Mercy Behavioral Health – St. Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

615 South New Ballas Road
Saint Louis, MO 63141

About Mercy Behavioral Health – St. Louis

Mercy Behavioral Health – St. Louis, located in Saint Louis, Missouri is a private alcohol and drug rehab that offers treatment for a variety of substance abuse addictions including alcoholism, co-occurring mental health disorders, and opiate addiction. They offer supervised medical treatment to safely manage withdrawal symptoms during detoxification, residential care providing long term support for addiction recovery, as well as flexible outpatient addiction therapy allowing patients to live at home while receiving regular treatment. Additional levels of care offered include intensive outpatient, relapse prevention, and 12-step therapy.

Specialty rehab programs at Mercy Behavioral Health – St. Louis 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.

For recreation, patients can use the yoga studio to work on active mindfulness and improve flexibility, unwind in the rec room after a lengthy day of therapy, or get low-impact exercise and unwind in the pool.

Mercy Behavioral Health – St. Louis has received accreditations from The Joint Commission.

Payment Options

Medicaid
Private insurance
Self-pay options
Medicare
Financial aid
Sliding scale payment assistance

Levels of Care

Outpatient

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.

Inpatient

Residential treatment programs are those that offer housing and meals in addition to substance abuse treatment. Rehab facilities that offer residential treatment allow patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Some rehab centers specialize in short-term residential treatment (a few days to a week or two), while others solely provide treatment on a long-term basis (several weeks to months). Some offer both, and tailor treatment to the patient's individual requirements.

24-Hour Clinical Care

At certain points in the recovery process, it's important to have support available 24/7. 24-hour clinical care offers a safe environment in which to recover from drug or alcohol addiction in peace, knowing medical detox and other treatment will happen with professionals on hand.

Intensive Outpatient

Their intermediate-level care program is designed to alleviate symptoms of mental illness, promote recovery and restore each individual's ability to function. The program can serve as an alternative to inpatient care for some patients, or as a stepdown for individuals coming from an inpatient psychiatric hospitalization. Patients receive intensive therapy each week during the day, Monday-Friday.

12-Step

12-step programs are addiction recovery models based on Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). A number of substance abuse programs (including some drug and alcohol rehab centers) use the 12 steps as a basis for treatment. Beginning steps involve admitting powerlessness over the addiction and creating a spiritual basis for recovery. Middle steps including making direct amends to those who've been hurt by the addiction, and the final step is to assist others in addiction recovery in the same way. 12-Step offshoots including Narcotics Anonymous (NA), Cocaine Anonymous (CA), Dual Recovery Anonymous (DRA), Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA) and Gamblers Anonymous (GA).

Aftercare Support

Completing a drug or alcohol rehab program shouldn't spell the end of substance abuse treatment. Aftercare involves making a sustainable plan for recovery, including ongoing support. This can include sober living arrangements like halfway houses, career counseling, and setting a patient up with community programs like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or Narcotics Anonymous (NA).

Programs

Adolescence program

Adult program

Children program

Elderly program

Hearing impaired program

Postpartum program

For some women, the challenges of childbirth don't always end after their baby is born. Sometimes “baby blues” or postpartum depression can set in. What is supposed to be a joyous time can be marred by mood swings, looming sadness, withdrawal and other upsetting symptoms. You may feel like you’ll never be happy again, but brighter days are ahead. From counseling and support groups, to medication and nutrition, they’ve helped many moms manage their symptoms and feel good again, and they’ll do the same for you. They'll work together to help you get back to your “old” self and fully enjoy your growing family.

Program for men

Program for women

Young adult program

Settings & Amenities

Private setting
Yoga studio
Recreation room
Swimming pool
Meditation room
Massage room
Acupuncture room

Insurance

Our Policy: Mercy Behavioral Health – St. Louis works with several private insurance providers and also accepts private payments when possible, please contact us to verify your specific insurance provider.

Blue Cross Blue Shield

Treatment

Alcoholism

The goal of treatment for alcoholism is abstinence. Those with poor social support, poor motivation, or psychiatric disorders tend to relapse within a few years of treatment. For these people, success is measured by longer periods of abstinence, reduced use of alcohol, better health, and improved social functioning. Recovery and Maintenance are usually based on 12 step programs and AA meetings.

Drug Addiction

Drug rehab in Missouri usually involves several phases: detox, rehab, and aftercare. The rehab phase may include a combination of inpatient and outpatient treatments, as the individual moves through a continuum of care on their recovery journey.

Dual Diagnosis

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 and Substance Abuse

A combined mental health and substance abuse rehab has the staff and resources available to handle individuals with both mental health and substance abuse issues. It can be challenging to determine where a specific symptom stems from (a mental health issue or an issue related to substance abuse), so mental health and substance abuse professionals are helpful in detangling symptoms and keeping treatment on track.

Opioid Addiction

Opioid rehabs specialize in supporting those recovering from opioid addiction. They treat those suffering from addiction to illegal opioids like heroin, as well as prescription drugs like oxycodone. These centers typically combine both physical as well as mental and emotional support to help stop addiction. Physical support often includes medical detox and subsequent medical support (including medication), and mental support includes in-depth therapy to address the underlying causes of addiction.

Clinical Services

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a therapy modality that focuses on the relationship between one's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It is used to establish and allow for healthy responses to thoughts and feelings (instead of unhealthy responses, like using drugs or alcohol). CBT has been proven effective for recovering addicts of all kinds, and is used to strengthen a patient's own self-awareness and ability to self-regulate. CBT allows individuals to monitor their own emotional state, become more adept at communicating with others, and manage stress without needing to engage in substance abuse.

Eating Disorder Treatment

Eating disorders include anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, and dysfunctional eating patterns. Many psychologists and other mental health professionals consider eating disorders to be food addictions, meaning food is being used in an addictive way (similar to drug or alcohol addiction). Certain substance abuse treatment programs will have treatment for eating disorders as one of the services offered. An eating disorder may also present as a co-occuring disorder or dual diagnosis alongside drug and alcohol addiction.

Experiential Therapy

Experiential therapy is a form of therapy in which clients are encouraged to surface and work through subconscious issues by engaging in real-time experiences. Experiential therapy departs from traditional talk therapy by involving the body, and having clients engage in activities, movements, and physical and emotional expression. This can involve role-play or using props (which can include other people). Experiential therapy can help people process trauma, memories, and emotion quickly, deeply, and in a lasting fashion, leading to substantial and impactful healing.

Family Therapy

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

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.

Individual Therapy

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.

Nutrition Therapy

To improve quality of life or treat a disorder, patients may need to make changes to their diet. As needed, your doctor may recommend that you see a Mercy dietitian for medical nutrition therapy (MNT). An expertly trained dietitian will assess your nutritional status and make recommendations on how you can achieve your goals through, for example, dietary changes, nutritional counseling and the use of supplements. Under the guidance of a dietitian, you can learn lifestyle changes to improve to your diet and your health. Access to excellent medical nutrition therapy is one more way your Mercy team helps you meet your health goals, so you can get the most out of your life.

Trauma Therapy

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.

Accreditations

Joint Commission

The Joint Commission, formerly known as JCAHO, is a nonprofit organization that accredits rehab organizations and programs. Founded in 1951, the Joint Commision's mission is to improve the quality of patient care and demonstrating the quality of patient care.

Joint Commission Accreditation: Yes

Contact

(314) 251-4845

Website

615 South New Ballas Road
Saint Louis, MO 63141

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Reviews

2.27 (42 reviews)

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Google Rating

2.3 (41 reviews)

Bridget baker

2 months ago

We were seen quickly last night. I had an adverse reaction to a medication. I can't say enough good things about the staff at this ER!! Gabrielle was friendly! Miranda, my nurse, was compassionate and kind! Dawn was wise and wonderful! Dr. Shankar even stopped in before we left to double check that we were in agreement with my treatment plan, moving forward. I was very impressed by him, also! They gave me excellent care! Great job, Mercy Hospital!

Response from the owner2 months ago

Hi Bridget, thank you for taking a moment to share your experience with us!

Zack Benz

3 months ago

I stayed at this hospital two years ago. I had two inpatient stints, one on July 10, 2021, and another on Dec. 17, 2021. I was 15 years old.One of the biggest reasons I was suicidal was due to being transgender. I stated this at both visits, numerous times, to numerous doctors. I talked about my horrible gender dysphoria and how badly it was impacting me.At the time, I noticed some of my nurses were misgendering me. It didn t seem to be a big deal at the time, but recently, I got a look at my medical records from the time and let me just say that this hospital s treatment of transgender people is abhorrent. The level of ignorance, disrespect, misgendering, and discrimination I saw in my files was astounding. I will attach images, but for example my *sexuality* was listed as nonbinary. Having a psych worker so uneducated to not know the difference between gender and sexuality working with suicidal lgbt kids is frankly ridiculous.Please, for the love of humanity, TEACH YOUR STAFF ABOUT LGBT ISSUES. Please. This isn t okay and I m concerned how this hospital plans to help vulnerable LGBT patients when they are clearly uneducated, ignorant, and frankly discriminatory.

Thank you for bringing this to our attention, Zack. We take comments like this very seriously. Please email us at socialmedia@mercy.net with your contact information and a member of our team will contact you directly.

Mr. B

6 months ago

Please stay away from here,the staff just drug up the patients and make them lay down to keep from doing the job that are supposed to, if you don't want to work psych then don't go into the field, my daughter is turning into a zombie in there and I think we can do better at home at least we do love her......definitely more than I can say for the for the pill pushers

Response from the owner6 months ago

We d like to learn more about your experience. Please email us at socialmedia@mercy.net with details and your contact information. After we receive your email, we can put you directly in touch with our team.

Roger Wiersma

I was given a drug that closed up my throat. I was told that I was delusional for trying out for America's Got Talent and going on tour wiith Michael Buble. I missed all that the summer of 20222. Just because I have a husband that mistreats doesn"t mean my husband and the main psychiatrist needs to kill me off with their medication saying I am delusional for having Catholic beliefs and going on audtions for a talent agency of Michael Buble. and America's Got Talent. you dont give medicine to someone who has a sever allergic reaction of lock jaw and breathing throat issues. No stars for this hospital had to go to court was forced to wear hand cuffs and shackled.

Roger, we d like to learn more about your experience. Please email us at socialmedia@mercy.net with details and your contact information. After we receive your email, we can put you directly in touch with our team.

Jennifer Duncan

1 year ago

Terrible experience for our teenage son dealing with suicidal thoughts. They tried to act like they would help our son and follow also follow court order since we have 100% medical decision making and are the primary custodial care giver. They kept our son for 10 days. They said they would call us everyday they did not; we were the ones calling. Inconsistent care with different people nearly daily. Then according to court order he had to be released to us and they called the other parent with only visitation rights. She drove into the parking lot as we are trying to leave with our son and took him. The hospital refused to help us. Again she has withheld our son from us from over a month. He has not taken his meds, not been to outpatient therapy, or counseling due to the the unethical incompetent practices of the hospital. We have a court case and are awaiting trial. Don t trust them with your children and go somewhere else! Run as fast as you can! I recommend St Louis children s hospital!

Response from the owner1 year ago

Jennifer, thank you for bringing your family s experience to our attention. Please email us at socialmedia@mercy.net with your contact information and a member of our team will contact your family directly.

Maggie Gough

I was an emergency admit to the inpatient program. I spent 24 hours in the ER after signing myself in for 48 hrs, I was kept for 72 hours. I asked the nurse practitioner who gave me the paperwork if I would be released in 48 hours if I signed the paperwork, and they said yes. They did not inform me that they could keep me in the hospital for however long they decided was fitting, they also neglected to tell my family this and lied to us multiple times. When I was admitted a nurse told me You do not deserve rights because you wanted to kill yourself. During my stay in the ER ward, my room was not clean, with stains and dirt on the walls and floor, they also neglected to feed me the first night I was there, and when they did remember to feed me they never took the trays back and left them piling up in the corner of the room. I was rarely checked on during shift changes. They transferred me to the psych ward and I immediately was given sleeping medication right off the bat without speaking to or seeing a doctor. When I did see a doctor they overmedicated me putting me on 5 times the dose of the previous time I had been prescribed these medications. I spent my time in the psychiatric ward, over-medicated, sedated and I felt like a zombie. The therapy within the psychiatric ward was not helpful, they did not talk about any issues or feelings anyone was dealing with and simply distracted patients for fifteen minutes. My room in the psychiatric ward was also dirty, I even found an old pill on the ground of my room, which I had to flush down the toilet out of fear they would accuse me of not complying with taking medications. The nurses for the most part were unhelpful with one feeding into the delusions of a patient with schizophrenia and starting verbal arguments with patients. This was not a helpful experience, I came to get help and in return, my dignity was stripped from me and I was treated like a prisoner. Staying in this psych unit traumatized me more than helping me. Please for the love of god, do better.

Thank you for bringing this to our attention, Maggie. We take comments like this very seriously. Please email us at socialmedia@mercy.net with your contact information and a member of our team will contact you directly.

Haley Starr

My father has just recently went in to this hospital.He had stated that the staff treated him like a prisoner he felt violated by these employees.this is not okay I did not want to here this when I finally got to see him he was supposed to get help not feel even worse then when he walked in and out feeling the exact same. Thanks to this staff for only wanting the money and not wanting to help him I wouldn t ever want anyone to go here if you need help do not go to this hospital Highland would be the best option if you really need help. Thanks sorry for anyone else.

Haley, thank you for bringing your family s experience to our attention. Please email us at socialmedia@mercy.net with your contact information and a member of our team will contact your family directly.

Joe Schwartz

My family and I were treated with dignity and respect in a professional, friendly atmosphere. Thank you for this service.

Michael Sutton

There is no good hospital in st Louis they hold you captive dope you all up on meds have you do waste of time group sessions when nothing and I mean nothing helps there's no comfortable places to sit there's roommates that you don't know you'll be sent to a group home if you don't have a place to go and deal with minority doctors who don't know English and are there because of your parents basically we shouldn't have to get jobs just because we were born

Michael, we d like to learn more about your experience. Please email us at socialmedia@mercy.net with details and your contact information. After we receive your email, we can put you directly in touch with our team.

Sharon Pinnell

This place is a joke(.) The case worker Susan and Dr. Q BOTH AGREED to workup the papers needed for durable power of attorney. Time........passed, call after call.... I was promised by Susan I would get it. Then I get a a voicemail (which I keeped along with text messages and recorded phone conversations). telling me it had taken to long and know they were unable to do the paperwork. And Susan told me Doctors usually get paid to do this. REALLY!!! This isn't over yet....this is one email...............Hi SharonI am so sorry I have still not gotten the documents to you. I am having a hard time getting them completed by Dr. Q. He has been out of the country and that hampered the process. I promise I will get it all completed for you this week. I am off tomorrow since I worked this weekend. I promise I have not forgotten about you! Since interrogatories are not typically something these inpatient doctors do and outpatient doctors usually complete, it is a harder task to get them done. Harder for us who are trying to get them completed. I appreciate your patience with all of this, and I WILL get it done hoping by Wednesday. It is truthfully on my mind of needing completion all the time!Thanks,SusanI'm EXPECTING A RESPONSE FROM MERCY I can post the voice mails tooCONTACT YOU??? HOW ABOUT YOU CONTACT ME. YOU HAVE MY #

Sharon, we d like to learn more about your experience. Please email us at socialmedia@mercy.net with details and your contact information. After we ve received your email, we can put you in touch with our patient relations team directly.

Evelyn Kovac

I went in with suicidal ideation related to a lack of finances and stayed in the covid inpatient facility. Though the treatment there was decent it s taken over a week to get leave of absence paperwork filled out costing me more money, due to being unable to go to work.Everyone keeps saying they ll either speak to someone and call me back, transfers me to another department or says another department will handle the paperwork. It s negligent and lazy. H.R. from my employer said anyone from my care team or any nurse on site is fine, but nothing gets down. It s just empty promises.

Evelyn, we re sorry to hear about your experience. Please email us at socialmedia@mercy.net with any details you would like to share and your contact information. We will have a member of our team reach out to you.

lilith schrieber

2 years ago

they let so much stuff slide. my roommate was able to sneak some stuff in, of course im not gonna snitch cos thats not my business but i was blown away. they treated me like i was a 5 year old (i was 14) they dont care if we make it or not, they just in it for the bag and they make it obvious, if you take your loved one here or yourself dont. they just make everything worse, when i went it was spring time and not once did they take us out doors, they would keep us cooped up in our rooms for most of the time. but shi that could jus be me

Response from the owner2 years ago

Lilith, we appreciate you reaching out to us about your experience. If you could, please email us at socialmedia@mercy.net with your contact information and we'll have a member of our patient relations team contact you to discuss your feedback. Thank you.

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