Burrell Behavioral Health opens $2 million Marshfield clinic

Clients long-established and new will attend treatment sessions at
Burrell Behavioral Health’s new $2 million clinic in Marshfield starting
June 16.
The 5,210-square foot clinic is located at 1069 Banning Street. Its
offerings include addiction recovery services, community services, adult
outpatient, youth outpatient, adult psychiatry, youth psychiatry and
telehealth services. The new clinic will be accessible
from Interstate 44 to people from surrounding communities. It’s also
bigger in both size and scope than the previous Marshfield clinic.
Clay Goddard, Southwest Region President of Brightli, Burrell’s parent
company, said the expansion is part of a system-wide effort to offer
more behavioral health care access to rural residents. A
nationwide
2021 survey found more than one in five adults (22.7%) in rural areas
reported having a mental illness, and that accessibility and availability of
behavioral health services are among the top challenges rural
residents face.
“This clinic speaks to Burrell Behavioral Health’s continued commitment
to providing quality care and addressing challenges in Webster County
and other rural communities in southwest Missouri,” Goddard said.
“We’re excited to be able to meet people in Marshfield
where they are.”
With the larger space in Marshfield, Burrell Behavioral Health intends to
expand the number of providers working from the Marshfield clinic. That
will strengthen existing service lines and allow for the development of
additional services, such as group therapy.
Meet a mental health professional
Therapist Coral Krueger has 15 years of experience in social work with
three years of experience working at the Marshfield clinic for Burrell
Behavioral Health. Krueger describes Marshfield as a place where the
people have a “let’s get it done, let’s get things

many people from so many walks of life who are charismatic, who are
welcoming, who very much make this community
what it is.”
Krueger sees clients with mood disorders, depression, anxiety and
schizophrenia. She practices cognitive behavioral therapy.
“Whatever kind of negative thoughts are contributing to the bipolar, or
the anxiety or the depression — that’s what we tend to go to the root of
the problem and start to dissect it and figure out how we can alleviate
that issue and better deal with it.”
Fear is the biggest barrier to treatment for behavioral health clients in
Webster County.
“It’s scary, it’s kind of intimidating. You’re basically going to open
yourself up to a stranger you just met,” Krueger said. “I ask, ‘What do
you think therapy is supposed to be like?’ and I get their perception
because I want to know what they’re expecting.”
Clients’ expectations can vary, and so Krueger lays out expectations to
her clients and builds their relationship as treatment begins.
“I’m not going to make you talk about things that are going to make you
uncomfortable to begin with, because I want you to build that trust with
me” Krueger said. “I’ve got you. I’m going to keep you mentally safe and
I’m going to help you work through these
things.”
As Krueger works with her clients, she points out to them moments of
success and signs of progress that she notices.
“Many people come in here with trauma from childhood on,” Krueger
said. “These things have been haunting them for so many years, that
once we start making some progress, every step forward that we make
is a big step.”