Greater Baden Medical Services is dedicated to the delivery of high quality, accessible primary and preventive health care in our community.
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Services Offered
Behavioral Health - Your mental and emotional health are important to us. At GBMS, we take a holistic approach to patient care. Our behavioral health team at our La Plata, Brandywine, and Capitol Heights locations work with your primary care provider to help you strive for self-improvement, and manage emotional or behavioral issues. Greater Baden offers behavioral health services to both adults and children in a safe and confidential environment. Our team of licensed professionals includes psychologists, psychiatrists, and Licensed Clinical Social Workers.
We provide behavioral health services such as: * Individual, Family, and Group Counseling * Case Management * Medication Management * Substance Abuse Assessment, Education, and Treatment * Assessment and Diagnosis * Psychiatric Evaluations
Fees and Payment
Greater Baden is a Federally Qualified Health Center. FQHCs provide their services to all persons regardless of ability to pay, and charge for services on a community board approved sliding-fee scale that is based on patients' family income and size. FQHC's ask patients to contribute something to the cost of their care. Greater Baden also accepts insurance, Medicaid and Medicare.
We accept the following payment options: check or money orders, credit cards (MasterCard, VISA or Discover), debit cards with the MasterCard or VISA logos, cash (in person only; please do not mail cash).
This is a non profit agency.
Services Offered To: Adults Teens Children
Payment: Sliding Scale Medicare Medicaid
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Do you know the reason they are not accepting clients?
A community counseling agency is a group therapy practice that offers affordable mental health services. Most are independent non-profit agencies, state agencies, or publicly-funded agencies. A few may restrict who is eligible for services, so it is a good idea to check when you call.
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.
Expect to talk to kind people who want to help you find the care you need. Most community agencies strive to connect you with a live person within 24 hours, if not immediately. If you're asked to hold or leave a message, don't give up; just leave a message and wait. You should hear back pretty quickly.
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.