From Santa Monica’s vibrant wellness culture to the broader Southern California community, conversations around mental health have become more urgent, more transparent, and more necessary than ever. Women today are navigating intense pressures — in their careers, their family roles, their identities, and their bodies. And in many cases, those pressures have contributed to rising rates of anxiety, trauma, depression, and substance use.
Casa Capri Recovery, a women-only addiction and mental-health treatment center in Newport Beach, is working to meet that need with a deeply compassionate and individualized model of care. Designed specifically to support women through the challenges beneath addiction, Casa Capri is helping women across the region find stability, healing, and renewed purpose.
Where Women’s Wellness Meets Realistic Recovery
Casa Capri was founded by Melissa Holmes Goodmon, a woman in recovery who “finally surrendered to her own battle with drug and alcohol addiction.” That transformation became her mission — to ensure other women never have to walk the path alone.
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At Casa Capri, a women’s only detox and inpatient treatment center, every clinician and staff member is female, creating a level of emotional safety and understanding that allows clients to open up, speak freely, and heal deeply. As the team describes their vision, they are committed to helping women “overcome addiction by providing community, connection, and purpose.”
Addressing More Than Substance Use
Casa Capri doesn’t treat addiction as an isolated problem — because it rarely is. Many women who seek treatment are also facing co-occurring struggles such as:
- Trauma or PTSD
- Anxiety or panic disorders
- Depression or bipolar disorder
- Eating disorders or body-image challenges
- Mood and personality disorders
- Stress and burnout tied to caregiving or high-pressure careers
Whether a client is a mother holding her family together, a professional balancing expectations, or a young woman trying to find her way, Casa Capri meets her where she is — physically and emotionally.
The team emphasizes building women up, replacing “damaging and destructive beliefs, patterns, and behaviors with new, healthy, positive ones.” One client said, “I had failed countless times at other treatment programs. Casa scooped me up and introduced me to a whole new way of living I didn’t think was available to someone like me.”
Holistic Healing in a Home-Like Setting
Unlike institutional clinical facilities, Casa Capri is intentionally designed to feel warm, comforting, and restorative. Their residential program features home-style living spaces that support rest and nervous-system regulation — critical components of trauma recovery.
Casa Capri’s treatment approach includes:
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Trauma resolution therapies
- Psychiatric care and medication management
- Nutrition and culinary wellness guidance
- Somatic and movement-based practices
- Mindfulness, spirituality, and relaxation modalities
- Experiential therapy and expressive arts
This full-body, full-mind approach helps women heal from the underlying causes of their addiction — not just the symptoms.
A Sisterhood That Fosters Strength
One of the most impactful aspects of Casa Capri’s model is the sense of sisterhood that develops among clients. Women arrive feeling disconnected, ashamed, or misunderstood. But together — supported by a team that genuinely cares — they begin to rebuild trust and confidence.
Casa Capri often describes this transformation simply: healing happens in community.
Women who once felt alone in their struggle discover that others understand — not in theory, but through their own lived experience. Those bonds frequently continue long after treatment, through alumni support and ongoing recovery connections.
A Southern California Resource with Local Impact
Though Casa Capri is located in Newport Beach, its services support women throughout Los Angeles — including Santa Monica, the Westside, and coastal communities where wellness is often prioritized, but mental-health struggles can remain hidden beneath polished exteriors.
Santa Monica is home to high-achieving professionals, students, and caregivers who may appear to have it all together — yet privately face overwhelming stress or unprocessed trauma. Casa Capri provides an option that aligns with values often seen locally:
- Empowerment over stigma
- Holistic wellness over quick fixes
- Community connection over isolation
For families seeking care that honors nuance, gender dynamics, and emotional safety, Casa Capri offers a uniquely effective solution.
Putting Women Back in Control of Their Futures
Recovery at Casa Capri is not simply about getting sober — it’s about rediscovering identity, ambition, and joy. Many women emerge with a new relationship to themselves, rooted not in pressure or perfectionism, but in authenticity.
Casa Capri encourages women to build lives grounded in balance and self-belief — a shift that can echo through families and communities long after treatment ends.
As their team reminds every client: reaching out for help is not a failure — it is one of the bravest choices a woman can make.
Photos used with permission by Casa Capri Recovery.
