Richard Taite is an American entrepreneur and founder of substance abuse treatment centers. He founded the residential treatment center Cliffside Malibu and Carrara Treatment Wellness and Spa in Malibu, California.
Taite grew up in Encino, California in a home he has described as abusive. He became addicted to drugs as a teenager.
Taite was addicted to drugs for 25 years and experienced periods of homelessness during this time. He worked toward recovery for several years, using a combination of therapy, Alcoholics Anonymous, and sober living facilities.
Taite became sober and purchased a property in Malibu which he opened as a sober living facility for men. Taite expanded the facility into Cliffside Malibu, which opened in 2005 and became known for its celebrity clientele. By 2013, Cliffside Malibu was catering to high wealth individuals and offered treatment which could include yoga, acupuncture, and massage. In 2018, Cliffside Malibu had grown to 80 beds and Taite sold it to Discovery Behavioral Health for a sum he described as in the âÂÂvery low nine figures.âÂÂ
As part of the sale of Cliffside Malibu, Taite signed a five-year noncompete clause When the noncompete expired in 2023, Taite bought an addiction treatment center in the Cheviot Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles called 1 Method that serves people in the middle and upper income brackets. Taite said he was motivated by the fentanyl epidemic to return to the recovery industry.
In 2024 in West Hollywood, Taite opened the first Carrara Treatment Wellness Center, a luxury rehab for addiction. He later expanded Carrara locations to Beverly Hills and Malibu.
Taite co-authored the 2013 book Ending Addiction For Good: The Groundbreaking, Holistic, Evidence-Based Way to Transform Your Life. According to a review in Psychology Today, the book explores the role of trauma in addiction. Taite co-authored a 2025 book titled Experiencing Transcendence: The Freedom of Recovering from Addiction and Trauma.
As of 2025, Taite hosted a podcast called âÂÂWeâÂÂre Out of Timeâ that covers issues of addiction and behavioral health.