Care at Austen Riggs Center — Stockbridge
Austen Riggs Center provides residential psychiatric treatment in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Its Main Street campus is voluntary and open rather than locked, making suitability for that level of independence an important part of admission.
Care and accommodation
Treatment begins with a six-week evaluation and care period. The programme combines intensive individual psychotherapy, psychiatric assessment and a therapeutic community in which everyday relationships form part of treatment. Residential accommodation and meals accompany the clinical programme; later residential and transitional options have different costs and expectations.
Admission and continuing care
Prospective patients should discuss whether this setting matches their current needs, the initial financial commitment, and any services billed separately. Ask how family involvement, outpatient coordination and a move to a less intensive programme would be planned.
Pricing and sources
Provider-published daily fees effective 1 July 2026: initial six-week evaluation/treatment USD 2,250/day; subsequent Inn Residential Programme USD 1,525/day. Calculated 30-day equivalents are USD 67,500 and USD 45,750 respectively; neither is a stand-alone 30-day admission offer. The initial six-week total is USD 97,000 including a USD 2,500 admission consultation. Lower-cost transitional programmes are separately listed at USD 1,100–1,375/day and are not the Inn tariff displayed here. Room/board and core programme included; medication, outside services and personal expenses may be additional. Official cost page and July 2026 rate sheet checked 17 September 2026.
Sources checked 17 September 2026: official provider information, pricing evidence, official facility photographs, additional official source.
Conditions
Levels of care
Settings
Treatment approach
Intensive psychodynamic psychotherapy, psychiatric care and therapeutic-community work
Fees & admissions
USD 1,525–2,250 / day
Provider-published daily fees effective 1 July 2026: initial six-week evaluation/treatment USD 2,250/day; subsequent Inn Residential Programme USD 1,525/day. Calculated 30-day equivalents are USD 67,500 and USD 45,750 respectively; neither is a stand-alone 30-day admission offer. The initial six-week total is USD 97,000 including a USD 2,500 admission consultation. Lower-cost transitional programmes are separately listed at USD 1,100–1,375/day and are not the Inn tariff displayed here. Room/board and core programme included; medication, outside services and personal expenses may be additional. Official cost page and July 2026 rate sheet checked 17 September 2026.
Confirm the current program, duration, accommodation and included services directly with the center.
Confirm suitability for a voluntary open setting, the six-week commitment, insurance arrangements and transition plan.