Austen Riggs Center

01/30/2026

If you haven't heard, it's been a little snowy in the Berkshires. Here are some pictures from around our campus and Stockbridge.

01/28/2026

Comfort and connection come in many forms. Here, every Tuesday morning, patients and staff are invited to gather together for coffee and homemade muffins - baked by a volunteer patient baker. Here are some images from this week's Muffin Morning.

01/26/2026

At Austen Riggs, treatment isn’t just what happens in therapy sessions. Daily life — conversations, conflicts, decisions — becomes part of the healing process.

Examined living is an ongoing, community-wide process of public reflection on the meaning of behaviors, choices, and interactions—among both patients and staff.

01/21/2026

We're heading to the American Psychoanalytic Association Annual Meeting next week. Check out the comments for the full schedule.

01/20/2026

Register for this Friday's virtual Grand Rounds at education.austenriggs.org/Ellison-GR.

01/20/2026

Addiction isn’t just about brain chemistry. It’s also about emotions, relationships, and life experiences. When we look beyond the medical model, we can better understand what people are really struggling with. Read more in the link in the comments.

01/14/2026

We regularly ask patients to share feedback on their experience at Riggs, and our common spaces consistently receive high marks. These are some of the places where you’ll often find people spending time together.

01/14/2026

"Riggs might not be the answer for everyone. For me, however, the psychodynamic approach and the community experience opened the door to such significant personal growth. It was the solution to the problem."

Austen Riggs former patient Kate Washington reflects on her time in treatment at Riggs and what she learned.

01/13/2026

Join us for our next free virtual Grand Rounds this Friday. Register at education.austenriggs.org/DerekHook-GR.

01/13/2026

Becoming an adult presents both opportunities and challenges. To help you meet those challenges, Austen Riggs has an online Intensive Outpatient Program that serves emerging adults (age 18 - 30) who are located in MA and VT and whose struggles interfere with meeting the academic, work, social, and emotional challenges of young adulthood.
Learn more about this program at our virtual open house. The registration link is in the comments.

01/06/2026

Our next Virtual Friday Night Guest Lecture is this week. The registration link is in the comments.