GPS Counseling Center
OutpatientIntensive outpatientPartial hospitalizationPrivate insuranceTRICARE / VASliding scaleSelf-pay
About GPS Counseling Center
GPS Counseling Center is a Modesto, California outpatient facility that provides treatment for addiction and related challenges. Their programs address a variety of substance use disorders, along with mental health conditions that often occur at the same time. GPS Counseling delivers counseling in individual, group, and family formats, emphasizing relapse prevention, strengthening communication abilities, and building a safe, encouraging environment. The center also provides its alumni with a comprehensive aftercare plan, featuring 42 weeks of ongoing assistance and weekly drop-in support meetings. GPS Counseling Center is accredited by the Joint Commission and typically accepts most major insurance plans.
Services reported to SAMHSA
- Levels of care
- Outpatient day treatment or partial hospitalization · Intensive outpatient treatment · Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment · Regular outpatient treatment
- Treatment focus
- Substance use treatment
- Opioid treatment
- Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere
- Treatment approaches
- Anger management · Brief intervention · Cognitive behavioral therapy · Contingency management/motivational incentives · Motivational interviewing · Relapse prevention · Substance use disorder counseling · Trauma-related counseling · 12-step facilitation
- Education and counseling
- Substance use disorder education · Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling · Individual counseling · Group counseling · Family counseling
- Ages accepted
- Young Adults · Adults · Seniors
- Genders accepted
- Female · Male
- Payment accepted
- Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE) · Private health insurance · Cash or self-payment
- Payment assistance
- Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
- Licensing and accreditation
- State substance use treatment agency · State department of health · The Joint Commission
- Ownership
- Private for-profit organization
- Recovery support
- Self-help groups · Recovery coach · Mentoring/peer support
- Transitional services
- Aftercare/continuing care · Discharge Planning · Naloxone and overdose education · Outcome follow-up after discharge
Facility-provided information
- Accreditation
- Joint Commission
- Care offered
- Outpatient · Co-Occurring Mental Health
- Substances treated
- Benzodiazepines · Co-Occurring Disorders · Cocaine · Drug Addiction · Ecstasy · Heroin · Marijuana · Prescription Drugs · Psychedelics
- Therapies
- 1-on-1 Counseling · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Psychoeducation · Relapse Prevention Counseling · Twelve Step Facilitation
- Approaches
- Evidence-Based · Individual Treatment · Twelve Step
- Who it serves
- Men · Men and Women · Women
- Aftercare
- Support Meetings
- Languages
- English
Questions to ask GPS Counseling Center
- 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?
- If I need medication for opioid or alcohol use disorder, do you prescribe it or refer out?
- 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 GPS Counseling Center
GPS Counseling Center reports accepting Private insurance, TRICARE / VA, Sliding scale, Self-pay. If you have Medicaid, ask whether the facility accepts your California Medicaid plan or can refer you to one that does. 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.
Frequently asked questions
What services does GPS Counseling Center offer?
GPS Counseling Center reports these levels of care to SAMHSA: Outpatient, Intensive outpatient, Partial hospitalization. Call to confirm current services and openings.
Does GPS Counseling Center accept insurance?
It reports accepting Private insurance, TRICARE / VA, Sliding scale, Self-pay. Ask whether your specific plan is in network before admission.
Where is GPS Counseling Center located?
1101 Sylvan Avenue, Modesto, CA 95350.
How far is the nearest medical detox from Modesto?
From the center of Stanislaus County, the closest program offering medical detox is in Ceres, about 1.3 miles away (straight-line), based on SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap.
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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.