Troubled teens can need a lot of help as they navigate their own mental and emotional boundaries on the path to wellness. Sometimes these needs can be met through family therapy, school counseling, or religious help. Other times, some more...
Troubled teen programs provide adolescents with a nurturing home-away environment. Each program is unique, and offers specific treatments for various disorders. “Within each treatment program, certain types of therapies or combinations of therapies are used to combat the specific mental...
What are Residential Therapy Programs? Residential therapy programs provide 24-hour care for troubled teens. Residential therapy programs are “staffed to provide constant supervision and therapeutic support. These programs are set up to treat mental health disorders by providing services to...
Parenting Bad Teen Behavior Parenting a troubled teen is never easy. It can be even more difficult if the teen is violent, depressed or engaged in negative behavior that is affecting everyone around them. It can be difficult to determine...
According to The Anxiety and Depression Association in America, teen anxiety has become a serious issue, affecting roughly 25% of children between 13 and 18 years old. But what’s even worse is that nearly 80% of children with diagnosable anxiety disorder...
Today, residential treatment is among the most popular alternative interventions for struggling teens. From trauma and drug abuse to antisocial behaviors and juvenile delinquency, the problems that some teens are facing can be extremely difficult to overcome. For example, it’s...
Residential therapy is a modern and integrative approach that aims to help children and teens grow into healthy adults. Being a relatively new approach, some experts are skeptical about its effectiveness and outcomes. But aside from that, some parents are...
Over the last years, residential treatment for teens has become a popular approach to mental health and well-being. Parents of children who struggle with various emotional or behavioral problems often opt for such programs to keep their troubled adolescents away...
Summer is the time of year teens spend with their friends. They enjoy time away from school and teachers and strict rules. When school starts again, teens begrudgingly get up early and heads back to class to learn. However, when...
What Is a Quality Teen Treatment Center? Quality teen treatment centers offer guidance and compassion to teens struggling with severe emotional and behavioral issues. Top of the line teen treatment centers provide a therapeutic residential boarding environment for troubled teens. “Residential treatment...
Tim Jones has spent the last couple of decades working with families seeking help for children struggling with behavioral and emotional challenges. In the past few years he has toured the country with his family and visited several amazing therapeutic programs. When he's not working with families, you can find Tim on the golf course or reading a book.
Katie Smith has over 15 years of experience working with struggling families with troubled teens. She completed her graduate work in psychology at Baylor University where she studied about the benefits of therapeutic programs. She loves to be outdoors and spend her time with her 12 year old daughter.
Sarah Brown has a background in psychology and social work from West Virginia University. She has always been passionate about helping families and struggling teens. Her main focus is the familial structure and how it impacts teen behavior. In her personal time, she enjoys hiking with her dog, doing yoga, and gardening.