CLARE Matrix - Healing Heaven

Only Westside Detox Provider

CLARE Matrix – Healing Heaven in Santa Monica stands out as the only detox provider on Los Angeles’s Westside. The program offers 24/7 medically monitored withdrawal management, helping people start recovery safely. From detox, clients can transition into gender-responsive residential programs located on the Pico campus. With stays typically lasting 30 to 90 days, a structured daily schedule combines counseling, education, and peer recovery meetings in a city-based, coastal setting.

Gender-Responsive Residential Care

Men’s and women’s residential programs provide separate, supportive environments designed to reduce barriers and build trust. Weekly progress assessments help track recovery goals while individual therapy, group counseling, and trauma-informed programming offer tools to stabilize and rebuild. Clients also participate in recovery meetings and educational groups that encourage connection and accountability.

Evidence-Based and Whole-Person Services

Treatment incorporates the Matrix Model, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), motivational interviewing, trauma-related counseling, and 12-step facilitation. Medications for addiction treatment (MAT), including buprenorphine and naltrexone, are available when appropriate. The facility also addresses co-occurring health concerns through mental health medication management, screenings, and testing for conditions such as HIV, hepatitis, and tuberculosis. Specialized tracks serve veterans, older adults, people with co-occurring pain or HIV, and those involved with the justice system.

Support for Life Beyond Treatment

Recovery supports extend beyond residential care with outpatient options, case management, and integrated primary care services. Practical resources, such as housing assistance, employment counseling or training, and mentoring, help clients regain stability and independence. Early discharge planning, continuing-care referrals, and naloxone education ensure each person leaves with tools and connections to maintain progress in the community.

Client Reviews

Clients share a mix of gratitude and serious concerns. Many highlight caring staff and life-changing treatment.

• Staff & Care Experience: Several reviewers praise staff as compassionate and supportive, noting they felt genuinely cared for during treatment. Others, however, describe isolated inconsistent encounters with staff. "They are great. Wonderful and caring people who really care."
• Treatment Quality & Outcomes: Some clients credit the program with saving their lives and helping them maintain sobriety long-term.
• Facility & Environment: A few reviewers mentioned positive impressions of the location in Santa Monica, while others noted concerns with uncomfortable living conditions.
• Access & Process: Alumni described smooth admissions and structured programs that guided them from detox through outpatient care.
• Support & Community: Many expressed gratitude for alumni involvement and peer support, saying it helped them feel less alone. Others suggested the community aspect could be undermined by inconsistent sober living placements.