Mental health concerns and substance use often develop side by side. At The Ranch Tennessee, the mental wellness program offers clients a grounded, integrated approach to treating both. The pace of The Ranch—quiet mornings, steady routines, time outdoors—provides a setting where clients can settle enough to examine underlying patterns and begin meaningful therapeutic work.
Many clients arrive with more than one mental health challenge. The Ranch’s dual diagnosis approach treats these conditions together rather than separately. We support clients experiencing:
Treating mental health symptoms alongside substance use helps clients build stability that lasts beyond their time in treatment.
Clients may use substances to manage overwhelming emotions or untreated symptoms. Likewise, substance use can intensify or mask underlying mental health issues. Treating both conditions together creates clearer, more sustainable progress.
Examples of needs explored here include:
Clients participate in a combination of clinical and experiential therapies, such as:
After completing programming, clients receive aftercare plans and access to alumni support to help maintain their mental wellness.
To learn more about psychiatric treatment or co-occurring disorder care, call 470.571.3586.
If you’re ready to talk, we’re here. The Ranch offers a place to settle, breathe, and begin again. Reach out today and start your recovery in a setting built for healing.
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Dr. Fuller is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He completed medical school at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and residency at Vanderbilt University. Additionally, he has completed the Nashville Advance Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Program, a two-year intensive program to better integrate traditional psychotherapy into his psychiatric practice. Dr. Fuller began his post-residency career in psychiatry running a psychotherapy-oriented private practice. Looking to help more people than he could working alone yet still provide treatment that emphasizes the importance and value of talk therapy, he joined The Ranch in 2017.
Dr. Fuller is passionate about helping people who have survived trauma and/or are struggling with addiction and strongly believes that the life we all deserve is within reach, no matter the adversity that one must overcome. He views medications as tools rather than solutions and his prescribing philosophy is to use the lowest dose necessary of non-addictive medications to help aid the process of recovery.