About Mary K Shell Mental Health Center – Bakersfield
The Mary K. Shell Clinic in Bakersfield, California, which is also part of the Kern Behavioral Health and Recovery Services network provides outpatient addiction recovery services for adults. They offer dedicated programs for young adults, seniors, men, women, and persons with co-occurring disorders. Their primary treatment modalities include CBT and DBT based individual, group, and family counseling.
The Mary K. Shell Clinic is an outpatient drug and alcohol rehab for adults in Bakersfield, California. They specialize in dual diagnosis care and outpatient services, with dedicated programs for seniors, young adults, men, women, and persons with co-occurring disorders. Their trauma informed programs are based on CBT, and DBT focused individual, group, and family counseling.
Clients at the Mary K. Shell Clinic receive comprehensive mental health assessments and individualized, evidence based treatment plans to support sustained sobriety through robust mental health care.
The clinic’s outpatient programs encompass multiple levels of care to align with the client’s individual needs and goals. Intensive outpatient programs (IOP) offer more frequent and more time intensive counseling sessions, including morning, evening, night, and weekend meetings, to ensure consistent and substantive support for clients in early recovery or at a heightened relapse risk. Traditional outpatient programs are less time intensive but still provide consistent and frequent care opportunities to support clients as they cultivate their recovery. Addiction education and recovery focused life skills development are also prioritized, including training in stress management, coping, community and family reintegration, and relapse prevention.
A wide variety of dedicated programs are available at the Mary K. Shell Clinic. These include specialized services for adolescents, young adults, and seniors. Gender specific programs for men and women are also available. The clinic is located in a private setting to support clients’ comfort and confidentiality during treatment.
The Mary K. Shell Clinic accepts an array of payment options, including self pay, private insurance, Medicaid, and Medicare. Financial assistance and sliding scale payment plans are available based on need.
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