Austen Riggs Center

11/19/2025

Admissions Clinician and Manager Nicole May, LICSW, talks about what psychiatric treatment in an open setting is like.

11/17/2025

Check out some artwork from a recent exhibit at the Lavender Door Gallery. The gallery, located on Main Street, features artwork by Riggs community members and is open to the public Monday - Friday, 10 am - 4 pm.

11/13/2025

There's still time to register for tomorrow night's Friday Night Guest Lecture. education.austenriggs.org/GilaAshtor-FNGL

11/12/2025

Patients are free to come and go from the campus, which sits on the main street of Stockbridge, Massachusetts. They may have cars, cell phones, and personal items that are often restricted in traditional settings.

This openness symbolizes a profound commitment: freedom paired with responsibility. Patients are accountable for their own choices, their safety, and ultimately, their treatment.

Discover how the open setting at the Austen Riggs Center—a unique, unlocked therapeutic community—empowers patients to take responsibility for their treatment, fostering resilience, self-direction, and lasting recovery through psychoanalytic psychotherapy and collaboration.

11/04/2025

Photos taken of the Greenhouse during the fall plant sale that the patients worked hard to make happen.

The Greenhouse is part of the Activities Program at Riggs. Over the last 75 years, the Greenhouse has continued to offer patients the opportunity to learn about horticulture, to be physical and to be curious, as well as a place to retreat and enjoy a place of beauty on the property.

10/30/2025

The Austen Riggs Center IOP is now in-network with Point32Health. For more information about the IOP, visit www.austenriggs.org/IOP.

10/30/2025

10/29/2025

Admissions Clinician and Manager Nicole May, LICSW, discusses what happens in the admissions interview.

10/24/2025

"Learning to Speak is a personal documentary that chronicles the filmmaker's journey from emotional breakdown, through treatment, to self-discovery. Following the death of her father, she revisits the open psychiatric hospital where she spent three and a half years after a su***de attempt in her early twenties, seeking to understand its impact on her life and make sense of the fragments of her past. The film delves into the challenges she faced in finding her voice and expressing her inner world, revealing how art ultimately became a means of communication and self-discovery." (https://www.michelebeck.net/learning-to-speak)
Here are the details on the next screening.

Very excited to announce a screening of my film at the Quad Cinema on Nov 16. Choose Block K for tickets. Hope to see you there!!
https://filmfreeway.com/MelioraInternationalFilmF.../tickets

10/22/2025

At Riggs, our admissions process includes a comprehensive evaluation to help determine whether a residential level of care is the right next step.

10/21/2025

There is still time to register for Friday's free Virtual Grand Rounds. education.austenriggs.org/ToddEssig-GR

10/15/2025

Staff Psychiatrist Kyle Shepard, DO, talks about optimizing medication in order to maximize the treatment someone is receiving at Austen Riggs.