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This place is a complete joke, the staff is poorly organized, and the service is mediocre.
About McCallum Place – Eating Disorder Center – Saint Louis
McCallum Place – Eating Disorder Center – Saint Louis, located in Saint Louis, Missouri is a private alcohol and drug rehab that offers treatment for a variety of substance abuse addictions including co-occurring mental health disorders. They offer residential care providing long term support for addiction recovery. Additional levels of care offered include intensive outpatient and relapse prevention.
Specialty rehab programs at McCallum Place – Eating Disorder Center – Saint Louis include tailored care focusing on women’s specific needs and experiences and gender-specific addiction treatment addressing unique challenges faced by men.
McCallum Place – Eating Disorder Center – Saint Louis has received accreditations from The Joint Commission.
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If I could give this place 0 stars I would but it wouldn’t let me. They are EXTREMELY under staffed and poorly staffed causing medical and psychiatric negligence like medication mix ups and ignoring patients medical problems most of the on site staff is extremely rude and disrespectful to the point of some being down right mean nothing is ever on time like it should be it’s poorly run the doctors and therapists are good but that’s the only thing slightly good and they have way to many clients to keep up and may or may not have time to see you overall if you have anywhere else to go I would go elsewhere.
i was in treatment at mccallum place from july of 2021 through october of the same year, being treated for binge eating disorder (BED). it was a shock to the system, but a shock to the system that i needed. i was the only person with BED there to my knowledge, but the treatment revealed to me that the same structure underlies all eating disorders, it just manifests in different ways. i made some very good friends there, and the environment was generally very supportive. i am nonbinary and they used my name and pronouns, and one of my fellow patients came out as transgender during his stay and was respected.
the negative experiences that i do have are all due to specific staff members, and not, in my experience, the design of the place as a whole. i witnessed a male nurse add one of the female patients on snapchat after she graduated out of the program, to her dismay, and i was debated on the concept of evolution by one of the nurses repeatedly and unprompted at the meal table. during IOP, one of the patients was doing exposure therapy for body image issues by wearing shorter shorts than she usually would feel comfortable wearing, and she was shamed for it by a nurse.
i believe the male nurse i mentioned has been let go from both mccallum and the agency that provides nurses for those positions.
on the other hand, there were many individual people there who made it great. the art therapist is very dynamic and engaging without anything feeling pressured, the yoga instructor offers a similar level of accommodation, and my personal therapist that i was paired up with was a perfect match for my personality and it was easy to open up.
mccallum has a difficult job of pushing people when they can take it, but not hard enough that it pushes them away and back into their eating disorder. i think, in this regard, mccallum does a very good job providing for its patients.
Response from the owner2 days ago
Thank you for sharing this comment with us. We are committed to maintaining a supportive environment that promotes true and lasting healing.
I loved my stay here and wished I could’ve stayed longer. Would highly recommend for the loving, kind, patient, understanding staff and administration. Treatment was helpful and effective and they made sure to set me up with sufficient downstepping care, love everyone I received care from here
Response from the owner2 days ago
Thank you for taking the time to share this feedback! We remain dedicated to serving as a source of true hope and lasting healing in all aspects of the care we provide. 
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Addiction Treatments
Levels of Care
Intensive Outpatient Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP) are for those who want or need a very structured treatment program but who also wish to live at home and continue with certain responsibilities (such as work or school). IOP substance abuse treatment programs vary in duration and intensity, and certain outpatient rehab centers will offer individualized treatment programs.
Inpatient 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.
Aftercare Support Completing a drug or alcohol rehab program shouldn't spell the end of substance abuse treatment. Aftercare involves making a sustainable plan for recovery, including ongoing support. This can include sober living arrangements like halfway houses, career counseling, and setting a patient up with community programs like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or Narcotics Anonymous (NA).
Treatments
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.
Programs
Adult Program
Adult rehab programs include therapies tailored to each client's specific needs, goals, and recovery progress. They are tailored to the specific challenges adult clients may face, including family and work pressures and commitments. From inpatient and residential treatment to various levels of outpatient services, there are many options available. Some facilities also help adults work through co-occurring conditions, like anxiety, that can accompany addiction.
Young Adult Program
Young adulthood can be an exciting, yet difficult, time of transition. Individuals in their late teens to mid-20s face unique stressors related to school, jobs, families, and social circles, which can lead to a rise in substance use. Rehab centers with dedicated young adult programs will include activities and amenities that cater to this age group, with an emphasis on specialized counseling, peer socialization, and ongoing aftercare.
Clinical Services
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.
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.
Creativity is inherently healing, and can help those in recovery express thoughts or feelings they might not otherwise be able to. Creative arts therapy can include music, poetry/writing, painting, sculpting, dance, theater, sandplay, and more. Unlike traditional art, the final product matters far less than the experience of creation and expression itself.
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.
Eating disorders include anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, and dysfunctional eating patterns. Many psychologists and other mental health professionals consider eating disorders to be food addictions, meaning food is being used in an addictive way (similar to drug or alcohol addiction). Certain substance abuse treatment programs will have treatment for eating disorders as one of the services offered. An eating disorder may also present as a co-occuring disorder or dual diagnosis alongside drug and alcohol addiction.
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.
EMDR is a therapeutic modality originally developed to help process trauma. In an EMDR session, a patient is prompted to undergo eye movements that mimic those of REM sleep. This is accomplished by watching a therapist's finger move back and forth across, or following a bar of light. The goal is repetitive sets of eye movements that help the brain reprocess memory, which can significantly reduce the intensity of remembered traumatic incidents. Associated memories can heal simultaneously, leaving patients significantly calmer, more stable, and more emotionally relaxed.
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.
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.
Life skills trainings involve all the skills a person must have in order to function successfully in the world. These include time management, career guidance, money management, and effective communication. Truly successful addiction recovery is based on the ability to not only live substance-free, but to thrive. Life skills teaches the practical necessities of functioning in society, which sets clients up for success in life, and therefore sobriety.
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.
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.
Accreditations
The Joint Commission, formerly known as JCAHO, is a nonprofit organization that accredits rehab organizations and programs. Founded in 1951, the Joint Commision's mission is to improve the quality of patient care and demonstrating the quality of patient care.
Joint Commission Accreditation: Yes
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(800) 828-8158 
231 W. Lockwood Ave
Saint Louis, MO 63119
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