LifeStance Health Chevy Chase

At 5550 Friendship Blvd., Ste. 590, LifeStance Health Chevy Chase runs a private outpatient practice, just a brief walk from the Friendship Heights metro station. The clinicians on staff are licensed: therapists with master's degrees, psychologists, and nurse practitioners. Since each clinician concentrates on certain ages and concerns, the care someone receives depends on whom they choose to see.

The practice pairs therapy with medication management, and every plan is built around the individual's needs and diagnosis. Some people come for anxiety or depression and find that drinking has become tangled up in it. Others arrive because of relationship strain, a major life change, or ongoing pain. The clinicians aim to give people practical tools they can use outside the office and a steady relationship to lean on while they practice them.

Because this is outpatient care, a person lives at home and travels in for appointments. Someone who drinks heavily and may face withdrawal needs a medical assessment before therapy alone can carry the work. The helpline can help callers think through which level of care fits, and it costs nothing to ask.

Programs at this Chevy Chase center

Therapy is the core service, offered individually or in groups, and family sessions plus couples work are on the list too. Clinicians draw on dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness, cognitive behavioral therapy, narrative therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and solution focused, goal-oriented therapy. Medication management, psychological testing and evaluation, telehealth sessions, and parenting skills support complete the range, and the wider approach is evidence-based, individual, and strengths-based.

If someone is weighing outpatient alcohol rehab in Maryland against a more structured program, then an assessment appointment is the practical starting point here. A typical program length is listed at 30 days, which gives a sense of the initial stretch of care rather than a fixed rule. Some people step down from a higher level of care into weekly therapy; others begin here and never need anything more intensive.

• Dialectical Behavior Therapy
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Individual Treatment
• Family Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Evidence-Based
• Solution Focused, Goal-Oriented Therapy
• 1-on-1 Counseling
• Group Therapy
• Narrative Therapy

Who this Chevy Chase practice serves

• Children and adolescents, along with their parents or guardians
• Adults of all ages, including young adults and older adults
• Men and women, seen individually or in couples and family sessions
• Veterans and first responders
• Neurodivergent people, including those on the autism spectrum and people with mild disabilities
• People navigating grief, trauma, stress, or a major life change

Setting, program size, and languages

This is one outpatient office, not a residential building, which means no beds and no overnight stays. Appointments are held Monday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and on Fridays from 8:00 am until 5 00 pm. Sessions come in English, Hindi, Italian, Spanish, and Urdu. One-on-one, group, family, and telehealth formats all show up in the listing, and a standard program length of 30 days offers a rough frame for the first phase of care.

Paying for care in Chevy Chase

This center lists cash pay rates, and plenty of people use insurance to cover visits. The practice does not post its fees or the plans it accepts on the FindTreatment.gov entry, so confirm both before you book. If cost is the obstacle, ask whether the clinician you want participates in Maryland Medicaid, because the plan you hold can limit which therapists you can see. Checking coverage directly with the office and your insurer is the step that heads off surprise bills.

Worth asking before admission

• Will the clinician I would see accept my particular insurance plan, and what portion of the cost falls to me?
• Which therapist here works most often with adults who drink heavily and want to cut back or stop?
• How are medication management and therapy coordinated if I see two different clinicians?
• What if my needs call for more than weekly outpatient sessions, like detox or inpatient care?
• Are telehealth sessions an option for follow-up visits, and do they bill the same way as in-person ones?