Milestones Ranch Malibu

Ryan _{on Google}

Feb 23rd, 2024

Its a generic, bait and switch Malibu rehab. You pay for 30 days, and then you will spend those 30 days being manipulated into having your family empty their life savings to pay for another 60 days.

Peter R. _{on Yelp}

Oct 3rd, 2022

Milestones has high promises and an abysmal success rate. There is no actual program, just a spaghetti against a wall approach. It's a fine, if preposterously overpriced place to scare your kid straight, but offers no real support to continue ones life after leaving. The worst part for me was the sheer ineptitude of the nepotistic management. Both are completely incapable. Despite multiple wrongs, they were completely unable to acknowledge their part, and the minimal 1x a week psych appointments were consumed by administrative paperwork attempting to make me own their wrongs. I've subsequently gone through the amends process, this place owes me - not the other way around. Stay well away.

Conor Gray _{on Google}

Mar 29th, 2023

I went through Milestones in 2020, and have remained recovered ever since. That is an incredible achievement for a chronic relapser like myself, but not only that, many of the people I went through treatment with have remained recovered as well. The success of our outcomes was a direct result of the foundation that Milestone's provided for us.
Milestones' location is beautiful and perfect for recovery. It is in Malibu, on a ranch tucked away in the hills. There are wide open spaces and plenty of walking trails. The property has many water features and wildlife aplenty.
Milestones' approach to recovery is effective because it is truly holistic. Many places say they approach things holistically, but Milestones actually delivers. The healthy food, the physical activity, the individual therapy, the group therapy, the hypnotherapy, sober fun activities, etc. all combine to deliver exceptional results.
For me, it wasn't just the groups, or the staff, or the therapy, or the hikes, or the outings, or the family work - it was all of it. All of the elements that Milestones combined to produce a successful outcome in me worked together to give me a chance at an amazing, recovered, life.
I owe this place everything I have today, they welcomed me back in with open arms after I burnt my life to the ground again. My condition needed to be treated with love, patience, compassion, and firmness, and that is what Milestones provided. My family and I are forever grateful and indebted to this miraculous place.

Rodney Wallace _{on Google}

Jan 29th, 2023

Milestones is hands down the best thing I could have ever done for myself and my family. Thankfully I was referred here, otherwise my life path would undoubtedly have gone a different route. Denise and Savannah are always available, accessible, unbiased, not judgmental. Their ability to consistently stay balanced is truly incredible.
I have continued my relationship with milestones, the staff, and incredible doctors for over 7 years.
When I read reviews that are unfavorable, it feels that it comes from a place of Being vulnerable. It is uncomfortable, so its easy for people to fight against help and everything that is being offered to them. It is not easy by any means, but that is the difference in being open to an opportunity to save your life.
Thank you Denise, Savannah, Joey, and everyone else that played a vital role in my recovery.

Kingsley Robson _{on Google}

Jun 1st, 2022

The harm i experienced by the incompetent nepotistic management at milestones has taken far more time to recover from than i spent here. Despite the Malibu claim, there's nothing luxurious about the location ( think 70s college house for the men), stained pool, a mountain of deferred property maintenance including substantial fire hazards despite a recent wildfire (but they're sure to rinse the eucalyptus leaves off the pavement every morning).
A chaotic spaghetti at the wall approach to treatment, complete with over prescribing dangerous mental meds. The worst part is the sheer incompetence of the management - completely unable to own their wrongs, and instead blaming the clients. Once a situation arised due to said incompetence, all subsequent therapist sessions were consumed by paperwork attempting to pin their incompetence on the client. I have never wasted money like this before or after in my life, despite the "scholarship." This place set back my recovery tremendously. If you are rich and want to scare your kid straight, consider. If you are serious about recovery, avoid like the plague.