Highlands in Bloom is a licensed residential treatment center in Agoura Hills, California. Our clinical program is developed and overseen by Clinical Program Director Stacy McNeal, PhD, LMFT and Medical Director and Psychiatrist Dr. Todd Hill. Psychiatric care is a foundational component of our residential treatment program, integrated into each client’s individualized treatment plan from admission through discharge.
What Is Psychiatric Care?
Psychiatric care in a residential treatment setting involves the ongoing clinical oversight of a client’s mental health by a licensed psychiatrist. Unlike episodic outpatient psychiatric appointments, residential psychiatric care is continuous, collaborative, and embedded within the full clinical picture of the client’s treatment. At Highlands in Bloom, psychiatric care encompasses medication evaluation and management, psychiatric assessment, diagnostic clarification, and coordination with the broader multidisciplinary clinical team.
How Psychiatric Care Works
Residential clients at Highlands in Bloom receive weekly one-on-one sessions with Medical Director and Psychiatrist Dr. Todd Hill. These sessions address medication evaluation and ongoing management, psychiatric assessment, and the integration of psychiatric findings into the individualized treatment plan. Dr. Hill works in direct collaboration with Clinical Program Director Stacy McNeal, PhD, LMFT and the clinical team to ensure that psychiatric care is not delivered in isolation but as a coordinated component of the whole-person treatment approach. Psychiatric status is reviewed regularly throughout the residential stay, with treatment plan adjustments made as clinically indicated.
Psychiatric Care at Highlands in Bloom
Psychiatric care at Highlands in Bloom is whole-person and integrative by design. Dr. Todd Hill situates each client’s psychiatric presentation within the full clinical context of their trauma history, nervous system state, autoimmune health profile, and overall physical and psychological wellbeing. For clients managing both mental health disorders and autoimmune conditions, this integrated approach is particularly critical. Chronic inflammation, HPA axis dysregulation, and immune dysfunction each produce psychiatric symptoms including depression, anxiety, and cognitive impairment that require a clinician who understands the physiological dimensions of psychiatric presentation. A comprehensive psychological evaluation is conducted at intake to establish a clinical baseline and inform the treatment planning process.
Conditions Psychiatric Care Addresses
Psychiatric care at Highlands in Bloom supports clients managing a range of conditions including:
- Anxiety disorders including generalized anxiety, panic disorder, and high-functioning anxiety
- Depression and major depressive disorder
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and complex PTSD
- Bipolar disorder
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Burnout and chronic stress-related presentations
- Autoimmune conditions with psychiatric comorbidities including lupus, MS, Hashimoto’s, and fibromyalgia
What to Expect
Upon admission, clients undergo a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation with Dr. Todd Hill. This assessment informs the individualized treatment plan and establishes the baseline against which progress is measured throughout the residential stay. Weekly one-on-one psychiatric sessions continue for the duration of the stay, with additional contact available as clinically indicated. Medication management, when applicable, is overseen directly by Dr. Hill and communicated clearly to the client throughout the process. Clients leave with a discharge plan that includes psychiatric follow-up recommendations and any medication management guidance needed for the transition to outpatient care.
FAQs
Does Highlands in Bloom offer psychiatric medication management?
Yes. Psychiatric medication evaluation and management are provided by Medical Director and Psychiatrist Dr. Todd Hill as part of the residential treatment program. Medication management is integrated into the broader individualized treatment plan and reviewed regularly throughout the residential stay in coordination with the clinical team.
How often will I meet with the psychiatrist?
Residential clients meet with Dr. Todd Hill weekly throughout their stay for one-on-one psychiatric sessions. Additional contact is available as clinically indicated based on the client’s needs and progress.
Is psychiatric care covered by insurance at Highlands in Bloom?
Highlands in Bloom is in-network with Blue Shield of California and Aetna and accepts most major PPO plans. Psychiatric care is integrated into the residential treatment program, and our admissions team provides complimentary insurance verification to clarify coverage prior to admission.
Can psychiatric care support autoimmune conditions?
Yes. Psychiatric care at Highlands in Bloom is delivered with a full understanding of the bidirectional relationship between autoimmune conditions and psychiatric health. Chronic inflammation, hormonal dysregulation, and nervous system dysfunction each produce psychiatric symptoms that require clinical expertise spanning both domains. Dr. Todd Hill’s approach to psychiatric oversight reflects this whole-person clinical understanding.
Take the First Step
Highlands in Bloom accepts clients from across California and the United States. Our admissions team is available daily for a complimentary, confidential clinical consultation. Call us at (805) 892-6313 or visit highlandsinbloom.com/contact to request a consultation. We are in-network with Blue Shield of California and Aetna and accept most major PPO plans.