South Coast Counseling, INC. (Costa Mesa) | Flagship SUD Treatment

By SoCal Addiction Centers Editorial Team | Last reviewed: | 3 min read Clinically Reviewed

South Coast Counseling, INC. — Costa Mesa, Orange County

South Coast Counseling, Inc. at 693 Plumer Street in Costa Mesa is a 15-bed flagship residential facility in Orange County. Operating under ASAM Level 3.7 CARF accreditation, South Coast Counseling is one of two flagship-tier facilities currently operating in OC (alongside Phoenix House Orange County). Meets our four-signal flagship bar: DHCS license, SAMHSA 2025 match, CARF accreditation at ASAM 3.7 (medically monitored intensive inpatient), and multi-LOC framing via the integrated ASAM-continuum capability.

What makes this facility flagship tier

Our flagship tier requires four independent verification signals. South Coast Counseling, INC. clears all four.

DHCS license: active at the time of our most recent review. License number 300012BN, expiration 4/30/2026. Program authorization: residential treatment with detoxification services.

CARF SUD-specific accreditation: see dedicated section below for specific program details.

SAMHSA 2025 National Directory: matched.

Multi-level of care: evaluated against the operator’s program scope, whether across DHCS program codes, CARF-accredited programs, or co-located operator sites.

Clinical program overview

15-bed residential capacity supports mid-scale clinical programming. CARF accreditation at ASAM 3.7 indicates 24/7 nursing coverage with physician availability — appropriate for patients with significant medical or psychiatric complexity, severe withdrawal, or complex polysubstance dependence. Individual therapy depth, psychiatric consultation, trauma-informed care, and aftercare planning are standard components of the ASAM 3.7 programming standard.

Who this facility is a good fit for

Private-pay and commercial-insurance orientation. The Costa Mesa location serves OC patients plus cross-county LA and Long Beach-area populations. OC’s post-fraud-enforcement verification context (see our California rehab fraud history page) makes CARF-verified flagship OC facilities particularly valuable for families prioritizing independent verification in the OC market.

Location and geography

693 Plumer Street in Costa Mesa is in central OC, accessible from Orange County’s coastal sub-region and inland OC corridor. Our Orange County regional guide provides the full OC treatment landscape context including the post-fraud-wave verification environment.

CARF accreditation

South Coast Counseling, INC. holds current CARF International accreditation for SUD-specific programming — specifically: ASAM Level of Care 3.7. CARF accreditation is a voluntary third-party clinical quality review covering program design, clinical outcomes measurement, health and safety, governance, and continuous improvement. It is not a regulatory requirement for California SUD treatment operation but signals operator investment in an independent quality-assurance process that many DHCS-licensed facilities do not pursue.

Families evaluating South Coast Counseling, INC. can confirm current CARF accreditation status and program scope directly at the CARF provider search.

DHCS licensure detail

South Coast Counseling, INC. operates under DHCS certification 300012BN (Licensed), authorized for residential treatment with detoxification services. Treatment capacity per DHCS records: 15 beds. The license is current through 4/30/2026.

DHCS enforcement records should be checked for any specific facility before admission. Our DHCS license verification walkthrough provides the tool-based methodology.

SAMHSA National Directory

South Coast Counseling, INC. appears in the SAMHSA 2025 National Directory of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Treatment Facilities, providing cross-source verification from a federal registry independent of both CARF and DHCS. SAMHSA directory presence is one of the four independent verification signals our flagship tier requires.

Questions about this facility? Call (310) 596-1751

Our editorial team provides framework-based guidance for families evaluating South Coast Counseling, INC. or comparing against other flagship-tier options in Orange County and across SoCal. We accept no referral fees from any facility discussed. Calls are informational — not a facility sales line.

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