Bay Area Rehab

At Creekside Recovery, we believe lasting recovery means addressing the whole person. This includes not just substance use, but also the emotional experiences, psychological patterns, and life circumstances that have played a role. Our holistic approach combines evidence-based clinical therapies with restorative, mind-body practices in a setting that supports healing at every level.

Our clinical team, which includes psychiatrists, therapists, and counselors, works with each resident to understand their full story and build a treatment plan that fits. That plan evolves as the individual progresses through treatment, always focused on their specific goals and needs.

Medically Supervised Detox

For residents who need to clear substances from their body before beginning the deeper work of rehab, Creekside provides medically supervised detoxification. Our team monitors every resident throughout the detox process, managing withdrawal safely and with appropriate clinical support. Medical supervision during detox is especially important for alcohol, opioids, and benzodiazepines, where withdrawal can carry serious medical risk.

Individual Therapy

Regular one-on-one therapy sessions with licensed therapists are at the heart of addiction treatment at Creekside. These sessions offer a private, focused space to address the emotional, psychological, and behavioral patterns behind addiction, and to develop the insight, skills, and self-understanding needed for long-term recovery.

Group Therapy

Led by trained therapists, group sessions offer peer connection, shared experience, and mutual support. The intimacy of our six-bed program means group therapy at Creekside is genuinely personal — not a room of strangers, but a small community where every person is known and every voice matters.

Art Therapy

Creative expression provides a non-verbal channel for processing emotional experiences that are difficult to access through conversation alone. Art therapy at Creekside gives residents tools to understand themselves and their recovery more fully through creative engagement.

Yoga and Meditation

Addiction disrupts the body’s nervous system, sleep rhythms, and capacity for calm. Regular yoga and guided meditation practice helps residents rebuild those capacities — creating the kind of self-awareness and emotional regulation that supports life in recovery long after treatment ends.

Equine Therapy

Working with horses in a structured therapeutic setting develops emotional awareness, presence, and interpersonal attunement in ways that complement traditional clinical approaches. Equine therapy is one of the experiences that makes Creekside distinctive among Bay Area rehab programs.

Outdoor Activities

Orinda’s natural setting provides direct access to hiking, nature walks, and outdoor therapeutic activities that support physical recovery, mental wellbeing, and the rebuilding of healthy daily rhythms. Time in nature is integrated into the treatment experience throughout the program.

Nutrition and Meals

Our on-site chef prepares fresh, nutritious meals throughout each resident’s stay. Proper nutrition during rehab supports the body’s recovery and the overall healing process — and is part of how we care for the whole person, not just the clinical aspects of their treatment.