Mental Health Care in Saranac Lake, NY

Col C David Merkel MD

What Does Col C David Merkel MD Offer?

Col C David Merkel MD is a mental health facility at 444 Kiwassa Lake Road, Saranac Lake, New York, offering telehealth therapy and residential care. It accepts Medicaid, private insurance, state-financed insurance and self-pay. Therapy approaches include CBT, EMDR and couples and family therapy. It offers walk-in psychiatric emergency services.

Reviewed by Anxiety Help Editorial Team ·October 5, 2026

444 Kiwassa Lake Road
Saranac Lake, NY 12983

Listed in SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov, checked October 2026. A listing is not an endorsement. Call to confirm services, openings and costs before you go.

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Types of Care at Col C David Merkel MD

Residential/24-hour residential

Payment, Insurance and Help Paying

County or local government funds
Medicaid
Private health insurance
Cash or self-payment
State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
State welfare or child and family services funds

Crisis and Emergency Services

Crisis intervention team
Psychiatric emergency walk-in services

Therapy and Treatment Approaches

Activity therapy
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Couples/family therapy
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy
Group therapy
Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
Individual psychotherapy
Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
Abnormal involuntary movement scale

Who the Program Serves

Veterans
Ages: Young Adults
Ages: Adults
Ages: Seniors

Medications Used

Nicotine replacement
Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation

Assessment, Recovery Support and Other Services

Screening for tobacco use
Housing services
Mentoring/peer support
Assertive community treatment
Court-ordered outpatient treatment
Diet and exercise counseling
Intensive case management
Psychosocial rehabilitation services
Vocational rehabilitation services
Case management service
HIV testing
STD testing
TB screening
Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)
Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)
Laboratory testing

Before you commit, confirm openings, costs and the program's state license. How to find a therapist you can afford lists the questions to ask when you call, and mental health care in New York lists the state's crisis lines and license lookups.