Overview
Established 1976
Canyon Manor is licensed as a 24-hour Mental Health Rehabilitation Center located in the City of Novato in Marin County, California. We provide consistent rehabilitation treatment programming and nursing care for gravely disabled and severely mentally ill clients, including those with compromised mobility and other special care needs. Our Dual Diagnosis Program has been serving clients with both mental illness and substance abuse disorder for over 40 years.
We have treated over 3,000 severely mentally ill clients in our 49 years of continuous service. Canyon Manor serves clients referred from county mental health services throughout California (21 different counties), the Veterans Administration, private health care providers, and families seeking care for a loved one.
License Type: Mental Health Rehabilitation Center (MHRC)
Number of Beds: 89
Operator:
Mental Health Management I, Inc.
dba Canyon Manor
655 Canyon Road
Novato, CA 94947
Religious Affiliation: None / Non-Denominational
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Tour Our Campus
Canyon Manor is located in a neighborhood of single family homes within walking distance to shops and parks. The soothing setting helps put clients at ease and provides an ideal backdrop for the specialty treatment that we perform. Our campus has an abundance of verdant open space for clients to enjoy including a sports court, patios, picnic areas, a labyrinth, fountains, and gardens. We are unique among Mental Health Treatment Centers for these and other reasons.
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~2-acre campus
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89-bed facility with several support buildings
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Recently refreshed inside-and-out
Treatment
Our daily treatment program consists of state-of-the-art psychopharmacology, a variety of skill building groups, general activities, small therapy groups, community meetings, physical and recreational activities, behavioral interventions, various types of outings, passes and special events. Clients are usually seen by their psychiatrist once a week. All these treatment modalities are integrated into our therapeutically directed community/milieu.​
The basic daily schedule includes both structured and unstructured time. Structured groups provide skills development and formal treatment. Unstructured time encourages and allows clients to develop leisure time skills and pursuit of individual interests in preparation for a return to a less structured setting.
Offering the flexibility and creativity to accommodate the varying needs of our clients continues to be the hallmark of Canyon’s services. We treat unique individuals, not diagnoses.
Staff
The photo above is group photo of some of our Staff. Canyon Manor’s Interdisciplinary Clinical staff includes psychiatrists, physicians, nurse practitioners, licensed vocational nurses, licensed psychiatric technicians, occupational therapists, art therapist, social service workers, rehabilitation service workers, and mental health workers. Canyon Manor has a registered/licensed nurse on duty 24-hours per day. Our family of 100 Staff are well-qualified and experienced. They come from diverse backgrounds and we are stronger because of it. Roughly 60% of Canyon's Staff have been with the Company 10 years or more.
The photo below is of Admin and Management.
Administrative Staff:
Program Director
Mitchell Geis, M.A., AMFT
Director of Nursing Services
Elaine Hernandez
Medical Director
Jeffrey Berlant, MD, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Paul Heil
Below is a photo of our Program Department Leadership.
Location
Below is a photo of our Business Office staff.
Our Location
655 Canyon Road, Novato, CA 94947
Canyon Manor is located in Novato, California about 30 minutes North of San Francisco. We are a few blocks away from of two of Novato’s shopping centers and charming Old Town district, the Golden Gate Transit system, Library, and Novato’s downtown district. Within convenient walking distance there are recreational facilities which include parks and community play fields. We offer escorted walks through the neighborhood as well as scheduled outings into the community (movies, parks & rec, & shopping) for clients that meet the criteria for the activity.
Our Mission, Legacy, & Core Values
Mission Statement
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Canyon Manor's Mission is to provide comprehensive mental health treatment, tailored to each client’s individual needs, that works towards achieving recovery and the ability of each client to live their best life with a positive and bright future.
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Legacy
Canyon Manor was founded in 1976 by a U.S. Naval Academy graduate and veteran with a vision to make a meaningful difference by helping others. It continues to be a family-owned and operated small business to this day. Being a small business allows us the freedom to focus on what really matters- our clients. For nearly five decades, we have earned a reputation as an excellent treatment center in the field of mental health and in the communities we serve. Striving to preserve and add to this legacy are at the heart of our business.
Core Values
At Canyon Manor, putting our clients' interests first, is not just good practice - it's a Core Value. We are results-driven because we believe everyone deserves a bright future and have proudly helped thousands achieve theirs.
We uphold the values of excellence, commitment, and teamwork, complimented by a culture of compassion, kindness, respect, and dignity. To the families with a loved one at Canyon Manor we make this pledge: We will treat your family member the way we would want our own to be treated - the way we ourselves would want to be treated.
We also embrace innovation. Seeking out and adopting advancements in mental health treatment is an important part of the work we do. As a proud sponsor of the National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI), we actively support their mission to advance the field of mental health care.
At Canyon Manor, our enduring commitment is clear: providing compassionate, results-driven care that helps our clients achieve brighter futures.
