Columbia Associates Silver Spring

About Columbia Associates Silver Spring

Columbia Associates Silver Spring is located just northeast of Washington, D.C., and is about 40 minutes from the U.S. Capitol. The center offers care for adults, adolescents, and children who are dealing with mental health, substance use, and eating disorders. The conditions they address include anxiety, depression, ADHD, anger, grief and loss, trauma, mood disorders, alcohol use, and eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder, and avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (AFRID). They also support people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), low self-esteem, stress, and self-harm, and they provide help for children with learning challenges and family-related conflict. Services are available for individuals and for couples.

Their clinical approach includes cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), interpersonal therapy, exposure therapy, family therapy, family systems therapy, group therapy, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), mindfulness-based stress reduction, and a range of medication management options. They also offer couples counseling and humanistic and psychodynamic therapy. For specific needs, they provide eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), and use Spravato in some depression cases when therapy alone may not be sufficient. Nutrition counseling is also available. Their blog shares guidance on the conditions they treat and offers additional recommendations.

Columbia Associates provides both in-person and virtual therapy. People can begin services through the center’s website or via a referral from a professional. The organization employs clinicians who speak English and several additional languages, including Amharic, Amharit, Arabic, Egyptian Arabic, French, Gujarati, Hausa, Hindi, Igbo, Marathi, Pharoes, Sindhi, Urdu, and Yoruba.

They run a Perinatal Project designed to support moms experiencing depression. The center also offers targeted help for children, including evaluations for behavioral concerns such as school avoidance, bullying, and oppositional defiance disorder (ODD). For ongoing care coordination, clients can use the Valant MYIO portal to monitor their progress. Columbia Associates is part of a wider network called Transformations Care Network, which operates additional clinics across the eastern U.S. and near Seattle. Other locations in Northern Virginia and Maryland provide the same range of services under names including Northeast Health Service, West Central Mental Health, Cape Behavioral Health Center, New Directions Mental Health, Harmony, and LightHeart Associates.

Silver Spring is an unincorporated community located just northeast of D.C., with landmarks such as the AFI Silver Theatre, the headquarters of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the National Museum of Health and Medicine.

Paying for treatment at Columbia Associates Silver Spring

Columbia Associates Silver Spring did not report which payment types it accepts. If you have Medicaid, ask whether the facility accepts your Maryland 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.

Distance to specialized care from Silver Spring

Measured from the population center of Montgomery County, using SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap:

• Nearest medical detox: Rockville, about less than a mile
• Nearest methadone clinic (OTP): Rockville, about less than a mile (27 within 25 miles)
• Nearest buprenorphine (Suboxone) provider: Rockville, about less than a mile (74 within 25 miles)

See the Montgomery County treatment map, methadone clinics near Montgomery County and Suboxone doctors near Montgomery County.

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