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Elevate Addiction Services – Seascape Recovery Center

Updated on: 16 January 2026

Accreditations

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Joint Commission Accredited
Legitscript Certified

About this center

Elevate Addiction Services, Seascape Recovery Center, in Watsonville, California is a residential substance use recovery community set on a scenic, ranch-style campus not far from Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay where adults whose alcohol or drug use has begun affecting real-life responsibilities such as work, housing, relationships, and stability come for immersive treatment and transformation. Rather than brief outpatient contact, this is a place people live on site for a period of structured recovery work that engages body, mind, and daily routine together.

Immersive Recovery in a Calmer Setting

People choose Elevate at moments when patterns of use have already shown up in visible consequences: repeated relapses, emotional strain, or cycles that outpatient sessions weren’t enough to shift. The Watsonville facility’s residential programs include detox support and longer stays where individuals engage in individualized and group therapies, mindfulness and experiential activities, and life-skills development alongside physical routines like fitness and outdoor time.

Living Recovery With Whole-Person Focus

Recovery at Elevate doesn’t happen by isolating someone from life’s pressures and obligations; it happens while they are living with intention toward what comes next. The approach integrates evidence-informed therapies like cognitive behavioral and motivational interviewing with holistic elements such as mindfulness, fitness routines, meditation, and nutrition education. Residents are encouraged to reconnect with health, resilience, emotional balance, and practical skills, so what they build in treatment can carry into life back home.

Connection With Community and Responsibility

The environment itself is designed to reflect real life while supporting deeper work: shared spaces, outdoor activities, and a structured daily rhythm help people practice accountability, social skills, and coping strategies in concrete ways. Family involvement, aftercare planning, and follow-up support are built into the experience so that what’s learned here doesn’t end when the residential phase does.

For People Ready to Build on Insight and Routine

Elevate tends to be used by adults who are past the point of hoping for a quick fix, those whose substance use has begun undermining the parts of life they still care about, and who recognize that change requires consistency, effort, and daily engagement rather than isolated clinic visits. The residential setting provides a contained but real-world training ground where people can begin redefining habits, choices, and relationships while life continues forward.

Center at a glance

Location
262 Gaffey Rd, Watsonville, CA
Treatment Length
30 or 60 days (extra 6 months of aftercare)
Language
English
Co-Ed
Yes
Cost of Treatment
Low-Cost Options

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Things to know

On-site detox

Yes

Center's capacity

67 people

Professional/ medical staff

Matt Guernaccini, CADC-CS | Chief Program Director
Tim Sinnott, LMFT | Clinical Director
Jesse Quaid, CADC, CAS | Director of Intake & Clinical Records
Leslie Quaid, CADC-CAS, CCDA | Director of Health and Wellness
John Ragsac, CADC-CS, CA | Director of Rehabilitation
Dana Guernaccini, CADC II- CA | Director of Admissions
Tommy Legan, CADC-CAS | IOP Director

Items not permitted

Aerosols or inhalants
Alcohol or products containing alcohol
Cameras or recording devices
Cellphones, laptops and tablets
Clothing promoting drugs, alcohol or explicit content
Internet-connected devices
Items offensive to specific groups or religions
Non-prescribed drugs, medications or supplements
Pornography or explicit materials
Products with heavy fragrances
Provocative or skimpy clothing
Valuables
Weapons of any kind

Insurance plans accepted

Aetna
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Anthem Blue Cross
Carelon Behavioral Health (Beacon)
Cigna
Health Net
Humana
Kaiser Permanente
Magellan Health SM
Managed Health Network (MHN)
Multiplan
Optum
Tricare/Military Insurance
United Behavioral Health
UnitedHealthcare

Other payment options

Payment Assistance
Self Payment

Services & amenities

Treatment Types

Detox
Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
Interventionist
Long-Term Inpatient
Medical Detox
Outpatient
Short-Term Inpatient

Services Offered

Aftercare
Assessment
Co-Occurring Disorders
Holistic
Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT)
Non 12-Step
Nutritional Therapy
Relapse Prevention
Substance Abuse Counseling
Virtual Counseling for Addiction

Amenities

Gym/Weight Room

Clientele Served

Family Programs

Trust Factors

Certified by the State of California
Client Testimonials
Evidence-Based Approach
Joint Commission Accredited
LegitScript Certified
Licensed Staff

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