Treatment Programs at RBHN Rehab

Medical Detox

Medical detox at RBHN Rehab runs three to seven days in a dedicated wing of the Mount Diablo Boulevard campus, with a physician on site daily and nurses on the wing around the clock. We accept detox admissions at any hour. A nurse completes vitals and comfort medication within the first twenty minutes of arrival; the intake paperwork waits.

Our protocols cover alcohol, opioids (including fentanyl), benzodiazepines, stimulants, and polysubstance presentations. Medication-assisted treatment - buprenorphine, methadone bridging, naltrexone - is available and discussed openly. We monitor withdrawal with CIWA and COWS scoring and adjust comfort protocols every two hours through the acute phase.

Detox is not treatment - it is the corridor that makes treatment possible. Most patients transition directly into residential care by day four.

Residential Treatment

Residential care at RBHN runs thirty to ninety days across 64 beds. The clinical structure follows a structured-academic format borrowed from the seminar models that work for adults who learn through engagement: psychoeducation lectures in the morning, addiction science workshops in the late morning, workbook exercises and small-group review through the afternoon, and clinical depth in individual therapy and process groups.

Every resident is paired with a primary therapist, a case manager, and a family liaison in the first 72 hours. Standardized outcome assessments occur at admission, mid-stay, discharge, and at 90- and 365-day follow-ups.

Outpatient Program

Outpatient care at RBHN is structured in three tiers and supports both step-downs from residential and direct admissions from the community.

Partial Hospitalization (PHP)

Two to four weeks of six-hour clinical days, Monday through Friday. PHP suits patients who no longer need overnight care but still require a full therapeutic schedule and ongoing medical oversight.

Intensive Outpatient (IOP)

Eight to twelve weeks of three-hour sessions, three to four days per week. Evening IOP runs 6 to 9 p.m. for working adults across the East Bay.

Standard Outpatient

Weekly individual therapy, monthly psychiatric follow-up, and alumni group access. The maintenance tier that sustains recovery over months and years.

Dual Diagnosis

Most patients who arrive at RBHN carry more than one diagnosis - depression, anxiety, PTSD, bipolar disorder, ADHD, or unresolved trauma. Treating the addiction alone leaves the underlying architecture intact, which is why every admission receives a psychiatric consult within forty-eight hours.

Dr. Pemberton-Liu and the psychiatric team coordinate with the therapy staff in shared rounds three times per week. Medication adjustments, therapy modality selection, and trauma-focused work are sequenced together so one track does not undercut the other. EMDR, ACT, and neurofeedback are all available to dual-diagnosis patients as clinically indicated.