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Cliffside Retreats
Ocean-view residential · Malibu
About
A long-running Malibu residential program with a reputation for individualized master's-level clinical care, small caseloads, and integrated somatic + nature-based therapies.
Editor's Note · Recovery Roots Editors
“The landscape itself is part of the medicine. Trails, cold plunge, ocean — clinical depth wrapped in a setting that actually calms the nervous system.”
What sets them apart
Three things worth knowing before you call.
Setting as therapy
Daily ocean walks, equine sessions, and cold-plunge breathwork built into the weekly clinical schedule.
3:1 client-to-clinician ratio
Master's level or higher for every therapist. Your primary meets with you three times a week, minimum.
Integrated somatic care
Body-based modalities — yoga therapy, EMDR, somatic experiencing — woven into every treatment plan.
Your first call · step by step
- 01Speak directly with an admissions counselor — not a call-center rep.
- 02Complimentary clinical assessment to determine level-of-care fit.
- 03Insurance verification completed within an hour, typically.
- 04If Cliffside isn't right, we personally refer you to a program that is.
Confidential. Bilingual intake available on request.
Levels of care
- residentialphp
Clinical philosophy
- Trauma-InformedHolisticCBT/DBT
Insurance accepted
- AetnaBlue Shield PPOCignaOut-of-network PPO
Languages
- English
“The view helps. The therapy is what heals. Ten years later, I still call my Cliffside primary when life gets loud.”