Long Term Residential Mental Health Programs for Adolescent Girls

The girls who come to our residential programs are generally creative individuals with a complicated diagnostic picture who have some motivation to change.

They typically suffer with issues that stem from, but are not limited to, mood disorders, personality disorders, eating disorders, attachment difficulties, anxiety disorders, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and substance abuse in partial remission.

They often come to Wellspring from home, school districts, short-term residential programs, wilderness programs, hospital stays, or long-term outpatient/ partial hospital programs.

Our average length of stay is 12-18 months.

Wellspring’s relationally based treatment approach, combined with a high structure and high nurture home-like atmosphere, provides daily living experiences and relationships with staff, peers and parents.

This process promotes an emotionally and physically safe environment to address problematic styles of relating to one’s self, parents, siblings, peers and persons in authority.

These problems are typically reenacted at Wellspring, both in the therapeutic milieu and at school, but the girls have the opportunity to address negative belief systems, unhealthy ways of relating to others, and maladaptive coping skills with the support of experienced, professional, and caring treatment providers.

The Wellspring “family” experience becomes an essential part of family therapy as parents and professionals work together in the learning and treatment process. Family involvement in the treatment process is critical.

Parents and Guardians are invited in as partners in the healing process and work with the support and guidance of the Treatment Team.

While family therapy (including individual family sessions, multi-family group and parent support group) is a cornerstone of treatment; individual therapy, group therapies, creative therapies and milieu therapies are key ingredients in the process.