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Vesta

20410 Observation Drive, Suite 108 Germantown, MD 20876
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About Vesta

Vesta is a nonprofit private behavioral health care organization with seven locations throughout Maryland. The treatment center is in a quiet corner of Germantown, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C., and one of Montgomery County’s largest communities. They’re right off Fredericks Road, which can connect you to local shops and restaurants.

Range of Services Include Dual Diagnosis

They provide a range of services to address the psychological needs of people in the community. They were founded in 1981 and have served over 1,500 clients statewide. They provide outpatient therapy and medication management to individuals ages seven and up experiencing mental health conditions that affect daily life.

They also offer substance use disorder counseling in individual and group therapy settings. For your mental health treatment or substance use disorder, you undergo a comprehensive evaluation and assessment to determine your needs.

If your program calls for co-occurring disorder treatment, also called dual diagnosis, they ensure that you receive treatment simultaneously for both your substance use disorder and mental health conditions. They can also manage any medications you’re taking so that treating disorder won’t heighten the other.

Whole Person Approach to Addiction Treatment

They offer a holistic and whole person approach to treatment, understanding that you are more than just the sum of your symptoms. You begin receiving treatment by completing a referral form and submitting it with your ID and insurance card.

Their medication management program is led by psychiatric nurse practitioners who are licensed to give you the support you need alongside your therapeutic services. Providers ensure that you’re receiving the right medication at the right dose and will monitor you for side effects that may require adjusting your medication.

They work with Maryland Medicaid, Medicare, and self pay clients. They also assess uninsured people living in Maryland to receive the proper care required to support sustainable recovery.

Latest Reviews

Jennifer Marcano
1 year ago on Google
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Very rude staff
Marie
1 year ago on Google
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No they do not know what they are doing! Zero stars! Nabie Alimatu is unprofessional and bias I ever encounter in the medical field and Juliana Patman needs more training for real.
Response from the owner3 months ago
Sorry to hear about your negative experience. To better assist you, could you please reach out to our Community Resource Liaison at arip@vesta.org? We would appreciate the opportunity to learn more about your experience and discuss how we can make things right. Thank you.
Aye Bryant
1 year ago on Google
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Good to know I m not alone about the unprofessional secretarial work. I dread making appointments on the monthly basis at the point where I ve enlisted a seasoned person to schedule appointments for me smh
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Other Forms of Payment

Medicaid is a state based program that helps lower-income individuals and families pay for healthcare. Medicaid covers addiction treatment so those enrolled can use their coverage to pay for rehab. When a program accepts Medicaid the client often pays very little or nothing out of their own pocket.

Private insurance refers to any kind of healthcare coverage that isn't from the state or federal government. This includes individual and family plans offered by an employer or purchased from the Insurance Marketplace. Every plan will have different requirements and out of pocket costs so be sure to get the full details before you start treatment.

Self-pay involves paying for treatment out of your own pocket. You can use savings or credit, get a personal loan, or receive help from family and friends to fund your treatment. If you don't have insurance or your insurance plan doesn't cover a specific program, self-pay can help ensure you still get the care you need.

Medicare is a federal program that provides health insurance for those 65 and older. It also serves people under 65 with chronic and disabling health challenges. To use Medicare for addiction treatment you need to find a program that accepts Medicare and is in network with your plan. Out of pocket costs and preauthorization requirements vary, so always check with your provider.

Addiction Treatments

Levels of Care

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Outpatient Programs (OP) are for those seeking mental rehab or drug rehab, but who also stay at home every night. The main difference between outpatient treatment (OP) and intensive outpatient treatment (IOP) lies in the amount of hours the patient spends at the facility. Most of the time an outpatient program is designed for someone who has completed an inpatient stay and is looking to continue their growth in recovery. Outpatient is not meant to be the starting point, it is commonly referred to as aftercare.

Treatments

Mental health rehabs focus on helping individuals recover from mental illnesses like bipolar disorder, clinical depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and more. Mental health professionals at these facilities are trained to understand and treat mental health issues, both in individual and group settings.

Programs

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Adult Program
Adult rehab programs include therapies tailored to each client's specific needs, goals, and recovery progress. They are tailored to the specific challenges adult clients may face, including family and work pressures and commitments. From inpatient and residential treatment to various levels of outpatient services, there are many options available. Some facilities also help adults work through co-occurring conditions, like anxiety, that can accompany addiction.
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Young Adult Program
Young adulthood can be an exciting, yet difficult, time of transition. Individuals in their late teens to mid-20s face unique stressors related to school, jobs, families, and social circles, which can lead to a rise in substance use. Rehab centers with dedicated young adult programs will include activities and amenities that cater to this age group, with an emphasis on specialized counseling, peer socialization, and ongoing aftercare.

Clinical Services

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a therapy modality that focuses on the relationship between one's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It is used to establish and allow for healthy responses to thoughts and feelings (instead of unhealthy responses, like using drugs or alcohol). CBT has been proven effective for recovering addicts of all kinds, and is used to strengthen a patient's own self-awareness and ability to self-regulate. CBT allows individuals to monitor their own emotional state, become more adept at communicating with others, and manage stress without needing to engage in substance abuse.

Whether a marriage or other committed relationship, an intimate partnership is one of the most important aspects of a person's life. Drug and alcohol addiction affects both members of a couple in deep and meaningful ways, as does rehab and recovery. Couples therapy and other couples-focused treatment programs are significant parts of exploring triggers of addiction, as well as learning how to build healthy patterns to support ongoing sobriety.

Research clearly demonstrates that recovery is far more successful and sustainable when loved ones like family members participate in rehab and substance abuse treatment. Genetic factors may be at play when it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, as well as mental health issues. Family dynamics often play a critical role in addiction triggers, and if properly educated, family members can be a strong source of support when it comes to rehabilitation.

Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.

In individual therapy, a patient meets one-on-one with a trained psychologist or counselor. Therapy is a pivotal part of effective substance abuse treatment, as it often covers root causes of addiction, including challenges faced by the patient in their social, family, and work/school life.

Staff

Jignesh Dalal

CEO

Ruth Green

COO

Stephen Freiman, PhD

Chairman, BOD

William Groves

Vice-Chairman, BOD

David Klein

Treasurer, BOD

Regina M. Sharber

Secretary, BOD

George Pelote

BOD

Nancy Hall

BOD

Contact Information

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20410 Observation Drive
Suite 108
Germantown, MD 20876

Fact checked and written by:
Gayle Morris, BSN, MSN
Edited by:
Peter Lee, PhD

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If you really need help, don't come here, avoid this place, they have not had a psychiatrist in the office in over six months, I just have been speaking with a psychiatrist through Skype who stated himself he really couldn’t help me because he was not going to be working t ... Read More

Reviewed on 2/22/2019
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3.3 (52 reviews)
Sabrina Triggs
3 weeks ago
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Trying to set an appointment is horrible. I called the front desk to tell them I didn’t receive the link for my appointment and she turned around and said we sent it check again but I inform I check all of my inbox and my junk mail and I don’t see it. Instead of resending the link she hung up the phone and when I called back no answer. This is the worst if you are need of med management appt as you don’t have a direct way to email your provider directly to inform them. Front desk needs to go on a retrain for customer service.

Jennifer Marcano
1 year ago
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Very rude staff

Maria Delapaz
1 year ago
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No they do not know what they are doing! Zero stars! Nabie Alimatu is unprofessional and bias I ever encounter in the medical field and Juliana Patman needs more training for real.

Response from the ownerInvalid relative date format:
Sorry to hear about your negative experience. To better assist you, could you please reach out to our Community Resource Liaison at arip@vesta.org? We would appreciate the opportunity to learn more about your experience and discuss how we can make things right. Thank you.
Gail Smith
1 year ago
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Aye Bryant
2 years ago
1

Good to know I’m not alone about the unprofessional secretarial work. I dread making appointments on the monthly basis at the point where I’ve enlisted a seasoned person to schedule appointments for me smh

Erika
2 years ago
3

Need update location suite is 212 no 108 , and need improvements on the communication.

Jessica Cela
2 years ago
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Lady on the phone is very mean and disrespectful. I wasn’t able to reach anyone on the phone except for her on the “main line” and she rudely told me “how is anyone supposed to talk to you if you don’t leave a voicemail?” I contacted them because I need to speak with someone, not to be talked to like I’m a child. I Wasn’t able to get any type of appointment and they wouldn’t accommodate a time with me which is any day before 11am which I didn’t think was an issue. Via email, no one answered my questions and kept telling me I have to check in mon- thurs 1-3pm which had a waiting list and I work during those hours. Don’t waste your time

Response from the ownerInvalid relative date format:
Thank you for your feedback and we are sorry you had this experience. We try to see all of our clients as soon as possible, though sometimes we have an unexpectedly heavy volume and are slowed down. You can reach out to speak with our Intake Coordinator so we can get you connected. We do check messages regularly throughout the day and will call you right back.
Dianne G
2 years ago
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My experience here is a godsend. The sessions provide techniques and discussion that's meaningful. I've had a positive experience.

Betty Cedillo
2 years ago
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They are racist , no professionals, they never return the call

Kitsune Meiszko
2 years ago
1

I was with Vesta for four years when Dr Figueroa was my psychiatrist. When he left I started seeing nurse practitioner Alimatu. She has an extremely low knowledge about medication. She also for the first year of me getting my medication’s from her didn’t say anything when I was addressing her as doctor Alimtau. I had to be told by the staff that she was not in fact a doctor and I was extremely shocked that for an entire year she never corrected me once. In my eyes that’s fraud. She did not work her tail off to become a doctor and get a PhD. I don’t even know how she was even allowed to become a nurse practitioner. I am surprised she has not severely hurt any of her patients yet. She attempted to take me off all of my medication‘s, some of which were habit forming, and put me on Seroquel. Taking me off of my medications without tapering could have caused severe withdrawal and would’ve left me in the hospital most likely with seizures. It just goes to show that ALIMATU neither cares NOR has the knowledge to be a doctor or a nurse practitioner. She will scream at you if you try to explain the situation and how you’re feeling to her. The only feelings you are allowed to have are the ones where she tells you how you have to feel. She doesn’t listen to any concerns and only cares about a paycheck. She is lazy, rude and absolutely unethical.

Lisa Standifer
2 years ago
1

Very horrible communication

Mary Beth Jordan
3 years ago
5

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