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Thelma McMillen Recovery Center

📍 3333 Skypark Drive, Torrance, California 90505
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About Thelma McMillen Recovery Center

Thelma McMillen Recovery Center is a non-profit treatment provider in Torrance, California, accredited by The Joint Commission. It provides intensive outpatient (IOP) and outpatient care. The center runs programs for adolescents, young adults, adult women and adult men. 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

Cognitive behavioral therapyMotivational interviewingRelapse preventionSubstance use disorder counselingTelemedicine/telehealth therapy12-step facilitation

Programs & specialties

Groups this center reports running dedicated programming for:

AdolescentsYoung adultsAdult womenAdult menSeniors or older adultsClients with co-occurring mental and substance use disordersClients with co-occurring pain and substance use disordersClients who have experienced trauma

Services & support

Recovery supportSelf-help groups · Mentoring/peer support
Aftercare & transitionsAftercare/continuing care · Discharge Planning · Naloxone and overdose education · Outcome follow-up after discharge
Assessment & intakeComprehensive substance use assessment · Outreach to persons in the community · Screening for tobacco use · Screening for substance use · Screening for mental disorders
On-site testingBreathalyzer or blood alcohol testing · Drug or alcohol urine screening
Education & counselingHealth education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis · Substance use disorder education · Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling · Individual counseling · Group counseling · Family counseling
Other servicesCase management · Social skills development
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Frequently asked questions about Thelma McMillen Recovery Center

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

Thelma McMillen Recovery 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: The Joint Commission 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, Thelma McMillen Recovery Center accepts private insurance and self-payment. Coverage details change, so confirm with the center at 310-784-4879 before you rely on it.

Thelma McMillen Recovery Center reports offering IOP and Outpatient 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 cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, relapse prevention, substance use disorder counseling, telemedicine/telehealth therapy and 12-step facilitation. 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.

Yes — Thelma McMillen Recovery Center accepts Children/Adolescents, Young Adults, Adults and Seniors. Adolescent treatment usually looks different from adult treatment: more family involvement, schooling, and attention to co-occurring issues like anxiety or ADHD.