Women's Mental Health Treatment in Orange County
Specialized mental health treatment designed exclusively for women
📋 Key Takeaways
- Anchored Tides offers women-only mental health treatment in Huntington Beach, CA (Orange County)
- Our program treats co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders together through a trauma-informed lens
- Programs range from Partial Hospitalization (PHP) to Intensive Outpatient (IOP), Outpatient (OP), and After-Care
- We are Joint Commission (JCAHO) accredited and DHCS licensed (#300386AP)
- Most PPO insurance is accepted — contact us to verify your coverage at no obligation
Confidential. No obligation.
Mental Health Conditions We Treat
Depression & Mood Disorders
Women experience depression differently than men — often shaped by relational dynamics, caregiving roles, hormonal changes, and trauma history. Our program addresses the full picture, not just the presenting symptoms.
Anxiety Disorders
Generalized anxiety, social anxiety, panic, and high-functioning anxiety are among the most common conditions co-occurring with addiction in women. We treat anxiety as part of a whole-person recovery model that addresses root causes alongside symptom management.
PTSD & Trauma-Related Conditions
Trauma — including childhood trauma, sexual trauma, relational abuse, and military trauma — is one of the most common underlying drivers of addiction and mental health struggles in women. Our trauma-informed care model is built to address this directly.
Dual Diagnosis
Many women arrive carrying both a substance use disorder and an undiagnosed or under-treated mental health condition. Our dual diagnosis program treats both simultaneously, because treating only one rarely holds.
Eating Disorders
Disordered eating, body image struggles, and conditions like anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder frequently intersect with addiction and trauma in women. Our specialized eating disorder track addresses this overlap with clinical care designed around women’s specific experiences.
Grief, Loss & Life Transitions
Complicated grief, sudden loss, divorce, career upheaval, and identity shifts can all become doorways to mental health and substance use crises. Our clinicians are trained to support women through the emotional weight of major life changes.
Codependency & Relational Trauma
Women are disproportionately affected by codependent patterns and relationship-based trauma. Our program creates space to untangle these dynamics and build the kind of boundaries and self-regard that sustain long-term recovery.
Military & Veteran Mental Health
Female veterans and active-duty women face distinct mental health challenges — including military sexual trauma (MST), combat-related PTSD, and the isolation that often follows military service. Our veteran and military rehabilitation track is designed to meet women where they are.
HUNTINGTON BEACH WOMEN’S REHABILITATION AND TREATMENT CENTER
HELPING WOMEN RECOVER DRUG & ALCOHOL ADDICTION, MENTAL HEALTH, TRAUMA, AND DISORDERED EATING
Our Women-Only Approach to Mental Health Care
A women-only environment is not a preference — it is a clinical decision.
Women’s mental health needs differ from men’s in ways that matter in treatment: the role of relational dynamics, the prevalence of trauma and sexual abuse history, the weight of societal expectations, and the physiological factors that shape how depression, anxiety, and addiction manifest and respond to treatment. Mixed-gender programs often underserve women not because the clinicians aren’t skilled, but because the environment itself introduces dynamics that make it harder for women to feel safe enough to do the work.
At Anchored Tides, every clinician, every group, every conversation happens within a women-only space. We are female-founded and female-led — by Becca Edge (CEO and Co-Founder), Amy Dutton (Co-Founder), and Zoe Tambling, LMFT (Clinical Director) — and we built this program with a clear understanding of what women need from a mental health treatment environment: emotional safety, relational warmth, and clinical credibility in equal measure.
Our trauma-informed care framework is not a specialty add-on. It is the orientation of the entire program. Every staff interaction, every therapeutic modality, and every treatment plan is built from the understanding that trauma is often at the center of the mental health struggles that bring women to us.
Why Families Trust Anchored Tides
Specialty Mental Health Tracks
Dual Diagnosis Treatment
Dual diagnosis — the co-occurrence of a substance use disorder and a mental health condition — is the most common clinical profile we see. Our dual diagnosis program treats both conditions simultaneously within a single integrated care model, rather than addressing them in sequence or in isolation.
Learn more →Trauma-Informed Care for Women
Trauma-informed care is the clinical and relational foundation of everything we do. Our trauma-informed track provides structured therapeutic programming for women whose mental health and addiction are rooted in unresolved trauma, including PTSD, childhood abuse, relational trauma, and sexual trauma.
Learn more →Eating Disorder Treatment
The intersection of eating disorders, mental health, and substance use is more common in women than is often recognized. Our eating disorder treatment track provides specialized clinical support for women managing disordered eating alongside co-occurring mental health and addiction concerns.
Learn more →Veterans & Military Mental Health
Female veterans and active-duty women often return from service carrying invisible wounds — PTSD, military sexual trauma, depression, and the particular isolation of leaving a structured military identity. Our veterans and military rehabilitation track is built to address these specific experiences with the clinical depth they require.
Learn more →Non-12-Step Treatment Options
For women who prefer a mental health-forward, evidence-based recovery model that doesn’t rely on a 12-step framework, we offer non-12-step treatment options grounded in CBT, DBT, trauma therapy, and individualized treatment planning.
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Therapeutic Modalities Used in Our Mental Health Program
Our Therapeutic Modalities
A Treatment Plan Built Around You
Our clinical team draws on a range of evidence-based and holistic therapeutic modalities, building individualized treatment plans rather than applying a single protocol to every woman in our program.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Identifies and reshapes the thought patterns that drive anxiety, depression, and addictive behavior.
Learn more →Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Builds emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness — skills that are particularly valuable for women managing trauma-related mental health conditions.
Learn more →Trauma-Focused Therapy
Our clinical team integrates trauma-focused approaches throughout the program for women whose mental health struggles are rooted in unresolved trauma.
Learn more →Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT)
Where clinically appropriate, MAT supports women managing withdrawal, cravings, or co-occurring psychiatric symptoms as part of a broader treatment plan.
Learn more →Mindfulness & Meditation
Grounding practices that support emotional regulation, present-moment awareness, and nervous system recovery — particularly valuable in trauma-informed care.
Learn more →Surf Therapy — Huntington Beach
Our Huntington Beach location makes surf therapy a genuine differentiator. Time in the water supports confidence, embodiment, and emotional regulation in ways that traditional clinical settings often cannot.
Learn more →Holistic & Evidence-Based Approaches
Including individualized treatment planning, group therapy, family therapy where appropriate, psychoeducation, and life skills development.
Learn more →What to Expect: From First Call to First Week
Reaching out is often the hardest step. Here’s what the process looks like once you do.
Initial Call or Contact
A member of our admissions team answers your call or form submission, usually same day. The conversation is confidential and completely obligation-free.
Same-Day ResponseFree Clinical Assessment
We’ll speak with you (or the woman you’re calling for) to understand her situation, treatment history, and what level of care makes the most sense.
No CostInsurance Verification
Our team verifies benefits at no charge. We’ll walk you through what’s covered before any decisions are made.
No ChargeAdmission & Intake
If Anchored Tides is the right fit, intake is handled with care and privacy. We help with the logistics of getting there.
Private & SupportiveIndividualized Treatment Plan
Within the first days of program, our clinical team develops a treatment plan tailored to her specific mental health needs, history, and goals.
Personalized CareProgram Start
She begins working with our clinical team, her primary therapist, and the community of women in her program.
Day OneOngoing Clinical Review
Treatment plans are reviewed and adjusted regularly as she progresses through care.
Continuous SupportReady to take the first step?
Confidential. No obligation. We’re here when you’re ready.
Insurance and Payment
Most major PPO insurance plans are accepted at Anchored Tides Recovery. We work with Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, GEHA, Meritain Health, HealthScope, UMR, and United Healthcare, among others.
Our admissions team verifies insurance benefits at no charge and walks you through your coverage before any decisions are made. Coverage varies by plan. We’ll help you understand your specific benefits, any out-of-pocket costs, and your options — without pressure and without obligation.
Carriers We Work With
Free Benefits Check
Not Sure What Your Insurance Covers?
We verify your benefits at no cost and explain exactly what’s covered — before you make any decisions.
Will insurance cover my treatment? →Developing a Support System
Building a strong support system is vital for lasting recovery and personal growth. This page explores the importance of fostering healthy relationships, finding supportive communities, and creating a network of trusted individuals who can help navigate the challenges of life in recovery. At Anchored Tides Recovery, we provide guidance on developing meaningful connections and maintaining a supportive environment to ensure long-term success in sobriety and emotional well-being. Learn how to strengthen your support system and take the next step toward a healthier, more fulfilling life.
The Importance of a Women’s Only Program
Why Women Choose Anchored Tides
A Program Built Differently — By Design
A Truly Women-Only Environment
Every aspect of our program — groups, individual therapy, community, housing — takes place in a women-only space. This is not a marketing designation. It is a clinical and relational reality that changes what becomes possible in treatment.
Female-Founded and Female-Led
Anchored Tides was built by women who understand from the inside what women need in recovery. Becca Edge (CEO and Co-Founder), Amy Dutton (Co-Founder), and Zoe Tambling, LMFT (Clinical Director) lead a team whose professional mission and personal investment are aligned.
Trauma-Informed as a Core Orientation
Our trauma-informed framework is not an add-on service or a specialty module. It shapes how every staff member interacts with every woman in our program, from intake through discharge.
Joint Commission (JCAHO) Accredited
JCAHO accreditation represents one of the most rigorous quality standards in behavioral health. Our accreditation is a third-party signal of clinical excellence — not a self-reported claim.
A Coastal Setting Designed for Healing
Huntington Beach is not incidental to our program. The Pacific coastline is a part of our clinical environment — through surf therapy, daily proximity to the ocean, and the sense of perspective and calm that only open water provides.
— Sarah Rose H.Within days of arriving at Anchored Tides Recovery, I journaled that I experienced unconditional love and acceptance by all the women I was surrounded with, this included both staff and patients.
This facility and program proved repeatedly to be a safe place for me to be vulnerable with my personal experiences, and my eyes opened to the fact that I was not alone. I became part of a community that allowed me to work through my pain and trauma, and experience growth and healing.
The staff deeply care about each and every one of their patients, and it shows. I continuously refer people to this treatment program, as it radically changed my life for the better. I will be eternally grateful.
Find Us
Anchored Tides Recovery
19126 Magnolia St #101
Huntington Beach, CA 92646
Our treatment center is located in Huntington Beach in the heart of Orange County — a coastal setting that is both calming and intentional. We serve women from across Orange County, Los Angeles County, and Southern California.
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FAQs About Women’s Mental Health
Our primary clinical focus is on women managing co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders together. If you have questions about whether your specific situation is a strong clinical fit for our program, please call our admissions team. We’ll have an honest conversation about what we can offer and, if needed, help connect you with the right level of care.
We treat a range of co-occurring mental health conditions including depression, anxiety disorders, PTSD and trauma-related conditions, dual diagnosis (addiction and mental health), eating disorders, grief and loss, codependency and relational trauma, and mental health conditions specific to female veterans and military-connected women.
Program length varies based on your clinical needs and level of care. PHP programs are typically more intensive and shorter in duration, while IOP and outpatient programs involve longer-term engagement at lower daily intensity. Most women benefit from 30–90 days of structured programming, with after-care support following.
Many PPO insurance plans cover mental health treatment, including co-occurring disorder programs. We work with Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, GEHA, Meritain Health, HealthScope, UMR, and United Healthcare. Our admissions team verifies your benefits at no charge before any decision is made. Coverage varies by plan — reach out and we’ll walk you through what applies to your specific situation.
Women’s mental health conditions, especially those tied to trauma, relational dynamics, and addiction, often look and respond to treatment differently than they do in men. A women-only environment removes dynamics that frequently make it harder for women to engage openly in treatment and creates the specific conditions — trust, shared experience, emotional safety — that support deeper therapeutic work.
Yes. Many women in our program have had previous treatment experiences. We approach each woman’s care without assumptions about what has or hasn’t worked in the past. If you’ve been through treatment before and are looking for a different level of support or a different kind of environment, we’re glad to have that conversation with you.
Call our admissions team at (866) 329-6639 or visit our admissions and insurance verification page to begin. The initial conversation is confidential and involves no obligation. We’ll help you understand your options, verify your insurance, and determine whether Anchored Tides is the right fit.
