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Pathlight Mood & Anxiety Center Sacramento
Treatment Focus
At this center, you receive personalized care for mental health conditions. They provide therapy and tailor treatment to your unique needs, diagnoses, and preferences.
Primary Level of Care
Outpatient treatment offers flexible therapeutic and medical care without the need to stay overnight in a hospital or inpatient facility. Some centers offer intensive outpatient program (IOP), which falls between inpatient care and traditional outpatient service.
Treatment Focus
At this center, you receive personalized care for mental health conditions. They provide therapy and tailor treatment to your unique needs, diagnoses, and preferences.
Primary Level of Care
Outpatient treatment offers flexible therapeutic and medical care without the need to stay overnight in a hospital or inpatient facility. Some centers offer intensive outpatient program (IOP), which falls between inpatient care and traditional outpatient service.
Provider's Policy
We are in-network with most major commercial insurance providers. To ensure you can pursue recovery, our dedicated team will work on your behalf by acting as a liaison with your insurance provider, answering your questions, and providing guidance and support every step of the way.
Pathlight Mood & Anxiety Center Sacramento
Pathlight Mood & Anxiety Center Sacramento
About Pathlight Mood & Anxiety Center Sacramento
Adults who need more support than weekly therapy can access structured outpatient mental health treatment at Pathlight Mood & Anxiety Center Sacramento. Their partial hospitalization program (PHP) and intensive outpatient program (IOP) support adults with anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, mood disorders, OCD, and trauma-related concerns.
Practice Skills with Clinical Support
Pathlight Sacramento uses mindfulness-based treatment approaches and evidence-based therapies to help clients address patterns that keep symptoms active. Care may include dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), behavioral activation, and specialized trauma and OCD tracks.
Choose On-Site or Virtual Structure
Sacramento offers PHP and IOP both on-site and virtually, helping adults access structured care in the format that fits their needs. PHP meets 5 days per week for more intensive support, while IOP provides up to 11 hours of weekly clinical programming.
Plan for Continuing the Path
Pathlight includes assessment, intervention, and discharge planning as part of treatment. Clients and families can receive support with ongoing coping strategies, provider collaboration, referrals, alumni resources, and virtual support groups that extend connection beyond PHP or IOP.
Center Overview
Treatment Focus
At this center, you receive personalized care for mental health conditions. They provide therapy and tailor treatment to your unique needs, diagnoses, and preferences.
Joint Commission Accredited
The Joint Commission accreditation is a voluntary, objective process that evaluates and accredits healthcare organizations (like treatment centers) based on performance standards designed to improve quality and safety for patients. To be accredited means the treatment center has been found to meet the Commission's standards for quality and safety in patient care.
Insurance Accepted
Meet Your Care Team
Elizabeth Wassenaar
Regional Medical Director
MS, MD, DFAPA, CEDS-C
Amy Richards
Regional Nursing Director
RN, BSN
Adam Marion
Regional Vice President
LCSW
Your Care Options
Specializations
Anxiety
Anxiety is a common mental health condition that can include excessive worry, panic attacks, physical tension, and increased blood pressure.
Depression
Symptoms of depression may include fatigue, a sense of numbness, and loss of interest in activities. This condition can range from mild to severe.
Trauma
Some traumatic events are so disturbing that they cause long-term mental health problems. Those ongoing issues can also be referred to as "trauma."
Who We Treat
Men and Women
Men and women attend treatment for addiction in a co-ed setting, going to therapy groups together to share experiences, struggles, and successes.
Treatment Services
Day Treatment
Also commonly called PHP, patients may live at home or in a recovery residence while following an intensive treatment program. Most have a weekly schedule of M–F and 4 to 6 hours per day.
Intensive Outpatient Program
In an IOP, patients live at home or a sober living, but attend treatment typically 9-15 hours a week. Most programs include talk therapy, support groups, and other methods.
Outpatient
During outpatient rehab, patients attend a structured treatment program while continuing to live at home.
Virtual
Virtual services deliver therapy, counseling, or recovery support remotely through secure online platforms and telehealth technology.
Approaches
Evidence-Based
A combination of scientifically rooted therapies and treatments make up evidence-based care, defined by their measured and proven results.
Personalized Treatment
The specific needs, histories, and conditions of individual patients receive personalized, highly relevant care throughout their recovery journey.
Therapies
1-on-1 Counseling
Patient and therapist meet 1-on-1 to work through difficult emotions and behavioral challenges in a personal, private setting.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
This cognitive behavioral therapy teaches patients to accept challenging feelings and make the appropriate changes to reach personal goals.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people identify and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors that contribute to emotional distress.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Dialectical Behavior Therapy teaches skills for managing emotions, improving relationships, tolerating distress, and increasing mindfulness.
Exposure Therapy
Exposure therapy helps individuals gradually face feared situations or triggers to reduce anxiety and build confidence over time.
Expressive Arts
Creative processes like art, writing, or dance use inner creative desires to help boost confidence, emotional growth, and initiate change.
Family Therapy
Family therapy addresses group dynamics within a family system, with a focus on improving communication and interrupting unhealthy relationship patterns.
Group Therapy
Group therapy brings people together in a supportive setting to share experiences, develop skills, and work toward common goals.
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy
MBCT combines mindfulness practices—like meditation—with cognitive therapy techniques to help patients work through negative thought patterns.
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Conditions We Treat
Anxiety
Anxiety is a common mental health condition that can include excessive worry, panic attacks, physical tension, and increased blood pressure.
Bipolar
This mental health condition is characterized by extreme mood swings between depression, mania, and remission.
Depression
Symptoms of depression may include fatigue, a sense of numbness, and loss of interest in activities. This condition can range from mild to severe.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
OCD is characterized by intrusive and distressing thoughts that drive repetitive behaviors. This pattern disrupts daily life and relationships.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
PTSD is a long-term mental health issue caused by a disturbing event or events. Symptoms include anxiety, dissociation, flashbacks, and intrusive thoughts.
Trauma
Some traumatic events are so disturbing that they cause long-term mental health problems. Those ongoing issues can also be referred to as "trauma."
Aftercare
Care Designed for Your Needs
Amenities
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Pathlight’s Core Values
Discover the mission and values guiding Pathlight’s mental health treatment model.
Family and Caregiver Resources
Explore education and support resources for loved ones involved in treatment.
Alumni and Aftercare Support
Learn how outreach, events, and support groups extend care after discharge.
Mental Health Support Groups
Find free virtual groups for anxiety, mood disorders, trauma, and family support.