Treatment Programs
Expert psychiatric care in South Florida.
Mental health is health. Those with mental illness deserve specialized, compassionate care. Since 2006, Destination Hope has been a primary mental health treatment center, providing rigorous clinical attention to mental health disorders and helping individuals reclaim their lives.
What We Treat
Mental Health Conditions We Treat
Destination Hope treats a wide range of serious mental health disorders, offering specialized programming for each diagnostic profile. We recognize that nearly all of these conditions commonly co-occur with substance use.
Depression & Mood
Treating major depressive disorder, persistent depressive disorder, and bipolar disorder.
Anxiety & OCD
Targeted interventions for generalized anxiety, panic disorder, social anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and phobias.
Trauma & PTSD
Trauma-focused therapy including EMDR for PTSD and acute stress disorder.
Psychotic Disorders
Expert psychiatric care and therapy for schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and clinical psychosis.
Why Mental Health Treatment Matters
Mental health disorders are medical conditions with biological roots. They involve changes in brain chemistry and function that are as real as diabetes or heart disease. Yet stigma remains, and many people avoid seeking treatment because of shame, fear, or the belief that they should be able to “just handle it” on their own.
Left untreated, mental health disorders tend to worsen over time. They can lead to social isolation, job loss, family breakdown, and in severe cases, suicide. Many people self-medicate with drugs or alcohol, which temporarily relieves symptoms but ultimately makes everything worse by creating addiction on top of the underlying mental health condition.
Treatment works. Evidence-based therapies, medication, skill-building, and peer support help people recover from mental illness and reclaim their lives. People get better. They return to work, repair relationships, and find meaning and purpose. But recovery requires proper treatment, and that’s what we provide at Destination Hope.
Our Expert Clinical Approach
We treat the whole person, including the diagnosis. Mental health doesn’t exist in a vacuum; it’s affected by medical history, family dynamics, trauma, life circumstances, and environment. During your initial assessment, we conduct a thorough evaluation to address both your symptoms and their underlying causes.
Expert Practitioners
Our clinical care is guided by expert practitioners including Dr. Pevny, Samantha Sandor LMHC, Daryl Berkowitz LCSW, and Lystra Lewis LMFT CCTP. Rather than a generic approach, you receive individualized attention from named, highly credentialed clinicians who use approaches proven effective through rigorous research.
We maintain low client-to-clinician ratios, provide gender-specific programming, and have LGBTQ competency training for all staff.
Evidence-Based Therapies
We offer Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), trauma-focused therapies like EMDR, interpersonal therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). We also provide complementary holistic treatments including yoga, meditation, art therapy, and music therapy.
Medication Management
Many mental health disorders respond well to medication. Our psychiatrist and psychiatric nurse practitioner work closely with each client to evaluate whether medication is appropriate, finding the right medication and dose. We monitor you regularly for symptom improvement and side effects.
Continuous Levels of Care
Mental health conditions vary in severity, requiring different intensities of care. Destination Hope provides a full spectrum of services, seamlessly stepping you down through our continuum of care, from residential inpatient to partial hospitalization (PHP), intensive outpatient (IOP), and aftercare.
Treating Co-occurring Addiction
According to the 2023 NSDUH, more than 20 million adults in the United States have both a mental health disorder and a substance use disorder. When these co-occur, they must be treated together. Substance abuse can develop as a way to self-medicate mental health symptoms, and substance use can worsen mental health symptoms.
Our expertise in dual diagnosis treatment means we can effectively serve people whose primary concern is mental health with a co-occurring addiction. We address both simultaneously, using therapy and medication to treat mental health while helping you develop healthier coping skills.
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Talk to admissions about your situation.
If you or someone you love is struggling with mental health challenges, help is available. We accept most insurance plans and understand that accessing treatment can feel overwhelming. Our admissions team is here to make the process as simple as possible. With proper treatment, supportive relationships, and commitment to your own healing, you can recover your health and rebuild your life.
Crisis Support: If you are experiencing a mental health crisis or having thoughts of suicide, please call the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988, available 24/7. For life-threatening emergencies, please call 911.