Bloom Health Centers

Columbia Associates is an outpatient mental health care provider dedicated to serving Maryland and the local area of Rockville & North Bethesda. At our North Bethesda clinic we provide a broad array of services including psychotherapy, group therapy, child & adolescent therapy, child & adolescent psychiatry, adult psychiatry, medication management, and TMS therapy. TMS therapy, also known as Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, is an effective, non-invasive, low-risk treatment that has shown success in treating major depressive disorder and other forms of treatment resistant depression. TMS is an alternative depression treatment near you that has been proven to be effective. Columbia Associates is dedicated to providing collaborative, high-quality, evidence based mental health services. Our treatment teams listen to you to provide you the best personalized mental health care available. Our North Bethesda mental health clinic accepts most major insurances and self-pay. We care about your needs so we offer in-person and telehealth appointments. Our team consists of a centralized intake team, psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, licensed social workers, licensed counselors and physician assistants who are experts in the mental health field. Columbia Associates is a proud member of the Transformations Care Network, a family of local mental health clinics with a mission to transform lives through high quality, easily accessible psychiatry and therapy services.

Ivan C. Walks, M.D. is a thoughtful and caring Psychiatrist, with expertise in treating individuals with mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders, including substance abuse. Conducting thorough evaluations and prescribing best medications according to diagnosis, Dr. Walks monitors his patients to determine efficacy and potential side effects of psychotropic medications. Dr. Walks listens! He is culturally-sensitive, trauma-informed, and provides highly individualized service. Patients leave