Palmetto Summerville – Behavioral Health

Summerville, South Carolina

2777 Speissegger Drive
North Charleston, SC 29405

(843) 851-5015

About Palmetto Summerville – Behavioral Health

Palmetto Summerville - Behavioral Health is a residential treatment center for youth ages 7 to 21 who are struggling with behavioral health issues. That includes kids and teens who have drug and alcohol addiction. The facility’s program has relocated from Summerville, South Carolina, to North Charleston, South Carolina.

This program is an inpatient treatment for kids and teenagers who are having severe behavioral health issues and need the structure and 24 hour support of a residential program. There are separate programs for boys and girls.

It’s important to note that while your child’s treatment will be tailored to them, this facility doesn’t specialize in addiction. They use a multi phase behavioral modification system, and they help with a wide range of behavioral health issues. So this could be the right fit if your child’s drug and alcohol use is one factor in a severe overall behavioral issue.

This facility takes a trauma informed care approach to treatment. They use evidence based therapies like dialectical behavior therapy in the course of group therapy and individual therapy. They also have an educational component, so your child won’t fall behind in their academic work. That’s important because this inpatient program could be anywhere from two weeks to six months long.

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inpatient iconInpatient

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.

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check iconAdolescence program

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check iconDual 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 iconMental Health

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.

Hand holding medical sign icon Clinical Services

inpatient-file iconCognitive 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.

couples-therapy iconCouples Therapy

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 iconDialectical Behavior Therapy

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.

medical-detox iconExperiential 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 iconFamily 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.

intervention iconGroup 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.

mental-health iconIndividual 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

Nutrition therapy, aka medical nutrition therapy (MNT), is a way of treating physical, emotional, and medical conditions through diet. Specific dietary plans are designed by professional nutritionists or registered dietitians, and patients follow them in order to positively affect their physical and mental health.

house-medical iconTrauma 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.

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2777 Speissegger Drive
North Charleston, SC 29405

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1.59 (63 reviews)
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They kept me uncommunicated from my son for about three weeks! Every time I called and asked they told me he wasn't allowed to talk to me until a month in and I called every day until they let me speak to him! So UNPROFESSIONAL!

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* Gaby *
3 months ago
1

trash

Response from the owner3 months ago
Hello, Gaby. We appreciate your feedback. We would like to get more details about this; please visit http://www.palmettosummerville.com/contact-us/ at your earliest convenience to provide us with your contact information. We hope to hear from you soon.
Melanie Blackwell
5 months ago
4

The facility really helped out my daughter! The nurses, staff, therapists and everyone who was involved in her treatment plan were nothing less than amazing! Highly recommend for any teen who is having mental health issues.

Response from the owner5 months ago
Your compliments and supportive comments are great to hear, Melanie! Thank you for your kind words and we hope you are doing well. Take care!
Jessie Dutton
6 months ago
1

I was here for 8 months and then a month a few months later. The first time I was there I got into fights and im not violent. Some with staff members who would hit first. Tried to escape multiple times and multiple kids did end up escaping thru the ground under the gate. SA by staff and kids were reported but nothing was done. Riots weren't dealt with properly and kids got severely injured and nothing happened. I tried to escape once and I broke both my feet. I wasn't given medical attention for 3 months. I was forced to try and walk on my broken feet and when I couldn't they would degrade me. Right after the incident. Wasn't allowed shoes to help the pain. I had to crawl for 2 of those months. And got yelled at for it. Kids got ahold of blades from the school building and did serious harm to themselves and got no medical attention. The last time i was there the only thing that had me sent to the short term was the fact that I told the only staff member that cared that I took the pills from the nurses station that was very easy to get into. Staff would give patients illegal drugs because it was the only thing that could keep us sane. Or so they thought. I was SA'd by a roomate and they made me stay in the room with her. I told them too. Their only excuse to why they were so harsh was because "this is a behavioral facility not therapy" when almost every child there wasn't there for behavior, they were there for trying to KTS. Lice and bed bugs, blood and vomit were everywhere. Untreated lice because nobody wanted to deal with it. SHUT THIS PLACE DOWN!!! DEHEC NEEDS TO COME IN ON A DAY THE STAFF ARENT WARNED ABOUT

Response from the owner6 months ago
Hi, Jessie. Thank you for bringing your concerns to our attention. We'd like to follow up with you directly so that we can further address them. At your convenience, please provide us with your contact information by visiting http://www.palmettosummerville.com/contact-us/. We hope to hear from you soon.
wh24kp lo_zayy
6 months ago
1

(I was here from 2016-2017) this is mini jail I was bitten stabbed I had to make a friend group just to have a little organization amongst ourselves cuz the staff didn t do anything staff will take u into corners with no cameras and hit u it s happened to me this is mini jail I repeat I enjoyed my time I was a very active kid and they had a gym I liked spending time with my homies in there that s the only thing that got me through was friends in there

Response from the owner6 months ago
We greatly value your feedback and appreciate you taking the time to reach out to us. So that we can follow up with you directly, please provide us with your contact information by visiting http://www.palmettosummerville.com/contact-us/. Thank you.
Stephanie Cornfield
6 months ago
1

I am writing this on my therapist's account. My name is Bryce and I have a dad gum horrible experience of all of your terrible staff I got in at least 27 fights and Ms.Ariel was a terrible supervisor!:( Also, I miss Kyri I luv u! ALSO!!!!, Ms. Kristen, & Ms. Divine were the only good staff yall bed wetters. Ms. Nya you can go find a job at Mcdonalds! ba ba ba ba ba baaaaaaa!!! Im hatin" you!!!!!! You made me diss mcdonalds yall you wart hog faces.

Response from the owner6 months ago
Hi, Bryce. Thank you for taking the time to leave us these kind comments. We'd like to learn more about any concerns you may have. At your convenience, please provide us with your contact information by visiting https://palmettosummerville.com/contact-us/. We hope to hear from you soon.
Jenna Sparks
7 months ago
1

This place needs to be shut down and investigated now!!!!!!! My child has reported so many wrong doings in there. It s nasty. The staff is horrible and rude. When I signed my child out it smelt like an animal shelter. My child said they have roaches along with many other bugs. My child has seen kids get inappropriately touched by staff. Not to mention the staff lied about a lot and my daughter didn t feel comfortable talking to me on the phone bc they wouldn t let her speak freely. I have had problems with the dr trying to put my daughter on meds that she didn t need to be on. My daughter s mental health is worse since going to Palmetto. I only gave them a 1 star bc it made me choose atleast one to leave a review. Palmetto don t comment on this bc I have already spoken to y all s staff, coordinator, managers. I have climbed y all s chain of command. These people need to know the truth about this horrible place!!!!!

Christine O
7 months ago
1

Do not allow your children to go here. Children get hurt here. If you love your child find another place.

Response from the owner6 months ago
Hi, Christine. Your feedback is very important to us and we truly appreciate you taking the time to share it with us. We'd like to take the opportunity to follow up with you directly so that we can learn more about your concerns. At your convenience, please provide us with your contact information by visiting http://www.palmettosummerville.com/contact-us/. Again, thank you.
Sam Scott
7 months ago
1

Response from the owner7 months ago
Hello, Sam. We appreciate that you took the time to review us. We would like to attain more details about this; could you please visit http://www.palmettosummerville.com/contact-us/ at your earliest convenience and provide us with your contact information? We look forward to hearing from you.
Jamey Jackson
7 months ago
1

Free jordan

Mya Metzinger
8 months ago
1

I was a patient here during the end of july-beggining of august in 2022. And i am speaking for not only myself but every other kid or teen that i was here with. This was genuinely such a bad place.You are supposed to atleast get ONE weekely call from a parent. Which normally does NOT even happen. Some kids can be here for MONTHS to a YEAR and I can tell you right now that "once a week call" doesn't happen. The living environment was terrible along with MANY lice outbreaks. Many fights and very HARD restraints. Followed with "booty juice"(patient terms for the drug known as Haldol) to "calm you down". Which actually makes you fall asleep in about 5 minutes therefore after given to you the staff and nurses no longer have to "deal" with you until it wears off. When you first get there you have to be "cavity searched" which means you are FULLY naked in front of 1-2 nurses(maybe same gender as you) but even if you are NOT comfortable for MANY different reasons they do NOT care. Staff member body shamed my friend once who was a little "plus" sized that she was too "fat" to run. One of my friends was in the bathroom purging(throwing up their food) and NOBODY realized she was even missing until someone walked in the bathroom MANY minutes later while she had already been PASSED out from it for who knows how long. Most staff members are EXTREMELY rude and will GRASP your arm even if you AGREE to walk back with them. With all the screaming and crying here this place will leave you traumatized. Yes they want it to be a place where you never want to have to come back to but the level of that saying is taken WAY to seriously. This place really left me traumatized and made me worse than when i entered.

Response from the owner8 months ago
Hi, Mya. Thanks for taking the time to share this review. Could you please visit http://www.palmettosummerville.com/contact-us/ and provide your contact information so we may be in touch with you personally? Thank you in advance for your time.
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8 months ago
1

DO NOT PUT YOUR CHILD HERE. My daughter was having some mental issues and we were advised to place her here coming out of Lowcountry behavioral health (they were awesome). The people who work here are impossible to get ahold of, they stole my daughter s belongings upon discharge, refuse to give me the last name of their regional director Shannon, the secretary at the front desk answers the phone at her convenience and wouldn t offer me any of the upper managements contact info except for a first name. That is SHADY. As a facility that is supposed to be helping children manage their mental illnesses, they are clueless. My daughter went in there and played their staff like a fiddle. Seems like this place is just in business to offer jobs to people who can t get real mental health jobs. If you work here, you should be ashamed of yourselves. Find a new job because the reviews speak for themselves! Take a look for yourself. They re all saying the same things I said. And to my daughter s case manager, Allison Picco, I don t appreciate your consistent lack of communication. I ve emailed you several times and your lack of caring has been evident since the first day she was put in there. Makes me sick that this is who is helping our children.

Response from the owner8 months ago
Thank you for taking the time to reach out to us with your concerns. We take your comments very seriously and would like to learn more about your concerns. However, due to federal patient privacy laws, we can only discuss care with a patient or their guardian; however, we encourage your daughter or her legal guardian to reach out to us directly by visiting https://palmettosummerville.com/contact-us/ Again, thank you.
Alicia Davenport
9 months ago
1

I took my daughter out of this place today after her running away bc of how she was being beaten by other patients and the staff had their involvement too. My daughter was there 11 days and I spoke to her once , she called them all out in front of them and me tonight. She also showed me the staff that tried to get her to fight her and when I asked her if she did that to my child she very aggressively responded to me. Those kids in there are being hurt not helped! I will be filing a report in the morning and I believe I will be pushing for a lawsuit as well. I wouldn t even give them a zero, a zero would still be too good! This place is wack, I am pushing to shut it down!

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