Berkeley Community Mental Health Center

403 stony Landing Road Moncks Corner, SC 29461
Outpatient
Berkeley Community Mental Health Center SC 29461

About Berkeley Community Mental Health Center

Berkeley Community Mental Health Center, located in Moncks Corner, South Carolina is a public alcohol and drug rehab that offers treatment for a variety of substance abuse addictions including co-occurring mental health disorders. They offer flexible outpatient addiction therapy allowing patients to live at home while receiving regular treatment.

Specialty rehab programs at Berkeley Community Mental Health Center include tailored care focusing on women's specific needs and experiences, gender-specific addiction treatment addressing unique challenges faced by men, and age-appropriate treatment for teens addressing adolescent-specific issues.

Latest Reviews

Liz Johnson
2 weeks ago on Google
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This is a terrible place to go for mental health services. The nurse Elizabeth Smith is the rudest person I have ever spoken to and has been very unhelpful overall and made this an uncomfortable experience for my child. The school based counseling has been a better experience which is the only reason I wouldn't give this place zero stars.
Penny Lambert
2 weeks ago on Google
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And one star is way to much for this place.
Deborah Morales
1 month ago on Google
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They moved me from a Dr to a social worker with out telling me and jacked my billing to self pay and I have insurance. The social worker was nice but not what I went to them for. I had my primary care write my prescriptions. So they took it on themselves to change my status.
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Accepted Insurance

Berkeley Community Mental Health Center works with several private insurance providers and also accepts private payments when possible, please contact to verify your specific insurance provider.

Other Forms of Payment

Medicaid is a state based program that helps lower-income individuals and families pay for healthcare. Medicaid covers addiction treatment so those enrolled can use their coverage to pay for rehab. When a program accepts Medicaid the client often pays very little or nothing out of their own pocket.

Private insurance refers to any kind of healthcare coverage that isn't from the state or federal government. This includes individual and family plans offered by an employer or purchased from the Insurance Marketplace. Every plan will have different requirements and out of pocket costs so be sure to get the full details before you start treatment.

Self-pay involves paying for treatment out of your own pocket. You can use savings or credit, get a personal loan, or receive help from family and friends to fund your treatment. If you don't have insurance or your insurance plan doesn't cover a specific program, self-pay can help ensure you still get the care you need.

Financial aid can take many forms. Centers may have grants or scholarships available to clients who meet eligibility requirements. Programs that receive SAMHSA grants may have financial aid available for those who need treatment as well. Grants and scholarships can help you pai for treatment without having to repay.

Medicare is a federal program that provides health insurance for those 65 and older. It also serves people under 65 with chronic and disabling health challenges. To use Medicare for addiction treatment you need to find a program that accepts Medicare and is in network with your plan. Out of pocket costs and preauthorization requirements vary, so always check with your provider.

Addiction Treatments

Levels of Care

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Outpatient Programs (OP) are for those seeking mental rehab or drug rehab, but who also stay at home every night. The main difference between outpatient treatment (OP) and intensive outpatient treatment (IOP) lies in the amount of hours the patient spends at the facility. Most of the time an outpatient program is designed for someone who has completed an inpatient stay and is looking to continue their growth in recovery. Outpatient is not meant to be the starting point, it is commonly referred to as aftercare.

Treatments

Many of those suffering from addiction also suffer from mental or emotional illnesses like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, or anxiety disorders. Rehab and other substance abuse facilities treating those with a dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder administer psychiatric treatment to address the person's mental health issue in addition to drug and alcohol rehabilitation.

Mental health rehabs focus on helping individuals recover from mental illnesses like bipolar disorder, clinical depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and more. Mental health professionals at these facilities are trained to understand and treat mental health issues, both in individual and group settings.

Programs

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Adult Program
Adult rehab programs include therapies tailored to each client's specific needs, goals, and recovery progress. They are tailored to the specific challenges adult clients may face, including family and work pressures and commitments. From inpatient and residential treatment to various levels of outpatient services, there are many options available. Some facilities also help adults work through co-occurring conditions, like anxiety, that can accompany addiction.
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Young Adult Program
Young adulthood can be an exciting, yet difficult, time of transition. Individuals in their late teens to mid-20s face unique stressors related to school, jobs, families, and social circles, which can lead to a rise in substance use. Rehab centers with dedicated young adult programs will include activities and amenities that cater to this age group, with an emphasis on specialized counseling, peer socialization, and ongoing aftercare.

Clinical Services

Whether a marriage or other committed relationship, an intimate partnership is one of the most important aspects of a person's life. Drug and alcohol addiction affects both members of a couple in deep and meaningful ways, as does rehab and recovery. Couples therapy and other couples-focused treatment programs are significant parts of exploring triggers of addiction, as well as learning how to build healthy patterns to support ongoing sobriety.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a modified form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a treatment designed to help people understand and ultimately affect the relationship between their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. DBT is often used for individuals who struggle with self-harm behaviors, such as self-mutilation (cutting) and suicidal thoughts, urges, or attempts. It has been proven clinically effective for those who struggle with out-of-control emotions and mental health illnesses like Borderline Personality Disorder.

Research clearly demonstrates that recovery is far more successful and sustainable when loved ones like family members participate in rehab and substance abuse treatment. Genetic factors may be at play when it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, as well as mental health issues. Family dynamics often play a critical role in addiction triggers, and if properly educated, family members can be a strong source of support when it comes to rehabilitation.

Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.

In individual therapy, a patient meets one-on-one with a trained psychologist or counselor. Therapy is a pivotal part of effective substance abuse treatment, as it often covers root causes of addiction, including challenges faced by the patient in their social, family, and work/school life.

Trauma therapy addresses traumatic incidents from a client's past that are likely affecting their present-day experience. Trauma is often one of the primary triggers and potential causes of addiction, and can stem from child sexual abuse, domestic violence, having a parent with a mental illness, losing one or both parents at a young age, teenage or adult sexual assault, or any number of other factors. The purpose of trauma therapy is to allow a patient to process trauma and move through and past it, with the help of trained and compassionate mental health professionals.

There are four fundamental processes to motivational interviewing in South Carolina. Engaging involves careful listening to understand the client's perspective. Focusing involves reaching an agreement on the purpose of the treatment. Evoking is the process of exploring the client's ideas and motivations. Planning explores how the client can make changes.

The main basis of cognitive behavioral therapy in South Carolina is that all your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are interconnected. Therefore, the therapist will help you change your thoughts, which will lead to different emotions and actions.

Staff

Vicki J. Ellis

Chair

Rev. Robert E. Lee

Vice Chair

Samuel L. Darby

Secretary

Contact Information

Phone icon (843) 761-8282
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403 stony Landing Road
Moncks Corner SC, 29461

Reviews of Berkeley Community Mental Health Center

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I think that in order for a treatment to be actually good it should be as much individualized as possible and that is exactly not how the treatment at Berkeley was for me.

Reviewed on 2/27/2019
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2.3 (49 reviews)
Liz Johnson
2 weeks ago
1

This is a terrible place to go for mental health services. The nurse Elizabeth Smith is the rudest person I have ever spoken to and has been very unhelpful overall and made this an uncomfortable experience for my child. The school based counseling has been a better experience which is the only reason I wouldn't give this place zero stars.

Penny Lambert
2 weeks ago
1

And one star is way to much for this place.

Deborah Morales
1 month ago
3

They moved me from a Dr to a social worker with out telling me and jacked my billing to self pay and I have insurance. The social worker was nice but not what I went to them for. I had my primary care write my prescriptions. So they took it on themselves to change my status.

TY TheAlkemist
1 month ago
1

Canceled my appointment and lied about communicating it. Would give 0 stars. Would not recommend.

judy morga
3 months ago
5

Diana Mesa
4 months ago
5

Berkeley Community Health CenterThis place is surrounded by beautiful natural scenery. The environment is nature outside and caring and nurturing inside. Professionalism is shown the moment you enter with friendly, welcoming smiles from the administrative team and by experts such as psychiatrists, nurses, and counselors, who provide clinical services including services in Spanish.The Berkeley Community Health Center provides Mental health crisis services, case management, outpatient counseling and psychiatric treatment for children, adolescents, adults, and families throughout Berkeley county. These services are much needed in the world we live in today impacting our children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbance. Prior reviews are just a sign of so much negativity in the world we are living in these days and there are so many unseen conditions affecting cognitive behaviors.With a clear vision and mission to serve our community, Berkeley Community Health Center, practices their values of respect, professionalism and commitment to quality in a world full of diversity. And, they do not discriminate or refuse services to anyone based on age, sex, gender, race, religion, disability, national origin, health status, sexual orientation or economic status.From past traumas and all my personal issues post covid I had to deal with not limited to the arrival of my mother in law- marriage crisis- to depression-anxiety and unseen illness-fibromyalgia.I was overwhelmed but I now I am so grateful for Berkeley Community Health Center I appreciate them so much for making me stronger and giving me the tools to continue my day to day life s journey. A friend approached my husband with some family issues and my husband recommended mental health and my elderly mother goes to therapy in Spanish. Her anxiety has lessened and she has a better quality of life. For example, If you have a scratch- you place a bandaid but if you experience a broken arm you go to the doctor . Same with unseen issues or that feeling of being overwhelmed, I highly recommend Berkeley Community Health Center.

Brooke
7 months ago
5

I am taken aback by the mass amount of very negative reviews. I went here for 2 years or so and I graduated therapy and their DBT program and I'm on medication management right now so I don't have to go into the center anymore as all my followups are online. Every single one of my experiences here was phenomenal. I might not have felt like that in the very very early days of starting therapy, but they have helped me so so much everyone is very very friendly and helpful and polite and cares about you so I don't know what's going on with all these other reviews. The only downside I could say is with medication management that I'm on, I have had a new doctor a lot. So I think there must be a high turnover rate with their doctors otherwise that must mean I just scare every single one of them off and they push me onto somebody else but I've been assured that's not the case.The DBT program I cannot say enough good things about seriously everybody should get into that. I did 2 cycles and it has changed my life.Upon my very first phone call to make an appt, the earliest I could get was 3 months out so of course that sucked but I kept that appt. It was 2 hrs long and felt like a therapy session of its own. They really try to match you up with the best therapist for you based on that seriously in depth evaluation. I will forever appreciate my experiences here.

Mikey Nazario
7 months ago
1

I love when someone is having an emergency that they don't send actual help, just a pre-evaluation person. Then if that person will say "oh not a danger to themselves or others at this moment" so they do nothing and leave... All while the person is having a full mental breakdown

Kristen Lewis
8 months ago
1

A absolute nightmare of an experience for our family. We were hoping and praying for our teen daughter to receive the help she needed. After the expensive intake/evaluation, our requests were ignored and follow-through for homebound paperwork required for school was never completed. At that time we moved to find therapy elsewhere. Even after this, they took money from our state tax refund even though we have insurance! When I called to inquire, they only said my insurance was not on file with them and that there was nothing I could do because insurance doesn t back pay for 2 years ago. I d give this place less than a 1 if it was possible. Please seek assistance elsewhere!

Pamela Yonke
8 months ago
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The absolute worse place I've ever been to for therapy. I DO NOT AND WILL NOT RECOMMEND.

Jessica Lyn
8 months ago
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The negative reviews are not lying. Avoid this place if you are able to. The psychiatrist doesn t listen or read charts. They will try and prescribe medications that your child has had adverse reactions to in the past, They refuse to check medication levels that need blood draws which can be lethal if dosages are not right, and when you ask for a second opinion they will go so far as to make false DSS reports even when you have evidence showing they are lying. They will then tell you that you are lying about diagnosis and accuse you of wanting a sick child with 12 years of records and psychiatric reports. As I said protect your children by not utilizing this facility.

Breanna Middleton
10 months ago
5

This place is amazing! Christine is awsome! she is amazing she will make sure you have a clear head when you walk out her office!

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