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Defining Wellness Centers

North Brandon, Mississippi
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Address, phone and website

As recorded in the SAMHSA directory. Phone lines and addresses change, so confirm on the facility website before you travel.

Address23699 Quail Lane, North Brandon, MS 39047 · Get directions
Phone on record(855) 527-0858
Websitedefiningwellness.com
Federal listingFindTreatment.gov, the treatment locator run by SAMHSA

Where this facility is

Location as recorded in the SAMHSA directory.

About Defining Wellness Centers

Defining Wellness Centers is located next to 100 miles of stunning shorelines of Barnett reservoir near Jackson, Mississippi. Defining Wellness Centers offers an inpatient program, executive program, outpatient program, and an on-site medically assisted detox. Defining Wellness Centers helps clients who are suffering from drug and alcohol addiction and co-occurring mental health disorders. Defining Wellness Centers is open to supporting clients in whatever approach fits their needs, including evidence-based, holistic, non-12-Step, and 12-Step facilitation. They use cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), experiential therapy, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), family therapy, hypnotherapy, individual and group therapy, pulsed electromagnetic field therapy (PEMF), and trauma therapy. They believe that to heal trauma you need to replace negative experiences with positive ones through experiential intervention. Technology is also a large part of their program, and they employ modalities like red light laser therapy and biofeedback which are tools used to decrease inflammation in the body. Defining Wellness Centers has gender-specific treatments because they believe men and women heal differently and need to have different approaches. Defining Wellness Centers is accredited by the Joint Commission and accepts most forms of insurance. Defining Wellness Centers Mississippi location is on 26 acres of lush, green landscape that borders Brandon, Mississippi. Defining Wellness Centers focuses on diet, exercise, sleep, and emotional needs to provide a well-rounded view for each client. On the quad, clients enjoy amenities such as a fire pit, a labyrinth, pickleball courts, volleyball courts, five hole putting green, and a meditation garden. Indoors, clients can find the recreation room and enjoy board games, table tennis, and a quiet spot to read. Defining Wellness Centers has semi-private and private rooms for their clients.

✓ Joint Commission Accredited
Established in 2019
Typical stay: 7+ days

Services and programs

Profile as recorded in the SAMHSA Treatment Services Locator. Confirm current availability with the facility.

Type of Care
Substance use treatment · Mental health treatment · Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Service Setting
Outpatient · Partial hospitalization/day treatment · Residential/24-hour residential
Facility Type
Multi-setting mental health facility (e.g., non-hospital residential plus either outpatient and/or partial hospitalization/day treatment)
Pharmacotherapies
Aripiprazole · Clozapine · Risperidone · Nicotine replacement · Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation · Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
Treatment Approaches
Activity therapy · Cognitive behavioral therapy · Couples/family therapy · Dialectical behavior therapy · Group therapy · Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment · Individual psychotherapy · Telemedicine/telehealth therapy · Abnormal involuntary movement scale
Emergency Mental Health Services
Crisis intervention team · Psychiatric emergency onsite services · Psychiatric emergency mobile/off-site services · Psychiatric emergency walk-in services
Facility Operation
Private non-profit organization
Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted
County or local government funds · Medicare · Medicaid · Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE) · Private health insurance · Cash or self-payment · State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid · State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds · State welfare or child and family services funds
Payment Assistance Available
Payment assistance (check with facility for details) · Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
Special Programs/Groups Offered
Young adults · Seniors or older adults · Veterans · Active duty military · Members of military families · Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients · Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders · Clients with HIV or AIDS · Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence · Clients who have experienced trauma · Persons with eating disorders · Persons experiencing first-episode psychosis · Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) · Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
Assessment/Pre-treatment
Screening for tobacco use
Testing
Metabolic syndrome monitoring · Laboratory testing

Payment and insurance at Defining Wellness Centers

Payment typeIn the SAMHSA profile
MedicaidListed
MedicareListed
Private health insuranceListed
Military insurance (TRICARE)Listed
State-financed plan other than MedicaidListed
Cash or self-paymentListed
Sliding fee scaleListed
Full payment list on record

County or local government funds, Medicare, Medicaid, Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE), Private health insurance, Cash or self-payment, State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid, State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds and State welfare or child and family services funds. Payment assistance: Payment assistance (check with facility for details) and Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors).

“Listed” means the facility reported that payment type to SAMHSA. It does not mean your plan is in network, so ask before the first visit. Marketplace plans must cover substance use treatment as an essential health benefit: HealthCare.gov. Coverage rules for public programs: Medicaid, Medicare, TRICARE.

How this program compares in Mississippi

Defining Wellness Centers lists 9 of the 17 services and payment options we track. The least common of them in Mississippi is residential treatment: 17 of 100 programs list it.

Residential treatment17%Partial hospitalization or day treatment31%Sliding fee scale39%Accepts military insurance (TRICARE)54%Accepts Medicare59%Telehealth therapy66%
Listed by this facilityMississippi programs that list it
Residential treatment17 of 100 programs (17%)
Partial hospitalization or day treatment31 of 100 programs (31%)
Sliding fee scale39 of 100 programs (39%)
Accepts military insurance (TRICARE)54 of 100 programs (54%)
Accepts Medicare59 of 100 programs (59%)
Telehealth therapy66 of 100 programs (66%)
Accepts Medicaid77 of 100 programs (77%)
Accepts private health insurance81 of 100 programs (81%)
Outpatient treatment85 of 100 programs (85%)

Our count, October 9, 2026. We read the SAMHSA service profile of every Mississippi program in the directory: 100 of 126 have one. A program is counted when the service appears in its profile word for word. All Mississippi programs.

Common questions about Defining Wellness Centers

Answers come from this facility’s record in the SAMHSA directory. Where the record is silent, there is no answer here.

Where is Defining Wellness Centers located?

Defining Wellness Centers is at 23699 Quail Lane, North Brandon, MS 39047. This is the address on record in the federal SAMHSA directory.

What treatment does Defining Wellness Centers provide?

Type of care on record: Substance use treatment, Mental health treatment and Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children. Settings on record: Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment and Residential/24-hour residential.

Does Defining Wellness Centers offer detox?

No detox service is listed in the profile of Defining Wellness Centers. In Mississippi, 6 of 100 programs with a profile list detox; see the Mississippi page. Background: medical detox.

Does Defining Wellness Centers accept Medicaid, Medicare or private insurance?

In the SAMHSA profile: Medicaid is listed, Medicare is listed and private health insurance is listed. The payment table has the full list. Plans differ, so ask the facility whether it is in your network. Our insurance guides explain what to ask.

Who does Defining Wellness Centers treat?

Age groups accepted: Children/Adolescents, Young Adults and Adults. Programs or groups on record: Young adults, Seniors or older adults, Veterans, Active duty military, Members of military families, Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients, Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders, Clients with HIV or AIDS, Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence, Clients who have experienced trauma, Persons with eating disorders, Persons experiencing first-episode psychosis, Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI).

How do I contact Defining Wellness Centers?

The phone on record is (855) 527-0858. Website: definingwellness.com. Pathway Recovery is a directory and does not answer calls for this facility.

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