Treatment Approach

Evidence-based therapy, delivered with warmth.

What is evidence-based practice in mental health? Care grounded in research — cognitive behavioral therapy, DBT, EMDR, exposure therapy, and somatic work — woven into every PHP and IOP day with clinicians who make the science feel human.

Clinical modalities

Evidence-based therapy inside every program day.

Evidence-based practice means treatments with research behind them — cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, EMDR, exposure work, and somatic approaches — woven into PHP and IOP, not standalone drop-in sessions.

DBT

DBT Therapy

DBT therapy in Orange County — dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills for adults who need emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and relationship tools — practiced daily inside our PHP/IOP DBT program, not just in a weekly therapy group skills class.

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CBT

CBT Therapy

CBT in Orange County — cognitive behavioral therapy woven through every PHP and IOP day for depression, anxiety, OCD, and related thought-behavior loops.

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EMDR

EMDR Therapy

EMDR therapy in Orange County, California for trauma that traditional talk therapy alone has not reached — eye movement desensitization and reprocessing paced by an EMDR therapist who moves only as fast as you can integrate.

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Somatic

Somatic Therapy

Somatic therapy in Orange County for trauma and stress that live below words — breathwork, movement, and nervous system regulation woven into every PHP and IOP day.

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Holistic

Holistic Mental Health Treatment

Holistic mental health treatment for the whole person — a treatment plan that still starts with evidence-based care (psychiatry, therapy, skills), then adds movement, breathwork, physical health basics, and ocean-adjacent regulation.

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Trauma-Informed

Trauma-Informed Mental Health Treatment

Trauma informed therapy means safety, pacing, and choice before deep processing — the frame for every PHP and IOP day at High Tide, not a separate optional track.

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Conditions we treat

Examples of evidence-based therapies, applied.

Depression, anxiety, trauma, OCD, and more — matched to the level of care your symptoms actually need.

What we treat

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High Tide Mental Health offers PHP and IOP in Laguna Beach. Reach out for a confidential consultation and see how our team can support your next step.

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