“My 37-year-old son came to the Shaunty Healing Center in the fall of 2019 with a diagnosis of Autism, Schizo-Affective Bipolar type. Due to the sudden loss of his father, he had started exhibiting aggressive behaviors. After several admissions to a psychiatric hospital, I realized a long-term care facility was needed for him that addressed medication management, behavior redirection, and counseling, all in one place. The Shaunty Healing Center was not intimidated by a complex diagnosis or by an adult with a developmental disability. He has been able to get medication and behavioral management, grief therapy, and counseling in a controlled residential setting. After the first few weeks of my son’s arrival, I saw remarkable improvement in his psychological and physical well-being. For the first time in his life, he is thriving. Additionally, Shaunty Healing Center has provided a safe environment for him during the COVID-19 pandemic. I am blessed to have found such a wonderful place at such a difficult time in our life.”

The Shaunty Healing center has been a Godsend for our family. We contacted this facility after our son was a resident at several other facilities. His condition was not stable and although some of the prior facilities were more nicely furnished and fancier they were not effectively helping our son and they were substantially less affordable.During the time that our son has been a resident, we have gotten to know most of the key staff. Most have worked at this facility for years and they are a dedicated group. They coordinate well with each other and with the families. They get to know their clients and they structure individualized plans. They create a warm and welcoming environment. They meet regularly to review the progress and clinical information related to each client and they are flexible and creative in their approach. The food is ample, nutritious and appetizing. As compared to the other facilities that we’ve been through, the Shaunty Healing Center has been the MOST EFFECTIVE and the MOST reasonable. We have lived through the hard times and grief associated with having a loved one with mental illness and we feel great relief and appreciation for all the progress and stability that the Shaunty Healing center has brought to our loved one and our family.

This is a place of healing on your time. I have been here twice. Both times the staff Psychiatrist took care of my medications and leveled me out. And my meds are challenging at best. The day staff are amazing. The night staff are even better. The therapists all care about what they are doing, or they wouldn't be there. This is not a last ditch effort to make progress, but rather is the diamond in the rough. If you live in Houston or the surrounding area, this can be the treatment center for you. Learning about life skills as simple as personal hygiene to Job coaching where you prepare from application to interview to reminders about where job is and what you are doing. As I said before, I graduated twice and was allowed to return home to my family. The treatment goal is not to return home for everybody. Sometimes the treatment goal is just to graduate. But everyone has their own treatment goal(s).