Charak Center for Health and Wellness

Charak Center for Health & Wellness provides mental health and substance use services across five locations in Northeast Ohio (Elyria, Garfield Heights, Mentor, Stow, and Medina). The practice serves people of all ages, genders, cultures, and sexual orientations. They employ a multifaceted approach combining pharmacotherapy, individual and group counseling, Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBS), Community Psychiatric Support Services (CPST), and non-medication treatments including transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and vagal nerve stimulation (VNS). Services include substance use programs, mental health day treatment (Journey program), case management, TMS therapy, SPRAVATO treatment, Vivitrol, and telemedicine. They also operate a clinical research center funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and offer a therapy group for teens called Karma. The practice emphasizes trauma-informed care, holistic approaches to healing, and fast turnaround for appointments.