My personal experience with the inpatient program was a complete waste of time. I was admitted on…read morea Thursday night, and Friday we spent the day with a mental health tech who, while very kind, didn't seem that helpful. I was there to seriously concentrate on making my life better and learning all I could, but they told us that they usually don't do anything on weekends! I was told the techs are supposed to do programming with us no matter what, but on both days the woman and then a man that were accompanying us said either "I don't do programming, so we're just going to hang out today" and "Well we can just consider this our session today" after sitting around talking. The environment truly made me feel like I was in jail, having to get the bathroom unlocked to go pee, I was on my period and I had to use a cup and throw away my tampons in the front office every time, they kept all of our hygiene items locked up. The absolutely worst part was the rooms. If you look at their webpage, they show you a great picture of a room with 2 beds, nice blankets, decorations, towels, etc. Well, I don't know which unit has that but it certainly wasn't the adult unit. We had about a 4 inch foam pad on a hard table, a non-fitted sheet on top, plastic pillows, and those hospital blankets. There wasn't anything in the room except the beds and a set of shelves for each patient. In the unit it was ALWAYS freezing, I walked around with the blanket off of my bed because you couldn't sit in the common area without being cold. Not only that, but on my second night there I asked for another blanket (I already had two, still cold!) and the guy told me he couldn't give me one. I thought he was kidding! He said we're only supposed to have one, but he would overlook that I had two. By the end of my stay, there were literally four of those blankets on my bed. Besides the living arrangements, most of the time there were only four people in the whole unit, and only one of them could speak! And there's not much of a group discussion when the other guy really loves to disagree with every single thing the tech or counselor would say. The techs were mostly very kind, but one lady said she had never been in that unit, another guy said he rarely is there. It's like they are just babysitters for the adults, when they are supposed to lead groups to teach us coping skills and such. Day 2 I asked the doctor to go home, because it felt really useless and that I couldn't sleep and all the groups sucked. He asked me to stay until the next day so they could get me started on meds. I said fine, because I WANT to get myself fixed up. He started a new medication, and the next day I said OK now can I go home? And he said no, that he couldn't write me a prescription unless I stayed until Monday. He also said that he would try to get me into a more one-on-one setting with the therapist. I did see her, and she was great, but I only got to see her once. I checked myself into this hospital after combing through the website and deciding it was time to take time off of work and get myself taken care of. However, this seems to be a pseudo-jail for violent people, because most of the patients were forced to check in there. My experience was a huge waste of time and money. The ONLY good things I got out of it were 1. a prescription for new meds and 2. the knowledge that it could always get worse--like having to live at that place.

I gave this place one star because I couldn't give it any lower of a rating. The building is…read morebeautiful and very clean. However, the staff is awful. They lost a brand new outfit that I purchased for my loved one. They never made any effort to find it or reimburse me for it. Whenever I would call to check on him, they would never give me any information on how he was doing. He came out worse than he was when he went in. The staff acts like they really don't care about the patients. This facilitate gives mental health hospitals, a bad name.

Valerie is a great counselor. She is goal-oriented and focused on giving you tools to work through…read moreyour own issues and feelings. I highly recommend her to anyone looking for a good cognitive behavioral therapist in Broad Ripple.

I found New Perspectives when looking for a therapist for my pre-teen daughter several years ago…read more They were convenient to our home and had someone specializing in adolescent counseling. Sarah Baumgartner has been an asset in dealing with challenges that have come up. She holds a group for teen girls every few months. There are other experts available for all ages at this location, including a psychiatrist and psychologist, with several methods and focus matters that include, but are not limited to ADD/ADHD, OCD, family issues, substance abuse, self harm, eating disorders, anxiety and depression. Each therapist keeps their own schedule and hours. Many at this practice accept credit cards and file insurance. The office environment is relaxing and nurturing. We've been very pleased to have someone help to mediate or offer understanding and suggestions for how to handle and best overcome circumstances that sometimes become a temporary roadblock to life and allow her to blossom and realize her full potential.

Such a blessing to have found Janice Gabe! She truly cares, and has been amazing for our daughter…read more Highly recommend.