CooperRiis 101 Healing Farm Lane, Mill Spring, NC 28756

"I needed help for severe anxiety & complex PTSD symptoms, but knew that the core of my problem was that I'd been living in burnout as an ADHD + undiagnosed Autistic woman. My family didn't see it. My PCP didn't see it. I felt it and I wanted that diagnosis. So in February 2022, I went to a residential facility in Tennessee that claims to care for Autistic individuals. They told my husband, "We've worked with Autism for 20 years. Your wife is not Autistic." THEY DIDN'T EVEN SCREEN ME! I never spoke with a diagnostician. June 2022, after a very long and thorough assessment (as it should be), I was diagnosed Autistic (formerly Asperger's / High-Functioning Autism). My psychologist is a 30+ year ASD specialist not local to the area. Yesterday, I had the privilege of touring CooperRiis. Let me tell you. THIS place walks the walk in serving neurodiverse individuals. They're setting the bar for what all dual diagnosis mental health recovery centers should be doing as standard care. The best part—when I spoke with their Autism Program Coordinator, Alison Hamrick, I asked her, "What education/training informs your staff?" I expected to hear big clinician, researcher, or foundation names.... No. She basically said: "Books by neurodiverse voices and listening to what they have to say." The staff couldn't be more down to earth. In terms of engaging with local mental health care professionals who "get" Autism, I felt more seen and heard at CooperRiis on my TOUR than I have as a patient anywhere else around here. Consider them. You're incredible, CooperRiis!"

"I'm a psychiatrist who has been referring people to CooperRiis for 15 years. Recently I was finally able to visit in person and I was floored by the dedication of the staff, the beauty of the setting, and how comprehensive the program is including: nutrition, life skills, psychotherapy, socialization, psychopharmacology and more. I'm inspired by what they have built at CooperRiis and how they help people heal and then find out what that are really capable of with just the right amount of support."

"I have known Eric Levine, President and CEO of CooperRiis since he started there and and he runs a great program. Cooper Riis is a unique healing community with a longer term view providing both short and long term programs. The clinical and support staff are top notch - very experienced and highly professional. They are very special people who do incredibly good work!"

"Dr. Ronee Aaron made this place almost unbearable. Additionally, the entire clinical staff was extremely dedicated to her and completely unwilling to help. They would not let me see another a psychiatrist when I saw other residents get this treatment. The one or two allies I thought I had showed that they were by far more interested in “staying in their lane” than challenging and confronting abuse by other staff members to residents. The leadership is poor and they don’t respond unless you badger them over and over again. Eric Levine seems to have few interests outside of getting people into the lengthy, damaging cycle that this organization creates. CooperRiis is a disaster and the experience was a tremendous waste of time and money. I urge you to look elsewhere before sending a loved one here or attending yourself. The wrecking ball they set in motion can be very difficult to get under control—even after you’ve left their “care.”"