Mental Health Care in Marion, NC

A Caring Alternative LLC

What Does a Caring Alternative LLC Offer?

A Caring Alternative LLC is a mental health facility at 5623 U.S. Highway 221, Marion, North Carolina, offering outpatient care and telehealth therapy. It accepts Medicaid, Medicare, private insurance, TRICARE, state-financed insurance and self-pay and offers a sliding fee scale. Therapy approaches include CBT and couples and family therapy. It offers walk-in psychiatric emergency services.

Reviewed by Anxiety Help Editorial Team ·October 5, 2026

5623 U.S. Highway 221
Marion, NC 28752

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 a Caring Alternative LLC

Outpatient

Payment, Insurance and Help Paying

IHS/Tribal/Urban (ITU) funds
Medicare
Medicaid
Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
Other State funds
Private health insurance
Cash or self-payment
State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)

Crisis and Emergency Services

Psychiatric emergency walk-in services

Therapy and Treatment Approaches

Cognitive behavioral therapy
Couples/family therapy
Group therapy
Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
Individual psychotherapy
Telemedicine/telehealth therapy

Who the Program Serves

Young adults
Seniors or older adults
Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
Clients who have experienced trauma
Persons with eating disorders
Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance (SED)
Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
Ages: Children/Adolescents
Ages: Young Adults
Ages: Adults
Ages: Seniors

Medications Used

Aripiprazole
Brexpiprazole
Cariprazine
Clozapine
Lurasidone
Olanzapine
Quetiapine
Risperidone
Nicotine replacement
Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI

Assessment, Recovery Support and Other Services

Screening for tobacco use
Court-ordered outpatient treatment
Family psychoeducation
Psychosocial rehabilitation services
Case management service
Suicide prevention services

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 North Carolina lists the state's crisis lines and license lookups.