Rectify in Baltimore: Outpatient Addiction and Mental Health Treatment with Flexible Scheduling
Rectify is an outpatient substance use disorder and mental health treatment provider operating multiple locations across Baltimore that accepts most major insurance plans, offers evening and weekend hours to accommodate work schedules, and combines medication-assisted treatment with counseling under one roof rather than forcing clients to coordinate care across separate facilities.
What Rectify actually is
Rectify operates as a private outpatient treatment program licensed by the Maryland Department of Health. It handles both addiction (primarily opioid and alcohol use disorder) and co-occurring mental health conditions like depression and anxiety within the same practice model. Unlike hospital-based or emergency departments, Rectify does not provide inpatient detoxification or crisis intervention; it sits downstream from acute care and serves people stable enough for office-based treatment who want to avoid the time commitment of residential programs. The organization currently runs locations in Federal Hill and Canton in Baltimore, plus satellite offices in Towson and Glen Burnie.
Services and pricing structure
Rectify's core service package includes:
Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder using buprenorphine (Suboxone) or methadone alternatives, paired with mandatory individual and group counseling. Clients typically attend 1 to 2 office visits per week initially, tapering to monthly maintenance visits as stabilization occurs.
Individual therapy with licensed counselors or clinical social workers, billed at variable rates depending on provider credential and insurance plan.
Group counseling sessions offered on-site, included as part of the weekly attendance structure.
Psychiatric medication management for depression, anxiety, and ADHD, delivered by psychiatrists or psychiatric nurse practitioners.
Cost varies sharply by insurance status. Clients with commercial insurance (Cigna, Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medstar) typically pay a copay of $20 to $50 per visit; Rectify bills the insurer directly. Clients on Maryland Medicaid (Optima Health, Molina) incur minimal or no copay. Uninsured clients pay a sliding scale starting at $50 per appointment for combined medical and counseling services per week, depending on household income; verify current rates directly with the scheduling department, as fee structures change quarterly.
MAT medication costs $10 to $40 monthly for uninsured clients filling prescriptions at chain pharmacies with generic buprenorphine; insured clients pay copays of $2 to $25 for the same medications, depending on plan formulary status.
How Rectify compares to Baltimore alternatives
Baltimore offers outpatient addiction treatment through multiple channels, creating meaningful tradeoffs:
Clinic-based programs (e.g., Johns Hopkins Addiction Medicine services at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center on Eastern Avenue) operate primarily during standard business hours (8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday) and require new-patient psychiatric evaluations that can take 3 to 6 weeks to schedule. These programs accept all insurance types and Medicaid without restriction.
Community Health Centers (e.g., Harbor Health, a federally qualified health center with locations across Baltimore) bundle MAT and mental health counseling at lower cost for uninsured and Medicaid patients but run limited evening and weekend hours; Federal Hill and Canton location hours at Rectify extend to 7 p.m. on weekdays and include Saturday morning slots, a logistical advantage for employed clients.
Private therapy and counseling practices in Canton, Federal Hill, and Hampden (such as practices advertised through Psychology Today's therapist finder for Baltimore) offer flexible scheduling but typically do not prescribe controlled substances and do not integrate MAT under one roof, requiring clients to manage appointments at a separate medical provider for buprenorphine or methadone.
Methadone maintenance clinics operated by for-profit chains (e.g., Evergreen Treatment Services) require 6 days of weekly in-person attendance initially and only dispense methadone Monday through Friday or Saturday morning; buprenorphine via Rectify and other office-based programs allows more flexible dosing schedules.
Choose Rectify if you work full-time and need evening or weekend appointments; choose Harbor Health or a community clinic if you prioritize low out-of-pocket cost and have flexibility for daytime visits; choose a private therapist if you do not need medication-assisted treatment; choose a methadone clinic only if you require daily supervised dosing and have completed prior outpatient treatment failures.
Who Rectify suits and who it does not
Rectify is designed for clients with mild-to-moderate opioid or alcohol use disorder who are ready to engage in weekly outpatient treatment, hold a stable address, can get to appointments (no transportation assistance provided), and have basic cognitive function (no active psychosis requiring psychiatric stabilization). Ideal candidates work or attend school, have insurance or qualify for Medicaid, or can afford $50 to $150 weekly out of pocket.
Rectify does not suit:
- People in acute withdrawal requiring medical detoxification (refer to Medstar Georgetown University Hospital ER or Johns Hopkins Bayview emergency department).
- Individuals with active psychosis, suicidality, or homelessness requiring 24-hour supervision (refer to Baltimore Crisis Response Team or psychiatric emergency services).
- Clients with no phone and unstable housing (attendance accountability is built into the program model).
- Adolescents under 18 (Rectify serves adults only; refer to Kennedy Krieger Institute's adolescent addiction programs).
First visit process
Initial appointments require 45 to 60 minutes. Bring photo ID, insurance card (if you have one), a list of current medications, and any psychiatric or medical records from prior providers. The intake clinician completes a substance use history, mental health screening, and physical health assessment; a urine drug screen is collected. A psychiatrist or psychiatric nurse practitioner separately evaluates you for medication candidacy. If approved for buprenorphine, you receive the first dose at the second appointment, typically 1 to 3 days later. You are assigned to a counselor and receive a weekly appointment schedule. Group sessions begin immediately; individual therapy starts within 1 to 2 weeks depending on clinician availability.
Insurance verification happens at scheduling; if you are uninsured, the intake coordinator discusses the sliding scale and confirms your approximate income to set your fee.
Hours, parking, and logistics
Federal Hill location (verified as operational; specific street address and suite number should be confirmed directly with Rectify's scheduling line) is open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Parking is available on-street or in a municipal lot three blocks south; metered hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and cost $2 per hour.
Canton location operates 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday. Street parking is available nearby.
Both locations are accessible by MTA bus routes 8 and 10 (Federal Hill) and route 23 (Canton). No dedicated patient parking is provided. Verify current hours and exact addresses before your first visit, as satellite clinic days and holiday closures change seasonally.
Rectify's integration of prescribing, medication management, and group counseling on-site eliminates the coordination burden that makes many Baltimore clients abandon treatment early. The evening and weekend availability directly addresses Baltimore's working-poor and shift-work population, a meaningful gap in the Johns Hopkins and community clinic model.
