Action Family Counseling
3801 Buck Owens Boulevard, Bakersfield, CA 93308
Aegis Treatment Centers LLC
Address: 1018 21st Street, Bakersfield, CA 93301 · Map
Phone: (661) 861-9967
Website: pinnacletreatment.com
About Aegis Treatment Centers LLC
Aegis Bakersfield helps people dealing with opioid use disorder with a caring, collaborative model of care. The center’s team includes qualified physicians, nurses, and counselors who coordinate their efforts to design individualized treatment plans. Services are delivered on an outpatient basis, giving patients the chance to attend appointments regularly while remaining in their own homes, continuing day-to-day responsibilities, and maintaining close ties with family and community.
Therapy Designed to Support Lasting Recovery At Aegis Bakersfield, recovery is strengthened through a range of therapeutic options. Clients participate in individual counseling sessions, take part in structured group meetings with peers, and may involve family members in counseling when appropriate. Skill-building classes focus on practical tools for coping, decision-making, and managing emotions. Combined with medication, these approaches help patients build resilience and reduce the risk of relapse.
Flexible Outpatient Care Because Aegis Bakersfield operates as an outpatient program, patients do not reside at the facility. Instead, they attend scheduled visits while staying with family or in their own homes. This structure supports continuity in work, school, and relationships, allowing people to receive consistent clinical support while continuing to move forward in their everyday lives.
Services reported to SAMHSA
- Levels of care
- Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment · Regular outpatient treatment
- Treatment focus
- Substance use treatment
- Opioid treatment
- Buprenorphine maintenance · Federally-certified Opioid Treatment Program · Methadone maintenance · Prescribes buprenorphine
- Medications used
- Methadone · Buprenorphine with naloxone · Buprenorphine without naloxone
- Treatment approaches
- Anger management · Brief intervention · Cognitive behavioral therapy · Contingency management/motivational incentives · Motivational interviewing · Matrix Model · Relapse prevention · Substance use disorder counseling · Telemedicine/telehealth therapy · Trauma-related counseling
- Education and counseling
- HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support · Hepatitis education, counseling, or support · Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis · Substance use disorder education · Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling · Individual counseling · Group counseling · Family counseling · Marital/couples counseling
- Special programs
- Pregnant/postpartum women
- Exclusive programs
- Opioid use disorder clients only
- Ages accepted
- Young Adults · Adults · Seniors
- Genders accepted
- Female · Male
- Payment accepted
- Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs · Medicare · Medicaid · Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE) · Private health insurance · Cash or self-payment · State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid · SAMHSA funding/block grants
- Payment assistance
- Payment assistance (check with facility for details)
- Licensing and accreditation
- State substance use treatment agency · State mental health department · State department of health · Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) · SAMHSA certification for opioid treatment program (OTP) · Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
- Ownership
- Private for-profit organization
- Recovery support
- Self-help groups · Housing services · Assistance with obtaining social services · Mentoring/peer support · Employment counseling or training
- Transitional services
- Discharge Planning · Naloxone and overdose education · Outcome follow-up after discharge
- Other services
- Case management service · Domestic violence services, including family or partner · Social skills development · Suicide prevention services
- Language services
- Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing · Spanish
Facility-provided information
- Care offered
- Outpatient
- Substances treated
- Co-Occurring Disorders · Heroin · Opioids · Prescription Drugs
- Conditions treated
- Anxiety · Depression · Stress · Trauma
- Therapies
- 1-on-1 Counseling · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Life Skills · Medication-Assisted Treatment · Motivational Interviewing · Relapse Prevention Counseling
- Approaches
- Evidence-Based · Individual Treatment
- Who it serves
- Men · Men and Women · Pregnant Women · Women
- Aftercare
- Aftercare Group Therapy · Aftercare Recovery Coach
- Languages
- English
Questions to ask Aegis Treatment Centers LLC
- Is my specific plan in network, and do you need prior authorization before admission?
- How many hours a week is the outpatient or IOP schedule, and are evening groups available?
- Which medications do you prescribe (buprenorphine, methadone, naltrexone), and can I continue a medication I already take?
- Is there a waitlist, and how soon can you do an assessment?
- What happens after the program ends: aftercare, alumni groups or step-down care?
Also confirm the facility is licensed by California (this facility reports accreditation). If you are withdrawing from alcohol or benzodiazepines, ask about medical detox; do not stop suddenly on your own.
Paying for treatment at Aegis Treatment Centers LLC
Aegis Treatment Centers LLC reports accepting Medicaid, Medicare, Private insurance, TRICARE / VA, Sliding scale, Self-pay. With California Medicaid, treatment is usually covered at little or no cost, though some levels of care need prior authorization. Most private plans must cover substance use treatment on terms comparable to other medical care under federal parity law. A sliding fee scale is available, so bring proof of income.
Distance to specialized care from Bakersfield
Measured from the population center of Kern County, using SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap:
- Nearest medical detox: Bakersfield, about 7.6 miles
- Nearest methadone clinic (OTP): Bakersfield, about 3.0 miles (6 within 25 miles)
- Nearest buprenorphine (Suboxone) provider: Bakersfield, about 4.1 miles (3 within 25 miles)
See the Kern County treatment map, methadone clinics near Kern County and Suboxone doctors near Kern County.
Frequently asked questions
What services does Aegis Treatment Centers LLC offer?
Aegis Treatment Centers LLC reports these levels of care to SAMHSA: Outpatient, MAT, Methadone (OTP). Call to confirm current services and openings.
Does Aegis Treatment Centers LLC accept insurance?
It reports accepting Medicaid, Medicare, Private insurance, TRICARE / VA, Sliding scale, Self-pay. Ask whether your specific plan is in network before admission.
Where is Aegis Treatment Centers LLC located?
1018 21st Street, Bakersfield, CA 93301.
How far is the nearest medical detox from Bakersfield?
From the center of Kern County, the closest program offering medical detox is in Bakersfield, about 7.6 miles away (straight-line), based on SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap.
Other treatment facilities in Bakersfield
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See all 36 facilities in Bakersfield · Detox · Residential · Outpatient · Intensive outpatient · MAT · Methadone
Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Facility details come from SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov locator and facility-provided information. Confirm services, availability and payment directly with the facility.