Mental Health Clinic Q&A

The cost of mental health varies depending on the nature of your disorder and how much hands-on treatment you need. Any medications you may need to take long term also plays a factor in the overall cost of your treatment. Generally, it costs about $100 an hour to be seen by a board-certified psychiatrist.

Generally, you do need a referral from your regular doctor or family doctor to see a psychiatrist. We do not have “walk-in” psychiatrist services. Emergency mental health services may be available at a local hospital or a community health center.

Many health insurance plans do offer mental health coverage, which would partially or wholly cover the cost of treatment from a psychiatrist. Check with your insurance carrier to learn about the details of your plan and the coverage offered. Check our insurance page or call one of our locations to see if we take your insurance.

Getting help for mental illness is determined by the type of mental disorder you have and the severity of it. Unlike the flu or strep throat, there isn’t a single cookie-cutter way to treat a mental disease. Every patient is different, and our providers at Success Health System LLC will customize a treatment program for you. Many treatment programs include regular visits with one of our psychiatrists to check on your progress and to teach you coping skills and other ways to manage your disorder. Depending on the nature of your ailment, a medication program may be needed to help you reign in the more severe symptoms associated with your disorder.

Most mental health programs start with your regular doctor or a family doctor. General practitioners can recognize the signs of a possible mental disorder or illness and will make a referral to our clinic. Just because you’ve received a mental health referral, doesn’t automatically mean you have a mental illness. First, we need to give you an evaluation at our clinic to make a diagnosis. Some signs of mental illness may be related to diseases or hormonal imbalance and may be reasonably easy to treat. Our evaluation and diagnostic testing will eliminate any possible causes that could be producing your symptoms.

Once a diagnosis has been made, we will review with you a possible treatment program to help you with your disorder. From there, we will schedule regular visits to our clinic and, if needed, medication.

Some patients only need a few months of mental health treatment to see and maintain significant improvement. For others, this is a long-term treatment to help them maintain stable, long term goals for their mental health.

Success Health Systems has clinics in Creve Coeur MO, St. Louis MO, Independence MO, Columbia MO, and Olathe KS. Once you have a referral from your doctor, you can make an appointment through our website. Please allow at least 24 hours for us to contact you to confirm your appointment time. Feel free to call any one of our three centers and speak with our staff if you have any questions about our mental health services. We serve patients from Creve Coeur MO, St. Louis MO, Independence MO, Olathe KS, Columbia MO, Craig KS, Spring Hill KS, Prathersville MO, Pierpont MO, Kirkwood MO, Kansas City MO, River Bend Mo & Beyond!

We look forward to meeting you!