Saint Simons by the Sea – Saint Simons Island, Georgia
2927 Demere Road, Saint Simons Island, Georgia, 31522
Last Updated: June 26, 2026
Insurance
Payment Options
- Cash or self-payment
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
- Private health insurance
- Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
- U.S. Department of VA funds
- Self-pay options
Addiction Resource Score
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8.8
Out of 10
On Georgia’s Saint Simons Island, Saint Simons By-The-Sea Behavioral Health helps teens (ages 12 to 17), adults, and seniors with all of their mental health needs. The center specializes in dealing with mental health crises, drug use disorders, and disorders that happen at the same time. It offers care that is tailored to the needs of women through programs like the Harmony Women’s Program.
Detox, inpatient recovery, intense outpatient programs (IOP), treatment for teens, and aftercare services are all part of the facility’s spectrum of care. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), solution-focused therapy, group and family therapy, leisure therapy, life-skills training, and drug management are some of the treatment options that have been shown to work. Saint Simons By-The-Sea also provides special help for military members and their families, focusing on the unique problems faced by active-duty soldiers and veterans. The center meets high standards of care and is accredited by The Joint Commission. It also takes most commercial insurance plans, such as Medicare and Tricare®.
Treatment Options
The facility offers multiple levels of care, such as:
- Discharge Planning
- Self-help groups
- Outcome follow-up after discharge
- Individualized Treatment
The center treats the following addictions and co-occurring disorders:
- Alcohol Detoxification
- Benzodiazepines Detoxification
- Cocaine Detoxification
- Methamphetamines detoxification
- Opioids detoxification
- Medication routinely used during detoxification
- Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
- Veterans
- Active duty military
- Members of military families
- Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
- Clients with HIV or AIDS
- Clients who have experienced trauma
- Clients who have experienced sexual abuse
- Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
- Children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance (SED)
- Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
- Persons with Alzheimers or dementia
- Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- Persons with eating disorders
- Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders
- Persons experiencing first-episode psychosis
- Screening for tobacco use
- Comprehensive mental health assessment
- Comprehensive substance use assessment
- Outreach to persons in the community
- Screening for mental disorders
- Screening for substance use
- Complete medical history/physical exam
Treatment Modalities
- Individual psychotherapy
- Couples/family therapy
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Dialectical behavior therapy
- Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
- Activity therapy
- Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
- Substance use disorder counseling
- Trauma-related counseling
- Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
- Group counseling
- Family counseling
- 12-step facilitation
- Intervention Services
- Contingency management/motivational incentives
- Motivational interviewing
- Anger management
- Matrix Model
- Relapse prevention
- Holistic Treatment
Conditions Treated
- Alcoholism
- Mental health treatment
- Substance use treatment
- Co-occurring Disorders
Levels Of Care
- Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient
- Partial Hospitalization Program
- Outpatient
- Intensive outpatient treatment
- Hospital inpatient detoxification
- Hospital inpatient treatment
- Aftercare
License and Accreditation
- The Joint Commission
- State department of health
Ancillary Services
- Case management service
- Diet and exercise counseling
- Education services
- Family psychoeducation
- Psychosocial rehabilitation services
- Suicide prevention services
- Mental health services
- Social skills development
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