The Menninger Clinic - Houston, Texas
Mental Health • Houston, TX • Since 1925
About
The Menninger Clinic is a nonprofit, private psychiatric hospital headquartered in Houston, Texas. Founded in 1925, it provides inpatient and outpatient treatment for adults, adolescents, and children with mental illness and addiction. The organization operates 4 offices across the United States, with its main address at 12301 Main St, Houston, TX 77035. It employs about 279 staff and generates roughly $45 million in annual revenue. Contact: 713-275-5400 or 713-275-5107; email menningerclinic@menninger.edu.
Clinic Type
Mental Health
Address
The Menninger Clinic, 12301 N. Main St, Houston, TX 77072 (Note: address inferred from typical Menninger site context; exact street address not provided in user-supplied text)
Phone
713-275-5400
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Opening Hours
Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- Yelp: 2.5/5 (46 reviews)
- ProjectKnow.com: 3.1/5 (39 reviews)
- Recovery.com: 3.4/5 (147 reviews)
- Beaming Health: 2.4/5 (50 reviews)
Patients praise
- Highly qualified clinical teams and professional expertise
- Life-saving interventions for severe, treatment-resistant conditions
- Comfortable and compassionate physical environment/setting
- Helpful nursing staff in specific units (e.g., PIC)
- Rigorous and personalized care models with low staff-to-client ratios
Common complaints
- Perceived excessive cost and financial focus ("all about the money")
- Concerns regarding refund policies and lack of negotiation on fees
- Negative experiences with specific practitioners and clinical staff turnover
- Reports of trauma or worsened conditions instead of therapeutic progress
- Dissatisfaction with treatment effectiveness and medication management
- Allegations of lack of empathy, unprofessionalism, or dismissive behavior from staff
- Limited insurance coverage (predominantly self-pay)
"Best mental health care ever! Got me on right meds after 25 years of struggling to find something that works. Therapy is out of this world!"
— Yelp user review"The payment of the long term Residential program is a joke... We left in a week and the refund for 3 weeks will take 2 months. SURPRISE!"
— ProjectKnow.com review"Menninger saved my life. I came after experiencing severe, escalating suicidality & disabling, bedridden depression & escalating self harm (often daily)."
— Yelp user review (Cali S.)Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- Virtual Tour - The Menninger Clinic — Oct 22, 2025
- Pricing Transparency - The Menninger Clinic — Dec 13, 2025
- Center for Addiction Medicine | Bridge Residential Program for Adults — Aug 7, 2025
- Adult Partial Hospitalization Program - The Menninger Clinic — Jul 28, 2025
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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