Aspen Day Treatment is the community Mental Health Center of Arbutus-Halethorpe. We have the expert staff to manage all mental health conditions, mild or severe, in a caring and friendly way. We have comprehensive out-patient psychiatric programs to help behavioral symptoms of adults and to restore people back to wellness.
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Services Offered
Aspen has two programs: a Day Hospital Program and a Clinic to serve your needs.
DAY HOSPITAL
Our Day Hospital is a combination of psychotherapies and medication management provided daily, Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Our objective is to stabilize you, keep you out of crisis, and keep you out of the hospital.
The Day Hospital staff is trained, compassionate, and effective in caring for our patients. Unlike most other day treatment programs, a psychiatrist is present and available on a daily basis to evaluate a patient's progress in individual psychothrerapy, adjust medicines, and to supervise the Aspen Day Treatment staff. Our psychiatrist will speak with the patient's personal physician to provide the best possible care and improve well-being.
Our goal at Aspen is to improve patients through effective and compassionate treatment within a comfortable, bright, and receptive environment. We know that most psychiatric treatment offered today is quick, superficial, and heavily focused on medication.
OUTPATIENT CLINIC Aspen's Clinic offers a multidisciplinary outpatient program starting with an assessment by a psychotherapist and a psychiatrist. Your psychotherapist will assess your condition and plan a psychotherapy approach. A plan that involves individual therapy, group therapy, family therapy, or a combination will be designed for your needs. The purpose of multidisciplinary care is to provide combination of psychotherapy and medication management, which has been scientifically established to have the best results in improving symptoms of emotional and psychological distress.
Fees and Payment
We accept all Medical Assistance policies and some Medicare policies. We do not accept Medicare HMOs or commercial insurance. We accept most BCBS policies for outpatient services.
Services Offered To: Adults Teens Children
Special Groups: Bilingual
Payment: Sliding Scale Medicaid
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Community counseling agencies are generally more affordable than other therapy providers, but how much more affordable they are will depend on whether you qualify for a discount or sliding scale fee (or if they accept your insurance). Many, but not all, have a policy that they won't turn away anyone due to inability to pay. You should ask about their fees when you first call.
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Most agencies try to set up an initial assessment appointment within a week (some do within 24 hours), though the waitlist to start therapy is usually longer—about a few weeks on average. If you're not eligible or if the agency is not right for you, it's usually still worth it to call or drop in, because staff are knowledgeable about local options and can often refer you to one.