Evolve Residential Treatment for Teens
Agoura Hills, California
Personalized Recovery
At Evolve Agoura Hills, teens live on-site in a beautiful two-story, four-bedroom home in a quiet, peaceful, secluded residential neighborhood in the eastern Conejo Valley. This private, gated, two-acre treatment facility sits far from the hustle and bustle of the city, near the Santa Monica Mountains and 25 minutes from the ocean. We’re surrounded by heritage oaks, bubbling streams, rolling green hills, horse ranches, and farmland. Our teenagers feel like they’re in a personal, individualized recovery center designed to meet their specific therapeutic needs—because that’s exactly where they are.
Treatment can be hard work, but we know that in the right environment our teens can develop practical coping skills, learn about themselves, have fun, and build enriching new relationships. We encourage personal growth and lay the foundation for sustainable, lifelong recovery.
Custom Treatment Programs
Our teens receive solution-focused, data-driven, evidence based, results-oriented therapy. Everything we do is geared toward changing behavior and finding the right combination of therapy and support. Since no two teenagers are alike, no two treatment plans are alike. During the admissions process, we conduct a thorough assessment, establish a baseline, and create an Individual Treatment Plan based on specific needs and goals. Treatment Plans at Agoura Hills include a combination of the following therapeutic modes:
Individual Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Individual Family Therapy
- Mindfulness-Based Dialectical/Cognitive Therapy (MBD/CT)
- 12-Step Support Programs
- Integrative Body Psychotherapy
Group Therapy
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)

Mindful Walking

Yoga

Mindful Cooking

Meditation
Our teens also take part in a wide range of innovative experiential therapies, such as:

Equine-Assisted Therapy (Horses)

Social Outings

Surfing

Music & Art

Boxing

Physical Fitness

Hiking
Evolve Agoura Hills Staff
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Melissa Vallas, MDPsychiatrist
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Lianne Tendler, LMFTClinical Program Director
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Stephanie HernandezFacility Manager
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Neda Levi, ACSWPrimary Therapist
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Samantha Butterworth, AMFTPrimary Therapist
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Dana Lambert, LVNFacility Nurse
Take a virtual tour of Agoura Hills
Photos of Our Agoura Hills Program
Location Details
We’re located in Old Agoura, thirty miles west of downtown Los Angeles. We provide a safe, nurturing environment that features:
- Comfortable, well-appointed living quarters
- School area with computers, printers, and everything needed for school work, personal enrichment, and therapy assignments
- Fully equipped gym with free weights, treadmills, elliptical trainers, weight machines, yoga accessories, and boxing gear
- Lagoon-Style swimming pool with waterfall and slide
- Seasonal Creek
- Relaxing, tree-filled greenspace with two covered outdoor eating/social areas
- Basketball courts
- On-site chef
This intimate recovery center serves a maximum of six teenagers at a time, with a 24/7 teen-staff ratio of 3:1.
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