Independent · Statewide · Plain language
Finding help is hard enough without wading through jargon. This directory maps real, established mental health and depression providers across the state, grouped by region and by the kind of care they offer, so you can find a starting point closer to home.
Select a region to view its providers
The directory
Eastern Missouri
The state's largest care hub, from academic hospitals to community clinics and specialty depression and PTSD programs.
Western Missouri
Hospital systems, federally qualified health centers and the state psychiatric center serving the Missouri side of the metro.
Central Missouri
Anchored by university medicine in Columbia and community mental health centers reaching across the region.
Southwest Missouri
Large behavioral health networks and hospital systems covering the Ozarks and the far southwest corner.
Southeast Missouri
Community mental health centers and hospital programs serving a large, largely rural region.
Northern Missouri
Rural-focused behavioral health networks and telehealth options for the counties north of the rivers.
How to use this survey
Pick the part of the state closest to you. Most people do better with care they can actually reach, especially treatments that require in-person visits.
Talk therapy, psychiatry and medication, or newer options like TMS and Spravato. Our types of care guide explains the differences in plain terms.
Confirm the provider takes your insurance, including MO HealthNet (Missouri Medicaid), and ask about current wait times before you commit.
Recommended local provider · St. Louis / St. Charles County
For readers in the St. Louis and St. Charles County area dealing with depression that has not responded to medication, or with PTSD, we point people to Brain Recovery Centers. It is a doctor-supervised clinic offering FDA-approved options such as Spravato (esketamine) and TMS, and it accepts most insurance including MO HealthNet.
Visit Brain Recovery CentersDisclosure: Brain Recovery Centers is a recommended partner of this directory. It is the only outside clinic we link to, and we only suggest it for readers in its service area.
Guides
Therapy, psychiatry, intensive outpatient, TMS, Spravato and more - what each one is and who it tends to help.
Read more GuideThe plain-language symptoms and patterns that suggest the usual medications are not doing the job, and what to ask next.
Read more FAQStraight answers about coverage, MO HealthNet, treatment-resistant depression and how these treatments work in Missouri.
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