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Sliding Scale Mental Health Treatment

Sliding Scale Mental Health Treatment Explained

Counseling, psychiatric assessment and medication management are billed here on a scale tied to what you earn. Providers below deliver mental health care as well as addiction treatment, which matters when depression, anxiety or trauma is the reason someone is seeking help.

SAMHSA records the fee policy for the facility rather than for each service, so confirm the scale covers psychiatry and not only therapy. Ask about wait times for a prescriber too, since they often run longer. Compare providers below and call the ones nearby.

Rehab Centers Near You

Top 12 Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers Offering Sliding Scale Mental Health Treatment

Sophros Recovery Tampa – Tampa

10500 University Center Drive, Tampa, FL, 33612

5.0★★★★★~~105~~

CARF accredited

DetoxPHPIOP+4

Accepts InsuranceAccepts TRICAREAccepts State Insurance+3

Co-occurring DisordersMATTrauma-informed+8

Sophros Recovery Tampa occupies 10500 University Center Drive in Tampa, Florida. The services listed are intensive outpatient and outpatient care. Medication-assisted treatment appears on the record, pairing approved medication with counseling and review. Care is provided on an outpatient basis, so people continue living at home. Telehealth is listed, so some contact can happen without traveling in. Support for veterans appears on the record. Registration is federal, through SAMHSA; licensing is held with the Florida…

1.2 miCopeland Park8.4 miTampa International AirportServes13 towns

Substances treated

Adderall Rehab · Alcohol MAT Friendly · Alcohol Medication Treatment · Alcohol Only Rehab · Alcohol Rehab · Beer Addiction Treatment · Binge Drinking Treatment · Carfentanil Rehab · Codeine Rehab · Concerta Rehab · +33 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 · +7 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) · Evidence-Based Therapy · +8 more

Mental health

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) · Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Depression and Anxiety · Depression and Trauma · Family Education Programs · Mental Health Conditions · Mental Health Treatment · Psychiatric Medication Management · Psychosocial Rehabilitation · Psychosocial Rehab Services · +2 more

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Couples Rehab · Court Ordered Rehab · DUI and DWI Programs · HIV and Hepatitis Care · HIV Support Services · Men's Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Men's Outpatient Rehab · Men's Rehab · Men's Sober Living · +22 more

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 · Nutrition and Fitness Counseling · +10 more

Insurance accepted

Aetna · Carelon Behavioral Health · Cigna Healthcare · GuideWell (Florida Blue) · TRICARE · UnitedHealthcare (UHC)

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

Levels of care

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

Rosewood Recovery – Newtown

140 Terry Drive, Newtown, PA, 18940

5.0★★★★★95

Joint Commission

DetoxPHPIOP+3

Accepts InsuranceAccepts TRICARESliding Scale+2

MATYoung adultsWomen+3

Rosewood Recovery operates from 140 Terry Drive in Newtown, Pennsylvania. It is recorded as offering intensive outpatient and outpatient care. Medication for opioid use disorder is offered here alongside talking treatment. This is outpatient provision, so daily life continues around the appointments. Remote appointments appear on the record, useful where travel is difficult. The listing notes provision for veterans and serving personnel. The provider appears in the federal treatment register, with state licensing through the…

4.5 miScudders Falls6.6 miTrenton Mercer AirportServes47 towns

Substances treated

Levels of care

Therapies

12 Step Rehab · Acupuncture · Addiction Counseling · Anger Management · Brief Intervention · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Contingency Management · Counseling and Therapy · Couples Counseling · Evidence-Based Therapy · +7 more

Mental health

Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Depression and Anxiety · Mental Health Conditions · Mental Health Treatment · Psychiatric Medication Management · Psychosocial Rehabilitation · Social Skills Training

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Couples Rehab · Hepatitis Support Services · HIV and Hepatitis Care · HIV Support Services · Men's Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Men's Outpatient Rehab · Men's Rehab · Men's Telehealth · Men's TRICARE Rehab · +6 more

Support services

Housing and Employment Support · Housing Assistance · Practical Support · Recovery Support Services · Self Help Groups · Suicide Prevention Services · Transportation to Rehab

Insurance accepted

Geisinger Health Plan · Independence Blue Cross · Keystone Health Plan East · TRICARE

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)

Avenues Recovery Center at Lake Ariel – Lake Ariel

50 Industrial Park Road, Lake Ariel, PA, 18436

4.8★★★★★~~411~~

Joint Commission

DetoxResidentialPHP+4

Accepts InsuranceAccepts TRICARESliding Scale+1

Co-occurring DisordersMATTrauma-informed+7

Records place Avenues Recovery Center at Lake Ariel at 50 Industrial Park Road, Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania. Provision here is recorded as detox, residential treatment and intensive outpatient. Medication for opioid use disorder is offered here alongside talking treatment. Care is delivered on an inpatient basis, with people living on site for the length of the stay. Telehealth appointments are recorded as available, which widens what is reachable for anyone without transport. Veterans and military families…

7.8 miWest Fork Lehigh River18 miWilkes-Barre/Scranton International AirportServes12 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 · +60 more

Therapies

12 Step Rehab · Addiction Counseling · Anger Management · Brief Intervention · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Counseling and Therapy · Couples Counseling · Evidence-Based Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · +4 more

Mental health

Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Depression and Anxiety · Depression and Trauma · Mental Health Conditions · Mental Health Treatment · Psychiatric Medication Management · Trauma Treatment

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Couples Rehab · Hepatitis Support Services · HIV and Hepatitis Care · HIV Support Services · Men's Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Men's Outpatient Rehab · Men's Rehab · Men's Residential Rehab · Men's Telehealth · +21 more

Support services

Case Management · Employment Support · Health and Wellness Support · Health Education · Hepatitis C Treatment · HIV Treatment · Housing and Employment Support · Housing Assistance · Practical Support · PrEP Services · +5 more

Insurance accepted

Aetna · BCBS (Blue Cross Blue Shield) · Capital District Physicians' Health Plan (CDPHP) · Carelon Behavioral Health · Emblem Health · First Health · Geisinger Health Plan · Highmark Health · Humana · PA Health & Wellness · +3 more

House of Hope for Recovery – Columbus (825 Dennison Avenue)

825 Dennison Avenue, Columbus, OH, 43215

5.0★★★★★37

CARF accredited

ResidentialIOPOutpatient+3

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts State Insurance+4

Co-occurring DisordersMATSeniors+5

House of Hope for Recovery is based at 825 Dennison Avenue in Columbus, Ohio. According to the federal listing this provider runs intensive outpatient and outpatient care. Medication-assisted treatment forms part of the provision listed here. Provision is outpatient, so no overnight stay is involved. Video appointments are recorded as an option here. Federal registration is held through SAMHSA, and licensing sits with the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.

1.0 miOlentangy River6.4 miJohn Glenn Columbus International AirportServes12 towns

Substances treated

Adderall Rehab · Alcohol MAT Friendly · Alcohol Only Rehab · Alcohol Rehab · Beer Addiction Treatment · Binge Drinking Treatment · Carfentanil Rehab · Codeine Rehab · Concerta Rehab · Dexedrine Rehab · +33 more

Levels of care

30-Day Rehab · Addiction Retreat · Aftercare and Continuing Care · Anxiety Retreat · Continuing Care · Depression Retreat · Discharge Planning · Dual Diagnosis Retreat · Evening Treatment · Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) · +13 more

Therapies

Mental health

Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Depression and Anxiety · Family Education Programs · Mental Health Conditions · Mental Health Treatment · Psychosocial Rehabilitation · Social Skills Training

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Couples Rehab · Court Ordered Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Court Ordered MAT · Court Ordered Outpatient Rehab · Court Ordered Rehab · Court Referral Accepted · Hepatitis Support Services · HIV and Hepatitis Care · HIV Support Services · +15 more

Support services

Insurance accepted

TRICARE

Clean Treatment Center – Thousand Oaks

123 Hodencamp Drive 205, Thousand Oaks, California, 91360

5.0★★★★★41

Joint Commission

DetoxPHPIOP+3

Accepts InsuranceAccepts TRICAREState Funded+3

Co-occurring DisordersMATTrauma-informed+9

Clean Treatment Center – Thousand Oaks is based on 123 Hodencamp Drive 205 in Thousand Oaks, Ventura County. The facility offers addiction detox, medically supervised detox, alcohol withdrawal management, drug withdrawal management, polysubstance detox and opioid withdrawal management. Care is provided on an outpatient basis, so people continue living at home. This location is registered for substance use treatment. Details on this page are drawn from the federal treatment locator maintained by the Substance Abuse…

2.4 miAcorn Acres Park29 miHollywood Burbank/Bob Hope AirportServes9 towns

Substances treated

Adderall Rehab · Alcohol Detox · Alcohol MAT Friendly · Alcohol Only Rehab · Alcohol Rehab · Ativan (Lorazepam) Rehab · Beer Addiction Treatment · Benzodiazepine Rehab · Binge Drinking Treatment · Carfentanil Rehab · +47 more

Levels of care

Aftercare and Continuing Care · Alcohol Detox Program · Ativan (Lorazepam) Detox Program · Benzodiazepine Detox Program · Carfentanil Detox Program · Clonidine and Lofexidine Detox · Cocaine Detox Program · Codeine Detox Program · Continuing Care · Crack Cocaine Detox Program · +39 more

Therapies

12 Step Rehab · Addiction Counseling · Anger Management · Brief Intervention · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) · Contingency Management · Counseling and Therapy · Couples Counseling · Evidence-Based Therapy · Family Therapy · +4 more

Mental health

Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Depression and Anxiety · Depression and Trauma · Mental Health Conditions · Mental Health Treatment · Psychosocial Rehabilitation · Social Skills Training · Trauma Treatment

Groups served

Active Duty Military Detox · Active Duty Military Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Active Duty Military Outpatient 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 · +70 more

Support services

Case Management · Community Outreach · Employment Support · Health and Wellness Support · Health Education · Housing and Employment Support · Housing Assistance · Intervention Services · Peer Support · Practical Support · +5 more

Insurance accepted

TRICARE

Gratitude Lodge – Newport Beach (20132 Redlands Drive)

20132 Redlands Drive, Newport Beach, California, 92660

4.9★★★★★~~142~~

Joint Commission

DetoxHospital detoxInpatient+3

Accepts InsuranceAccepts TRICAREState Funded+2

Co-occurring DisordersMATTrauma-informed+10

Gratitude Lodge – Newport Beach (20132 Redlands Drive) operates from Redlands Drive in Newport Beach, an affluent coastal city built around its harbor. 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. This provider is accredited by The Joint Commission.Mental health conditions treated here include anxiety disorders, co-occurring disorders and depression, delivered alongside substance use care. The…

2.7 miNorth Star Beach1.1 miJohn Wayne Orange County International AirportServes4 towns

Substances treated

Levels of care

Therapies

Mental health

Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Depression and Anxiety · Depression and Trauma · Family Education Programs · Mental Health Conditions · Mental Health Treatment · Psychiatric Medication Management · Psychosocial Rehabilitation · Psychosocial Rehab Services · Trauma Treatment

Groups served

Active Duty Military Detox · Active Duty Military Dual Diagnosis 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 · Court Ordered Detox · +57 more

Support services

Case Management · Community Outreach · Education and Job Training · Employment Support · Health and Wellness Support · Housing and Employment Support · Housing Assistance · Nutrition and Fitness Counseling · Peer Support · Practical Support · +4 more

Insurance accepted

Aetna · Anthem / Elevance Health · BCBS (Blue Cross Blue Shield) · Cigna Healthcare · GEHA · NYSHIP · TRICARE · UMR · UnitedHealthcare (UHC)

FourPoints Health – Saint George

1449 North 1400 West, Saint George, Utah, 84770

4.9★★★★★~~213~~

SAMHSA listed

DetoxIOPOutpatient+2

Accepts InsuranceAccepts MedicaidAccepts Medicare+5

MATVeteransTeens+7

Spanish spoken

FourPoints Health is at 1449 North 1400 West in Saint George. Santa Clara is 2.4 miles away and St. George 4.4. St. George, Ivins, Washington and Dammeron Valley all sit within 14 miles of the door. Saint George is in Washington County, which shapes which public funding routes apply. Care offered spans intensive outpatient and outpatient care. Medication for opioid dependence is available here alongside talking treatment. Substance use and mental health are treated together…

4.5 miSanta Clara River8.8 miSt George Regional AirportServes1 town

Substances treated

Levels of care

Therapies

Mental health

Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions · Depression and Anxiety · Family Education Programs · Mental Health Conditions · Mental Health Treatment · Psychiatric Medication Management · Psychosocial Rehabilitation · Social Skills Training

Groups served

Adult Rehab · Couples Rehab · Court Ordered Rehab · DUI and DWI Programs · Hepatitis Support Services · HIV and Hepatitis Care · HIV Support Services · Men's Dual Diagnosis Rehab · Men's Medicare Rehab · Men's Outpatient Rehab · +33 more

Support services

Chronic Illness Management · Community Outreach · Health and Wellness Support · Health Education · Hepatitis C Treatment · HIV Treatment · Nutrition and Fitness Counseling · Peer Support · Practical Support · PrEP Services · +5 more

Languages

Spanish Speaking Rehab

Insurance accepted

AARP Medicare Advantage · BCBS (Blue Cross Blue Shield) · Cigna Healthcare · EMI Health · Humana · Medicaid · Medicare · Public Employees Health Program (PEHP) · SelectHealth · TRICARE · +2 more

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

Evergreen Behavioral LLC – Woburn

53 Cummings Park Drive, Woburn, Massachusetts, 1801

4.8★★★★★~~157~~

Joint Commission

DetoxPHPIOP+3

Accepts InsuranceAccepts TRICARESliding Scale+1

Co-occurring DisordersMATSeniors+5

53 Cummings Park Drive in Woburn puts Evergreen Behavioral LLC inside a short drive of Stoneham, Reading and the towns around them. Winchester, Burlington, Melrose and Lynnfield all sit within 5 miles of the door. Woburn sits in Middlesex County, and the county's own provision is limited enough that this site draws from a wide area. Evergreen Behavioral LLC offers intensive outpatient and outpatient care. Buprenorphine, methadone or naltrexone can be prescribed alongside therapy. Sessions…

2.4 miMiddlesex Fells8.7 miLaurence G Hanscom FieldServes59 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

Therapies

Mental health

Groups served

Support services

Case Management · Community Outreach · Employment Support · Health and Wellness Support · Health Education · Housing and Employment Support · Housing Assistance · Peer Support · Practical Support · Recovery Support Services · +3 more

Insurance accepted

Aetna · Anthem / Elevance Health · BCBS (Blue Cross Blue Shield) · Carelon Behavioral Health · Cigna Healthcare · Harvard Pilgrim Health Care · Health Net (Centene) · Horizon Blue Cross · TRICARE · Tufts Health Plan · +3 more

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22 Prospect Street, Nashua, NH 03060

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4.9★~~(43)~~

PHPOutpatientTelehealthAccepts InsuranceAccepts TRICARE+4

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4.8★~~(52)~~

DetoxOutpatientTelehealth+1Accepts InsuranceAccepts Medicaid+7

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5405 Forest Acres Drive, Nashville, Tennessee, 37220

4.8★~~(63)~~

DetoxResidentialAftercareAccepts InsuranceAccepts TRICARE+3

SaVida Health – Luray

700 East Main Street, Luray, Virginia, 22835

5.0★~~(96)~~

OutpatientTelehealthAccepts InsuranceAccepts Medicaid+4

SaVida Health – Vergennes

214 Main Street, Vergennes, VT 05491

4.8★~~(41)~~

DetoxOutpatientTelehealth+1Accepts InsuranceAccepts Medicaid+4

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19742 MacArthur Ave, Irvine, CA 92612

4.7★~~(97)~~

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410 South Avalon Street, West Memphis, Arkansas, 72301

4.8★~~(130)~~

ResidentialWalk-inAccepts InsuranceAccepts TRICARE+4

Khunsi Onikan – Saint Paul

579 Wells Street, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55130

4.8★~~(78)~~

IOPOutpatientTelehealth+1Accepts InsuranceAccepts Medicaid+5

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255 West 36th Street, New York, NY, 10018

4.8★~~(25)~~

DetoxIOPOutpatient+2Accepts InsuranceAccepts Medicaid+5

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4.8★~~(18)~~

DetoxPHPIOP+3Accepts InsuranceAccepts Medicaid+7

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Rawhide Inc – North Port Washington Road, Milwaukee

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Gateway Foundation – Lake Victoria Drive, Springfield

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What is sliding scale mental health treatment?

Sliding scale mental health treatment is therapy, counseling or psychiatry priced against your income rather than a flat rate. SAMHSA describes a sliding-fee scale as paying according to how much money you make, with income and household size compared to the federal poverty guidelines to set your share.

SAMHSA says many professionals who treat mental health offer a sliding-fee scale and advises asking about it when you call to set up an appointment.

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How much does sliding scale therapy cost?

Rates vary by setting. The Open Path Psychotherapy Collective states individual sessions cost $40 to $70 and couples or family sessions $40 to $80, after a one-time $65 membership fee. One Michigan county health center charged $5 to $8 per behavioral health visit in 2025 depending on income.

By comparison, standard outpatient treatment runs about $1,200 to $5,500 a month before any discount, which is why income-based pricing changes the picture.

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Where can I get sliding scale therapy?

Federally funded health centers, certified community behavioral health clinics, community mental health centers and university training clinics are the main sources. NIMH notes that universities and medical schools often run affiliated training clinics offering treatment, usually listed on psychiatry or psychology department pages.

SAMHSA also points anyone without insurance to their state mental health and substance use agency, which manages public behavioral health funds.

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Do community health centers offer mental health care on a sliding scale?

Yes. HRSA describes health centers as providing medical, dental, mental health and substance use services, and the sliding fee discount program must apply to every service in the center's approved scope that carries its own fee. Counseling and psychiatry visits are therefore priced by income like any other visit.

No patient may be denied service at a health center because of inability to pay.

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What income qualifies me for sliding scale mental health care?

At a federally funded health center, income at or below 100 percent of the poverty guidelines earns a full discount, with a nominal charge allowed. Partial discounts run from 100 to 200 percent, and above 200 percent you pay the regular fee. In 2026 that ceiling is $31,920 for one person.

For a family of four in the 48 states and DC the 200 percent line is $66,000 a year. Alaska and Hawaii use higher figures.

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What is a CCBHC and does it use a sliding fee?

A certified community behavioral health clinic delivers nine required services, including crisis care, outpatient mental health and substance use treatment, and psychiatric rehabilitation. SAMHSA requires it to publish its sliding fee discount schedule on its website, post it in the waiting room and keep it readily accessible.

Fees must be reduced or waived for anyone unable to pay, and the schedule must be available in languages and formats suited to limited English proficiency or disability.

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Can a CCBHC turn me away if I have no insurance?

No. SAMHSA says a CCBHC must serve anyone who requests mental health or substance use care regardless of ability to pay, place of residence or age, including developmentally appropriate care for children and youth. Services also cannot be refused because someone is homeless or has no permanent address.

Certification policies must state outright that care is not denied for inability to pay.

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Is crisis care part of low-cost mental health services?

Yes. The CCBHC model requires crisis services 24 hours a day, seven days a week, alongside outpatient care and care coordination that helps members navigate behavioral health, physical health and social services. NIMH says anyone needing immediate help can call 988 at any hour.

NIMH also lists a separate line, 1-800-985-5990, for disaster-related distress by call or text.

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Can I get sliding scale mental health treatment if I have insurance?

Yes. A health center must charge an insured patient who qualifies for sliding fees no more out of pocket than the amount in their sliding fee class, unless an insurance contract prohibits it. HRSA's own example: an $80 service with a $60 copay is capped at $40 for someone receiving a 50 percent discount.

Medicaid and private plans are both recorded widely at providers offering income-tested mental health care, so confirm those routes first.

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Do I need to be on Medicaid to use a sliding scale clinic?

No. A sample health center sliding fee policy bases the discount on income and family size only, with no requirement to apply for Medicaid or insurance and no asset test. HRSA likewise requires eligibility to be assessed on income and household size alone.

Open Path notes its own rates run well above Medicaid psychotherapy rates, so checking Medicaid first is worth doing if you are eligible.

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What documents do I need for a sliding fee at a mental health clinic?

Typically proof of income and identity: a prior-year W-2, the two most recent pay stubs, or a letter from an employer, plus a driver's license or utility bill for address. Someone self-employed provides the last three months of business income and expenses.

HRSA lets health centers accept self-declared income, and a sample policy allows a signed statement when no written proof exists.

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What happens if I cannot pay even the sliding fee?

Charges can be waived. A National Health Service Corps sample policy lets a designated official waive the nominal or discounted fee for a patient who cannot pay, with the reason documented in the file. SAMHSA's CCBHC rules similarly require fees to be reduced or waived for anyone unable to pay.

Ask the intake staff directly about a hardship waiver rather than skipping the appointment.

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Is psychiatry or medication management included in sliding scale care?

Usually yes for the visit itself. HRSA requires the sliding fee to apply to every in-scope service with a distinct fee, which includes psychiatric appointments. SAMHSA notes mental health medications must be prescribed by a doctor, nurse practitioner or physician assistant, so a prescriber visit is part of the service.

Fee policy is recorded for the facility rather than per service, so confirm the scale covers psychiatry and ask separately about medication costs.

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Are mental health and substance use treated together at sliding scale clinics?

Yes. SAMHSA's criteria say CCBHCs serve individuals with serious mental illness, children with serious emotional disturbance and anyone with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders. HRSA describes health centers as providing mental health and substance use services alongside primary care.

SAMHSA also notes you may need more than one type of treatment, so ask how counseling and medication are combined.

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Is there free mental health help through my job?

Yes. SAMHSA describes an Employee Assistance Program as a free, confidential service your employer pays for that can help with mental health, drug or alcohol use, grief and trauma. It is separate from your health plan and usually covers a set number of sessions before any referral.

Veterans can use VA mental health services even without VA health care, and members of federally recognized Tribes can turn to Indian Health Service.

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Mental health treatment is the umbrella over talk therapy, medication, brain stimulation, care delivered inside a primary care team, and the structured levels of care that sit above a weekly appointment. Federal research bodies describe psychotherapy and medication as the two most common forms, used alone or together. Priced on a sliding scale, the fee for those services is worked out from household income and size rather than taken from a standard rate card.

The distinction worth holding onto is that this page is about conditions treated in their own right — depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, a psychotic illness — rather than about substance use care, and the discounted routes are not only clinics. Federal guidance for anyone who cannot meet full fees names four of them: sliding-scale charges from a practitioner, university and medical school training clinics, state or county health department programs, and an employee assistance program through work.

Below: what each kind of treatment involves, who is licensed to deliver it and who may prescribe, what a session runs to and what the levels above it require, the cost rules under Medicare, Medicaid and a commercial plan, how to raise a reduced fee, and how to search.

What Is Sliding Scale Mental Health Treatment?

It is assessment, therapy, medication or a combination for a diagnosed mental health condition, billed at a fee scaled to what your household earns. Treatment for a mental illness usually means therapy, medication, or both together. A medical examination comes first, because a change in mood or trouble concentrating can be caused by a physical condition.

That first step is often a primary care visit, where an initial mental health screening can be done and a referral made on to a social worker, psychologist or psychiatrist. The umbrella itself is described on the mental health treatment page; what the sliding scale adds is a fee set by income and family size instead of a list price.

Psychotherapy

Talk therapy covers a range of treatments that help someone identify and change troubling emotions, thoughts and behavior patterns, usually one-on-one with a licensed professional or in a group. Its stated goals are relief from symptoms, holding or improving day-to-day functioning, and better quality of life. It can stand alone or run alongside medication, depending on need and medical situation.

Medication

Mental health medications fall into five groups: antidepressants, anti-anxiety medications, stimulants, antipsychotics and mood stabilizers. They are often combined with other care rather than used on their own. A prescription is not a one-off transaction, so when you ask about a sliding fee, ask separately what the pharmacy charge looks like, because a discount on visits does not reach a drug price.

Brain Stimulation Therapies

These activate or inhibit the brain using electricity through implanted or scalp electrodes, or fields induced magnetically. Electroconvulsive therapy, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and vagus nerve stimulation are the three with federal clearance; magnetic seizure therapy and deep brain stimulation remain experimental. In most cases this comes only after other treatments have been tried, prescribed and monitored by a specifically trained clinician.

Levels of Care Above Weekly Therapy

An intensive outpatient program sits between once-weekly therapy and inpatient care, for a plan calling for at least nine hours of services a week, and nobody has to qualify for inpatient treatment to use one. Partial hospitalization is a structured day program, usually four to eight hours daily and at least 20 hours a week, and requires certification that inpatient care would otherwise be needed.

Who Can Provide Therapy and Prescribe Medication?

Counseling and therapy come from clinical social workers, licensed counselors, psychologists, marriage and family therapists, peer support specialists and crisis counselors. Prescribing is narrower: psychiatrists holding an M.D. or D.O., psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioners, and primary care clinicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants for many conditions. State law decides the detail.

The credential matters for the bill as well as the care. Medicare pays for outpatient visits with psychiatrists and other doctors, clinical psychologists, clinical social workers, clinical nurse specialists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors, so asking which license a practitioner holds tells you whether a claim can be made at all. A community clinic will usually employ several of these and schedule a prescriber visit apart from a therapy hour.

What Happens in a Therapy Session?

A licensed professional works with you, alone or in a group, to notice and question thoughts that are inaccurate or harmful and to change self-defeating patterns. Common elements include coping and problem-solving skills, social and communication skills, mindfulness and relaxation techniques, and tracking emotions and behavior between sessions.

Approaches are picked to fit the condition. Cognitive behavioral work is the most widely described; exposure therapy, a form of it used for anxiety disorders, involves brief periods in a supportive setting learning to tolerate distress brought on by particular objects, ideas or imagined scenes. Where there are thoughts of self-harm, a safety plan is written into the work, listing warning signs and who to contact. A therapist may use one primary approach or combine elements of several. On length, federal billing guidance brackets a session at 16 to 37 minutes for one code and 38 to 52 minutes for another, with the actual length set by the clinician.

How Much Does Mental Health Treatment Cost?

Under Medicare, 20% of the approved amount for a visit to diagnose or treat a mental health condition, once the 2026 Part B deductible of $283 is met; the standard monthly premium is $202.90. No national price list for therapy, day treatment or inpatient psychiatric care was found in federal sources, so the rest turns on the practitioner and the plan.

Part B outpatient coverage takes in psychiatric evaluation, individual and group psychotherapy, family counseling tied to treatment, diagnostic tests, partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient services, and one yearly depression screening carries no charge where it is done in a primary care setting able to follow up and the practitioner accepts assignment. Medicaid must cover certain services in every state, including medically necessary inpatient and outpatient hospital care and physician services, while prescribed medicines, case management, rehabilitation services, therapies, medication management, clinic services, clinical social work and peer supports are optional and therefore vary; anyone under 21 is entitled to medically necessary care under the early screening benefit.

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 national market figures before any coverage; across the states the middle half of day treatment runs $7,000 to $15,000 a month and weekly outpatient care $1,200 to $5,500. On a commercial plan, federal parity law does not require mental health benefits to be offered, but marketplace and small group coverage must include mental health and substance use services as an essential benefit, and where benefits exist the copays, deductibles, visit limits, prior-authorization requirements and medical-necessity proof must be comparable to those on medical and surgical care. TRICARE applies its own cost share. A self pay patient with no discount meets the posted charge, and day programs are where prior authorization usually bites, since weekly therapy rarely needs it.

Collaborative Care in Primary Care

There is a fifth route that never involves a separate clinic. In the collaborative care arrangement, a primary care practitioner and a behavioral health care manager work with a psychiatric consultant to manage a patient’s mental health inside the primary care practice. For anyone already attending a health center with a sliding fee schedule, this keeps treatment on the same bill as the rest of their care.

How Do I Get Reduced-Fee Mental Health Treatment?

Ask the practitioner directly whether fees slide with income, and check the three other routes federal guidance names: university and medical school training clinics, usually listed on a psychiatry or psychology department page; your state or county health department’s own programs; and an employee assistance program, which is free, confidential and paid for by your employer.

Where income is low enough, enrolling in Medicaid or Medicare may beat any discount, because coverage pays the practitioner instead of reducing your bill. The employee assistance route is the most often overlooked: it covers mental health concerns alongside drug or alcohol use, grief and trauma, and using it does not go through your health plan. Low cost rehab options and the broader sliding scale rehab page set out how income-based schedules are built and what proof they ask for.

In a crisis, cost is not the question. For a life-threatening situation, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. For a suicidal crisis or severe emotional distress, call or text 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, at any hour. Billing is sorted out afterwards, and crisis services are not a place to start negotiating a fee.

What Should I Ask a Therapist Before Starting?

Five questions are suggested by federal guidance: what credentials and specialty the practitioner holds, what approach they use and what research stands behind it, what the treatment goals and time frame are, whether medication is an option, and what the limits of confidentiality will be. Add the fee question to that list.

There is no formal approval process for psychotherapies of the kind medications go through, which is why asking about the research behind an approach is a fair question rather than a rude one. A practitioner may answer that they combine elements from more than one approach, which is ordinary practice rather than evasion.

If it does not seem to be helping. Federal guidance is to say so to the therapist once you have been in treatment a reasonable while without improvement. Other practitioners and other approaches can be explored from there, but treatment should not simply be stopped without that conversation first, and a fee that has become unmanageable is itself a reason to reopen it.

How Do I Find Sliding Scale Mental Health Treatment Near Me?

Start with a primary care referral, then the federal treatment locator and its sliding fee scale payment filter. A Medicare provider comparison tool covers practitioners who bill Medicare, VA has its own locator, and an insurer directory, a school health center or an employee assistance program may each shorten the search. The free referral helpline on 1-800-662-4357 answers around the clock.

Programs that price mental health care by income are gathered on the Sliding Scale Mental Health Treatment page, with related pages for sliding scale dual diagnosis rehab, community mental health centers and state funded mental health treatment. 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

National Institute of Mental Health — psychotherapy elements and goals, medication groups, brain stimulation clearances and sequencing, questions for a prospective therapist, reduced-cost options and crisis guidance.
Federal behavioral health workforce guidance — which professions provide counseling and therapy and which may prescribe, with state-level variation noted.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Medicare.gov — 2026 Part B deductible and premium, outpatient coinsurance, covered services and practitioner list, depression screening, intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization criteria, psychotherapy time codes and collaborative care.
Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission — required and optional Medicaid behavioral health services, the entitlement for those under 21, and variation across and within states.
U.S. Department of Labor and federal parity guidance — comparability of cost sharing, visit limits and prior-authorization requirements, and essential health benefit coverage in individual and small group plans.
RehabSeekers directory listings and market rate research, United States, 2026. Ranges are indicative and vary by facility, length of stay and coverage.