Mended Mental Health

03/30/2026

Mended Mental Health showing love and support for Social Work Month!!! We have an incredible team at MMH. Our Social Workers are these best! They provide exceptional mental health care to our patients. Thank you for all you guys do!!!

02/27/2026

We are beyond proud to have such an expert with us aT Mended Mental Health!!!

✨ Feature Friday ✨

Meet Mr. Byron McKinney, MSW, LCSW-BACS 💜 — Associate Professor of Social Work and our longest-serving tenured faculty member in the NSU Social Work Department. For over two decades, Mr. McKinney has helped shape the next generation of social workers across Louisiana and beyond.

💭 A guiding influence in his work comes from Dr. Claudia Triche, who often said:

“Those who have the very least deserve our very best.”
Mr. McKinney has carried these words into both his teaching and his clinical practice, centering service, dignity, and excellence in all he does.

🌟 Currently, he is working with NSU on a grant initiative to help PLPCs and LMSWs obtain and maintain clinical supervision, strengthening the pipeline of LPCs and LCSWs in Central Louisiana. This effort is critical to expanding access to licensed mental health services in our rural communities.

🏅 Mr. McKinney shares that he is most proud of the many years he has spent developing new social workers. Over his 20-year career at NSU, he has watched countless students enter the profession and actively serve others. Social work truly runs in the family — he even recruited his mother and three of his five children into the field.

💜 Students and colleagues consistently describe Mr. McKinney as the professor who always makes time — offering steady guidance, encouragement, and wisdom whenever it is needed. As a BACS, he has supported countless professionals on their journey toward LCSW licensure while continuing to champion stronger mental health access across Central Louisiana.

We are proud to celebrate Mr. McKinney’s legacy of mentorship, service, and unwavering commitment to the profession. Drop a 💜 in the comments to thank him for the generations of social workers he has helped inspire!

02/11/2026

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!!! PLEASE READ!!!

12/31/2025

REMINDER:
We are no longer at 415 Bienville St. Our new location is at 220 Amulet St. in Natchitoches!!! Happy New Year everyone!

12/25/2025

We wish you all a very merry Christmas filled with joy, love, happiness, and embrace for the origin of Christmas Day!

12/09/2025

Our new location:
220 Amulet St.
Natchitoches, LA 71457

11/24/2025

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!!!

Hello everyone!

We are currently transitioning to our new office! As of now, we are only available to do visits via telehealth for medication management and counseling. Lari has been diligently working to move scheduled patients to telehealth. As soon as we are able to see patients in the office, we will update you all through our automated system or our social media platforms. For any questions, please call the office at 318-228-8635 or email us at mendedmentalhealth@outlook.com. You may also send a message by responding to our automated system.

If you have an emergency, call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room. If you are in need of emotional support or having suicidal thoughts, please call the 988 Su***de and Crisis Hotline.

11/17/2025

We are very excited to welcome Heather to the team! Call for an appointment today!

11/11/2025

11/11/2025

Today was a monumental day for MMH…we signed on a new office!!!!! I’m so grateful for Virginia George Rachal at Keller Williams Reality Cenla Partners for guiding me through this process. She has always been up for supporting any of my ambitious ideas, answering any questions I may have. Tiffany Mitchell at BOM. I thank you so much for helping me on the financial end finding a way to make this happen for our clinic. And the wonderful Katrice Below for stepping in for BOM to wrap things up for us. Not pictured are the fantastic and patient sellers at First Methodist Church. Kelly Savell at Cane River Reality and the church members involved, I cannot thank you all enough for your kindness and willingness to grant us the purchase of your property. God is so good. ❤️

11/10/2025

Exciting news ahead!!! 🪡🧵

09/21/2025

Please, never feel like you are alone. Reach out to the 988 hotline and help is standing by. 🫶🏼💜💚

At the 988 Su***de & Crisis Lifeline, we understand that life’s challenges can sometimes be difficult. Whether you’re facing mental health struggles, emotional distress, alcohol or drug use concerns…