Dual Diagnosis Mental Health Treatment in Carlsbad
For adults whose main concern is depression, anxiety or trauma, and whose drinking or drug use has become part of how they cope. Wings treats both together, with mental health first.
- Mental health is the main focus; substance use is treated alongside it
- One team and one plan for both
- A trauma therapist on every team
- Detox, when needed, comes first at a detox program
- Works with many PPO plans, and verification is free
If this is a medical emergency, call 911. For a mental health or suicide crisis, call or text 988.
Who Wings treats for mental health and substance use
Wings is a mental health program, not an addiction treatment center. What matters is which problem comes first. The clinical assessment decides, and admissions will tell you honestly.
If this sounds like you
What happens next
Depression, anxiety or trauma is the main concern, and drinking or drug use has become part of how you cope
Wings treats both together
You drink or use cannabis to sleep, calm down or stop memories
Wings treats both together
You need medical detox from alcohol or drugs
Detox first at a detox program, then Wings. Admissions helps plan the timing
Addiction is the main concern
Admissions will help you find an addiction treatment program that fits
When drinking or drug use becomes a way to cope
It often starts as a way to get through: to sleep, to calm down, to stop the memories. Over time it makes the depression, anxiety or trauma harder to treat.
Drinking to sleep
A drink, or a few, to switch off at night.
Using to calm anxiety
Cannabis or alcohol to take the edge off panic or worry.
Numbing memories
Using more when trauma comes up, or around certain dates.
Mood that crashes after
Feeling lower, more anxious or more irritable the next day.
Hiding it from people
Family noticing before you are ready to talk about it.
A hospital stay
An inpatient stay or a 5150 hold where drinking or drugs played a part.
Mental health and substance use, treated in one plan
One team for both
The same therapists and psychiatrist treat the mental health and the substance use, in one plan.
What sits underneath
A trauma therapist on every team, because drinking and drug use are often a way of coping with trauma.
Skills for urges and triggers
DBT, CBT and ACT skills groups, with time to practice them in daily routines.
Psychiatry every week
A medication visit every week, with your substance use taken into account.
A plan for after
Step down to PHP and IOP with the same therapist, with supportive housing available.
Detox first, then straight to Wings
Wings does not provide medical detox. If you need it, admissions plans the timing with you so there is no gap between detox and treatment.
- 1
Call admissions
A short phone screen about your mental health, what you use and how much.
- 2
Medical detox
At a detox program, when the assessment says you need it.
- 3
Start at Wings
A start date set to follow detox, with records and timing coordinated.
Residential, PHP and IOP for dual diagnosis
The clinical assessment decides where you start. Length of stay is set clinically, reviewed as you progress, and depends on what your plan authorizes.
- Step 1
Residential
Full therapy days and support 24/7, living in a Wings home.
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- Step 2
Partial hospitalization (PHP)
Treatment five days a week, living in supportive housing or at home.
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- Step 3
Intensive outpatient (IOP)
Five days a week to start, morning or evening, around work.
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When an addiction or detox program fits better
If another program would serve you better, admissions will say so and help with the next step.
Addiction is the main concern
Admissions will help you find an addiction treatment program
You need medical detox
Detox comes first, at a detox program
Active psychosis or a primary eating disorder
These need a different level of care
Under 18
Admissions can point you to adolescent care
Inside the men's and women's offices
The men's and women's programs each have their own office, the same two locations shown on the maps below. Open a photo to see it larger.
Map and directions ↓Visit our offices in Carlsbad
Office hours: 9 a.m.–5 p.m., seven days a week
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Wings works with many PPO insurance plans
Admissions verifies your benefits before admission, free and confidential. For Medi-Cal or Medicare, admissions can point you to programs that accept them.
Questions about mental health and substance use treatment
Dual diagnosis, detox, addiction-only care, and insurance.
Don't see your question?
Admissions answers calls 9 a.m.–5 p.m., seven days a week. Calls are confidential.
Call(760) 388-6369Visits, phones, what to bring and more in the admissions FAQ →All the ways to reach Wings →Will my drinking or drug use be treated too?
Yes, when it comes with a mental health condition. Mental health is the main focus, and substance use is treated on the same plan. If medical detox is needed first, admissions can help you find it.
Is Wings an addiction treatment center?
Wings is a primary mental health program. If addiction is the main concern, admissions will help you find a program that fits.
Do I need detox before I come to Wings?
If you need medical detox from alcohol or drugs, it happens first at a detox program. Admissions can talk through timing so the move to Wings follows straight on.
Can Wings help if I drink to cope with trauma or anxiety?
Yes. When depression, anxiety or trauma is the main concern, drinking or drug use that comes with it is treated as part of the plan, with a trauma therapist on your team.
Can I come from a psychiatric hospital?
Yes. Wings is often the next step after an inpatient stay or a 5150 hold, including when substance use played a part. We work with discharge planners on timing and records.
Is there housing after residential?
Yes. In PHP and IOP you can live in Wings supportive housing, with house managers on site.
Will insurance cover dual diagnosis treatment?
Wings works with many PPO plans, including Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield of California, Cigna, Aetna and UnitedHealthcare. Admissions verifies your benefits before admission at no cost. If you have Medi-Cal or Medicare, admissions can point you to programs that accept them.