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Verified Treatment Center

Will Work For Recovery

Cardiff by the Sea, CA · 92007

SAMHSA Verified Detox PHP IOP MAT
Specializes in Veterans Dual Diagnosis Trauma-Informed Pregnancy-Postpartum Adolescent

Key Takeaways for Will Work For Recovery

  • Detox · PHP · IOP · MAT offered
  • Accepts Medicaid, Medicare, Private insurance
  • SAMHSA-listed facility
  • Direct line available · Helpline free & confidential 24/7

About Will Work For Recovery

Located in Cardiff by the Sea, CA, Will Work For Recovery operates in CA's broader addiction-treatment market. The facility offers a continuum of care across multiple levels — Detox, PHP, IOP, MAT — which means it can, in principle, hold a patient across the arc of a typical treatment episode. What this page tries to do is frame the specific questions worth asking, which are rarely the ones that get asked first.

Care levels at Will Work For Recovery

The facility offers a continuum of care across multiple levels — Detox, PHP, IOP, MAT — which means it can, in principle, hold a patient across the arc of a typical treatment episode. The practical question is whether it is genuinely strong at each level, or whether one level is the core business and the others are secondary. The gap between "this facility offers residential" and "residential is the right level for this patient" is wider than most facility websites suggest. Bridge it with an outside assessment before committing.

Insurance and payment

Will Work For Recovery accepts both Medicaid and commercial insurance, which is the broadest payer profile and typically correlates with programs that operate at scale across the economic spectrum. Most post-treatment billing disputes trace back to a specific moment when an admissions counselor said one thing and the benefits department later documented something else. Avoid the moment by getting the written VOB before admission, not after.

Specialty programming

The facility's documented specialty programming includes: Adolescents, Young adults, Adult women. "Specialty track" is a marketing category often; it becomes a clinical category when specific clinicians deliver specific programming for a documented number of hours per week. Ask for those specifics.

Before you call

Three questions for Will Work For Recovery before you sign anything: what ASAM level you are being admitted at; what the written VOB says for your plan; how the program handles MAT. The facility's documented pharmacotherapy offerings suggest MAT is available — confirm the specific medications and prescriber access during the admissions conversation. These three together tell you most of what a facility's about.

Listing sourced from the SAMHSA Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator. Data last synced April 2026. Verify current programs directly with the facility.

Will Work For Recovery at a Glance

Levels of care

Detox · PHP · IOP · MAT

Service settings

Outpatient, Outpatient detoxification, Outpatient day treatment or partial hospitalization, Intensive outpatient treatment, Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment, Regular outpatient treatment

Therapy approaches

Anger management, Brief intervention, Cognitive behavioral therapy, Contingency management/motivational incentives, Motivational interviewing, Relapse prevention

Age groups

Children/Adolescents, Adults

Special populations

Adolescents, Young adults, Adult women, Pregnant/postpartum women, Adult men, Veterans

Medications

Acamprosate (Campral®), Disulfiram, Buprenorphine with naloxone, Buprenorphine without naloxone, Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable), Naltrexone (oral)

Insurance & Payment Accepted

Confirm in-network status before admission — verification is free.

Private insurance

Coverage details →

TRICARE / VA

Contact & Location

Facility direct line

(612) 521-4178

Questions about this facility

Common questions about Will Work For Recovery

Answered from public sources: SAMHSA listings, federal parity regulations, and our own admissions helpline intake notes.

Is Will Work For Recovery listed in the SAMHSA Treatment Services Locator?

Will Work For Recovery appears in our directory because it is sourced from the federal SAMHSA Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator. The SAMHSA listing is the federal reference for licensed substance-use programs in the United States — inclusion requires active state licensure. If you want to verify independently, you can search by name or ZIP at findtreatment.gov.

What insurance does Will Work For Recovery accept?

Insurance network lists change frequently, so the definitive answer is always to call the facility directly or call our helpline — we verify benefits on the line, for free. In general, most SAMHSA-listed programs in CA accept at least one commercial insurer plus Medicaid. Out-of-network coverage depends on your specific plan's behavioral-health benefits.

How do I know if this level of care is right for me?

The clinical answer comes from an ASAM assessment — a six-dimension evaluation of withdrawal risk, medical conditions, mental state, readiness to change, relapse potential, and living environment. A good intake conversation at Will Work For Recovery (or any SAMHSA-listed program) will walk through those dimensions before recommending a level of care. If you would like help thinking through the fit first, take our 2-minute self-assessment.

Is calling confidential? Will my employer find out?

Substance-use treatment records are protected under 42 CFR Part 2 — a federal rule stricter than HIPAA. An employer cannot access your records without a court order or your written consent. Insurance claims will reflect that behavioral-health services were provided, but not the diagnosis or the content. Calls to our helpline and to Will Work For Recovery directly are confidential.

What happens if I call the helpline instead of the facility?

Our helpline ((855) 999-HELP) is answered 24/7 by licensed admissions counselors. They will ask about insurance, location preference, and clinical priorities, then match you against in-network verified programs. You can request Will Work For Recovery specifically. There is no obligation to admit — the call is informational.