Minirth-Meier Tunnell & Wilson Clinic of Austin, P.A.

The Minirth-Meier Tunnell & Wilson Clinic (1987-1994) was a branch of the Minirth-Meier Clinic which had its headquarters in the Dallas suburb of Richardson, Texas and operated satellite clinics in Chicago (Wheaton, IL), Washington, D.C., Los Angeles (Newport Beach), Austin, San Antonio, Houston (The Woodlands), and Waco, Texas. The Austin branch was a comprehensive clinic that offered inpatient, partial hospitalization, and outpatient services for adults, and outpatient services for children and adolescents. The clinic operated its own 20 bed inpatient unit at Shoal Creek Hospital from 1987-1991 and at 15 bed unit at Charter Hospital from 1991-1993. The outpatient clinic and day hospital facility were located at 1812 Centre Creek Drive in an office building next to Charter Hospital. The outpatient facility occupied approximately 16,500 square feet and included 30 individual therapy offices, 2 play therapy rooms complete with observation windows, a testing room, a prayer chapel, and a professional library with key journals representing the professions of psychiatry, psychology, counseling, social work and medicine. There was an exam room complete with an EKG machine for physicals. The facility had 2 group therapy rooms, an AT/Art therapy room, 2 chart rooms, a staff kitchen, and a lounge and kitchen for day hospital patients. The Austin clinic also housed a conference center complete with a full kitchen and two dining rooms capable of supporting workshops with 200 attendees. A large waiting room and bookstore were also included in the facility.