Aspire Behavioral Health & DD Services

601 West 11th Avenue
Albany, GA 31701

About Aspire Behavioral Health & DD Services

Aspire Behavioral Health and DD Services is a nonprofit organization in Albany, Georgia. They have many different behavioral health and supportive services for kids as well as adults. This includes drug and alcohol addiction treatment.

They have multiple levels of care for addiction recovery. One is an intensive outpatient program (IOP) for adults ages 18 and older. If you’re familiar with different levels of care for rehab, though, this is more like day treatment or partial hospitalization program rather than an IOP because you’ll have five hours of treatment a day every Monday through Friday. They mostly provide group counseling and educational sessions, but individual counseling is included, too, and they can introduce you to 12 Step programs as well.

This treatment center also has a residential treatment program called Touchstone that is designed for adults with addiction and co-occurring disorders. A lot of the treatment is similar to the IOP but with a higher level of support and supervision. Finally, they also have outpatient treatment for youth and young adults aged four to 30 who have addiction or other behavioral health needs.

If your addiction has led to legal problems, you might also get support at this treatment center through their accountability court program. This is for people with court mandated addiction treatment. It’s an intensive treatment program along with 12 Step meetings and community supervision.

Latest Reviews

shaunte mona'
1 month ago on Google
1
Mandie McDonald
1 month ago on Google
4
D Boyd
1 month ago on Google
1
These people are unprofessional. My nephew was found unresponsive. No comments from them as to what happened. They are not answering calls. He is in ICU at Phoebe Putney. We will be seeking a lawyer to get to the bottom of this. It's obvious they don't care.

Location

Accepted Insurance

Aspire Behavioral Health & DD Services works with several private insurance providers and also accepts private payments when possible, please contact to verify your specific insurance provider.

Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

Other Forms of Payment

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.

Financial aid can take many forms. Centers may have grants or scholarships available to clients who meet eligibility requirements. Programs that receive SAMHSA grants may have financial aid available for those who need treatment as well. Grants and scholarships can help you pai for treatment without having to repay.

Sliding scale payments are based on a client's income and family size. The goal is to make treatment affordable to everyone. By taking these factors into account, addiction recovery care providers help ensure that your treatment does not become a financial burden to you or your family, eliminating one barrier to care.

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.

dollar-outline iconFinancing available

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.

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.

Addiction Treatments

Levels of Care

outpatient iconOutpatient
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.
inpatient iconInpatient
Residential treatment programs are those that offer housing and meals in addition to substance abuse treatment. Rehab facilities that offer residential treatment allow patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Some rehab centers specialize in short-term residential treatment (a few days to a week or two), while others solely provide treatment on a long-term basis (several weeks to months). Some offer both, and tailor treatment to the patient's individual requirements.
medically-assisted-detox iconMedically Assisted Detox
Drug and alcohol addiction often takes a heavy toll on one's body. Over time, a physical dependence can develop, meaning the body physiologically needs the substance to function. Detox is the process of removing drugs and/or alcohol from the body, a process that can be lethal if mismanaged. Medical detox is done by licensed medical professionals who monitor vital signs and keep you safe, healthy, and as comfortable as possible as you go through detox and withdrawal.
12-step icon12-Step
12-step programs are addiction recovery models based on Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). A number of substance abuse programs (including some drug and alcohol rehab centers) use the 12 steps as a basis for treatment. Beginning steps involve admitting powerlessness over the addiction and creating a spiritual basis for recovery. Middle steps including making direct amends to those who've been hurt by the addiction, and the final step is to assist others in addiction recovery in the same way. 12-Step offshoots including Narcotics Anonymous (NA), Cocaine Anonymous (CA), Dual Recovery Anonymous (DRA), Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA) and Gamblers Anonymous (GA).
aftercare iconAftercare Support
Completing a drug or alcohol rehab program shouldn't spell the end of substance abuse treatment. Aftercare involves making a sustainable plan for recovery, including ongoing support. This can include sober living arrangements like halfway houses, career counseling, and setting a patient up with community programs like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or Narcotics Anonymous (NA).

Treatments

The goal of treatment for alcoholism is abstinence. Those with poor social support, poor motivation, or psychiatric disorders tend to relapse within a few years of treatment. For these people, success is measured by longer periods of abstinence, reduced use of alcohol, better health, and improved social functioning. Recovery and Maintenance are usually based on 12 step programs and AA meetings.

A quality drug rehab in Georgia can help you overcome addiction. This environment is designed to help you address the complex issues contributing to drug dependence. The goal of treatment is to give you the tools you need to make a full recovery.

Many of those suffering from addiction also suffer from mental or emotional illnesses like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, or anxiety disorders. Rehab and other substance abuse facilities treating those with a dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder administer psychiatric treatment to address the person's mental health issue in addition to drug and alcohol rehabilitation.

A combined mental health and substance abuse rehab has the staff and resources available to handle individuals with both mental health and substance abuse issues. It can be challenging to determine where a specific symptom stems from (a mental health issue or an issue related to substance abuse), so mental health and substance abuse professionals are helpful in detangling symptoms and keeping treatment on track.

Opioid rehabs specialize in supporting those recovering from opioid addiction. They treat those suffering from addiction to illegal opioids like heroin, as well as prescription drugs like oxycodone. These centers typically combine both physical as well as mental and emotional support to help stop addiction. Physical support often includes medical detox and subsequent medical support (including medication), and mental support includes in-depth therapy to address the underlying causes of addiction.

Programs

adult-program thumbnail image
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.
hearing-impaired-program thumbnail image
Hearing Impaired Program
A sensory disability, such as hearing impairment, can compound the challenges of addiction recovery. Drug rehabs that are specially designed to accommodate the needs of persons with hearing impairments will include special accessibility features and accommodations to make treatment as comfortable and effective as possible. This may include access to American Sign Language interpreters.
program-for-men thumbnail image
Program For Men
Men face specific challenges and concerns when seeking addiction treatment. Gender-specific recovery programs help them tackle these issues head-on in an environment that's focused, targeted, and distraction-free. It also gives them the opportunity to connect with and learn from other men who have been through a similar journey and can offer support for the next step.
program-for-women thumbnail image
Program For Women
Rehabs for women provide a safe, nurturing space for female clients to heal. These treatment programs consider the specific obstacles that women can face during recovery and place a special emphasis on mental, social, physical, and reproductive health. They explore how each woman's experience has shaped the trajectory of their substance use, addressing issues such as sexual abuse and past trauma.
young-adult-program thumbnail image
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.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a modified form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a treatment designed to help people understand and ultimately affect the relationship between their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. DBT is often used for individuals who struggle with self-harm behaviors, such as self-mutilation (cutting) and suicidal thoughts, urges, or attempts. It has been proven clinically effective for those who struggle with out-of-control emotions and mental health illnesses like Borderline Personality Disorder.

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.

Life skills trainings involve all the skills a person must have in order to function successfully in the world. These include time management, career guidance, money management, and effective communication. Truly successful addiction recovery is based on the ability to not only live substance-free, but to thrive. Life skills teaches the practical necessities of functioning in society, which sets clients up for success in life, and therefore sobriety.

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a clinical approach to helping people with substance abuse issues and other conditions shift behavior in positive ways. It is more goal-oriented than traditional psychotherapy, as MI counselors directly attempt to get clients to consider making behavioral change (rather than wait for them to come to conclusions themselves). Its primary purpose is to resolve ambivalence and help clients become able to make healthy choices freely.

Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) is a way of getting nicotine into the bloodstream without smoking. It uses products that supply low doses of nicotine to help people stop smoking. The goal of therapy is to cut down on cravings for nicotine and ease the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal.

Rational Behavior Therapy (RBT) is a form of cognitive behavioral therapy meant to be short-term and comprehensive. It was intended to help clients become more self-sufficent and move forward without the need for expensive, ongoing therapy. It includes an emotional self-help method called “rational self-counseling,” the purpose of which is to give clients all the skills needed to handle future emotional issues by themselves, or with significantly less professional help.

Trauma therapy addresses traumatic incidents from a client's past that are likely affecting their present-day experience. Trauma is often one of the primary triggers and potential causes of addiction, and can stem from child sexual abuse, domestic violence, having a parent with a mental illness, losing one or both parents at a young age, teenage or adult sexual assault, or any number of other factors. The purpose of trauma therapy is to allow a patient to process trauma and move through and past it, with the help of trained and compassionate mental health professionals.

Accreditations

The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) is a non-profit organization that specifically accredits rehab organizations. Founded in 1966, CARF's, mission is to help service providers like rehab facilities maintain high standards of care.

CARF Accreditation: Yes
Accreditation Number: 269353

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Established in 1992 by congress, SAMHSA's mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on American's communities.

SAMHSA Listed: Yes

State Licenses are permits issued by government agencies that allow rehab organizations to conduct business legally within a certain geographical area. Typically, the kind of program a rehab facility offers, along with its physical location, determines which licenses are required to operate legally.

State License: Georgia

Contact Information

Phone icon (229) 430-4140
Building icon

601 West 11th Avenue
Albany, GA 31701

Fact checked and written by:
Nikki Wisher, BA
Edited by:
Kerry Nenn, BSW

Reviews of Aspire Behavioral Health & DD Services

2.5/5 (33 reviews)
0
Staff
0
Amenities
0
Meals
0
Value
0
Cleanliness
5
10
4
4
3
0
2
1
1
21

Reviews

Overall Experience
Date Submitted
Reviewer

Google Reviews

2.5 (33 reviews)
shaunte mona'
1 month ago
1

Mandie McDonald
1 month ago
4

D Boyd
1 month ago
1

These people are unprofessional. My nephew was found unresponsive. No comments from them as to what happened. They are not answering calls. He is in ICU at Phoebe Putney. We will be seeking a lawyer to get to the bottom of this. It's obvious they don't care.

Yashica Ford
5 months ago
5

Mischelle Hobbs
5 months ago
1

My mom was here for over a week then Friday morning we get a call saying she's in CCU in Phoebe Putney now she's dead. If this is a medical center why wasn't my mama monitored all times why did y'all not see she was in cardiac arrest until she'd lost so much oxygen she was brain dead? Now I'm burying my mama.. thanks aspire.... -Ashley Hobbs

Mishka Moscowitz
7 months ago
1

You would have better luck getting help from a house fire. The security staff even warned people that this place would not help me and I wish I had listened, this place will make you worse. It's filthy, they feed you raw or rotten food, and no one has any clue on how to help.Not to mention how racist the staff is or how my physical appearance was mocked and was constantly bullied by staff for having a big nose. Only go here if you want to suffer.

Chris Brown
7 months ago
1

Linda Hall
9 months ago
1

I brought my 21yr old son to Aspire the Crisis side, due to him having some mental health issues that needed to be taken care of immediately. He d only been there 3 days and two of the security guards beat him up unprovoked. This happened at night and no one cared to call me his mother to let me know he got jumped by staff. He had to call me crying the next day to let me know. So I went to pick my Son up and a nurse came out and told me I couldn t take my son home. Btw the nurse name is Ashley again the nurse name is Ashley she s white. Back to the story though she told me I couldn t bring my son home because he was a threat to himself and others which was a straight up lie. He wasn t a threat to no one when I took him. Ashley told me my son beat up two security guards the reason he was jumped by the security guards. My son is 5 6 125lbs .so I said, so you telling me my little 125lbs son beat up two security guards she said yes. This white woman looked me dead in my eyes and lied to me several times. I asked her multiple times and she lied multiple times. Someone of higher authority watched the video to see exactly what happened and the security guards jumped my son for no reason whatsoever. Every single thing was caught on video. So take you loved ones somewhere else cause Aspire is not safe and Nurse Ashley will look you square in the eyes and lie to you and then when you call to confront her about her actions she gets mad and hangs up the phone. Don t take your people to Aspire Crisis. Remember the name Ashley.Signed a very angry mother

Manda Jean
9 months ago
1

My husband has been attending the mat program for 15 mths they throw him out. Because Taylor the doctor will not up. His medications as he has asked in the past. Once your on a med for over a year and never abuse it but run out to soon Because the dosage isnt enough or medicine isn't right the medicine he was on is a benzo if you just take someone off a benzo it can cause serious seizures and other problems way to go doc for putting my husband life in jeopardy and not slowly taken him off a medication that can harm him if just taken off pee your words in the past

Red Hawkfield
1 year ago
1

You're honestly better off finding an actual therapist because they don't do anything professionally. Not even the counselor wants to help you identify or assist your problems. They just ask you questions off of a sheet instead. The head staff lie to you, feed you cold meals, give cold showers, un-air-conditioned rooms, and hard metal beds. Literally the only redeeming factor of being forced to go there is to talk with the nurses who are a better outlet for expressing feelings and talking to them. If you get 1013'd and say that you can't leave, immediately run for the door.

Toni Stark
1 year ago
1

If you miss two appointments, they completely unenroll you. (Mental health comes with memory problems, yall)If you want to reenroll, you have to come in during walk-in hours.I showed up between 10-12 since that was the instruction and I was told to return between 1-3. So I did. Only to fill out a single sheet of paper and get an appointment nearly 3 weeks out. What... what was the point of having walk-in hours if you can't be seen? Or what was the point if turning me away at 10 when I came in (per instruction) if all I had to do was fill out a single form. I had to miss work all day because of a singular woman at the front desk and her arbitrary rules. That loss of income affects my mental health more than the appointment would have benefitted it.They need to be audited. Clear out the front desk staff and do a complete overhaul of staff. The only compassion I have received in this office is from the doctor.The pharmacy staff has even forgotten about me. I checked in with them and got the usual "have a seat and we will call you", which I did. Until I heard them closing up shop and rolling the window closed and had to remind them that I existed and my medication is important. (Which they know, if I don't take it the withdrawal is brutal on my mind and body). They know this. It's a common side effect. And medication is literally their entire job.Zero stars if I could.They don't serve the community. They have found a way to manipulate their budget and their facade into serving themselves.Their governing agency really needs to do a deep undercover investigation.

Cierra Cooks
1 year ago
5

Great place to get treated for your mental health

Overall Experience
Date Submitted
No reviews matching the selected filter!
Get Help Now
Question iconWho Answers?
Phone icon 800-784-1361
Left arrow iconBack

Write a review for Aspire Behavioral Health & DD Services

Sharing your insights and experiences can help others learn more about this rehab center.

Title of Your Review
This is a required field
Your Review

Reviews comments must comply with our Review Policy Content Standards. Please do not use names (job titles / positions are acceptable) of any individual or identifying features, abusive remarks, or allegations of negligence or criminal activity.

A minimum of 200 characters and max of 2,000 characters required.
This is a required field
How would you rate the facility on the following?*
Overall Experience
Must select a star rating
Accomodations & Amenities
Must select a star rating
Meals & Nutrition
N/A
Must select a star rating
Treatment Effectiveness
Must select a star rating
Admissions Process
Must select a star rating
Staff & Friendliness
Must select a star rating
Cleanliness
Must select a star rating
Value for Cost
Must select a star rating
What is your connection to this facility?
This is a required field
Your First Name*
This is a required field
Your Last Name*
This is a required field
Your Phone Number
This is a required field
Your Email*
This is a required field
This is a required field
Spinner icon Submitting your review...
Thumbs up icon Your review was successfully submitted.

Nearby Featured Providers

The Carter Treatment Center – Suwanee
Suwanee, GA (678) 737-4430

The Carter Treatment Center – Suwanee

The Carter Treatment Center - Suwanee offers outpatient and intensive outpat... read more.
Sober Living America
Atlanta, GA (877) 430-0086

Sober Living America

Sober Living America is a long term residential program out of Atlanta, GA. ... read more.
Get Help Today Phone icon 800-823-7153
Question iconWho Answers?