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Highlights
Joint Commission Accredited
Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment
Holistic Approach
Medically Assisted Detox
About Alpas Wellness Center
Alpas Wellness La Plata, LLC is a medical organization with a Drug & Alcohol Treatment Centre in Charles County, Maryland. Alpas Wellness offers drug & alcohol addiction, dual-diagnosis & mental health treatment to individuals struggling with addiction issues. Named after the Tagalog word for breaking free, Alpas Wellness Center provides a continuum of personalized care for addiction recovery. Their levels of care include medically supervised detox, residential care, and aftercare. Their plant-infused facility has nursing stations on each floor, refresh spaces, and the option of private rooms.
Alpas Wellness Center begins treatment with an initial assessment and diagnosis of co-occurring mental health conditions, if present. They use a range of holistic and evidence-based therapies to treat addiction and co-occurring conditions, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), motivational interviewing techniques, experiential therapies, and contingency management. Clients receive a personalized treatment plan aligned with their diagnoses, recovery needs, and goals. Regular medical check-ups keep staff attuned to their needs.
In addition to treating addiction and dual diagnoses, Alpas Wellness Center addresses underlying medical conditions. These include diabetes, cancer, chronic pain, fibromyalgia, cardiovascular disorders, respiratory disorders, liver disease, and more. Their medical staff comprises a psychiatrist, clinical consultant, nurses, licensed practical nurses (LPNs), masters-level counselors, therapists, a physician assistant, and clinical art therapist. Nurses and an on-call physician monitor detox 24/7. Alpas Wellness Center offers medication-assisted treatment (MAT) on a case-by-case basis.
Alpas Wellness Center collaborated with the University of Pennsylvania Center for Neuroaesthetics (PCfN) to create a calming, restorative space to heal. Their naturalistic facility has a fitness center, arcade games, a café with nutritional meals and snacks, private spaces to relax, and a quiet room for biofeedback. Alpas Wellness Center’s work-flex program provides monitored access to a computer if deemed necessary. They have shared or private rooms available. Clients attend group, 1:1, and family therapy. After residential treatment, clients can participate in aftercare. Alpas Wellness Center’s aftercare services include an ongoing treatment plan with predetermined relapse-prevention strategies, emergency plans, and an app to connect with further care as needed.
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Insurance Accepted
Provider's Policy:Alpas Wellness works with most insurance carriers.
Alpas Wellness Center’s staff and consultant clinician collaborate to manage underlying medical conditions. They help manage conditions like cancer, diabetes, liver disease, cardiovascular disorders, and more. With a nursing station on each floor and regular medical check ups, they can monitor symptoms and provide medications as needed. Alpas Wellness Center also conducts thorough evaluations on medical history, family history, and psychiatric wellness.
Alpas Wellness Center worked with the University of Pennsylvania Center for Neuroaesthetics (PCfN) to design and build a unique space for recovery. Their biophilic, greenery-infused facility promotes a connection with nature and peace. Optional private rooms, spaces for reflection, a gym, and dining areas cater to comfort. Their work-flex program also allows employees structured and monitored access to work, as needed. After treatment, clients virtually participate in continued groups. All clients leave with a strong discharge plan that includes emergency plans, relapse prevention strategies, and access to their Continuum of Care app.
Alpas Wellness Center uses multiple evidence-based therapies to help clients heal from addiction and co-occurring mental health disorders simultaneously. Initial diagnoses and psychiatric evaluations inform treatment. Therapists and masters-level counselors provide therapies like CBT, DBT, and motivational enhancement therapy (MET) in group and 1:1 settings. Alpas Wellness Center also offers family therapy to help families heal as one.
Alpas Wellness Center addresses co-occurring mental health conditions like depression, anxiety, disordered eating, and trauma. Treatment plans also address behavioral addictions and gambling. An initial diagnosis guides dual-diagnosis recovery plans, with medication management used as needed.
Founded
2018
Occupancy
50+
Languages
English
Who We Treat
Men
Women
Older Adults
Addiction and mental health treatment caters to adults 55+ and the age-specific challenges that can come with recovery, wellness, and overall happiness.
Co-Occurring Disorders
A person with multiple mental health diagnoses, such as addiction and depression, has co-occurring disorders also called dual diagnosis.
Executives
Executive treatment programs typically directly support the needs of people who manage businesses and may provide flexible schedules and office space to allow work during treatment.
LGBTQ+
Addiction and mental illnesses in the LGBTQ+ community must be treated with an affirming, safe, and relevant approach, which many centers provide.
Men and Women
Men and women attend treatment for addiction in a co-ed setting, going to therapy groups together to share experiences, struggles, and successes.
Midlife Adults
For adults ages 40+, treatment shifts to focus on the unique challenges, blocks, and risk factors of their age group, and unites peers in a similar community.
Mild Disabilities
Adults with mild physical or intellectual disabilities receive treatment catered to their specific needs in a safe and clinically supportive environment.
Pregnant Women
Addiction and mental health treatment meets the clinical and psychological needs of pregnant women, ensuring they receive optimal care in all areas.
Professionals
Busy, high-ranking professionals get the personalized treatment they need with greater accommodations for work, privacy, and outside communication.
Address
1014 Washington Avenue La Plata, MD 20646
Alcohol
Using alcohol as a coping mechanism, or drinking excessively throughout the week, signals an alcohol use disorder.
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Detox
Detox fully and safely removes toxic substances from the body, allowing the next steps in treatment to begin with a clean slate.
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Cocaine
Cocaine is a stimulant with euphoric effects. Agitation, muscle ticks, psychosis, and heart issues are common symptoms of cocaine abuse.
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Drug Addiction
Drug addiction is the excessive and repetitive use of substances, despite harmful consequences to a person's life, health, and relationships.
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Executives
Executive treatment programs typically directly support the needs of people who manage businesses and may provide flexible schedules and office space to allow work during treatment.
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Holistic
A non-medicinal, wellness-focused approach that aims to align the mind, body, and spirit for deep and lasting healing.
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Methamphetamine
Methamphetamine, or meth, increases energy, agitation, and paranoia. Long-term use can result in severe physical and mental health issues.
Intensive Inpatient
The highest level of care, medically managed intensive inpatient services provides 24-hour nursing and physician care.
Detox
Detox fully and safely removes toxic substances from the body, allowing the next steps in treatment to begin with a clean slate.
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Detox (on-site with residential)
This is often the first step of addiction treatment. For many people, it's dangerous to detox without proper medical support.
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Residential
In a residential rehab program, patients live onsite, with access to daily treatment and 24-hour care. An average stay is 30-90 days.
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Evidence-Based
A combination of scientifically rooted therapies and treatments make up evidence-based care, defined by their measured and proven results.
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Experiential
Expressive tools and therapies help patients process past situations, learn more about themselves, and find healing through action.
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Group Therapy
Two or more people meet with a therapist together. Patients get valuable peer support, strengthen interpersonal skills, and improve self-awareness.
Holistic
A non-medicinal, wellness-focused approach that aims to align the mind, body, and spirit for deep and lasting healing.
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Medical
Medical addiction treatment uses approved medications to manage withdrawals and cravings, and to treat contributing mental health conditions.
Twelve Step
Incorporating spirituality, community, and responsibility, 12-Step philosophies prioritize the guidance of a Higher Power and a continuation of 12-Step practices.
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1-on-1 Counseling
Patient and therapist meet 1-on-1 to work through difficult emotions and behavioral challenges in a personal, private setting.
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Meditation & Mindfulness
A practiced state of mind that brings patients to the present. It allows them to become fully aware of themselves, their feelings, and the present moment.
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Trauma-Specific Therapy
This form of talk therapy addresses any childhood trauma at the root of a patient's current diagnosis.
Online Therapy
Patients can connect with a therapist via videochat, messaging, email, or phone. Remote therapy makes treatment more accessible.
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Mindfulness Therapy
This ancient practice can be mental, emotional, and even spiritual. In meditation, you focus your attention on the present moment without judgement.
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Art Therapy
Visual art invites patients to examine the emotions within their work, focusing on the process of creativity and its gentle therapeutic power.
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Experiential Therapy
With this approach, patients heal by doing. Therapists help patients process difficult emotions to speak, using guided activities like art or dance.
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Expressive Arts
Creative processes like art, writing, or dance use inner creative desires to help boost confidence, emotional growth, and initiate change.
Family Therapy
Family therapy addresses group dynamics within a family system, with a focus on improving communication and interrupting unhealthy relationship patterns.
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Life Skills
Teaching life skills like cooking, cleaning, clear communication, and even basic math provides a strong foundation for continued recovery.
Medication-Assisted Treatment
Combined with behavioral therapy, prescribed medications can enhance treatment by relieving withdrawal symptoms and focus patients on their recovery.
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Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy
MBCT combines mindfulness practices—like meditation—with cognitive therapy techniques to help patients work through negative thought patterns.
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Motivational Interviewing
Based on the idea that motivation to change comes from within, providers use a conversational framework to discover personalized methods for change.
Motivational Interviewing and Enhancement Therapy (MET)
This approach is based on idea that motivation to change comes from within. Providers use a conversational framework that may help you commit to recovery.
Music Therapy
Singing, performing, and even listening to music can be therapeutic. Music therapy sessions are facilitated by certified counselors.
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Psychoeducation
This method combines treatment with education, teaching patients about different paths toward recovery. This empowers them to make more effective decisions.
Recreation Therapy
In recreation therapy, recovery can be joyful. Patients practice social skills and work through emotional triggers by engaging in fun activities.
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Relapse Prevention Counseling
Relapse prevention counselors teach patients to recognize the signs of relapse and reduce their risk.
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Seeking Safety
Not looking to the past, patients improve their present circumstances. They work toward safety without detailing traumatic events.
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Spiritual Care
Tending to spiritual health helps treatment become more effective, allowing patients to better cope with their emotions and rebuild their spiritual wellbeing.
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Twelve Step Facilitation
12-Step groups offer a framework for addiction recovery. Members commit to a higher power, recognize their issues, and support each other in the healing process.
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Neurofeedback
During therapy, patients observe their own brain waves as interpreted by an EEG. This empowers them to understand and regulate emotional responses.
Group Therapy
Two or more people meet with a therapist together. Patients get valuable peer support, strengthen interpersonal skills, and improve self-awareness.
Yoga
Yoga is both a physical and spiritual practice. It includes a flow of movement, breathing techniques, and meditation.
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Depression
Symptoms of depression may include fatigue, a sense of numbness, and loss of interest in activities. This condition can range from mild to severe.
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Alcohol
Using alcohol as a coping mechanism, or drinking excessively throughout the week, signals an alcohol use disorder.
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Benzodiazepines
Benzodiazepines are prescribed to treat anxiety and sleep issues. They are highly habit forming, and their abuse can cause mood changes and poor judgement.
Chronic Relapse
Consistent relapse occurs repeatedly, after partial recovery from addiction. This condition requires long-term treatment.
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Co-Occurring Disorders
A person with multiple mental health diagnoses, such as addiction and depression, has co-occurring disorders also called dual diagnosis.
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Cocaine
Cocaine is a stimulant with euphoric effects. Agitation, muscle ticks, psychosis, and heart issues are common symptoms of cocaine abuse.
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Drug Addiction
Drug addiction is the excessive and repetitive use of substances, despite harmful consequences to a person's life, health, and relationships.
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Ecstasy
Ecstasy is a stimulant that causes intense euphoria and heightened awareness. Abuse of this drug can trigger depression, insomnia, and memory problems.
Heroin
Heroin is a highly addictive and illegal opioid. It can cause insomnia, collapsed veins, heart issues, and additional mental health issues.
Psychedelics
Hallucinogenic drugs—like LSD—cause euphoria and increased sensory experiences. When abused, they can lead to depression and psychosis.
Methamphetamine
Methamphetamine, or meth, increases energy, agitation, and paranoia. Long-term use can result in severe physical and mental health issues.
Opioids
Opioids produce pain-relief and euphoria, which can lead to addiction. This class of drugs includes prescribed medication and the illegal drug heroin.
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Prescription Drugs
It's possible to abuse any drug, even prescribed ones. If you crave a medication, or regularly take it more than directed, you may have an addiction.
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Synthetic Drugs
Synthetic drugs are made in a lab, unlike plant-based drugs like mushrooms. Most synthetic drugs are either stimulants or synthetic cannabinoids.
Flexible technology policies
Centers with flexible technology policies allow professionals to stay in touch with work and give patients a greater sense of connection and normalcy.
Marcus Smith
Executive Director + Acting Clinical Director
Victoria Metcalf
Clinical Director
Meghan Bernier
Therapist
Jeffery Gall
Medical Director
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Alpas Wellness is a beautiful facility with even better staff. The admissions team there are some of the best in the business. I was greeted over the phone with compassion & empathy as they helped me navigate getting my loved one into treatment. Thank you Alpas for everything you are doing for our community!
Sarah Fabrizio
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