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Substance Use Disorder Services

Our commitment to improving the quality of life for our Tulare County community includes those experiencing substance abuse by offering a recovery-oriented path to better mental and physical well-being. Sequoia Family Medical Center provides services for individuals in crisis, youth, and adults, for alcohol and drug treatment and can be accessed through many of our partnering agencies and organizations.

Our substance use disorder services staff and counselors work closely with the medical providers in our clinics to support patients in developing and completing personalized plans to reduce the negative physical and psychological impacts of drugs and alcohol. For those in need of additional support, we offer a structured outpatient substance use disorder program. Our services are flexible to meet each client’s unique needs and type of care after discharge.

How to Get Substance Use Services

If you or a family member are in need of substance use disorder services, call our Porterville clinic and complete a brief screening, followed by a referral and/or assessment. All admissions are determined by a licensed medical provider.

Monday to Friday - 8 am-5 pm
(559) 781-3700

New and current patients are welcome.

Available Services

  • Intake Assessment

  • Individual Counseling

  • Patient Education

  • Family Therapy

  • Crisis Intervention Services

  • Treatment Planning

Behavioral Health Integration (BHI) treatment promotes well-being and recovery through prevention, treatment, and intervention for participants experiencing both mental illness and alcohol or other drug issues. Counselors work alongside mental health therapists and primary care providers to provide integrated therapies.

Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) combines behavioral therapy and medications to treat substance use disorders. At SFMC, we provide MAT services for opioid use disorder (OUD). Participants have a care team working with them that may include psychiatry, mental health therapists, primary care providers, care coordinators and substance use counselors.

Solutions for Recovery is an outpatient treatment program that provides individual and group counseling sessions as well as case management and mental health therapy.


“I love working with Diane O’Donnell (LCSW). She reminds me who I am and what I am built for in this life.”

— Raquel, CURRENT CLIENT