MedStar Health: Outpatient Behavioral Health at MedStar Washington Hospital Center

216 Michigan Avenue Northeast
Washington, Washington DC 20017

Washington, Washington DC

202-877-6333

Amenities

Private Rehab

Private drug rehab provides a comfortable, secure environment that allows you to focus on doing the work to get your life back on track. Benefits include a higher staff-to-client ratio, increased one-on-one time with therapists and healthcare providers, private rooms for clients, and customized forms of therapy.

Residential Setting

Residential drug rehab provides the comforts of home with the therapeutic support needed to successfully recover. Benefits of an inpatient program include increased safety, a higher success rate, and the time and distance given to focus on recovery. Residential drug rehabs are often the preferred method of treatment, as they can be tailored to meet specific needs, offer focused therapeutic care, and provide the necessary tools to sustain recovery.

Addiction Treatment Programs

Adult Program

Adults who have substance use disorders have often been through a lot — trauma, getting and losing jobs, having and losing housing, and more. In Washington, DC, an adult rehab can help you focus on these experiences and learn to process and manage them without turning to substance use.

Alcoholism

Effective alcohol rehab in Washington, DC, helps you address the reasons you turn to alcohol and develop new, healthier coping mechanisms. The treatment center can also connect you to ongoing support services to help you maintain long-term sobriety.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Washington, DC, allows people to address unhelpful ways of thinking and behaving by challenging their thinking patterns. This allows participants to overcome thinking distortions and develop better coping skills so they can move away from substance use.

Men's Rehab

A men’s rehab in Washington, DC, addresses mental and emotional concerns that are common to men, which might include sharing emotions, vulnerability, anger management, and trauma. Addressing these unique issues in a community with other men can help participants heal and develop healthy coping mechanisms so they don’t need to turn to substance use.

Opioid Treatment

Opioid addiction is both physical and psychological. Opioid rehab in Washington, DC, helps participants overcome the physical aspects of withdrawal and cravings and address the mental and emotional reasons they began to misuse opioids to begin with.

Women's Rehab

Women experience life differently than men, so having a specific women’s rehab can be helpful. A women’s rehab in Washington, DC, can address pregnancy concerns, mothering skills, and the unique experiences women have that might lead to substance use, leading to a more effective treatment experience.

Teen & Adolescent Program

Young adults face a lot of uncertainty and pressure as they transition to fully independent living. Young adult rehabs in Washington, DC, can help them address these concerns in healthy ways, develop practical coping skills, and learn essential life skills so they can overcome addiction and live a substance-free lifestyle.

Levels of Care

Inpatient Rehab

Inpatient rehabs in Washington DC provide the highest levels of care for clients in early recovery and/or those at an elevated risk of relapse. Inpatient rehab enables clients to reside onsite and focus exclusively on their recovery in a highly structured and supportive environment featuring robust supervision. Typical inpatient services include psychotherapy, recovery-focused life skills training, and complementary therapies; medical detox may also be provided.

Outpatient Rehab

Outpatient rehabs in Washington DC enable clients to receive addiction recovery services while continuing to live at home. They are ideal for clients who are medically stable, including those stepping down from inpatient care and/or those with mild to moderate addiction disorder not requiring hospitalization. Outpatient rehabs offer a wide range of treatment intensities determined by clients’ needs, including high-intensity partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs (PHP/IOP) and moderate-intensity general outpatient programs (OP).

Aftercare & Alumni Program

In Washington DC, aftercare support is designed to provide a complete continuum of care for clients who have completed formal addiction treatment. Aftercare support is intended to reduce clients’ risk of relapse through a range of services tailored to clients’ evolving needs. Aftercare programs may include alumni support groups, ongoing recovery education, housing and employment assistance, 12 Step Program facilitation, vocational training and career counseling, and referrals for continuing care and other services.

Dual Diagnosis & Mental Health

Dual diagnosis care in Washington DC is a specialized, multi-pronged approach to addiction recovery tailored to the unique care needs of persons with co-occurring addiction and mental illness. Dual diagnosis care is predicated on the assumption that lasting recovery can only be achieved if the underlying mental health conditions that contribute to or exacerbate the addiction are also addressed. The dual diagnosis care model typically integrates extensive psychotherapy, recovery education, and pharmacotherapy, if appropriate.