Outpatient Treatment – Basic Steps Mental Health https://basicsteps.life Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:37:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5.24 https://basicsteps.life/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cropped-basic-steps-mental-health-siteicon-3-32x32.png Outpatient Treatment – Basic Steps Mental Health https://basicsteps.life 32 32 156554076 Legal Assessments https://basicsteps.life/2026/04/legal-assessments/ https://basicsteps.life/2026/04/legal-assessments/#respond Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:24:42 +0000 https://basicsteps.life/?p=20226 In 2017, I opened Basic Steps Mental Health, a clinic that assists people with mental health issues and issues with substance addiction. What we offer are individual sessions, group sessions, family sessions, an intensive outpatient program, and a partial hospitalization program—which is temporarily on hold. It is a big undertaking offering six hours of treatment […]

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]]> https://basicsteps.life/2026/04/legal-assessments/feed/ 0 20226 Special Memory #10 https://basicsteps.life/2024/09/special-memory-10/ https://basicsteps.life/2024/09/special-memory-10/#respond Tue, 24 Sep 2024 17:55:21 +0000 https://basicsteps.life/?p=5271 In 2012 as the world worried about extinction, I took a gamble. Since my ten-year relationship just ended, I wanted to get out of Los Angeles and explore my horizons. Ultimately I took up an offer to open up a Residential Treatment Facility 1,000 miles away. Moving from my family, friends, and steady job was […]

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]]> https://basicsteps.life/2024/09/special-memory-10/feed/ 0 5271 A Heart Felt Thank You https://basicsteps.life/2024/09/a-heart-felt-thank-you/ https://basicsteps.life/2024/09/a-heart-felt-thank-you/#respond Tue, 17 Sep 2024 17:29:21 +0000 https://basicsteps.life/?p=5158 12 years ago I moved up to this area to open up a residential treatment facility unlike any other. No, not another 12-step facility, mine was using clinical psychology with a smattering of spirituality which had incredible success at the first Mental Health Urgent Care Center in the country. The residential facility had a pretty […]

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]]> https://basicsteps.life/2024/09/a-heart-felt-thank-you/feed/ 0 5158 Confession – I Am an Addict https://basicsteps.life/2024/05/confession/ https://basicsteps.life/2024/05/confession/#respond Sun, 19 May 2024 16:43:12 +0000 https://basicsteps.life/?p=4707 I have a confession to make. I am an addict. I guess that’s the best way to describe my binge-watching of the power washing and garden makeover channels on YouTube. I thought it was just a phase, but after 3 months I am still mesmerized by watching people clean up disaster areas and I wonder […]

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]]> https://basicsteps.life/2024/05/confession/feed/ 0 4707 Taking a Step Back https://basicsteps.life/2024/01/taking-a-step-back/ https://basicsteps.life/2024/01/taking-a-step-back/#respond Thu, 18 Jan 2024 18:00:43 +0000 https://basicsteps.life/?p=4081 I took a step back today and let my assistant run the intensive outpatient program. I was in the main office and could hear what was going on but needed to back off and let my assistant do her thing, as well as the clients. Letting go of the control was an interesting process. There […]

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]]> https://basicsteps.life/2024/01/taking-a-step-back/feed/ 0 4081 Me Pleasing https://basicsteps.life/2023/06/me-pleasing/ https://basicsteps.life/2023/06/me-pleasing/#respond Wed, 21 Jun 2023 16:00:19 +0000 https://basicsteps.life/?p=3816 Things are back in full swing at Basic Steps Mental Health and the popularity of our IOP program has been steadily increasing. Our IOP program is conducted Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday from 9:00 am to noon. What is beautiful about the group experience is that I as a therapist don’t have to work as hard […]

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]]> https://basicsteps.life/2023/06/me-pleasing/feed/ 0 3816 Luxury Intensive Outpatient Program Really Treatment? https://basicsteps.life/2021/08/luxury-intensive-outpatient-program-really-treatment/ https://basicsteps.life/2021/08/luxury-intensive-outpatient-program-really-treatment/#respond Tue, 10 Aug 2021 03:37:47 +0000 https://basicsteps.life/?p=2899 Our Intensive Outpatient Program isn’t easy. Different from most, the emphasis is on healing underlying core wounds. The aim of our program is to teach people how to be a counselor to themselves. Are we successful? It depends on what measurement you use. But when graduates of the program call years later just to say […]

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]]> https://basicsteps.life/2021/08/luxury-intensive-outpatient-program-really-treatment/feed/ 0 2899 New Trends in Addiction Treatment https://basicsteps.life/2019/04/new-trends-in-addiction-treatment/ https://basicsteps.life/2019/04/new-trends-in-addiction-treatment/#respond Wed, 24 Apr 2019 18:07:02 +0000 https://basicsteps.life/?p=1544 The American Heritage® Dictionary defines addiction (ə-dĭkˈshən) as: The compulsive physiological and psychological need for a habit-forming substance: a drug used in the treatment of heroin addiction. An instance of this: a person with multiple chemical addictions. The condition of being habitually or compulsively occupied with or involved in something. Habitual Patterns When a habit […]

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]]> https://basicsteps.life/2019/04/new-trends-in-addiction-treatment/feed/ 0 1544 The Time For a Better You Is Now https://basicsteps.life/2018/12/the-time-for-a-better-you-is-now/ https://basicsteps.life/2018/12/the-time-for-a-better-you-is-now/#respond Thu, 27 Dec 2018 23:00:01 +0000 https://wplive.site/wp/md/optima/?p=847 How long do you want to tolerate your problems? How long do you want to hide from life? Even if you have tried the treatment in the past – you’ve never been through treatment quite like this. We Get to the Root of the Problem I am Dr. Scott Alpert from Basic Steps Mental Health. […]

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]]> https://basicsteps.life/2018/12/the-time-for-a-better-you-is-now/feed/ 0 847 Transitioning from Residential to Outpatient Treatment https://basicsteps.life/2018/11/transitioning-from-residential-to-outpatient-treatment/ https://basicsteps.life/2018/11/transitioning-from-residential-to-outpatient-treatment/#respond Sun, 25 Nov 2018 18:11:33 +0000 https://wplive.site/wp/md/optima/2018/01/31/which-is-better-dogs-or-cats-4-2/ Five years ago, I opened a Residential Treatment Program in Washington State. It had good success but being a perfectionist I wanted to have 100% success and some people struggled after discharge. This industry has relapse rates in the first year at roughly 60%! Relapse is something I have had a difficult time with, from […]

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