McAlister Institute South Bay Regional Recovery Center

Outpatient rehab in Chula Vista is offered at McAlister Institute South Bay Regional Recovery Center.

This program treats adults over 18 for substance use, with mental health care for people who struggle with dual conditions.

It's run by McAlister Institute, a nonprofit with more than 40 years of alcohol and drug services.

The center serves men and women, including pregnant and postpartum people.

Outpatient Only in Chula Vista

There's no detox or residential rehab here, so treatment is available while you're living at home.

Care centers on intensive outpatient treatment, plus telemedicine visits when the drive or a work schedule makes in person visits difficult.

Counselors also use cognitive behavioral therapy, a way of working on how patterns of thought and habit feed into substance use. They include buprenorphine and naltrexone in treatment, medications for opioid and alcohol use disorders.

The center holds accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities and from the state substance abuse agency.

Insurance and Sliding Scale

Private health insurance and cash payments are both accepted, and the center uses a sliding fee scale to make treatment more accessible.

The fee depends on a household's income and other circumstances rather than one set rate, so the price a family pays follows what it earns.

Most of the center's programs also accept Medi-Cal.