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Inova Kellar Center

Inova Kellar Center

  • Fairfax, VA
  • Accredited
  • Drug Detox
  • Inpatient
  • Outpatient

Inova Kellar Center, located in Fairfax, Virginia, focuses on providing comprehensive mental health services for children and young adults. They offer outpatient services and an innovative special education school that supports families. With over 30 years of experience, they specialize in treating childhood and teen mental health conditions.

While no specific mission statement or awards are available, Inova Kellar Center's dedication to helping children and adolescents achieve mental wellness is evident through their various programs and services.

  • Offers a continuum of mental health programs, including special education schools, for additional family support.
  • Provides outpatient mental health and substance use disorder treatment specifically designed for children and adolescents.
  • More than 30 years of experience in treating behavioral health issues affecting children and teens.
  • Located in Northern Virginia, allows easy access for local families seeking help.

Specializes in treating childhood and teen mental health conditions, serving children, adolescents, and their families. Beneficial for those needing outpatient services in Fairfax, VA.

  • 2+ Accreditations
  • SAMHSA Listed
  • 12 Conditions Treated
  • Insurance Accepted
  • 8 Levels of Care
  • Speaks English
  • 22 Therapies & Programs

Accreditations

SAMHSA

JCAHO

Staff

  • Rick Leichtweis, PhDExecutive DirectorJoined Inova Kellar Center in 1991, responsible for executive leadership.
  • Kyle AverillPrincipal and DirectorServes as the Head of School for the Kellar School.
  • Debbie PellProgram DirectorOversees admissions for the Inova Kellar Center programs.

Conditions and Issues Treated

Substance Abuse + Addiction Treatment

Substance abuse refers to the intensive and inappropriate use of psychoactive substances. Psychoactive substances are those that affect brain function. These include illegal drugs, alcohol, and even the excessive use of prescription drugs. The overuse of psychoactive substances leads to severe physical or psychological dependence. It also affects the social life and relationships of the affected individual. Substance abuse is treatable.

The duration of treatment at Inova Kellar Center in Fairfax can require weeks or even months depending on the severity of the condition as there is a risk of relapse. Treatment options include medications, counseling sessions, various types of behavioral therapy, and group therapy in different combinations.

Opioid + Opiate Addiction Treatment

Addiction to prescription opioid painkillers like oxycodone and hydrocodone, and illicit opioids such as heroin, leads to potentially life-threatening withdrawal symptoms when discontinued. Opioid addiction treatment typically involves an inpatient stay at facilities like Inova Kellar Center to make sure they get through withdrawal safely. Treatment also includes comprehensive mental health counseling.

Dual-Diagnosis

Mental illness includes conditions such as anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder. It can also happen that mental illness causes drug addiction and vice versa. Inova Kellar Center in Virginia knows it is vital to diagnose dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder.

Levels of Care

This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Detox, Drug Rehab, Dual-Diagnosis, Inpatient, Intensive Outpatient, Outpatient, Partial-Hospitalization, with additional therapies available as listed below.

One of the first things an addict should do when entering treatment is to abstain from using illicit drugs completely. Depending on the length of time that the person has been using, the addict may have to go through alcohol or drug withdrawal. Fortunately, detox doesn’t have to be done alone, and withdrawal symptoms can be managed medically in an inpatient or outpatient setting. While detox may be uncomfortable, it is not life-threatening. Detoxification allows the addict to rid the body of all traces of drugs or alcohol and gives the addict a clean slate for their recovery.

Inpatient programs are intensive regimes that require individuals suffering from serious addictions to admit themselves into a controlled environment. Inpatient programs in Virginia generally span over 28 days to six months. The first step in an inpatient program is medically assisted detox. Doctors and addiction specialists at Inova Kellar Center monitor the individual’s vital signs as the drugs leave their system. Some inpatient rehab programs also provide counseling for family members to provide encouragement and emotional support. In inpatient programs, patients have access to 24-hour medical supervision.

Daily trips to the hospital that provides the treatment include intensive outpatient services (IOP). IOP in Virginia is appropriate for patients in residential recovery facilities that have been diagnosed with addiction. Patients return to their everyday lives gradually, increasing the likeliness of success in treatment.

To assist with alcohol or opioid abuse, or a co-occurring condition, Inova Kellar Center offers an outpatient treatment program. For their rehabilitation and other services, the Virginia patient will go to the treatment center, yet return home every night. After most of the program is completed, the level of mandatory participation reduces.

To protect those dealing with acute symptoms of addiction, a partial hospitalization program is ideal in the treatment process. This ensures that the person is cared for in a hospital-like environment in Fairfax, VA during the battle against drug addiction effects. Most PHPs need therapy for about six hours, at least three days a week.

Treatment is just a first step in sustaining sobriety. After rehabilitation, counseling for aftercare helps the person adapt to a life without drugs. A sober living facility in Fairfax, job therapy, or educational assistance may be included in this service, managed by Inova Kellar Center. This is when a preventive strategy for relapse starts to take shape.

Inova Kellar Center‘s Therapies & Programs

In addiction recovery at Inova Kellar Center, therapy plays a significant role. This helps patients get to the root of their addiction and discover how the problems that contributed to their use can be handled better. Therapy can be performed in a group and one on one settings. The patient interacts with the therapist in a one-on-one atmosphere during individual therapy. This encourages them to reflect on the underlying addiction problems and develop ways to avoid potential future abuse.

Addiction and alcoholism affect the entire family. For this reason, family therapy is vital to a person’s recovery from addiction. In contrast to couples counseling, family therapy at Inova Kellar Center may include siblings, children, parents, and other significant people in the recovering person’s life. Family support is one of the most important pillars of recovery.

In group therapy, the patient undergoes sessions with other patients at Inova Kellar Center who are dealing with similar problems. The members of the group interact with each other and talk freely about their issues at scheduled sessions. Group therapy reduces the feeling of loneliness and improves the coping skills of the patients. You are not alone in Fairfax, Virginia.

Many people turn to drugs and alcohol as a way of processing trauma that has affected them in the past. Trauma can include abuse, neglect, the loss of a loved one and other unpleasant incidents. Trauma therapy at Inova Kellar Center helps patients process trauma. It gives them the tools to deal with it in a healthier manner.

Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) is a type of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy that focuses on eliminating specific negative thoughts such as suicidal thoughts that can potentially lead to an individual inflicting self-harm. It is useful in the treatment of patients exhibiting uncontrollable emotions, intense mood swings, and borderline personality disorders.

The term “Dialectic” means the integration of opposites. In the substance abuse context, DBT refers to accepting the patient’s addiction and working to change their thoughts and behavior. It improves life skills such as controlling the intense emotions without reacting impulsively, resolving the interpersonal conflicts effectively, and promoting awareness about self and others.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) examines the relationship between a patient’s thoughts, feelings and behaviors. Inova Kellar Center aims to establish a healthy response to thoughts and feelings as an alternative to turning to drugs and alcohol. It also promotes healthy communication between addicts and those around them. It is and effective therapy for people suffering with all types of addictions.

Contingency Management (CM), also called motivational incentives, is a type of pure behavioral therapy. It’s based on the idea that behavior is shaped, motivated, or controlled by its outcomes. CM is a clinical application at Inova Kellar Center of operant conditioning, which helps clients eliminate unwanted behaviors by the use of positive and negative reinforcement.

Payment Options

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  • Health Insurance
  • Self-Pay / Cash
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Military Insurance
  • IHS/Tribunal/Urban
  • State-Financed
  • Sliding Scale
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    Location & Contact

    Inova Kellar Center Location and Directions
    Address
    11204 Waples Mill Rd
    Fairfax, VA 22030

    Phone Number
    (703) 218-8500

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    Accepts

    • Gender
      Female, Male
    • Age
      Adults (20+), Children (0-12), Seniors (65+), Teenagers
    • Modality
      Family, Group, Individuals
  • Hearing-Impaired
  • Ownership
    Non-Profit

    Listed May 26, 2020

    Updated July 25, 2024

    Fairfax, Virginia Addiction and Treatment

    The state of Virginia has been struggling with substance use and abuse like the rest of the United States. A little over 10% of the entire Virginia population uses drugs and almost 5% abuse alcohol every given year. This has led to almost 6.5% of all deaths in Virginia being somehow related to alcohol and/or drugs.

    Fairfax brims with outdoor allures for hiking and biking aficionados, boasting parks and green sanctuaries. Its vibrant arts scene captivates with live music venues, galleries, and cultural festivities. Concerningly, over 85% of overdoses involved fentanyl in 2022, while methamphetamine-related incidents surged 15% from 2020 to 2024.

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