Partial Hospitalization · Women's Only · Orange County
Anchored Tides Recovery provides PHP in Orange County for adult women, delivering full-day, women-only outpatient care in Huntington Beach. Five days a week (about 30 hours), you’ll receive trauma-informed, dual-diagnosis support with individual, group, and family therapy plus psychiatric care.
Full-day, women-only outpatient program — approximately five days per week, no overnight stay.
The most structured outpatient level we offer — a step above IOP for women who need full clinical days and can return home each evening.
For women at several different starting points — stepping down from residential, stepping up from outpatient, or beginning treatment with significant clinical need.
Integrated care for SUD, mental health, and trauma — with specialty support for veterans and women with eating disorders.
Benefits checked before you start — we are in-network with several major carriers, and our admissions team can verify your benefits before admission, with no obligation to enroll.
PHP VS. IOP
Partial hospitalization is a full clinical day. You arrive in the morning, spend about six hours in individual, group and family work plus psychiatric care, and go home each evening. Over five days, that adds up to roughly 30 hours a week.
Our women's intensive outpatient program asks for less time, about 9 to 15 hours across three days, so many women keep work, school or family commitments alongside it. Women often step from PHP into IOP as their footing steadies.
When less structure is needed for ongoing support, outpatient treatment in Orange County offers a few hours a week. If you're unsure which fits, our team can verify your insurance benefits and talk through the right starting point with you.
What mornings look like
PHP mornings are unhurried by design. Women arrive, settle in, and the program holds space — coffee, light, a few minutes alone — before the first group convenes. The day’s intensity comes from the work, not from the pace at which it begins.
See a typical day in PHP
Who Women's PHP Is For
PHP is full clinical days without the overnight component of residential care. Women who typically thrive in our PHP:
When PHP isn't the right start
Our admissions team helps each woman find the right level of care — even if that level isn't with us.
Where PHP fits in the continuum of care
Here is how our three outpatient levels of care compare.
Anchors the day with structure and connection.
One to two sessions weekly, on a cadence your treatment plan defines.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Trauma & Recovery, Stress and Anxiety Management.
Tailored to your treatment plan — trauma processing, relapse prevention, dietitian support where indicated.
Continuity of care across step-downs, outside providers, and life logistics.
When clinically indicated, integrated with the rest of the plan.
Understanding PHP coverage
The cost of a partial hospitalization program is not a single number. It depends on your insurance plan, the benefits that plan carries for behavioral health, and the level of care your clinical team recommends for you.
We are an admissions-led program, which means we start by understanding your coverage through the PHP admissions assessment before we talk about anything else. Our admissions team will review your benefits with you directly and confidentially, so you know what your plan supports before you make a decision.
Several factors influence what PHP looks like financially for each woman who comes to us:
We are in-network with a number of carriers, and we work with several others out-of-network. Your specific benefits are confirmed during verification.
If you do not see your plan listed, we are still glad to review your benefits with you.
What we treat in PHP
Most women in our PHP present with more than one. Care plans integrate both pictures into a single treatment plan from the assessment forward.
Therapies used in our PHP
Individual, group, and family therapy supported by evidence-based and experiential modalities, chosen alongside your level of care.
Evidence-based skills work to identify and reshape thought patterns that drive substance use.
Distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness — central to our PHP groups.
Where clinically indicated, integrated with psychiatric care from our medical team.
Daily practice woven through the schedule — body-based regulation tools alongside the clinical work.
Our differentiated coastal modality. Ocean, breath, and movement, run by clinicians who know how to use it.
Yoga, art, journaling, and group practice — clinically integrated, not bolted on the edges.
We work with many commercial insurance plans. Verify your benefits to see what your plan includes.
We are happy to verify your benefits prior to any commitment and let you know what your plan covers. Please note: we do not accept Medi-Cal or Medicaid.
PPO, HMO, and EPO accepted
Other insurance carriers accepted, verify insurance to find out if you’re covered. We do not accept Medi-Cal or Medicare.
Why women choose Anchored Tides for PHP
A dedicated space for gender-specific recovery, with programming designed around how women heal.
Becca Edge (CEO/Co-Founder), Amy Dutton (Co-Founder), and Clinical Director Sara Rotunno, LPCC.
Every clinician is trained in trauma-informed care — it's not an add-on, it's the orientation of the program.
Integrated programming for veterans, women with eating disorders, and women with significant trauma histories.
A coastal Orange County campus, with Surf Therapy as a signature experiential modality.
Joint Commission accredited · DHCS License #300386AP.
Our Huntington Beach location
SERVICE AREA
Our PHP is based at our Huntington Beach location, and we welcome women from across Orange County, including Newport Beach and Costa Mesa. Because PHP is a day program, you come in each morning and return home each evening.
You can learn more about our Huntington Beach location, or verify your insurance before your first visit.
Most women spend approximately two to six weeks in PHP before stepping down to Intensive Outpatient. The exact length depends on clinical progress and your individualized treatment plan rather than a fixed timeline. Some women need less time; some need more. We build the right length around the woman, not the other way around.
Evidence & accountability
This page was reviewed by Zoe Tambling, LMFT on . The references below informed the specific topics noted with each citation.
