About this facility
OhioGuidestone in Defiance supports youth and adults facing challenges like anxiety, depression, anger, and substance use. They offer flexible outpatient care, including urgent walk-in services every Wednesday. With expert staff in counseling, psychiatry, and nursing, they provide personalized care for both short-term struggles and deeper, long-term recovery.
The center uses a mix of therapies to help clients grow stronger and feel more balanced. These include individual and group counseling, case management, and medication-assisted treatment. By combining emotional support with practical tools, clients learn to manage stress, rebuild confidence, and stay on track even when life gets tough.
Clients can access same-day care during weekly urgent care hours through the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic. In addition to therapy and psychiatry, the center offers family counseling and case management to help with life’s everyday hurdles. This full-circle care helps clients heal not just their minds, but their whole lives.
Services
A quick overview of services associated with this facility.
Type of Care, TC, Mental health treatment; Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.), SET, Outpatient
Facility Type, FT, Outpatient mental health facility
Treatment Approaches, TAP, Cognitive behavioral therapy; Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment; Individual psychotherapy; Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public), FOP, Private non-profit organization
Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted, PAY, Medicaid; Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE); Other State funds; State corrections or juvenile justice funds; Cash or self-payment; State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds; State welfare or child and family services funds
Special Programs/Groups Offered, SG, Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
Assessment/Pre-treatment, ASPT, Screening for tobacco use
Recovery Support Services, RSS, Housing services; Mentoring/peer support
Facility Smoking Policy, SMP, Smoking not permitted
Age Groups Accepted, AGE, Young Adults; Seniors
Facility Vaping Policy, FVP, Vaping not permitted
Ancillary Services, AS, Psychosocial rehabilitation services; Case management service
