ABC Sober Living LLC
810 Emerald Street, San Diego, CA 92109
Element Q Healing Center
Address: 3750 Convoy Street, Suite 310, San Diego, CA 92111 · Map
Phone: (858) 935-8314
Website: elementqhealingcenter.com
About Element Q Healing Center
Element Q Healing Center in San Diego provides specialized mental health services for LGBTQIA+ adults, addressing needs such as anxiety, depression, trauma, gender dysphoria, and substance use. Treatment is offered through structured day programming (PHP) and intensive outpatient (IOP), with plans designed around each client’s goals and circumstances. Many of the clinicians are part of the LGBTQIA+ community, creating an environment where clients can feel recognized, safe, and understood.
The center follows a trauma-informed model that blends evidence-based therapeutic practices with whole-person care. Clients can receive individual and group therapy, neuropsychological testing, and medication management that is responsive to cultural needs. Complementary services such as acupuncture and trauma-informed yoga are also available to support healing on multiple levels. Together, these services help clients process past experiences, strengthen coping skills, and rebuild connection with their true selves.
At Element Q, identity and personal stories are valued. The programs foster empowerment through peer connection, encouragement, and steady progress. Guided by cultural humility and affirming care, the team supports individuals in achieving meaningful healing, deeper self-awareness, and sustainable change.
Services reported to SAMHSA
- Levels of care
- Outpatient day treatment or partial hospitalization · Intensive outpatient treatment
- Treatment focus
- Substance use treatment · Treatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious mental illness (SMI) in adults
- Opioid treatment
- Prescribes naltrexone · Relapse prevention with naltrexone · Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere · Lofexidine or Clonidine detoxification
- Medications used
- Acamprosate (Campral®) · Buprenorphine with naloxone · Naltrexone (oral) · Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable) · Clonidine
- Treatment approaches
- Anger management · Cognitive behavioral therapy · Motivational interviewing · Relapse prevention · Substance use disorder counseling · Trauma-related counseling
- Education and counseling
- Substance use disorder education · Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling · Individual counseling · Group counseling · Family counseling · Marital/couples counseling
- Special programs
- Young adults · Adult women · Adult men · Veterans · Active duty military · Members of military families · Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders · Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders · Clients who have experienced sexual abuse · Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence · Clients who have experienced trauma
- Ages accepted
- Young Adults · Adults · Seniors
- Genders accepted
- Female · Male
- Payment accepted
- IHS/Tribal/Urban (ITU) funds · Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE) · Private health insurance · Cash or self-payment
- Licensing and accreditation
- State department of health · The Joint Commission
- Ownership
- Private for-profit organization
- Recovery support
- Self-help groups · Housing services · Assistance with obtaining social services · Employment counseling or training
- Transitional services
- Aftercare/continuing care · Discharge Planning · Naloxone and overdose education · Outcome follow-up after discharge
- Other services
- Acupuncture · Case management service · Domestic violence services, including family or partner · Mental health services · Social skills development · Suicide prevention services
Facility-provided information
- Care offered
- Outpatient
- Substances treated
- Benzodiazepines · Co-Occurring Disorders · Cocaine · Drug Addiction · Ecstasy · Heroin · Prescription Drugs · Psychedelics · Synthetic Drugs
- Conditions treated
- Anxiety · Bipolar · Depression · Eating Disorders · Neurodiversity · Personality Disorders · Post Traumatic Stress Disorder · Stress · Trauma
- Therapies
- 1-on-1 Counseling · Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) · Acupuncture · Art Therapy · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Meditation & Mindfulness · Sound Therapy
- Approaches
- Evidence-Based · Holistic · Individual Treatment · Trauma Informed
- Who it serves
- LGBTQ+ · LGBTQ+ only · Men · Men and Women · Women
- Aftercare
- Aftercare Group Therapy · Continuing Care
- Languages
- English
Questions to ask Element Q Healing Center
- Is my specific plan in network, and do you need prior authorization before admission?
- How many hours a week is the outpatient or IOP schedule, and are evening groups available?
- Which medications do you prescribe (buprenorphine, methadone, naltrexone), and can I continue a medication I already take?
- Do you treat mental health conditions such as depression or anxiety at the same time?
- Is there a waitlist, and how soon can you do an assessment?
- What happens after the program ends: aftercare, alumni groups or step-down care?
Also confirm the facility is licensed by California (this facility reports accreditation). If you are withdrawing from alcohol or benzodiazepines, ask about medical detox; do not stop suddenly on your own.
Paying for treatment at Element Q Healing Center
Element Q Healing Center reports accepting Private insurance, TRICARE / VA, Self-pay. If you have Medicaid, ask whether the facility accepts your California Medicaid plan or can refer you to one that does. Most private plans must cover substance use treatment on terms comparable to other medical care under federal parity law.
Distance to specialized care from San Diego
Measured from the population center of San Diego County, using SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap:
- Nearest medical detox: San Diego, about 3.9 miles
- Nearest methadone clinic (OTP): San Diego, about 3.9 miles (15 within 25 miles)
- Nearest buprenorphine (Suboxone) provider: San Diego, about 3.9 miles (46 within 25 miles)
See the San Diego County treatment map, methadone clinics near San Diego County and Suboxone doctors near San Diego County.
Frequently asked questions
What services does Element Q Healing Center offer?
Element Q Healing Center reports these levels of care to SAMHSA: Outpatient, Intensive outpatient, Partial hospitalization, MAT, Dual diagnosis. Call to confirm current services and openings.
Does Element Q Healing Center accept insurance?
It reports accepting Private insurance, TRICARE / VA, Self-pay. Ask whether your specific plan is in network before admission.
Where is Element Q Healing Center located?
3750 Convoy Street, San Diego, CA 92111.
How far is the nearest medical detox from San Diego?
From the center of San Diego County, the closest program offering medical detox is in San Diego, about 3.9 miles away (straight-line), based on SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap.
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Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Facility details come from SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov locator and facility-provided information. Confirm services, availability and payment directly with the facility.