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Sliding Scale PTSD Treatment

Sliding Scale PTSD Treatment Explained

Fees pegged to what a household actually earns keep trauma treatment reachable for people without coverage or between jobs. Providers listed here record income-based pricing and treatment for post-traumatic stress, which usually means structured therapy rather than general counseling with some trauma awareness attached.

Evidence-based PTSD therapies have defined protocols and defined lengths, commonly eight to sixteen sessions. Ask which protocol a provider uses, whether the therapist is trained in it, and how the fee is set once the course runs past the initial assessment period.

Rehab Centers Near You

Top 12 Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers Offering Sliding Scale PTSD Treatment

Clear Steps Recovery – Needham

392 Chestnut Street, Needham, Massachusetts, 2492

5.0★★★★★92

Joint Commission

DetoxPHPIOP+3

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicareAccepts TRICARE+4

Co-occurring DisordersMATTrauma-informed+9

392 Chestnut Street in Needham puts Clear Steps Recovery inside a short drive of Dover, Wellesley and the towns around them. Wellesley, Dedham, Newton and Brookline all sit within 6 miles of the door. Needham sits in Norfolk County, and the county's own provision is limited enough that this site draws from a wide area. Care offered spans partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient and outpatient care. SAMHSA holds the federal registration; the Massachusetts Bureau of Substance…

4.1 miHarvey Beach13 miBoston Logan International AirportServes61 towns

Substances treated

Adderall Rehab · Alcohol MAT Friendly · Alcohol Medication Treatment · Alcohol Only Rehab · Alcohol Rehab · Beer Addiction Treatment · Binge Drinking Treatment · Carfentanil Rehab · Chronic Pain and Substance Use · Codeine Rehab · +37 more

Levels of care

Aftercare and Continuing Care · Clonidine and Lofexidine Detox · Continuing Care · Detox by Substance · Detox Centers · Discharge Planning · Evening Treatment · Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) · Online Rehab and Telehealth · Outpatient MAT Clinic · +6 more

Therapies

12 Step Rehab · Activity Therapy · Addiction Counseling · Anger Management · Brief Intervention · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Community Reinforcement Approach · Counseling and Therapy · Couples Counseling · Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) · +8 more

Mental health

Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Depression and Anxiety · Depression and PTSD · Depression and Trauma · Family Education Programs · Mental Health Conditions · Mental Health Crisis Services · Mental Health Treatment · Psychiatric Medication Management · Psychosocial Rehabilitation · +5 more

Groups served

Active Duty Military Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Active Duty Military Medicare Rehab · Active Duty Military Outpatient Rehab · Active Duty Military PTSD Rehab · Active Duty Military Rehab · Active Duty Military Suboxone · Active Duty Military Telehealth · Active Duty Military Trauma Rehab · Active Duty Military TRICARE Rehab · Adult Rehab · +70 more

Support services

Case Management · Community Outreach · Health and Wellness Support · Health Education · Housing and Employment Support · Housing Assistance · Intervention Services · Practical Support · Recovery Support Services · Self Help Groups · +3 more

Insurance accepted

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care · Mass General Brigham Health Plan · Medicare · Optum · TRICARE · Tufts Health Plan · UnitedHealthcare (UHC) · VA Community Care

Ocean State Recovery Center – Johnston

1524 Atwood Avenue, Johnston, RI 02919

4.9★★★★★~~365~~

Joint Commission

DetoxPHPIOP+3

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+5

Co-occurring DisordersMATTrauma-informed+9

Spanish spoken

Ocean State Recovery Center operates from 1524 Atwood Avenue in Johnston. The site sits in Providence County, which shapes which public funding routes apply. Nearby communities include Cranston and Greenville. Rhode Island draws people across long distances for treatment, so travel time is worth weighing against waiting time. Partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient and outpatient care are delivered here, alongside medication-assisted treatment, telehealth appointments and care for co-occurring mental health conditions. Which level fits depends on…

3.6 miSlacks Pond Beach8.1 miRhode Island T. F. Green International AirportServes35 towns

Substances treated

Levels of care

Therapies

12 Step Rehab · Activity Therapy · Addiction Counseling · Anger Management · Brief Intervention · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Community Reinforcement Approach · Contingency Management · Counseling and Therapy · Couples Counseling · +10 more

Mental health

Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Depression and Anxiety · Depression and PTSD · Depression and Trauma · Family Education Programs · Illness Management and Recovery · Mental Health Conditions · Mental Health Treatment · Psychiatric Medication Management · Psychosocial Rehabilitation · +4 more

Groups served

Support services

Case Management · Chronic Illness Management · Community Outreach · Education and Job Training · Employment Support · Health and Wellness Support · Health Education · Housing and Employment Support · Housing Assistance · Intensive Case Management · +12 more

Languages

Spanish Speaking Rehab

Insurance accepted

Medicaid · Medicare · TRICARE

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Buckeye Recovery Network – Huntington Beach

19322 Beach Boulevard, Huntington Beach, California, 92648

4.9★★★★★~~149~~

CARF accredited

DetoxPHPIOP+3

Accepts InsuranceAccepts TRICAREState Funded+2

Co-occurring DisordersMATTrauma-informed+7

Buckeye Recovery Network – Huntington Beach is based on 19322 Beach Boulevard in Huntington Beach, Orange County. The facility offers partial hospitalization program (PHP), intensive outpatient program (IOP), outpatient services (OP), medication-assisted treatment (MAT), virtual outpatient (telehealth) and dual diagnosis treatment. Care is provided on an outpatient basis, so people continue living at home. This location is registered for both substance use and mental health treatment. Details on this page are drawn from the federal…

2.0 miHuntington City Beach6.8 miJohn Wayne Orange County International AirportServes6 towns

Substances treated

Levels of care

Therapies

12 Step Rehab · Activity Therapy · Acupuncture · Addiction Counseling · Anger Management · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Contingency Management · Counseling and Therapy · Couples Counseling · Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) · +8 more

Mental health

Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Depression and Anxiety · Depression and PTSD · Depression and Trauma · Family Education Programs · Mental Health Conditions · Mental Health Treatment · Psychiatric Medication Management · Psychosocial Rehabilitation · PTSD Treatment · +3 more

Groups served

Active Duty Military Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Active Duty Military Outpatient Rehab · Active Duty Military PTSD Rehab · Active Duty Military Rehab · Active Duty Military Suboxone · Active Duty Military Telehealth · Active Duty Military Trauma Rehab · Active Duty Military TRICARE Rehab · Adult Rehab · Couples Rehab · +46 more

Support services

Case Management · Community Outreach · Education and Job Training · Employment Support · Health and Wellness Support · Housing and Employment Support · Housing Assistance · Intervention Services · Nutrition and Fitness Counseling · Peer Support · +8 more

Insurance accepted

Aetna · BCBS (Blue Cross Blue Shield) · Carelon Behavioral Health · Cigna Healthcare · GEHA · Magellan Health · MultiPlan / PHCS · TRICARE · UMR · UnitedHealthcare (UHC)

Warner Park Recovery Center – Woodland Hills

22011 Ventura Boulevard Suites 150 and 210, Woodland Hills, California, 91364

5.0★★★★★~~328~~

Joint Commission

PHPIOPOutpatient+2

Accepts InsuranceAccepts TRICAREState Funded+2

Co-occurring DisordersMATTrauma-informed+9

Warner Park Recovery Center – Woodland Hills is based on 22011 Ventura Boulevard Suites 150 and 210 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles County. The facility offers partial hospitalization program (PHP), intensive outpatient program (IOP), outpatient services (OP), medication-assisted treatment (MAT), virtual outpatient (telehealth) and dual diagnosis treatment. Care is provided on an outpatient basis, so people continue living at home. This location is registered for both substance use and mental health treatment. Details on this…

1.5 miChalk Hills14 miHollywood Burbank/Bob Hope AirportServes15 towns

Substances treated

Levels of care

Aftercare and Continuing Care · Continuing Care · Discharge Planning · Evening Treatment · Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) · Online Rehab and Telehealth · Outpatient MAT Clinic · Outpatient Rehab · Overdose Prevention Education · Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) · +3 more

Therapies

Mental health

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) · Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Depression and Anxiety · Depression and PTSD · Depression and Trauma · Family Education Programs · Illness Management and Recovery · Mental Health Conditions · Mental Health Treatment · Psychiatric Medication Management · +6 more

Groups served

Support services

Insurance accepted

TRICARE

Holdfast Recovery – Prescott

1385 West Iron Springs Road, Prescott, Arizona, 86305

5.0★★★★★98

Joint Commission

PHPIOPOutpatient+2

Accepts InsuranceAccepts TRICARESliding Scale+2

Co-occurring DisordersMATTrauma-informed+7

The facility sits on West Iron Springs Road, in the Downtown Prescott district of Prescott — the courthouse square district, with Whiskey Row on its western side. Care spans medication-assisted detox, partial hospitalization program (PHP) and PHP (day treatment program), alongside 10 other options. Care is provided on an outpatient basis, so people continue living at home. The program holds accreditation from The Joint Commission.Alongside substance use, the service treats co-occurring disorders, trauma- and stressor-related…

4.7 miSierra Prieta7.4 miPrescott Regional Airport - Ernest A. Love FieldServes4 towns

Substances treated

Levels of care

Therapies

12 Step Rehab · Activity Therapy · Addiction Counseling · Anger Management · Brief Intervention · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Contingency Management · Counseling and Therapy · Couples Counseling · Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) · +9 more

Mental health

Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Depression and Anxiety · Depression and PTSD · Depression and Trauma · Family Education Programs · First Episode Psychosis · Mental Health Conditions · Mental Health Treatment · Psychiatric Medication Management · Psychosocial Rehabilitation · +4 more

Groups served

Support services

Case Management · Community Outreach · Education and Job Training · Employment Support · Health and Wellness Support · Health Education · Housing and Employment Support · Housing Assistance · Intervention Services · Peer Support · +9 more

Insurance accepted

Aetna · BCBS (Blue Cross Blue Shield) · Carelon Behavioral Health · Cigna Healthcare · GEHA · Humana · MultiPlan / PHCS · TRICARE · UnitedHealthcare (UHC)

Provive Wellness of Brentwood – Brentwood

210 Jamestown Park Road, Brentwood, Tennessee, 37027

4.8★★★★★81

Joint Commission

DetoxPHPIOP+4

Accepts InsuranceAccepts TRICAREState Funded+2

Co-occurring DisordersMATTrauma-informed+10

The facility sits on Jamestown Park Road, in the Maryland Farms area of Brentwood — an affluent Williamson County suburb immediately south of Nashville. The facility offers addiction detox, alcohol withdrawal management, drug withdrawal management and dual diagnosis treatment. Both residential and outpatient care are recorded at this location. Recorded credentials include The Joint Commission, State substance use agency licence and State mental health licence.Mental health conditions treated here include anxiety disorders, bipolar disorders and…

4.7 miWhitfield Park9.8 miNashville International AirportServes12 towns

Substances treated

Levels of care

Therapies

12 Step Rehab · Activity Therapy · Addiction Counseling · Anger Management · Brief Intervention · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Contingency Management · Counseling and Therapy · Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) · EMDR Therapy · +10 more

Mental health

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) · Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Depression and Anxiety · Depression and PTSD · Depression and Trauma · Mental Health Conditions · Mental Health Treatment · Psychiatric Medication Management · Psychosocial Rehabilitation · Psychosocial Rehab Services · +6 more

Groups served

Active Duty Military Detox · Active Duty Military Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Active Duty Military Outpatient Rehab · Active Duty Military PTSD Rehab · Active Duty Military Rehab · Active Duty Military Suboxone · Active Duty Military Telehealth · Active Duty Military Trauma Rehab · Active Duty Military TRICARE Rehab · Adult Rehab · +95 more

Support services

Case Management · Community Outreach · Employment Support · Health and Wellness Support · Health Education · Housing and Employment Support · Housing Assistance · Intensive Case Management · Intervention Services · Peer Support · +7 more

Insurance accepted

Aetna · Ambetter (Centene) · BCBS (Blue Cross Blue Shield) · Carelon Behavioral Health · Cigna Healthcare · ComPsych · Healthspan · Humana · Magellan Health · Optum · +4 more

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Breakaway Health Corporation – Costa Mesa

3151 Airway Avenue Suite D-1, Costa Mesa, California, 92626

4.8★★★★★78

Joint Commission

DetoxPHPIOP+3

Accepts InsuranceAccepts TRICAREState Funded+2

Co-occurring DisordersMATTrauma-informed+9

Spanish spoken

Breakaway Health Corporation – Costa Mesa is based on 3151 Airway Avenue Suite D-1 in Costa Mesa, Orange County. The facility offers partial hospitalization program (PHP), intensive outpatient program (IOP), outpatient services (OP), medication-assisted treatment (MAT), dual diagnosis treatment and transitional / recovery housing. Care is provided on an outpatient basis, so people continue living at home. This location is registered for both substance use and mental health treatment. Details on this page are drawn…

3.8 miNorth Star Beach0.4 miJohn Wayne Orange County International AirportServes6 towns

Substances treated

Levels of care

Aftercare and Continuing Care · Clonidine and Lofexidine Detox · Continuing Care · Detox by Substance · Detox Centers · Discharge Planning · Evening Treatment · Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) · Outpatient MAT Clinic · Outpatient Rehab · +6 more

Therapies

Mental health

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) · Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Crisis Intervention · Depression and Anxiety · Depression and PTSD · Depression and Trauma · Family Education Programs · Illness Management and Recovery · Mental Health Conditions · Mental Health Crisis Services · +9 more

Groups served

Active Duty Military Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Active Duty Military Outpatient Rehab · Active Duty Military PTSD Rehab · Active Duty Military Rehab · Active Duty Military Suboxone · Active Duty Military Trauma Rehab · Active Duty Military TRICARE Rehab · Adult Rehab · Couples Rehab · Court Ordered Dual Diagnosis Rehab · +54 more

Support services

Languages

Spanish Speaking Rehab

Insurance accepted

Aetna · Anthem / Elevance Health · BCBS (Blue Cross Blue Shield) · Blue Shield of California · Cigna Healthcare · First Health · Health Net (Centene) · ILWU-PMA Benefit Plans · Magellan Health · Managed Health Network (MHN) · +4 more

Journey Hillside Tarzana LLC – Tarzana

4706 Viviana Drive, Tarzana, California, 91356

5.0★★★★★53

Joint Commission

DetoxResidentialTelehealth+1

Accepts InsuranceSliding ScaleSelf-Pay

Co-occurring DisordersMATTrauma-informed+9

The facility sits on Viviana Drive in Tarzana, a San Fernando Valley district south of Ventura Boulevard. The facility offers addiction detox, alcohol withdrawal management, drug withdrawal management and dual diagnosis treatment. Treatment is delivered in a residential setting, with people staying on site. Recorded credentials include CARF, The Joint Commission and State substance use agency license.Treatment addresses substance use alongside co-occurring mental health conditions, including anxiety disorders, bipolar disorders and co-occurring disorders. Substances treated…

1.9 miChalk Hills12 miHollywood Burbank/Bob Hope AirportServes17 towns

Substances treated

Adderall Rehab · Alcohol Detox · Alcohol MAT Friendly · Alcohol Medication Treatment · Alcohol Only Rehab · Alcohol Rehab · Ativan (Lorazepam) Rehab · Beer Addiction Treatment · Benzodiazepine Rehab · Binge Drinking Treatment · +53 more

Levels of care

14-Day Rehab · 21-Day Rehab · 30-Day Rehab · 45-Day Rehab · 60-Day Rehab · 90-Day Rehab · Addiction Retreat · Aftercare and Continuing Care · Alcohol Detox Program · Anxiety Retreat · +56 more

Therapies

12 Step Rehab · Activity Therapy · Addiction Counseling · Anger Management · Brief Intervention · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Counseling and Therapy · Couples Counseling · Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) · EMDR Therapy · +9 more

Mental health

Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Crisis Intervention · Depression and Anxiety · Depression and PTSD · Depression and Trauma · Family Education Programs · Illness Management and Recovery · Mental Health Conditions · Mental Health Crisis Services · Mental Health Treatment · +8 more

Groups served

Active Duty Military Detox · Active Duty Military Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Active Duty Military PTSD Rehab · Active Duty Military Rehab · Active Duty Military Suboxone · Active Duty Military Telehealth · Active Duty Military Trauma Rehab · Adult Rehab · Couples Rehab · Court Ordered Rehab · +47 more

Support services

Case Management · Chronic Illness Management · Community Outreach · Education and Job Training · Employment Support · Health and Wellness Support · Health Education · Hepatitis C Treatment · HIV Treatment · Housing and Employment Support · +15 more

Insurance accepted

Aetna · BCBS (Blue Cross Blue Shield) · Cigna Healthcare · UMR

SaVida Health – West Springfield

50 Union Street, West Springfield, Massachusetts, 1089

4.9★★★★★~~387~~

State licensed

DetoxOutpatientTelehealth+1

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+3

Co-occurring DisordersMATTrauma-informed+10

Deaf and HoH

SaVida Health operates from 50 Union Street in West Springfield, close enough to Agawam and Springfield to serve both. Within around 7 miles that includes Agawam, Springfield, Longmeadow and Chicopee. West Springfield sits in Hampden County, and the county's own provision is limited enough that this site draws from a wide area. Treatment here covers intensive outpatient and outpatient care. Medication-assisted treatment is part of the offer, the approach with the strongest evidence for opioid…

2.2 miWestfield River12 miBradley International AirportServes20 towns

Substances treated

Adderall Rehab · Alcohol Medication Treatment · Alcohol Only Rehab · Alcohol Rehab · Beer Addiction Treatment · Binge Drinking Treatment · Carfentanil Rehab · Codeine Rehab · Concerta Rehab · Dexedrine Rehab · +34 more

Levels of care

Aftercare and Continuing Care · Clonidine and Lofexidine Detox · Continuing Care · Detox by Substance · Detox Centers · Discharge Planning · Evening Treatment · Non-12-Step Rehab · Online Rehab and Telehealth · Outpatient MAT Clinic · +5 more

Therapies

Addiction Counseling · Anger Management · Brief Intervention · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Contingency Management · Counseling and Therapy · Couples Counseling · EMDR Therapy · Evidence-Based Therapy · Family Therapy · +5 more

Mental health

Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Depression and Anxiety · Depression and PTSD · Depression and Trauma · Illness Management and Recovery · Mental Health Conditions · Mental Health Treatment · Psychiatric Medication Management · Psychosocial Rehabilitation · PTSD Treatment · +3 more

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Couples Rehab · Court Ordered Rehab · Early HIV Intervention · Hepatitis Support Services · HIV and Hepatitis Care · HIV Support Services · Men's Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Men's Medicare Rehab · Men's Outpatient Rehab · +43 more

Support services

Case Management · Chronic Illness Management · Community Outreach · Education and Job Training · Employment Support · Health and Wellness Support · Health Education · Hepatitis C Treatment · Housing and Employment Support · Housing Assistance · +9 more

Languages

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Deaf and Hard of Hearing MAT · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Rehab

Insurance accepted

Medicaid · Medicare · TRICARE

SaVida Health – Pittsfield

184 North Street, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 1201

4.9★★★★★~~156~~

State licensed

DetoxOutpatientTelehealth+1

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+3

Co-occurring DisordersMATTrauma-informed+10

Deaf and HoH

SaVida Health operates from 184 North Street in Pittsfield, close enough to Lenox and Lenox Dale to serve both. Within around 14 miles that includes Lenox, Lenox Dale, Cheshire and Lee. Pittsfield sits in Berkshire County, and the county's own provision is limited enough that this site draws from a wide area. Treatment here covers intensive outpatient and outpatient care. SAMHSA holds the federal registration; the Massachusetts Bureau of Substance Addiction Services the state license.…

1.0 miSouthwest Branch Housatonic River35 miAlbany International AirportServes7 towns

Substances treated

Levels of care

Therapies

Mental health

Groups served

Support services

Case Management · Chronic Illness Management · Community Outreach · Education and Job Training · Employment Support · Health and Wellness Support · Health Education · Hepatitis C Treatment · Housing and Employment Support · Housing Assistance · +9 more

Languages

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Deaf and Hard of Hearing MAT · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Rehab

Insurance accepted

Medicaid · Medicare · TRICARE

Launch to Wellness – Woodland Hills

20350 Ventura Boulevard, Woodland Hills, California, 91364

5.0★★★★★~~101~~

SAMHSA listed

PHPOutpatientTelehealth

Accepts InsuranceAccepts TRICAREState Funded+2

Co-occurring DisordersTrauma-informedVeterans+6

Spanish spoken

This location is on Ventura Boulevard in Woodland Hills, a San Fernando Valley district at the western end of the valley. The facility offers dual diagnosis treatment, outpatient services (OP), partial hospitalization program (PHP) and virtual outpatient (telehealth). Care is provided on an outpatient basis, so people continue living at home. This location is registered for mental health treatment rather than addiction services. Conditions recorded include anxiety disorders, bipolar disorders and co-occurring disorders. Many mental…

0.3 miChalk Hills13 miHollywood Burbank/Bob Hope AirportServes17 towns

Substances treated

Adderall Rehab · Concerta Rehab · Dexedrine Rehab · Nicotine and Tobacco Treatment · Nicotine Replacement Therapy · Prescription Stimulant Rehab · Ritalin Rehab · Smoking Cessation Counseling · Smoking Cessation Medication · Stimulant Rehab · +2 more

Levels of care

Evening Treatment · Non-12-Step Rehab · Online Rehab and Telehealth · Outpatient Rehab · Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) · Weekend Rehab

Therapies

Activity Therapy · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Cognitive Remediation Therapy · Counseling and Therapy · Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) · Evidence-Based Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Individual Therapy · Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment · +1 more

Mental health

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) · Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Crisis Intervention · Depression and Anxiety · Depression and PTSD · Depression and Trauma · Family Education Programs · First Episode Psychosis · Illness Management and Recovery · Mental Health Conditions · +7 more

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Couples Rehab · Court Ordered Rehab · Legal Advocacy Support · Military Family Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Military Family Outpatient Rehab · Military Family PTSD Rehab · Military Family Rehab · Military Family Telehealth · Military Family Trauma Rehab · +17 more

Support services

Case Management · Chronic Illness Management · Education and Job Training · Health and Wellness Support · Housing and Employment Support · Housing Assistance · Intensive Case Management · Nutrition and Fitness Counseling · Peer Support · Recovery Support Services · +4 more

Languages

Spanish Speaking Rehab

Insurance accepted

Aetna · Anthem / Elevance Health · BCBS (Blue Cross Blue Shield) · Blue Shield of California · Cigna Healthcare · ComPsych · GEHA · Humana · MultiPlan / PHCS · Optum · +4 more

SaVida Health – North Adams

77 Hospital Avenue, North Adams, Massachusetts, 1247

4.9★★★★★~~140~~

State licensed

DetoxOutpatientTelehealth+1

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+3

Co-occurring DisordersMATTrauma-informed+10

Deaf and HoH

SaVida Health is at 77 Hospital Avenue in North Adams. Stamford is 4.1 miles away and Williamstown 4.7. Within around 8 miles that includes Stamford, Williamstown, Adams and Pownal. The facility falls within Berkshire County for the purposes of state and county-funded treatment. Treatment here covers intensive outpatient and outpatient care. Medication-assisted treatment is part of the offer, the approach with the strongest evidence for opioid dependence. Co-occurring conditions are handled concurrently rather than one…

0.6 miNorth Branch Hoosic River35 miAlbany International AirportServes8 towns

Substances treated

Levels of care

Therapies

Mental health

Groups served

Support services

Case Management · Chronic Illness Management · Community Outreach · Education and Job Training · Employment Support · Health and Wellness Support · Health Education · Hepatitis C Treatment · Housing and Employment Support · Housing Assistance · +9 more

Languages

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Deaf and Hard of Hearing MAT · Deaf and Hard of Hearing Rehab

Insurance accepted

Medicaid · Medicare · TRICARE

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4.9★~~(49)~~

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4.6★~~(51)~~

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4.6★~~(87)~~

DetoxPHPIOP+2Accepts InsuranceAccepts TRICARE+3

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4.9★~~(69)~~

OutpatientTelehealthSliding ScaleSelf-Pay+1

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4.8★~~(417)~~

OutpatientTelehealthAccepts InsuranceAccepts Medicaid+6

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4.6★~~(136)~~

ResidentialOutpatientTelehealthSliding ScaleSelf-Pay+1

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4.8★~~(262)~~

OutpatientTelehealthAccepts InsuranceAccepts Medicaid+6

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45 High Street, Nashua, NH 03060

4.5★~~(211)~~

DetoxPHPIOP+3Accepts InsuranceAccepts Medicaid+7

Iris Healing Center – Woodland Hills

20300 Ventura Boulevard, Woodland Hills, California, 91364

4.8★~~(15)~~

DetoxPHPIOP+3Accepts InsuranceAccepts TRICARE+4

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4.8★~~(126)~~

OutpatientTelehealthAccepts InsuranceAccepts Medicaid+4

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4.9★~~(43)~~

OutpatientTelehealthSliding ScaleSelf-Pay+1

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5.0★~~(24)~~

OutpatientTelehealthAftercareAccepts InsuranceAccepts Medicaid+5

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4.5★~~(131)~~

DetoxIOPOutpatient+2Accepts InsuranceAccepts Medicaid+5

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4.5★~~(234)~~

DetoxResidentialTelehealth+1Accepts InsuranceAccepts Medicaid+6

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4.5★~~(1,711)~~

InpatientTelehealthWalk-inAccepts InsuranceAccepts Medicaid+5

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Is there PTSD treatment on a sliding scale?

Yes. Federally funded health centers must discount care by income, giving a full discount or nominal charge at or below the poverty line and partial discounts up to 200 percent of the guidelines. Community behavioral health clinics and university training clinics also set trauma therapy fees by household income.

Certified community behavioral health clinics must publish their sliding fee schedule on the website and post it in the waiting room, so you can check the bands before booking.

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How much does sliding scale PTSD therapy cost?

Income-based fees are usually small. One Michigan county health center's 2025 schedule charged $5 per behavioral health visit at or below the poverty line, rising to $8 at 176 to 200 percent. A Maryland city health center listed $5 to $25 per visit across the same income span.

Trauma protocols run a set number of sessions, so ask what the lowest band costs per session and whether that rate holds for the whole course.

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What income qualifies for sliding scale PTSD treatment in 2026?

At a health center, a single person earning up to $15,960 a year in the 48 states and DC gets the full discount, and up to $31,920 gets a partial one. For a family of four those lines are $33,000 and $66,000. Alaska and Hawaii use higher figures.

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What therapies are recommended for PTSD?

The 2023 VA/DoD guideline recommends individual trauma-focused psychotherapy first: Prolonged Exposure, Cognitive Processing Therapy or EMDR, ahead of medication. Prolonged Exposure means gradually approaching avoided memories and situations, Cognitive Processing Therapy changes upsetting thoughts held since the trauma, and EMDR processes the memory alongside back-and-forth movement or sound.

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What if those trauma therapies are not available?

The 2023 VA/DoD guideline points to other manualized options, including Cognitive Therapy, Written Exposure Therapy and Present Centered Therapy, or to medication, when Prolonged Exposure, Cognitive Processing Therapy and EMDR are not available or not chosen by the individual.

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Which medications are used for PTSD?

Paroxetine, sertraline and venlafaxine are the medications the 2023 VA/DoD guideline recommends as monotherapy for PTSD. VA's clinician guide lists daily doses of 50 to 200 mg for sertraline, 20 to 60 mg for paroxetine and 75 to 300 mg for venlafaxine. Only sertraline and paroxetine carry FDA approval for PTSD.

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Can I take PTSD medication and do therapy at the same time?

VA says there is no evidence supporting the combination of a recommended PTSD medication with a recommended PTSD psychotherapy, unlike in depression. The choice between the two is worth discussing with a prescriber, taking into account what is available locally and what you prefer.

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Can veterans get PTSD counseling for free?

Yes. VA says Vet Centers provide confidential counseling at no cost to eligible veterans, service members and their families, including care for PTSD and military sexual trauma. Individual and group counseling are both offered, and no income test or sliding fee applies.

The Vet Center Call Center, 1-877-927-8387, is free, confidential and open around the clock, and connects callers to the nearest Vet Center.

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Can family members get Vet Center counseling?

Yes. VA says Vet Center services extend to family members when their participation supports the goals of the veteran or service member. That covers individual and group counseling, and it costs nothing for those who qualify.

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What if I have PTSD and a substance use problem?

Both can be treated at the same time, which VA calls concurrent treatment. VA's National Center for PTSD says the two conditions often occur together. COPE blends Prolonged Exposure with substance use treatment, while Seeking Safety builds coping skills without trauma processing or exposure.

SAMHSA's National Helpline, 1-800-662-HELP (4357), is a free, confidential, 24/7 referral service in English and Spanish.

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Are university training clinics a good option for trauma therapy?

They can be, at low cost. A low-cost therapy directory describes graduate-school clinic sessions at roughly $5 to $40 and training-institute care at $20 to $50 depending on income, delivered by interns or fellows working under supervision.

Because trauma protocols are specific, ask whether the assigned clinician has training in Prolonged Exposure, Cognitive Processing Therapy or EMDR.

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What documents do I need to apply for a sliding fee discount?

A sample National Health Service Corps policy accepts a prior-year W-2, the two most recent pay stubs, a letter from an employer, or Form 4506-T if no W-2 was filed. Identification and proof of address, such as a driver's license or utility bill, are usually requested too.

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Can I apply without pay stubs?

Yes. HRSA lets a health center accept a self-declaration of income and family size, and the sample policy allows a signed statement of income when no written proof exists. Only income and household size decide the discount, so no asset test or insurance application is required.

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Will a clinic turn me away if I cannot pay?

No. HRSA requires a health center to operate so that no patient is denied service because of inability to pay, and SAMHSA's certification checklist requires certified community behavioral health clinics to reduce or waive fees for those who cannot pay.

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Where can I find a sliding scale clinic for PTSD near me?

Start with federally qualified health centers, certified community behavioral health clinics and university training clinics in your area. SAMHSA points uninsured individuals to their state mental health and substance use agency at findtreatment.gov/state-agencies, which can name income-based clinics for trauma care.

New York, Ohio, Florida, California and Illinois carry the largest numbers of income-priced trauma programs on this page.

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Sliding scale PTSD treatment is therapy for post-traumatic stress where the session fee is pegged to household income. The three settings that publish such fees are federally funded health centers, community behavioral health clinics run or contracted by a state, and university or institute training clinics where supervised graduate clinicians see community clients at reduced rates.

What marks this page out is that for one group the price is not reduced but removed. Vet Centers provide confidential counseling for post-traumatic stress and military sexual trauma at no cost to eligible veterans, service members and their families, on eligibility rules set separately from enrollment in VA health care. For everybody else the number on the invoice comes from a published step scale, and those scales are unusually visible for this kind of care.

Below: which settings run income-based fees, who the discount reaches, what happens at the first appointments, real posted figures from county, city and university scales, how to apply, the questions worth asking, and where to search.

Is There PTSD Treatment on a Sliding Scale?

Yes, at several kinds of clinic. A federally funded health center must discount visits by income up to 200 percent of the poverty guidelines and lists behavioral health among its services. State-run regional clinics publish their own steps, and university training clinics set fees by household income and by the training level of the clinician seeing you.

The step designs differ more than the headline suggests. North Dakota’s regional behavioral health clinics give a complete discount at or below 125 percent of the poverty level and then taper in ten-point increments down to a 10 percent discount at 200 percent. A certified community behavioral health clinic takes a different approach again: it must publish its fee schedule on its website and post it in the waiting room, and it cannot refuse care for inability to pay.

What a Training Clinic Is

A clinic attached to a university, medical school or psychoanalytic institute, where interns or fellows carry the caseload under supervision. That is the trade: a reduced fee in exchange for a clinician still in training. Because trauma-focused methods require specific instruction, ask directly whether the person you will see has been taught the one you are seeking.

The Therapies Named in Guidance

The 2023 joint military and veterans guideline puts individual trauma-focused psychotherapy ahead of medication and names three: prolonged exposure, cognitive processing therapy and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing. Where none of the three is available or chosen, it points to manualized alternatives including cognitive therapy, written exposure therapy and present centered therapy, or to medication instead. No source consulted gives the number of sessions or weeks each usually takes.

Who Qualifies for Income-Based PTSD Care?

At a health center, only income and household size are weighed. A single adult earning $15,960 or less in 2026 falls in the full-discount band, and the partial bands end at $31,920. Rhode Island’s health department adds a practical caveat: a community health center may require proof of income and may not be taking new patients at all.

Nobody is turned away for an empty wallet. Health center rules oblige a site to operate so that no patient is denied service because of inability to pay, and a Maryland city health center publishing its scale states that neither inability to pay nor immigration status will close the door. Capacity, not eligibility, is what usually delays a first session.

If You Earn Above the Discount Range

Health center scales stop at 200 percent of the poverty line, but the other routes do not use that ceiling. Training clinics set their own tables, a state regional clinic may discount past the line, and an employer assistance program carries no income test at all. Private coverage is the fourth option, and sliding scale rehab compares the mechanics across settings.

Can Veterans Get PTSD Counseling for Free?

Yes. VA states that Vet Centers offer confidential support at no cost to veterans, service members and their families, counseling for post-traumatic stress and military sexual trauma included. Family members are covered where their participation supports the goals of the veteran or service member. The Vet Center call center on 1-877-927-8387 is free and answers at any hour.

Eligibility for a Vet Center is set on its own terms rather than borrowed from VA health care enrollment, and the published list of qualifying service eras could not be confirmed in full for this page, so the call center is the place to settle it. Veterans PTSD rehab covers the wider VA route, including care that runs alongside Vet Center counseling.

What Happens at the First Appointments?

An intake call, a fee application, a diagnostic assessment, then a treatment decision. The assessment is where the choice between therapy and medication is made, and where any co-occurring alcohol or drug use enters the plan. The fee class is normally set before the assessment, so the price of the course is known early.

Ask for that fee application at the registration desk rather than waiting to be offered one. Each health center decides for itself how patients are told that discounts exist, which means signage at one site and a question at check-in at another. Describe what you are seeking in plain terms during the intake call, because availability of a particular method is a scheduling fact rather than a clinical one.

Medication as the Other Path

The same guideline names paroxetine, sertraline and venlafaxine as single-drug options, and a VA clinician guide lists daily doses of 50 to 200 mg for sertraline, 20 to 60 mg for paroxetine and 75 to 300 mg for venlafaxine. Of the three, only sertraline and paroxetine carry FDA approval for this condition. VA also states there is no evidence supporting the combination of the named medication with the named psychotherapy, unlike in depression, so it is a choice to discuss with a prescriber.

When PTSD and Substance Use Come Together

VA’s national center for post-traumatic stress says the two frequently occur together and can be treated at the same time, which it calls concurrent treatment. It describes one integrated therapy blending prolonged exposure with substance use treatment, and another that builds coping skills without trauma processing or exposure. The pages on alcohol and PTSD and on sliding scale trauma rehab set out how such plans are built and paid for.

Three numbers to collect on the first call. The discount band your income lands in, the per-session figure for that band, and whether the clinician available has been trained in prolonged exposure, cognitive processing therapy or reprocessing therapy. A low fee attached to a method you did not come for is not a saving, and the schedule at a certified clinic is published, so the first two can be read before anyone picks up the phone.

How Much Does Sliding Scale PTSD Therapy Cost?

Published figures cluster between $5 and $50 a session. A Michigan county health center charged $5 per behavioral health visit at the bottom band in 2025 and $8 at 176 to 200 percent of poverty; a Maryland city health center ran $5 at the poverty line to $25 at 200 percent; one university posts a flat $10.

A New York City directory of low-cost therapy put graduate-school clinic sessions generally at $5 to $40 and training-institute sessions at $20 to $50, depending on income. The Michigan scale is instructive in another way: the same table charges $15 to $45 for a medical visit, so counseling there is deliberately priced below the rest of the clinic. No national average fee for this care was found in the research for this page, which is why these examples are given as examples rather than as a rate.

Typical US market rates before insurance
Level of care	Monthly	Daily
Medical detox (7–14 days)	$1,500 – $5,200 per week	$215 – $745
Residential inpatient	$6,200 – $26,000	$205 – $865
PHP	$7,200 – $14,000	$240 – $465
IOP	$2,700 – $9,200	$90 – $305
Outpatient	$1,300 – $5,200	$45 – $175

Those are undiscounted market sums, and nationally the middle half of outpatient prices sits between $1,200 and $5,500 a month, or $40 to $180 a day. Medicaid and Medicare pay their own fee schedules, TRICARE takes its cost share, a private plan applies the deductible and then coinsurance, and anyone paying directly should hold a written estimate, as self pay rehab explains. Prior authorization normally attaches to residential admissions rather than to a weekly therapy hour. Medication is priced by the pharmacy, not by the clinic scale.

What Should I Ask a Clinic About PTSD Therapy?

Which band does my income fall in, and what is the per-session figure? Which documents prove income, and will a signed statement do? Has the clinician been trained in the method I want? Is supervision in place? Are grants or charity care available? And when can the first appointment realistically happen?

On documents, a sample policy used by federally supported sites accepts a prior-year W-2, two recent pay stubs, a letter from an employer or a tax transcript request form, and allows a signed statement where no proof exists. Health center rules also permit a clinic to accept self-declared income and family size outright, so the absence of paperwork is a question rather than a refusal.

What the research could not settle. No national figure exists for what this therapy costs on an income scale, and no source lists which reduced-fee sites staff which trauma method. The treatment facts here rest on VA national center pages rather than on a wider body of guidance. Treat every figure above as one clinic’s published scale and ask for the current one in writing.

Where Can I Find Low-Cost PTSD Therapy Near Me?

Three tools cover most of the country: the federal health center finder, the government treatment register with its sliding fee filter, and your state mental health agency, which that register lists. For veterans and families the Vet Center call center is quicker. The national helpline on 1-800-662-HELP (4357) is free and confidential in English and Spanish.

Clinics that price trauma therapy by income are gathered on the sliding scale PTSD treatment page, with related pages for state funded PTSD treatment, sliding scale mental health treatment and PTSD treatment generally. Each listing shows the levels of care offered, the payments the program says it accepts, licensing and accreditation shown where The Joint Commission or CARF lists the facility, and how far the site sits from the nearest airport.

References and Citations

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Center for PTSD — the 2023 joint clinical practice guideline on trauma-focused psychotherapies and medication monotherapy, dosing ranges, concurrent treatment of post-traumatic stress and substance use, and Vet Center counseling and call center.
Health Resources and Services Administration — health center sliding fee discount schedules, income and family size as the sole eligibility basis, self-declaration of income, and patient notification of discounts.
Federal behavioral health agencies — certification requirements for community behavioral health clinics on publishing a sliding fee schedule and not denying care for inability to pay, and the national treatment helpline.
State and county published fee schedules — North Dakota regional behavioral health clinic discount steps, a Maryland city health center visit scale, a Michigan county behavioral health scale for 2025, and Rhode Island health department guidance on community health center capacity.
A New York City low-cost therapy directory and university clinic fee postings — graduate-school and training-institute session ranges and supervision arrangements.
RehabSeekers directory listings and market rate research, United States, 2026. Ranges are indicative and vary by facility, length of stay and coverage.