Amen Clinics San Francisco

Amen Clinics San Francisco takes a neurological focus to treating mental health disorders, eating disorders, drug addictions, and behavior addictions. They meet clients and perform a brain scan at their clinic. From the scans and conversation, Amen Clinics works with clients and their families to provide outpatient care tailored to the clients' needs. Amen Clinics considers "mental health" as a part of "brain health".
The name Amen Clinics comes from their founder, Dr. Daniel G. Amen, who opened this chain of clinics in 1996.
Amen Clinics treats a wide variety of mental and physical conditions related to the brain, including attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD), anger, intermittent explosive disorder, anxiety, depression (including post-partum depression), bipolar disorder, mania, hypomania, body dysmorphic disorder, borderline personality disorder (BPD), brain optimization, concussions, dissociative disorders, eating disorders, emotional trauma, physical brain trauma, addictions, hormonal imbalances, learning disabilities, lyme disease and other infections, dementia and other memory problems, multiple personality disorder, narcissism, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), panic disorder, panic attacs, phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder, postpartum depression, psychosis, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, seasonal affective disorder (SAD), self-esteem issues, self-harm, suicidality, sleep disorders, exposure to toxins, and weight issues.
Amen Clinics treats addictions to alcohol, drugs, sex, pornography, gambling, gaming, internet, shopping, and other behaviors.
The eating disorders they treat include include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorders, orthorexia, pica, rumination disorder, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), and other specific feeding or eating disorder (OSFED).
Amen Clinics treats children, adolescents, adults, and couples.
The treatment plans that Amen Clinics create can include individual and family talk therapy like cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), neurofeedback, interactive metronome training, medication management, IV nutrient therapy, hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Their extensive biomedical treatments stand out from most clinics, which rely mostly on talk therapy and medication management
In addition to their location in the Bay Area, Amen Clinics operates 10 clinics in other large cities with the same treatment options.
After the initial brain scan and assessment, clients can meet their therapists onsite or virtually.

Evidence-Based Context: According to SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health (2023), approximately 48.7 million Americans aged 12 or older had a substance use disorder in the past year. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) emphasizes that treatment programs combining behavioral therapy with medication-assisted approaches show the highest rates of sustained recovery. Facilities like Amen Clinics San Francisco provide structured pathways to evidence-based care. Sources: SAMHSA NSDUH 2023, NIDA Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment (4th Ed.)

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Choosing the right treatment facility is one of the most important decisions in the recovery journey. Research published by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) shows that treatment duration, therapeutic approach, and aftercare planning are the three strongest predictors of long-term sobriety.

Amen Clinics San Francisco offers 2 distinct levels of care, allowing patients to step through treatment intensities as they progress. This continuum-of-care model — moving from higher to lower intensity — is recommended by SAMHSA as the gold standard for addiction treatment.

The facility utilizes 9 evidence-based therapeutic modalities. According to NIDA research, combination therapy approaches that integrate behavioral interventions (such as 1-on-1 Counseling and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) with holistic support show significantly improved outcomes compared to single-modality programs.

Under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, most commercial insurance plans are required to cover substance abuse treatment. Amen Clinics San Francisco works with 24 insurance providers. Call (833) 567-5838 to verify your specific coverage and learn about out-of-pocket costs before admission.

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