Dr. Joel StilesResidential Treatment in Santa Cruz, CA
PhD, Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Great to meet you
Dr. Joel Stiles is a licensed clinical psychologist who currently serves as the Clinical Director of New Life. He began his career at New Life in 2001 as an addiction therapist and obtained a Masters in Marital and Family Therapy from Western Seminary, and completed a Masters in Clinical Psychology and a Ph.D. with an emphasis in Forensic Psychology at Palo Alto University.
Credentials
PhD, Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Role
Residential Treatment
Specialties & focus areas
Recovery focus
Other focus areas
Evidence-based approaches
12-step facilitation
Twelve-Step Facilitation. Helps you engage with mutual-aid fellowships (GA, AA, SMART) as a recovery community rather than a solo grind.
Group therapy
Group Therapy. A small facilitated circle where people working on similar struggles practice naming what is hard, hearing themselves in others, and learning skills together. The room is the medicine.
Faith-based
A therapeutic approach included in this provider’s plan of care. Contact for specifics on how it shows up in their work.
What this facility offers
Care offered
Treatment type
- Substance use treatment
- Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental illness (SMI) in adults and/or serious emotional disturbance (SED) in children
Setting
- Residential/24-hour residential
- Long-term residential
Payment & access
Financial help available
- Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
Insurance acceptance is listed by the provider and can change. Call the number above to verify your specific coverage before scheduling.
How care is delivered
Ancillary services
- Residential beds for clients' children
- Case management service
- Mental health services
- Social skills development
- Transportation assistance
- Suicide prevention services
Education & counseling
- HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
- Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
- Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis
- Substance use disorder education
- Individual counseling
- Group counseling
- Family counseling
- Marital/couples counseling
- Vocational training or educational support (for example, high school coursework, GED preparation, etc.)
Who this is for
Age groups served
- Young Adults
- Adults
Special programs
- Adult women
- Adult men
- Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
- Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
- Clients who have experienced trauma
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