For our Faith & Mental Health edition, we’re providing a list of people, organizations, and resources that can help with everything from addiction to anxiety, motherhood, and more. Please note, many of these resources can help with more than just the topic (e.g., “Insomnia”) under which they’re listed! Please share this article – and never be afraid to ask for help. If you’re struggling with suicidal thoughts, call or text 988 for immediate help, or visit 988lifeline.org.
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH & ADDICTION TREATMENT
Pine Grove Behavioral Health & Addiction Services
Located in Hattiesburg, Pine Grove Behavioral Health & Addiction Services is one of the nation’s most comprehensive treatment campuses. Established in 1984, Pine Grove’s programs focus on treating children, adolescents, and adults with a variety of mental healthcare and addiction treatment needs. Pine Grove’s programs include different levels of care and varying lengths of stay based on the recommendations of our professional treatment team.
Pine Grove’s specialty treatment programs include:
- Next Step Men’s Program: Gender-specific substance use disorder treatment for men. The program also includes a mental healthcare treatment track.
- Professional Enhancement Program (PEP): Designed for individuals with difficulties engaging both personally and professionally at their highest potential due to interpersonal difficulties, addictions, and co-occurring disorders.
- Women’s Center: A program for women who struggle with chemical dependency and trauma. Additionally, the program provides treatment for co-occurring eating disorders and compulsive sexual behavior.
- Gratitude: Gender-focused treatment for sexual addiction and relationship compulsivity in men.
Additionally, Pine Grove includes evaluation services for professionals, licensing boards, professional health programs, the community, and families. In 2024, Pine Grove’s outpatient services for children, adolescents, and adults expanded to a brand-new, spacious, state-of-the-art treatment facility located on the organization’s main Hattiesburg campus.
Pine Grove’s outpatient services include:
- Medication-assisted treatment program (MAT): Pine Grove provides medication-assisted treatment for patients with opioid addiction and other substance use disorders. The program includes individual evaluations and medication management under the direction of one of Pine Grove’s board-certified psychiatrists, who is fellowship trained in addiction psychiatry. Additionally, the program includes weekly group therapy sessions.
- Intensive outpatient program (IOP): Pine Grove includes a 10-week intensive outpatient program for men and women. This program offers a lower level of care for the primary treatment of substance use disorders. Day and evening programs are offered.
- Adult psychiatric partial hospitalization program (PHP): This program consists of group therapy as the primary treatment intervention for a variety of psychiatric conditions.
- Specialized depression treatment: Pine Grove offers specialized treatment options for adults with treatment-resistant depression (TRD). These interventions are recommended for patients who have not responded effectively to prescribed antidepressant medications. Treatment options include TMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation), a non-invasive procedure that uses magnetic pulses to stimulate specific nerve cells in the brain that influence mood. Pine Grove also offers Spravato®, an FDA-approved nasal spray for adults with treatment-resistant depression.
Pine Grove also provides inpatient psychiatric care for adults, adolescents, and children. This program offers a variety of behavioral healthcare services for assessing, coping with, and treating psychosis, depression, bipolar disorder, and other mental health disorders.
Pine Grove’s inpatient services include:
- Adult psychiatric intensive care unit
- Adult psychiatric and dual diagnosis unit with detox capabilities
- Child and adolescent unit: Pine Grove’s Child and Adolescent Unit offers inpatient treatment for children and adolescents with psychiatric and substance use disorders. The program also offers classroom support to assist with continuity of studies from the patient’s school.
For more information about Pine Grove, please visit our website, pinegrovetreatment.com, or call 1-888-574-HOPE (4673).
Harbor House Chemical Dependency Services
Substance abuse has a profound, often damaging effect on mental health. Every person faced with substance abuse has a unique, important story. Their journey to get to the point of needing help has been filled with uncertainty and pain. Those around them have been impacted. Their lives are not where they could be, and they have tried to moderate or stop without consistently being able to.
Many people with mental illnesses like depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia use substances to self-medicate, which can worsen their symptoms over time. Substance use often intensifies mood swings, paranoia, hallucinations, and other psychiatric symptoms. Addiction preys on the young and old, poor and wealthy, those with a family history and those without. Nobody sets out to become addicted, but it becomes a coping process, and eventually the person cannot stop, despite consequences.
Harbor House cares for hundreds of people every year who need help. Many are without resources and have co-occurring mental health issues, from depression to anxiety and many others. Harbor House was established in 1973 to serve men and women impacted by substance abuse through residential treatment. Our mission remains to offer hope to adults by providing an effective continuum of high quality, valuable, compassionate behavioral health treatment.
Our person-centered treatment planning is grounded in principles that emphasize respect for individual autonomy, dignity, and self-determination. Each person’s treatment plan is created to address their specific needs. Treatment is not imposed; it is collaboratively developed, emphasizing strengths, abilities, and aspiration, all things necessary for the person to achieve sobriety.
Recovery takes time, dedication, and support. Harbor House staff are committed to offering compassion and effective tools for change through residential services, MAT (medication-assisted treatment), and peer recovery support services, so those we serve can be set free from the bondage of addiction.
COUNSELING: VARIOUS SPECIALTIES
Cornerstone Counseling
Cornerstone offers compassionate care for children, teens, and adults. We address many of life’s challenges, including anxiety, depression, and relationships. Through faith-based guidance and professional expertise, our team helps you find hope and healing. Cornerstone has offices in Jackson, Flowood, Oxford, and Tupelo. Learn more at cornerstone.ms.
Count It All Joy Counseling Services
“My childhood was so messed up, I thought I would be in therapy forever.”
“It feels like a weight was lifted and things now seem lighter, my outlook is brighter!”
“Understanding my parts was kinda weird at first, but now I meet them with curiosity and compassion. Wow! I am on my journey to JOY.”
At Count It All Joy Counseling Services, stories like these remind us that healing is possible through trauma-informed care and compassionate support. Our team of diverse clinicians walks alongside individuals navigating anxiety, depression, and the wounds of past hurts.
Leona Bishop, an IFS-Informed EMDR therapist, authored “JOURNEY TO JOY: A Therapeutic GUIDE and JOURNAL for Emotional Wellness,” which is designed to offer hope, guidance, and reflection for anyone seeking peace and wholeness.
Embark on a journey to reignite more JOY in your heart. Visit countjoy.net to schedule or learn more.
Crossroads Christian Counseling
Crossroads Christian Counseling, established in 1989, is a ministry of the Rankin County Baptist Association. Crossroads’ mission is to help individuals, couples, and families find healing in the midst of difficult times.
Crossroads’ counselors are educated, trained, experienced, and equipped to help children, teens, adults, and senior adults.
Crossroads’ offices are located in Pearl, Ridgeland, Kosciusko, Laurel, Hattiesburg, and Biloxi. Also, many of our counselors are certified to counsel via telehealth.
Crossroads’ administrative staff can assist in finding the right counselor for you. You can call 601-939-6634 or find us on the internet at CrossroadsCounselingMS.com.
If you are a Christian counselor searching for a place to counsel either full-time or part-time, please contact us. Our experienced administrative staff handles nearly all of the time-consuming paperwork, freeing counselors to do what you’ve been called to do: help people who are hurting.
Downtown Counseling Associates
If you’ve been carrying something alone, you don’t have to. You don’t have to have the “right words” or a clear plan — just the willingness to take that first step.
Life moves quickly. Between school drop-offs, work, grocery runs, and keeping up with friends, it’s easy for your struggles to get pushed aside. Sometimes you convince yourself you’re “fine” because life hasn’t fallen apart, but deep down, you know there are things you’ve been carrying too long.
At Downtown Counseling, we understand what you’re going through. We know mental health struggles don’t always look the way movies portray them. They can be quiet, disguised behind a smile.
You don’t have to wait until things get “bad enough” to seek help. Call or text 601-654-5661, and let’s plan your next step together. When you’re ready to talk, we’re here to listen.
Call or text us at 601-654-5661. DowntownCounseling.org
Kayla White LPC, LLC
Do you feel frustrated with life circumstances? Are you having difficulty processing a situation or communicating with those around you? Therapy is a great way to improve your quality of life, and could be what you need during this season. Don’t be afraid to seek help! 601-790-0343 | kaylawhitelpc@gmail.com
Nicole Hiratuka Counseling
I commonly work with clients experiencing low self-esteem, anxiety, OCD, life transitions, guilt, relationship issues, and parenting challenges. I integrate evidence-based practices to provide you with the best care. My hope is that our work together will help create new meaning, hope, and peace in your life.
Red River Counseling
Recover, heal, and find empowerment at Red River Counseling in Ridgeland. Dr. Branden Henry and his skilled team offer faith-informed, personalized therapy — addressing anxiety, addiction, trauma, marriage, parenting, and more — for children, teens, couples, families, and adults, both in person and via telehealth. RedRiverCounseling.net | office@redrivercounseling.net | 601-780-7400
Watershed Counseling
Find your counselor at Watershed Counseling Associates. Sometimes we all need help. Our team is committed to being at their best when you need it most. Whether it’s individual, couples, or family support, we’re here with compassionate, Christ-honoring, clinically excellent care. Visit WatershedCounselingMS.com or call 601-362-7020.
COUNSELING: MOTHERHOOD
Krista Woods Counseling
Motherhood can be challenging, and it’s normal to feel overwhelmed sometimes. My mission is to provide a supportive space where you can release stress, embrace self-compassion, and grow in confidence. I’m here to help you find the support you need to experience more joy in your journey as a mom. kristawoodscounseling.com/
COUNSELING: SLIDING SCALE FEES
Reformed Theological Seminary Counseling Center:
Making time for mental health
As another school year is in full swing, it doesn’t take long to feel the effects of a busy schedule, competing deadlines and commitments, and fast-paced routines. We can see the benefit in slowing down, but it is not always easy to find a way to make it happen. Even making time to focus on mental health can feel like another commitment that is hard to fit into the schedule.
If you notice any of this being true for you, try taking a moment right now to pause, close your eyes, and take five slow, deep breaths. Now look to God in this moment. What do you notice?
This brief exercise doesn’t take away the things that still need your attention, but it may demonstrate how slowing down for a moment could lighten the load, if even slightly. Whether more of this time could be beneficial for yourself, for your marriage, or for your children, it may be worth it to slow down and attend to important parts of your life that can often be neglected.
The Counseling Center at RTS could be an accessible and affordable option for you and your family. Being open 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, we have availability to schedule with clients around their already full schedule. Our self-pay rates are set on a sliding scale based on income, ranging from $25 to $65 per session. This is one of the most affordable counseling options in central Mississippi! For our couples who begin counseling between September and December, we are offering a discount of $25 per session for the first six months.
In partnership with the Master of Arts in Counseling program at Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS), our graduate student counselors have been serving the Jackson metro area for over 40 years. With our origins in marriage and family therapy, we have been supporting individuals, couples, and families through a variety of mental health and relational challenges while holding a distinctly Christian perspective. We keep a focus on biblical truth with each client we serve and utilize skills from the professional field of mental health counseling.
If you find yourself in need of support as you navigate the challenges of a new school year, you don’t have to do it alone. We are available and ready to join you in this process.
– Stephanie Wielgosz, MA, LPC, BC-TMH, director of the Counseling Center at RTS
Summit Counseling at First Baptist Jackson
Summit Counseling began in 1983 at First Baptist Jackson and has impacted thousands of individuals, couples, and families. Treating loneliness, anxiety, depression, marital issues, preparation for marriage, parenting, aging issues, trauma, or grief, Summit has been a light in life’s difficulties and a leader in Christian counseling.
Our therapists are licensed and trained to meet clients’ presenting problems and offer help through a multitude of counseling modalities.
As director of Summit Counseling, my vision is to continue to meet the needs of those who walk through our doors so they will understand how they are loved and cherished by the One who matters. No matter what they have done or what life has dealt them, hope and healing are available.
Summit is in the process of becoming a Medicaid provider and joining the networks of UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, and Cigna. We also have plans to apply for Medicare. We offer a sliding scale fee structure, along with BCBS of Mississippi, and for those who can’t afford counseling, we offer master’s level interns who will see clients for free.
We also partner with businesses in the metro and state to provide EAP (employment assistance program). In addition to individual counseling, Summit facilitates several groups: a Caregivers’ Support Group for those whose spouses participate in Rock Steady Boxing for Parkinson’s Patients, located in our Christian Life Center; Grief Share; Divorce Care; and Cancer Survivors Group. Summit also hosts the annual Hope Conference – Lighting the Way to Cancer Survivorship.
Summit Counseling is passionate about helping people find hope in a world full of uncertainty.
FBJ is a downtown church that is for Jackson, and Summit is uniquely positioned to accomplish this with our counseling ministry that feels called to bring hope and healing to a city that desperately needs it.
– Don Waller, director
COUNSELING: WOMEN’S ISSUES
Wendy Maxwell, Restoration Counseling Group
You’re facing a major life change you didn’t anticipate that has you at a breaking point. Perhaps it’s debilitating thoughts keeping you stuck in dysfunctional ways of reacting and coping, increasing your stress, anxiety, and depression. You may feel paralyzed. Perhaps it’s getting harder to function day to day, as if you’re in free fall.
I see and help people daily just like you. It’s a challenge to confront faulty ways of coping, thinking, and relating. I work with clients to make sure the process isn’t overwhelming. The techniques learned and the changes established will allow you to have confidence that you can manage whatever comes your way.
I help women with depression and anxiety improve their ability to handle stress and change so they gain strength, confidence, and a new perspective that allows improved relationships, improved ability to handle stress and hardship, and overall peace of mind.
INSOMNIA
Doxa Renewal Clinic: Therapy for insomnia
We all know what it is like to experience a poor night’s sleep and how awful it feels. People with insomnia describe having difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep, and the stressful impact poor sleep has on their life.
CBT-I is a brief and effective sleep-focused treatment based on the science of sleep and utilizes cognitive behavioral therapy to treat the nighttime and daytime symptoms of insomnia, tailored to each individual.
CBT-I is recommended as the first-line treatment for insomnia, proving to be as effective as medication in the short-term, but with longer-lasting effects long-term, with minimal side effects. Another added benefit of CBT-I is that it is cost-effective, typically taking only four to 10 sessions.
At Doxa Renewal Clinic, we utilize CBT-I by the Stanford Sleep Health and Insomnia Program, a certified training by Stanford Medicine. Let us help you sleep better!
PARTIAL HOSPITALIZATION
Three Oaks Behavioral Health
Three Oaks is a private, freestanding mental health facility operating partial hospitalization programs treating adults and adolescents, and an intensive outpatient program treating adults. Our mission is to assist patients in their personal growth and wellness and to enhance their quality of life by promoting health, hope, and healing.
VETERANS & FIRST RESPONDERS
Mission Vigilant: Standing watch for mental wellness
Mission Vigilant was born from both heartbreak and hope. Founder Susan Cleland lost her firstborn son, Michael, a devoted Christian, Air Force veteran, and search-and-rescue crewman, in the summer of 2019 to suicide. Michael loved fiercely but struggled silently with mental health challenges that few around him fully knew.
In the wake of this tragedy, Susan and her family made a promise: If they could help save even one life and spare another family this pain, they would do everything in their power to do so. Mission Vigilant became that promise in action.
Through faith-centered outreach, peer connection, and practical resources, Mission Vigilant seeks to break the silence surrounding mental health struggles, especially for veterans, first responders, and their families. The organization offers encouragement rooted in God’s unwavering grace, reminding each person that they are seen, valued, and loved beyond measure.
Mental health battles can feel overwhelming, but hope is never lost. As Susan shares, “God gives us so much grace, and He NEVER stops loving us. Through His grace, we shall see the light again.”
To learn more or find support, visit MissionVigilant.org. You are not alone. Someone is standing watch for you.