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Treatment Focus
This center treats mental health conditions and co-occurring substance use. You receive collaborative, individualized treatment that addresses both issues for whole-person healing.
Primary Level of Care
Outpatient treatment offers flexible therapeutic and medical care without the need to stay overnight in a hospital or inpatient facility. Some centers offer intensive outpatient program (IOP), which falls between inpatient care and traditional outpatient service.
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Treatment Focus
This center treats mental health conditions and co-occurring substance use. You receive collaborative, individualized treatment that addresses both issues for whole-person healing.
Primary Level of Care
Outpatient treatment offers flexible therapeutic and medical care without the need to stay overnight in a hospital or inpatient facility. Some centers offer intensive outpatient program (IOP), which falls between inpatient care and traditional outpatient service.
Provider's Policy
We accept most major insurance plans, including Medicaid and Medicare. We may be able to accept insurances not listed here. We also offer a sliding scale fee for those who do not have insurance or who are underinsured.
Columbia Associates North Bethesda
Columbia Associates North Bethesda
About Columbia Associates North Bethesda
Columbia Associates North Bethesda, set an hour northwest of the U.S. Capitol, treats adults, adolescents, and children with mental health, substance use, and eating disorders like anxiety, depression, ADHD, anger, grief and loss, trauma, mood disorders, alcohol use, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (AFRID), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), low self-esteem, stress, self-harm, children's learning deficits, and family conflict. They treat individuals as well as couples.
Their treatment methods include cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), interpersonal therapy, exposure therapy, family therapy, family systems therapy, group therapy, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), mindfulness-based stress reduction, medication management, couples counseling, humanistic therapy, psychodynamic therapy, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), and nutrition counseling. They use Spravato to assist in treating depression in cases when therapy isn't enough. Their blog includes information about conditions they treat and some of their recommendations.
Columbia Associates provides in-person and virtual therapy.
Clientele
Clients can register at Columbia Associates either through their website or a professional referral. Columbia Associates has providers who speak English, Amharic, Amharit, Arabic, Egyptian Arabic, French, Gujarati, Hausa, Hindi, Igbo, Marathi, Pharoes, Sindhi, Urdu, and Yoruba.
They provide specialized care to moms experiencing depression with their Perinatal Project.
They also specialize in treating stressors in kids, and they assess kids with behavioral issues like school avoidance, bullying, and oppositional defiance disorder (ODD).
Care Portal
Columbia Associates provides clients with the Valant MYIO portal to track their care.
North Bethesda and Rockville, Maryland
Columbia Associates North Bethesda is set in the town of Rockville, due north of the larger cities of North Bethesda and Bethesda. Rockville is famous mostly for its restaurants in the town center.
Affiliated Treatment Centers
Columbia Associates has other clinics in the Northern Virginia and Maryland area with the same services. They are part of a larger organization, Transformations Care Network, that operates additional centers on the east coast and around Seattle. Their other centers operate under the names Northeast Health Service, West Central Mental Health, Cape Behavioral Health Center, New Directions Mental Health, Harmony, and LightHeart Associates.

Center Overview
Treatment Focus
This center treats mental health conditions and co-occurring substance use. You receive collaborative, individualized treatment that addresses both issues for whole-person healing.
Insurance Accepted
Cash Pay Rates
Estimated Cash Pay Rate
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Levels of Care
Your Care Options
Specializations
Adolescents
Teens receive the treatment they need for mental health disorders and addiction, with the added support of educational and vocational services.
Children
Treatment for children incorporates the psychiatric care they need and education, often led by on-site teachers to keep children on track with school.
Bio-Medical
A philosophy focusing on the biomechanics behind mental health disorders, using prescribed medications as a supplement to behavioral therapy.
Licensed Primary Mental Health
Some primary care providers offer mental health diagnosis and treatment. This can prevent patients from developing more serious conditions.
Medical
Medical addiction treatment uses approved medications to manage withdrawals and cravings, and to treat contributing mental health conditions.
Who We Treat
Adolescents
Teens receive the treatment they need for mental health disorders and addiction, with the added support of educational and vocational services.
Children
Treatment for children incorporates the psychiatric care they need and education, often led by on-site teachers to keep children on track with school.
Men and Women
Men and women attend treatment for addiction in a co-ed setting, going to therapy groups together to share experiences, struggles, and successes.
Pregnant Women
Addiction and mental health treatment meets the clinical and psychological needs of pregnant women, ensuring they receive optimal care in all areas.
Approaches
Bio-Medical
A philosophy focusing on the biomechanics behind mental health disorders, using prescribed medications as a supplement to behavioral therapy.
Evidence-Based
A combination of scientifically rooted therapies and treatments make up evidence-based care, defined by their measured and proven results.
Family Involvement
Providers involve family in the treatment of their loved one through family therapy, visits, or both–because addiction is a family disease.
Individual Treatment
Individual care meets the needs of each patient, using personalized treatment to provide them the most relevant care and greatest chance of success.
Medical
Medical addiction treatment uses approved medications to manage withdrawals and cravings, and to treat contributing mental health conditions.
Therapies
1-on-1 Counseling
Patient and therapist meet 1-on-1 to work through difficult emotions and behavioral challenges in a personal, private setting.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
This cognitive behavioral therapy teaches patients to accept challenging feelings and make the appropriate changes to reach personal goals.
Couples Counseling
Partners work to improve their communication patterns, using advice from their therapist to better their relationship and make healthy changes.
Eye Movement Therapy (EMDR)
Lateral, guided eye movements help reduce the emotional reactions of retelling and reprocessing trauma, allowing intense feelings to dissipate.
Family Therapy
Family therapy addresses group dynamics within a family system, with a focus on improving communication and interrupting unhealthy relationship patterns.
Ketamine Therapy
Ketamine therapy uses ketamine, a dissociative anesthetic, to provide rapid relief for severe depression, trauma symptoms, and other mental health conditions.
Languages
Conditions We Treat
ADHD, ADD
ADHD is a common mental health condition caused by dopamine imbalance. Common symptoms include inattention, hyperactivitiy, and impulsivity.
Anxiety
Anxiety is a common mental health condition that can include excessive worry, panic attacks, physical tension, and increased blood pressure.
Bipolar
This mental health condition is characterized by extreme mood swings between depression, mania, and remission.
Depression
Symptoms of depression may include fatigue, a sense of numbness, and loss of interest in activities. This condition can range from mild to severe.
Eating Disorders
An eating disorder is a long-term pattern of unhealthy behavior relating to food. Most people with eating disorders have a distorted self-image.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
OCD is characterized by intrusive and distressing thoughts that drive repetitive behaviors. This pattern disrupts daily life and relationships.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
PTSD is a long-term mental health issue caused by a disturbing event or events. Symptoms include anxiety, dissociation, flashbacks, and intrusive thoughts.
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a serious mental health condition that causes hallucinations, delusions, and disordered thinking.
Substances We Treat
Alcohol
Using alcohol as a coping mechanism, or drinking excessively throughout the week, signals an alcohol use disorder.
Co-Occurring Disorders
A person with multiple mental health diagnoses, such as addiction and depression, has co-occurring disorders also called dual diagnosis.
Drug Addiction
Drug addiction is the excessive and repetitive use of substances, despite harmful consequences to a person's life, health, and relationships.
Aftercare
Care Designed for Your Needs
Special Considerations
Couples program
Using gentle clinical care, therapists guide patients and their partner through guided sessions to address issues and work towards lasting solutions.