Mental health provider opens first Charlotte clinic, plans Triangle expansion
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- Guidelight opened its first Charlotte clinic with plans to expand statewide by 2026.
- The SouthPark facility provides intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization care.
- Guidelight uses real-time data to personalize treatment and measure patient outcomes.
Guidelight, a mental healthcare company based in the Chicago region, recently opened its first Charlotte clinic in the SouthPark area, with plans to expand elsewhere in North Carolina.
The new facility at 6060 Piedmont Row Drive South, Suite 407, will provide partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs for adults 18 and older, the company announced Monday.
The provider plans to add a second Charlotte clinic this year, catering to youths and adults. Guidelight is also looking ahead to 2026, with plans to open sites in the Triangle region. The company did not disclose the locations.
Guidelight expanded to North Carolina due to the significant need for mental health services in Charlotte, the company stated, citing data from the Kaiser Family Foundation, a health policy research group.
KFF reported that 25% of adults in the state experience symptoms of anxiety or depression. KFF’s data also highlights that 1 in 5 adults in Mecklenburg County are diagnosed with depression, and 1 in 5 high schoolers reported thoughts of suicide in the past year.
Services offered at Guidelight SouthPark
Guidelight SouthPark offers partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs. These services include:
▪ Group therapy
▪ Medication management
▪ Evidence-based customized curriculum
▪ Medical and nursing support
▪ Cognitive behavioral therapy
▪ Acceptance and commitment therapy
▪ Experiential therapy
▪ Individual therapy
▪ Skills development through outcomes-backed therapies
▪ Family therapy
▪ Dialectical Behavior Therapy
▪ Mindfulness and expressive therapy
▪ Trauma-informed treatment
▪ Comprehensive discharge planning
The partial hospitalization service is available for patients who require intensive treatment but do not need 24-hour inpatient care. Guidelight’s intensive outpatient program includes a psychiatric evaluation and personal assessment.
Guidelight works with most insurance plans to provide mental health services. If needed, the company also promises to evaluate clients within 24 hours of a referral and offer a program the next day.
“In a landscape crowded with virtual-only options, our in-person programs offer something different: a place to reconnect, to heal and to grow,” stated Dr. Andy Cruz, Chief Medical Officer and co-founder of Guidelight. “I have family in Charlotte, so bringing this level of care to the community means the world to me.
More on Guidelight
Guidelight Health was founded in 2023. Its corporate office is based in Glencoe, Illinois.
The private company operates four clinics in Massachusetts and four in Denver, offering comprehensive treatments for conditions such as anxiety, depression, trauma and mood disorders.
