Advanced Behavioral Health
16220 Frederick Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20877
Family Services Agency Inc
Also known as DBA Sheppard Pratt
Address: 610 East Diamond Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD 20877 · Map
Phone: (301) 840-3200
Website: sheppardpratt.org
About Family Services Agency Inc
Located just a few minutes from Baltimore’s Penn Station, this psychiatric center is placed in a lively, pedestrian-friendly neighborhood in Gaithersburg, surrounded by tree-lined parks, independent cinemas, and well-known historic sites. It supports young adults, adults, and older adults dealing with serious mental health challenges, including schizophrenia, depression, and substance use disorders (SUD). Services are community-oriented and combine structured day programming with vocational assistance.
The staff uses proven, evidence-based practices such as Individual Placement and Support to help with job readiness and employment, along with counseling and therapeutic groups. Clients may also participate in art therapy and psychoeducation. Together, these approaches encourage clients to better understand their diagnoses, reduce symptoms, and develop healthier, more independent routines.
The center also offers targeted programs, including support for transitional youth and smoking cessation services. In addition, case management and no-cost housing support are available through the Housing First model, which helps people gain stability and begin rebuilding. Transportation assistance and the center’s convenient access to transit make it easier for individuals to receive care consistently.
Services reported to SAMHSA
- Levels of care
- Outpatient
- Treatment focus
- Mental health treatment · Treatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious mental illness (SMI) in adults
- Facility type
- Outpatient mental health facility
- Medications used
- Fluphenazine · Haloperidol · Aripiprazole · Brexpiprazole · Cariprazine · Clozapine · IIoperidone · Lurasidone · Olanzapine · Olanzapine/Fluoxetine combination · Paliperidone · Quetiapine · Risperidone · Ziprasidone · Nicotine replacement · Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation · Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
- Treatment approaches
- Cognitive behavioral therapy · Couples/family therapy · Dialectical behavior therapy · Group therapy · Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment · Individual psychotherapy · Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
- Education and counseling
- Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
- Special programs
- Young adults · Seniors or older adults · Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients · Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders · Clients who have experienced trauma · Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) · Children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance (SED) · Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
- Ages accepted
- Children/Adolescents · Young Adults · Adults · Seniors
- Payment accepted
- County or local government funds · Medicare · Medicaid · Other State funds · Private health insurance · Private or Community foundation · State corrections or juvenile justice funds · State education agency funds · Cash or self-payment · State welfare or child and family services funds
- Payment assistance
- Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
- Ownership
- Private non-profit organization
- Other services
- Court-ordered outpatient treatment · Family psychoeducation · Illness management and recovery · Suicide prevention services
Facility-provided information
- Care offered
- Outpatient
- Substances treated
- Alcohol · Co-Occurring Disorders · Drug Addiction · Smoking Cessation
- Conditions treated
- Anger · Anxiety · Bipolar · Depression · Grief and Loss · Personality Disorders · Schizophrenia
- Therapies
- 1-on-1 Counseling · Art Therapy · Group Therapy · Life Skills · Psychoeducation
- Approaches
- Individual Treatment · Personalized Treatment
- Who it serves
- Men · Men and Women · Older Adults · Women · Young Adults
- Aftercare
- Employment Counseling · Housing Services · Medication Assistance · Mentoring and Peer support
- Languages
- English
Before you call
- Have your insurance or Medicaid card ready and ask whether the facility is in network.
- Ask how soon they can do an assessment and whether there is a waitlist.
- Confirm the facility is licensed by Maryland.
- If you are withdrawing from alcohol or benzodiazepines, ask about medical detox; do not stop suddenly on your own.
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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.