Alpine Recovery Center

Alpine Recovery Center fills a genuine gap in the Owens Valley by offering structured outpatient addiction treatment — including an Intensive Outpatient Program — to adults in Bishop, CA and the surrounding region. For people who cannot or choose not to enter residential treatment, the IOP provides a meaningful level of clinical support while allowing clients to stay rooted in their community, family, and work life.

The center's standard Outpatient Program serves those who need ongoing support and accountability as they move through recovery, whether coming out of a higher level of care or building a foundation for the first time. Both levels of care are designed for adults who are ready to engage in the work of long-term recovery — not just crisis stabilization.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is the therapeutic backbone of Alpine's programming. CBT equips clients with practical tools to recognize and change the thinking patterns that contribute to substance use — a skill set that remains useful long after formal treatment ends. This approach is especially relevant for the populations Alpine serves, many of whom are managing trauma, PTSD, or other co-occurring mental health conditions alongside addiction.

The center's explicit focus on dual diagnosis means that clients dealing with both a substance use disorder and a mental health condition aren't required to choose which problem to address first. Co-occurring disorders are treated as interconnected, which reflects the reality of how most people experience addiction and mental health challenges in sustained recovery.

Alpine Recovery Center is designed to serve a wide cross-section of the adult population in Inyo County and the Owens Valley. The center works with veterans, pregnant women, young adults between 18 and 25, seniors, men, women, individuals with HIV/AIDS, and those who are court-ordered into treatment. This breadth of populations served — particularly in a rural outpatient setting — is uncommon and reflects a commitment to meeting the community's actual needs.

TRICARE acceptance is a practical differentiator for veterans in the region, and sliding-scale fees alongside Medicaid and Medicare coverage remove some of the most common financial obstacles to starting and maintaining an outpatient recovery program. People from across the Owens Valley looking for a substance abuse treatment program that fits their life circumstances — not the other way around — will find Alpine's combination of accessibility and clinical structure worth considering.

One of the practical realities of long-term recovery is that treatment needs to be financially sustainable. Alpine Recovery Center accepts a broad range of payment methods: Medicaid, Medicare, TRICARE, private insurance, state insurance, self-pay, and sliding-scale fees. This range is especially significant for a rural community where income variability is high and specialized treatment resources are few.

The center's weekday hours — Monday through Thursday from 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM and Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM — reflect an outpatient model built around the schedules of working adults. For Owens Valley residents researching their options for outpatient or intensive outpatient addiction treatment, Alpine can be reached directly at (760) 873-4357 or through their website at alpinecenterbishop.com.