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Absolute Control Transitional

Counseling Center Inc
📍 3111 Winona Avenue, Burbank, California 91504
The Joint CommissionResidentialIOPPHPOutpatientDetoxMedicaid
The Joint Commission-accredited
Listed in the federal SAMHSA locator

About Absolute Control Transitional

Absolute Control Transitional is a non-profit treatment provider in Burbank, California, accredited by The Joint Commission. It provides residential, intensive outpatient (IOP), partial hospitalization (PHP), outpatient and medical detox care. The center runs programs for young adults, adult women, adult men and seniors or older adults. It accepts Medicaid, private insurance and sliding-scale fees.

Everything below is reported to SAMHSA's federal treatment locator, checked July 2026. Directory records can lag real life — call before you go to confirm the center is still operating and can treat your situation. We list what we can verify and don't publish insurers or prices we haven't confirmed, even where other directories do.

Treatment approaches

Anger managementBrief interventionCognitive behavioral therapyMotivational interviewingRelapse preventionSubstance use disorder counselingTrauma-related counselingTelemedicine/telehealth therapy12-step facilitation

Programs & specialties

Groups this center reports running dedicated programming for:

Young adultsAdult womenAdult menSeniors or older adultsCriminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clientsClients with co-occurring mental and substance use disordersClients with co-occurring pain and substance use disordersClients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violenceClients who have experienced trauma

Services & support

Recovery supportSelf-help groups · Housing · Assistance with obtaining social · Recovery coach · Mentoring/peer support · Employment counseling or training
Aftercare & transitionsAftercare/continuing care · Discharge Planning · Naloxone and overdose education · Outcome follow-up after discharge
Assessment & intakeComprehensive mental health assessment · Comprehensive substance use assessment · Interim services for clients · Outreach to persons in the community · Complete medical history/physical exam · Screening for tobacco use · Screening for substance use · Screening for mental disorders · Professional interventionist/educational consultant
On-site testingBreathalyzer or blood alcohol testing · Drug or alcohol urine screening · HIV testing · STD testing · TB screening · Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)
Education & counselingHIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support · Hepatitis education, counseling, or support · Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis · Substance use disorder education · Individual counseling · Group counseling · Family counseling · Marital/couples counseling
Other servicesCase management · Domestic violence services, including family or partner · Mental health · Social skills development · Transportation assistance

Medical detox for

Alcohol DetoxificationBenzodiazepines DetoxificationCocaine DetoxificationMethamphetamines detoxificationOpioids detoxificationMedication routinely used during detoxification
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Frequently asked questions about Absolute Control Transitional

Answered from this center's own federal listing — not from marketing copy.

Absolute Control Transitional appears in SAMHSA's federal treatment locator, the U.S. government's official directory of licensed substance-use providers, and reports the following credentials: The Joint Commission, State-licensed and DEA-registered. You can verify this yourself at findtreatment.gov — we are not affiliated with this center and are not paid by it.

According to its federal listing, Absolute Control Transitional accepts Medicaid (Medi-Cal), private insurance, military insurance / TRICARE and self-payment. It also offers a sliding fee scale, meaning what you pay is based on your income. Coverage details change, so confirm with the center at 626-792-8797 before you rely on it.

We don't publish prices, because no directory can quote you an accurate one — the real cost depends on your coverage, the level of care, and how long you stay. What we can tell you is that Absolute Control Transitional reports a sliding fee scale based on income and accepts Medicaid, so a lack of money is not automatically a closed door. Ask them directly what you would pay.

Absolute Control Transitional reports offering Residential, IOP, PHP, Outpatient and Detox care. Its medical detox covers alcohol detoxification, benzodiazepines detoxification, cocaine detoxification, methamphetamines detoxification and opioids detoxification. The right level depends on how severe your use is and whether withdrawal needs medical supervision — alcohol and benzodiazepine withdrawal in particular can be dangerous without it.

Its listed treatment approaches include anger management, brief intervention, cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, relapse prevention and substance use disorder counseling. Evidence-based approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy, contingency management and motivational interviewing are what research consistently supports — it's fair to ask any center which of these it actually practices.