5/5 Kaitlin S. 6 months ago on Google
Amend
Treatment
saved
my
life.
And
coming
here
was
one
of
the
best
decisions
I've
ever
made.
I
was
in
a
horrible
place
mentally
this
past
summer
and
was
referred
to
inpatient
treatment
by
my
doctors.
I
was
overwhelmed
by
the
amount
of
treatment
centers
to
choose
from
and
how
much
of
it
my
insurance
would
cover.
When
I
had
questions,
the
CEO
(Zane)
didn't
hesitate
to
give
me
his
personal
cell
number
and
answered
every
one
of
our
(many)
calls.
He
vowed
to
help
us
get
insurance
to
pay
as
much
as
possible
and
to
advocate
for
me
and
my
treatment
(and
he
did).
He
was
clear,
honest,
and
truly
believed
Amend
could
help
me.
The
staff
was
incredibly
helpful
and
informative
when
preparing
me
for
my
stay
and
I
felt
a
lot
of
peace
about
my
decision
because
of
that.
Upon
arriving
at
Amend
I
was
greeted
by
the
staff
at
the
airport
and
immediately
felt
at
ease.
Every
person
I
spoke
to
was
kind
and
genuinely
excited
to
meet
me
and
to
welcome
me
to
Amend.
I
cannot
express
how
grateful
I
am
for
every
member
of
the
staff.
My
therapists
were
incredible.
The
clinical
assistants
became
my
family.
Every
external
employee
(art/music
therapist,
yoga
instructor,
personal
trainer,
etc.)
was
kind,
gentle,
and
extremely
talented
at
helping
others.
Even
the
chef
took
time
to
teach
us
how
to
play
pickle
ball
one
day
and
also
made
us
whatever
meal
we
wanted
on
our
last
night.
They
challenged
me,
comforted
me,
encouraged
me,
and
listened
to
me
every
step
of
the
way,
and
I
could
not
have
gotten
to
where
I
am
now
without
them.
I
even
cried
on
my
last
night
over
how
much
I
would
miss
them
and
how
close
I'd
become
to
them.
The
facility
is
just
as
beautiful
as
the
photos
and
videos.
It
was
easy
to
relax
and
being
able
to
be
outside
in
the
sun
or
doing
yoga
in
the
grass
was
just
as
healing
as
the
actual
therapy
we
were
doing.
Every
single
module
offered
was
helpful
and
crucial
to
the
success
I
had
at
Amend.
The
group
therapy
session
and
small
size
of
the
facility
(only
6
patients
at
a
time)
allowed
me
to
get
really
close
to
the
fellow
residents,
some
who
I
became
incredibly
good
friends
with.
And
those
relationships
were
just
as
critical
to
my
healing
as
the
ones
I
had
with
employees.
It
also
allowed
for
a
customized
experience
for
each
resident's
treatment,
something
that
residents
I
spoke
with
who
had
attended
other
treatment
centers
said
they
had
never
had
before.
Both
my
husband
and
sister
visited
me
while
at
Amend
and
could
not
get
over
how
much
they
loved
the
staff,
and
even
said
it
made
them
want
to
do
something
like
this
for
themselves,
too.
My
husband
said
he
immediately
noticed
a
difference
in
my
mood,
behavior,
and
health
when
he
visited,
and
said
it
was
incredibly
helpful
to
meet
and
participate
in
the
activities
that
I
was
doing
during
that
visit.
He
said
that
he
was
reassured
about
our
decision
for
me
to
come
to
Amend
because
of
what
he
saw
when
he
was
here.
I
know
that
I
do
not
speak
for
every
person
who
has
walked
through
the
doors
of
Amend,
nor
do
I
believe
that
anyone
else's
review
does
not
deserve
to
be
taken
into
account
and
validated
because
my
experience
was
different.
It
wasn't
sunshine
and
rainbows,
and
I
did
have
issues
along
the
way
with
internal
communication
and
how
different
events
were
handled.
But
nowhere
is
perfect,
and
overall
I
can
say
that
my
experience
was
overwhelmingly
positive.
And
I
would
recommend
Amend
to
any
person
who
is
even
thinking
of
considering
(although
if
you
are
struggling
with
addiction
or
substance
abuse
I
would
recommend
going
somewhere
that
does
both
as
Amend's
focus
is
mental
health
only.
That's
the
reason
I
chose
it,
but
that
may
not
be
the
right
choice
for
everyone).
I've
attached
some
photos
of
things
I
did
while
at
Amend.
I'm
happy
to
share
my
experience,
but
please
do
respect
my
privacy
as
this
does
deal
with
a
very
serious
subject
matter
and
my
medical
history.
(in
order:
the
gift
basket
we
received
upon
arrival,
an
average
lunch
every
day
at
Amend,
horseback
riding,
surfing
lessons,
and
a
hike
in
Malibu.)
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