Paradigm TreatmentReviews of paradigmmalibu.com

I entered Paradigm SF, not with a major substance abuse issue but with lots of trauma and multiple suicide attempts. After my time spent at paradigm (38 days to be exact), I left with more trauma and a recommendation to attend a long term institution. During my time in Paradigm, multiple staff members joked about my mood swigs, yet never documented it or look into it further. I was just given the diagnosis of major depressive disorder and general anxiety. One month after leaving and seeing a private psychiatrist on a once a week basis, I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder (no thanks to paradigm). It is ridiculous that I did not receive this diagnosis while living in view of my therapists and care team. If you are under the impression that paradigm is a mental health facility, you are being tricked it is only a temporary withdrawal faculty for rich teenagers. The one on one therapy sessions were lacking and consisted mostly of "how's your day going," not actual therapy. The psychiatrist here will simply up your medication because he doesn't know any better and is a poor excuse for a medical professional. Looking for actual mental health assistance? Look elsewhere. In addition to all this, I was denied my patient rights while attending. I was denied conversations with my parents and denied the ability to speak my native tongue with my parents. For most of the staff, sure they are nice people but they are inexperienced. At the San Francisco location, this was the first job in mental health for most of the staff. Even the therapists were either brand new or simply filling out their required hours in order to get licensed. For a price tag of a 10k attendance, you should at least receive licensed therapists. In short, Paradigm SF's staff member Kalani, specifically told me I was a hopeless case. She insinuated I had no future. This statement left me with extreme PTSD and caused me to develop a personality disorder. Thank you paradigm for not only ignoring my problems but creating new ones. Please do not send your children here, they will likely develop new issues. If you care for your children's wellbeing, send them elsewhere.

These reviews have to be paid for as this place was the worst thing that had happened to our child and every person he met has relapsed and most are worse off. The food and accommodations are nice. They really messed with our child and our relationship. There were several sexual relationships between the kids and the staff ignored it. Please do not send anyone you love to this rehabilitation center. Worst decision of our lives!

Paradigm saved our son's life. While the experience, in all honesty, was very difficult for him and for our whole family, it was the needed and right place for our son to continue his journey to healing, The staff recognized the magnificent child underneath the issues and helped him begin to believe there was a cause for hope and to hold on and do the deep, hard work of addressing trauma. As parents, we felt supported and our therapists and staff worked hard to work with us and our son well. I will not say this was an easy experience or that we would ever want to repeat it, but it turned out to be what was needed in our case.

I don't know what we would have done without Paradigm Malibu. Because our son was having some pretty major med-resistant mental illness, no other short term residential in the area was capable of caring for him after repeated hospitalizations. The therapy we received from Paradigm was life changing for our family. We learned how to share our feelings and emotions with each other, as well as receive them. And, when the specialists at the hospital told me this was as good as it gets, it was our doctor at Paradigm who fought for our son to receive another level of treatment, giving his a chance to get his life back. We have a long road ahead still, but the foundation we built with the support of all the therapists is what we still rely on and we will continue to build on. I would recommend to any parent considering Paradigm Malibu that they release a lot of what they know, maybe even most of what they know, and embrace their alternative ways to approach emotions and behaviors. In many ways, I learned we were doing life the hard way, when it came to how we were relating to one another. While there, I was privileged to witness deep changes in myself and my own family, as well as the same in the other families there. It was a fascinating, beautiful, challenging experience, and I am grateful to have been given the opportunity.

My daughter attended Paradigm when her depression/anxiety were spiraling out of control. She was having suicidal ideation and cutting behaviors, and had disengaged in life completely and I did not know where to turn. I decided on Paradigm and am so thankful I did as I truly believe it helped save my daughter. Her counselors were wonderful and she has had nothing but positive things to say about them. Her family counselor Cameron truly has a gift and has been a blessing to our family. Dr. Neumann, the psychiatrist, was excellent and always selected natural treatments before entertaining medications which I appreciated. The food was delicious and nutritious and they even provided vegan options for my daughter. The setting is beautiful and It is expensive however if you can afford it I believe it is worth the investment. The only negatives are on the business end. My advice would be to make sure you have communicated clearly with your insurance company prior to admittance because you have to pay upfront the day of admission and then it is not a priority of Paradigm to attempt to get you reimbursement. I would not hesitate to send my daughter back to Paradigm again if needed and have already recommended it to other parents who's children are struggling with similar issues.

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Paradigm was the best thing that could have happened to our family! Our 15 year old spent 2 months at Paradigm this past winter to deal with issues of anxiety, depression, and self harm, and her experience there changed her life forever. The counselors are all so caring and kind, unbelievably professional and knowledgeable, and truly know how to relate to teenagers. The medical staff was extremely thorough in doing assessments and making sure that she was on the right medicine and the right levels. My husband and I (and sometimes our other children) travelled to Malibu every weekend from Ohio for the family sessions and those Saturdays together with other families who were going through similar experiences with their children were so incredibly helpful, and the family therapy on those Saturdays was invaluable. I would highly encourage families to do whatever they can to try to make each of these weekend sessions. The kids at Paradigm were all such great kids and provide so much support for each other. Four months have passed since coming home and having our sweet, happy girl back is the best thing that could have ever happened. Paradigm really armed her with the skills she needed to go forward in a positive way. She loves to call and catch up with staff members every couple of weeks - the staff members at Paradigm meant so much to her and will always hold a special place in her heart! We are eternally grateful to everyone at Paradigm - they were truly an answer to a prayer! Although it's expensive, there is not a better life gift you could give to your struggling child - he/she will be cared for by top professionals in a warm, supportive environment and will be given the perfect amount of push/encouragement to address his/her issues and learn positive skills for handling his/her emotions.

Can’t say enough good things. The team really took time to understand our son and his needs. While at Paradigm not only did our son make great strides but our whole family was able to grow.