Located in Santa Ana, California, this nonprofit center provides compassionate, affordable mental health support for individuals, couples, and families. The team helps clients facing anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, stress, and co-occurring substance use concerns. Services are offered both in person and through secure telehealth sessions in English, Farsi, and Spanish, ensuring accessibility and comfort for every client.
Norooz Clinic offers 1-on-1 counseling, couples and
family therapy, psychological assessments, and innovative treatments such as eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and virtual reality (VR) therapy. These evidence based approaches help clients process trauma, manage anxiety, and restore emotional balance in a safe, guided environment. Supervised interns and trainees work under licensed psychologists, combining affordability with expert oversight. Treatment plans are practical, individualized, and grounded in trauma-informed, culturally responsive care. Most new referrals receive a response within 24-48 hours.
Although not a residential facility, the clinic provides a welcoming, stigma-fee space for healing and growth. Sliding scale fees, insurance options, and pro bono care makes services widely accessible. Community programs, peer support, workshops such as Unlocking Stigma Fair and The New Beginning Series that extends healing beyond therapy sessions. With multilingual staff, innovative tools, and a heartfelt commitment to inclusivity, Norooz Clinic offers a trusted path toward lasting wellbeing.
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 Norooz Clinic Foundation provide structured pathways to evidence-based care.
Sources: SAMHSA NSDUH 2023, NIDA Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment (4th Ed.)