Gooden Center

📍 191 North El Molino Avenue, Pasadena, California 91101

CARFResidential

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CARF-accredited

Listed in the federal SAMHSA locator

About Gooden Center

Gooden Center is a non-profit treatment provider in Pasadena, California, accredited by CARF. It provides residential care. The center runs programs for adult men and seniors or older adults. It accepts private insurance.

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 therapyContingency management/motivational incentivesMotivational interviewingMatrix ModelRelapse preventionSubstance use disorder counselingTrauma-related counseling12-step facilitation

Programs & specialties

Groups this center reports running dedicated programming for:

Adult menSeniors or older adults

Services & support

Recovery supportSelf-help groups · Housing · Assistance with obtaining social · Mentoring/peer support · Employment counseling or training

Aftercare & transitionsAftercare/continuing care · Discharge Planning · Naloxone and overdose education · Outcome follow-up after discharge

Assessment & intakeComprehensive substance use assessment · Interim services for clients · Outreach to persons in the community · Screening for substance use · Screening for mental disorders

On-site testingBreathalyzer or blood alcohol testing · Drug and alcohol oral fluid testing · Drug or alcohol urine screening · TB screening · Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV) · 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 · Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling · Individual counseling · Group counseling · Family counseling · Marital/couples counseling · Vocational training or educational support (for example, high school coursework, GED preparation, etc.)

Other servicesCase management · Social skills development · Integrated primary care · Suicide prevention

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Frequently asked questions about Gooden Center

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

Gooden Center appears in SAMHSA's federal treatment locator, the U.S. government's official directory of licensed substance-use providers, and reports the following credentials: CARF and State-licensed. 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, Gooden Center accepts private insurance and self-payment. Coverage details change, so confirm with the center at 626-356-0078 before you rely on it.

Gooden Center reports offering Residential care. 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, contingency management/motivational incentives, motivational interviewing and matrix model. 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.