Villa Kali Ma treats women recovering from trauma, addiction, and co-occurring mental health conditions. Every method on this page is chosen for one reason: it gives a woman a skill, an experience, or an insight she can carry out the door with her.

We organize our work into three areas — mind, body, and spirit — because healing that only reaches one of them tends not to hold. Talk therapy alone leaves trauma stored in the body. Bodywork alone leaves the thought patterns intact. Our program addresses all three at once.

Villa Kali Ma at a Glance

  • Who we treat: Women 18 and over with substance use disorders, trauma, PTSD, and co-occurring mental health conditions
  • Where: Carlsbad, San Diego County, California
  • Levels of care: Detox, residential addiction treatment, residential trauma treatment, PHP, and IOP
  • Licensing: Licensed by the California State Department of Health Care Services, License #370154AP
  • Insurance: In-network with Anthem BCBS, Multiplan, First Health; authorized out-of-network provider with TRICARE

How does Villa Kali Ma decide which therapies a woman receives?

Your treatment plan is built during your first week, after a clinical assessment with your primary therapist. It is not a fixed curriculum. A woman arriving with untreated PTSD and a long trauma history will spend more time in EMDR and somatic work. A woman whose main struggle is relapse after multiple treatment episodes will spend more time in schema work and relapse prevention. Most women receive a combination drawn from all three columns below, and the plan is revised as you progress.

Every woman also receives individual therapy, family therapy where appropriate, and daily group programming.

Healing the Mind

These are the evidence-based clinical therapies that change how you think, feel, and choose. They are delivered by our licensed clinical team in both individual and group settings.

Healing the body

Trauma is stored physically. These methods work directly with the nervous system, the body, and the biology of recovery — because insight alone does not discharge what the body is still holding.

Healing the spirit

Recovery asks a harder question than “how do I stop?” It asks “what am I living for?” These offerings give women space to find their own answer, in their own language, without a doctrine being handed to them.

Not all services will be conducted on-site. Some services require off-site travel. Clients will be scheduled for services according to availability.

START HEALING TODAY

““You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.””

─ BUDDHA
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It was the best 30 days of my life.

LORNA H.
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Villa Kali Ma provides a holistic, supportive, therapeutic retreat for women to recover from trauma & substance disorders. The intensive and comprehensive approach provides a compassionate path of learning, awareness, and self-love for healing. I am grateful for the sacred space provided for my reflection, my mind-body-spirit work, and my opportunity to connect with other women in this process.

STACY S.
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Villa Kali Ma changed my life in every single aspect. Not only did the experience help me get sober and stay sober for over a year now, but I was finally able to work on my past trauma in a safe and stable environment. Not a day goes by that I’m not using a healthy tool they taught me. I am forever grateful to the staff and strong women I spent my time with there. Truly the most profound life changing month of my life.

ASHLEY T.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Villa Kali Ma a women's-only treatment center?

Yes. Villa Kali Ma treats women exclusively. For many women with histories of abuse or exploitation, a single-gender environment is what makes it possible to speak honestly in group at all.

Do you only offer holistic therapies?

No. Villa Kali Ma is a licensed, clinically-led treatment center. EMDR, CBT, DBT, ACT, and schema therapy are all delivered by licensed clinicians. The holistic modalities are integrated alongside that clinical core, not offered in place of it.

How long is the program?

Length of stay depends on your level of care and clinical needs. Most women in residential treatment stay 30 to 90 days, then step down through PHP or IOP. Call (760) 350-3131 to talk through what fits your situation.

Where is Villa Kali Ma located?

Carlsbad, California, in northern San Diego County, at 2912 Managua Pl, Carlsbad, CA 92009.

Does insurance cover treatment at Villa Kali Ma?

Villa Kali Ma is in-network with Anthem BCBS, Multiplan, First Health, and Healthnet, and is an authorized out-of-network provider with TRICARE. Most PPO plans with out-of-network benefits are accepted. Call (760) 350-3131 for a benefits check.

START HEALING TODAY

Villa Kali Ma is an in-network provider with Anthem BCBS, Multiplan, First Health, Healthnet, and currently accepts most
PPO plans with out-of-network benefits. Call (760) 350-3131 for information on cost and payment options.