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About Avalon by the Sea Ac LLC Avalon Integrated Wellness
Avalon by the Sea, doing business as Avalon Malibu, occupies an oceanfront site at 32420 Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California. Operated by Avalon by the Sea AC LLC under the broader Avalon Integrated Wellness brand, the facility is positioned as one of Malibu’s luxury mental health and addiction treatment centers. The setting, on the Pacific Coast, is intentionally restorative, with private accommodations and a homelike feel rather than an institutional one.
Clinically, Avalon Malibu treats a broad slate of primary mental health conditions and substance use disorders. Mental health programming includes care for mood, anxiety, trauma, obsessive-compulsive, and personality disorders, as well as burnout and process addictions. Substance use programming covers alcohol, opioids, stimulants, benzodiazepines, and prescription medication addictions, including treatment for clients with co-occurring mental health diagnoses (dual diagnosis). The detox component is described as non-medically supervised, which is an important distinction; clients with significant withdrawal risk may need medical detoxification at a higher-acuity facility before transferring to Avalon for residential care.
The program emphasizes individualized treatment, with the website citing a 6-to-1 client-to-staff ratio and 24/7 medical care and supervision. The continuum of care includes luxury detox, luxury residential treatment, luxury mental health treatment, and aftercare. Newsweek and similar ranking outlets have featured Avalon in their best-mental-health-facility lists in past years, although families should verify any year-specific recognition directly.
Avalon publishes that it works with most out-of-network PPO policies and offers confidential insurance verification; private-pay options are also available. Admissions can be reached at (866) 332-1068 or 888-958-7511, and the program offers facility tours for prospective clients and referring professionals.
- Joint Commission-accredited facility with 24/7 on-site nursing for medically supervised detox
- Oceanfront location with direct beach access and six private suites
- 6:1 staff-to-client ratio with only 12-bed capacity for intensive withdrawal management
- Specialized detox protocols for alcohol, opioids, benzodiazepines, and prescription drugs
- Dual diagnosis treatment addressing co-occurring mental health conditions during detox