WellSpan Philhaven

About WellSpan Philhaven

WellSpan Philhaven is a 140 bed behavioral health hospital in Mount Gretna, Pennsylvania providing inpatient psychiatric care and day hospital programming. Set on a serene 200 acre wooded campus with walking trails and an adjacent operating farm WellSpan Philhaven creates a calming environment designed to support healing and stabilization.

Inpatient Psychiatric Care in a Healing Environment

WellSpan Philhaven specializes in acute and extended acute inpatient psychiatric services for clients experiencing severe mental health crises. The hospital provides 24 hour care within a safe and supportive setting where patients receive multidisciplinary treatment tailored to their needs.

Treatment includes structured therapy sessions, psychiatric evaluation and medication management, and skill building activities that address underlying mental health concerns. The rural campus setting offers patients access to outdoor walking trails and peaceful surroundings that complement clinical care promoting a sense of calm during a challenging time.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Skills Development

WellSpan Philhaven integrates DBT throughout inpatient programming, including DBT therapy sessions and skills groups along with client coaching. This evidence based approach helps patients manage intense emotions, reduce self destructive behaviors, and build skills in mindfulness and distress tolerance in addition to emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness.

Addiction Treatment Programs

Drug Rehab
The goal of a drug rehab in Pennsylvania is to give you the tools and skills you need to achieve long-term recovery. These treatment programs offer detox, inpatient treatment, and outpatient care. You may receive individual, group, and family counseling, peer support, and classes in essential life skills.

Levels of Care

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Inpatient Rehab
For many people, it’s important to focus entirely on recovery without distractions, and inpatient treatment in Pennsylvania gives you that opportunity. Building a new life for yourself is challenging, and the focused, uninterrupted treatment you receive during inpatient care can help you lay that foundation.

Therapies

Group Therapy
You’re not alone as you work through addiction in Pennsylvania. Group therapy will help you connect with others in similar positions so you can support and encourage each other. Some of the topics covered in group therapy include overcoming shame and guilt, improving communication, developing healthy coping skills, and building a support network.
Individual Therapy
Talking about what you’ve experienced is an important way to heal, and individual therapy in Pennsylvania gives you that opportunity. Individual therapy sessions generally last 60 minutes and may include discussing a specific issue, education about specific topics, or developing life skills.