Akua Mind Body Long Beach

This Long Beach site serves adults facing substance use disorders, mental health conditions, and co-occurring disorders. Care weaves together talk therapy, medication management, and whole-person practices, with an emphasis on steadying a person's life over months rather than days. A separate track is set aside for first responders, including firefighters, police officers, paramedics, and military personnel, with treatment shaped around the strain those roles carry.

Akua Mind Body Long Beach brings dual diagnosis treatment to Los Angeles County adults in a program that pairs psychiatric support with group work. Day treatment and an intensive outpatient program both run here, and groups cover DBT, CBT, ACT, trauma-focused work, and attachment styles. Acupuncture, tai chi, mindfulness, and yoga sit alongside the clinical side, and a free alumni aftercare program keeps meetings, peer contact, and events going after discharge.

Akua Mind Body Long Beach programs

The center runs two outpatient levels: day treatment, also called partial hospitalization, and an intensive outpatient program. Both rely on group work covering DBT, CBT, ACT, trauma-focused groups, and attachment-style groups. Individual, couples, and family counseling are offered too, along with EMDR and art therapy, and medication management supports anyone who needs it.

Akua Mind Body Long Beach outpatient programs in Los Angeles County suit adults who need structure without overnight stays. The approach is evidence-based, holistic, medical, and trauma-informed. Acupuncture, meditation and mindfulness, and yoga are built into the week. If outpatient turns out to be too little for a given situation, then the helpline can help a family look at residential or detox options nearby.

• Couples Counseling
• Holistic
• Evidence-Based
• Acupuncture
• Medical
• Trauma Informed
• Family Therapy
• Art Therapy
• 1-on-1 Counseling
• Meditation & Mindfulness

Who this Long Beach program is built for

• Adult women and men with substance use disorders involving opioids, methamphetamine, marijuana, heroin, cocaine, benzodiazepines, or alcohol
• People with co-occurring conditions including anxiety bipolar disorder, depression, OCD, or personality disorders
• First responders such as firefighters, police officers, paramedics, and military personnel
• Anyone dealing with codependency, grief and loss, anger, or schizophrenia alongside substance use
• People who need a structured outpatient schedule rather than a residential stay

Akua Mind Body Long Beach setting

The center sits at 5355 Carson Street and provides outpatient care only, so clients live at home or in nearby housing while attending. It was founded in 2012 and holds Joint Commission accreditation. Services are offered in English, transportation assistance is listed, and physical fitness and yoga are part of the activities. If someone lives outside easy driving distance of the site, then transportation help is worth asking about before the first appointment.

Paying for Akua Mind Body Long Beach

Cash pay prices are posted by the center, and depending on your plan, insurance might apply. Since each policy covers things differently, our helpline can get on the phone with you to check your benefits and find out what this center takes; that conversation stays private, is free of charge, and doesn't commit you to anything. Should your plan not cover this particular program, the helpline can then search for other Los Angeles programs that will.

Questions worth asking earlier

• Will this center take my insurance, and about how much would I pay myself?
• For the intensive outpatient program, how often each week do sessions meet, and how many weeks does the whole program last?
• Who handles medication management here, and how often does a prescriber check in?
• How does the first responder track differ from the general program?
• What does the free alumni aftercare program include, and how does someone join it?