About Upper Bay Counseling and Support Services

This is a sliding scale approved program

Adult Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program (PRP)-Cecil and Harford Counties

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program (PRP) services are designed to use a strengths based perspective to recognize and build on an individual’s inherent strengths.  Our PRPs use a combination of group and individual services to help an individual cope with severe and persistent mental illness, while building on existing community supports and helping them to access appropriate community resources.



Sunrise Residential Rehabilitation Program (RRP)-Cecil County

Residential Rehabilitation Program (RRP) provides housing and supportive services to single individuals. The goal of residential rehabilitation is to provide services that will support an individual to transition to independent housing of their choice. Residential Rehabilitation Programs provide 24/7 staff support around areas of personal needs such as medication monitoring, independent living skills, symptom management, stress management, relapse prevention planning with linkages to employment, education and/or vocational services, crisis prevention and other services that will help with the individual’s recovery.


Counseling: Individual, Family & Group

Counseling assists you with understanding your problems, setting specific goals that can help you to resolve your problems, and then working toward those goals.
Individual counseling

Each client works in confidence with a therapist in an exclusive, one-to-one relationship. The therapist tailors your treatment to meet your specific needs and goals.
Family counseling

In family counseling sessions, the therapist assists you and your family members to manage issues which are creating stress in your relationships. These sessions may occur in many ways: with a child and parent, with only siblings, with both parents, with a parent and step-parent, or with all family members including blended family members.
Group counseling

In group counseling sessions, clients work together to learn more about the triggers to their problems, to discover possible solutions and to support each other in making changes. A therapist leads the group, encourages participation, and offers suggestions for success.
Home-Based Services

Staff members provide individual and family services in homes of individuals served. This service is currently limited to clients with Maryland Medical Assistance benefits. Prior to the start of and home-based treatment, the staff member will address the importance of safety issues and professional boundaries. See our blog post for more information about this program. (For this service, please contact Intake and Assessment and make your request for home-based services.)

Medication Evaluation & Management

At any time during treatment, you may be referred to one of our prescribers, either a psychiatrist or nurse practitioner, to determine if medication would be beneficial. A medication evaluation would then be provided. If medication is recommended for you, the psychiatrist or nurse practitioner will oversee your ongoing medication management.

Note: All clients who receive medication through Upper Bay Counseling will be assigned to a therapist/case manager to follow up on their treatment.
Psychological Testing

For Psychological Testing, one of Upper Bay’s Psychologists uses standardized instruments to assess the cognitive, emotional, and/or personality functioning of individuals. Psychological testing can confirm the presence of mental health symptoms, determine the presence of a mental health diagnosis, and offer treatment recommendations. Specific areas addressed include problems with attention, suitability for medical procedures such as bariatric surgery, spinal cord nerve stimulators, and hepatitis C treatment, as well as substantiating a need for accommodations for college students.
Treatment for Co-Occurring Disorders

“Co-Occurring Disorders” is a term used to identify the presence of both a mental health and a substance use disorder. Replacing the prior term “dual diagnosis,” co-occurring disorders was a term developed to better indicate that mental health and substance use disorders co-exist simultaneously and are interactive.

There are a significant number of people who are faced with the challenges of living with co-occurring disorders. Among people who have a mental health disorder, fifty percent also have a substance use disorder, and of those with a substance use disorder, over sixty five percent also experience a mental health disorder.

Sliding Scale

Upper Bay Counseling and Support Services operates under a sliding fee scale payment model. What this means to you is that Upper Bay Counseling and Support Services provides their services even to patients who cannot afford care (such as low-income or who people who need to self-pay). Patients will pay according to their income. Be prepared to provide information on your household income.

2024 Federal Sliding Fee Schedule based on Annual Income

County or Local Government Funds

Counties are often responsible for backing services like schools and hospitals. Upper Bay Counseling and Support Services receives funding from either the county or another local government. This means that mental health services for local residents might be offered for free or at a reduced rate. Call to find out.

Medicare

Upper Bay Counseling and Support Services accepts Medicare, a federal health insurance program for people age 65 and older and people with disabilities.

Medicare covers a wide range of mental health services.

Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance) covers inpatient mental health care services you get in a hospital. Part A covers your room, meals, nursing care, and other related services and supplies.

Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) helps cover mental health services that you would generally get outside of a hospital, including visits with a psychiatrist or other doctor, visits with a clinical psychologist or clinical social worker, and lab tests ordered by your doctor.

Medicare Part D (Prescription Drug ) helps cover drugs you may need to treat a mental health condition. Each Part D plan has its own list of covered drugs, known as formulary. Learn more about which plans cover various drugs.

If you get your Medicare benefits through a Medicare Advantage Plan (like an HMO or PPO) or other Medicare health plan, check your plan’s membership materials or call the plan for details about how to get your mental health benefits.

Medicaid

All state Medicaid programs provide some mental health services. Upper Bay Counseling and Support Services accepts Medicaid, a joint federal and state program that helps with medical costs for some people with low incomes and limited resources. Medicaid programs vary from state to state.

Other State funds

Upper Bay Counseling and Support Services recieves funding from the state of Maryland other than traditional funding like Medicare, Medicaid, or Community Services Block grants. This means that it likely that these subsidies will translate to affordable or free mental health services to you. Call Upper Bay Counseling and Support Services to find out.

State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid

Upper Bay Counseling and Support Services receives State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid

State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds

Upper Bay Counseling and Support Services Funds designed to finance the cost of treatment for mental health conditions.

State welfare or child and family services funds

Upper Bay Counseling and Support Services recieves or accepts State welfare or child and family services funds.

Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) Insurance Coverage For Mental Health

Obamacare purchased from the Health Care Marketplaces covers Mental Health Care and Substance Use Disorder Treatment. Under the Health Care Law there are 10 categories of benefits. Mental Health Care and Substance Abuse Treatment are two of the 10.

If you have Affordable Care Act Coverage you will have mental health care coverage.