Alsana Monterey - Residential
Mental Health Treatment Facility in Monterey
213 Seventeen Mile Drive, Pacific Grove, CA 93950
Facility overview
Facility Summary:
Alsana Monterey offers compassion-focused, evidence-based residential eating disorder treatment for adults of all genders in Monterey, California. Set between Pebble Beach, Carmel, and Monterey, near the Big Sur coast, the program provides a relaxed, tranquil environment for starting the healing process. A multidisciplinary team provides 24-hour care, including on-site nursing, for people recovering from eating disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions.
About this facility
Alsana Monterey's residential program supports adults of all genders recovering from anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, ARFID, OSFED, and diabulimia, as well as co-occurring mental health conditions. The program is housed in a historic residential treatment location between Pebble Beach, Carmel, and Monterey, close to the Big Sur coast. The area is known for its natural beauty, seasonal monarch butterflies, and grazing deer, making it a calm setting for the start of recovery.
Clients receive 24-hour care, including on-site nursing, in a home environment with a living room, a fireplace, a dining room, shared gathering spaces, and outdoor areas. Programming is structured and comprehensive, with five group sessions per day, two individual sessions per week with a primary therapist, one psychiatry session per week, two nutrition counseling sessions per week, a weekly nursing assessment, and a weekly session with a supportive other. This combination addresses the physical, nutritional, and emotional sides of recovery together.
Alsana's approach is compassion-focused and centered on the individual. The care team keeps clients at the center of treatment and focuses on a safe, inclusive, and affirming environment. Alumni describe a team that doesn't give in to the eating disorder while never treating clients as if they were only their eating disorder. They also describe care that encourages meaningful self-reflection and helps clients build self-acceptance.
When clients are ready for more autonomy, they can step down to Alsana's nearby Monterey day treatment facility, which offers Partial Hospitalization (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient (IOP) programs. The day programs offer flexible scheduling, so clients can continue building recovery skills while returning to work, school, and time with loved ones. The team can also help clients find recovery-minded housing nearby.
Alsana is in-network with many major insurance providers, including Aetna, Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Humana, Kaiser Permanente, MultiPlan, MHN, and Optum.
