Whitman-Walker Health at 1525

1525 14th Street Northwest
Washington, Washington DC 20005

Washington, Washington DC
202-745-7000

About Whitman-Walker Health at 1525

Whitman Walker Health is located in Washington DC. They offer behavioral health services to address and treat co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (SUD).

I found that they are located in a high-rise modern office building close to Logan Square with access to area restaurants, hotels and cultural attractions around the nation’s capital. At Whitman, you are close to downtown Washington DC, the National Portrait Gallery, Ford’s Theater and the White House.

Harm Reduction Services to Address Behaviors

At Whitmer, they provide harm reduction services. This program does not require sobriety, but focuses on offering tools to assist you in avoiding harmful behaviors that may either increase addiction or work concurrently with your SUD. They offer interventions to help you avoid harmful behaviors, which may also lead to a decrease in your need to turn to addiction.

Outpatient Abstinence-Based SUD Program

They also offer an outpatient program for those with SUD and mental health issues. The program focuses on education and providing you with information relating to addiction as well as education to family and support who may be unfamiliar with behaviors and traumas that may have led to your addiction.

They offer one-on-one counseling services and therapy to help you work through your past traumas and learn coping skills to help you avoid future triggers.

MAT Treatment to Address Your Opioid Addiction

I like that they also offer MAT therapy to help you manage and address your addictions to opioids. I find it good to know that they offer therapy and medication to support you in breaking free from addiction. If your addiction requires detox, they may refer you to an alternate facility to help you reach a more stable mental and physical state.

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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.

LGBTQ Friendly Rehab

LGBTQ-Friendly Rehabs in Washington DC are designed to address the unique care needs of members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transexual, and queer communities. Treatment models address the traumatic histories that members of the LGBTQ+ community often experience and that may trigger or exacerbate addictive behaviors. LGBTQ-friendly rehabs prioritize the creation of safe and affirming spaces for all clients, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity.

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.

Senior Drug & Alcohol Rehab

Senior drug and alcohol rehabs in Washington DC prioritize the unique recovery needs of older adults. While traditional rehabs typically support the medical, mental, and behavioral health of persons from their mid-twenties to their mid-fifties, senior rehabs respect the specific recovery challenges of clients in their late fifties and beyond. Treatment may address chronic pain issues, grief and loss, life stage transitions, and other concerns relevant to the sobriety of an aging client population.

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

Detox & MAT

Detox treatment in Washington DC is designed to rid the client’s body of alcohol and/or drugs in a safe and supportive environment. Medical detox involves intensive clinical supervision in either an inpatient or outpatient setting and may include the prescribing of FDA-approved medications to ease withdrawal symptoms and prevent potentially serious complications. Social detox is a process of managing substance withdrawal without medical intervention and typically includes mental health support, rest, and therapeutic nutrition and hydration.

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).

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.

Contact Information

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1525 14th Street Northwest
Washington, Washington DC 20005

Fact checked and written by:
Camille Sylvain
Edited by:
Courtney Myers, MS

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