health symptoms are your main concern, our Mental Health PHP may be a better fit, and your assessment helps you decide.
Most clients use health insurance. We verify benefits, obtain authorizations, and review any copay or coinsurance before you start. Insurance is not required, and self-pay options can be discussed with admissions.
Our PHP is an on-site, clinician-led day program. Days include check-ins, group therapy (process and skills), individual sessions, psychiatric support, and wrap-up planning. Consistent structure helps you practice tools that support recovery.
Our PHP serves adults who are medically and psychiatrically stable for outpatient care, able to attend daily, and likely to benefit from intensive structure. A clinical assessment confirms fit and safety.
We use evidence-based approaches such as CBT, DBT skills, relapse prevention, psychoeducation, and trauma-informed care, with EMDR available when clinically appropriate.
Your team reviews progress with you throughout PHP, looking at your goals, skill use, symptom changes, and readiness to step down to IOP or OP. Results vary from person to person, and your plan is adjusted as your needs change.
