Top Residential Treatment Center for Teen Girls in Crisis
Ready to change your daughter's life? At Discovery Ranch South, we offer personalized mental health treatment that enables young girls to live a life filled with meaning and self-reliance. Start healing today.
Discovery Ranch South is an Experiential and Relationship-Based Residential Treatment Center (RTC).
The girls who come to our school want genuine relationships with other people. However, often they struggle to navigate relationships. Many of the teen girls who come to Discovery Ranch South have a hard time feeling worthy of close, healthy relationships.
You Are Not Alone
Discovery Ranch South is there for you and your family.
Creating Strong Relationships Creates Strong Families
There is no residential treatment center that can fix your family's problems. That is not what we are offering at Discovery Ranch South.
At Discovery Ranch South, you and your family will learn the skills and tools you need to be able to problem-solve and overcome challenges on your own. The ranch provides a safe space for your family to do deep emotional work.
Here at the ranch, teen girls develop their identities and explore new ways to overcome their challenges. At the same time, we provide parents with the tools and resources they need to create a great home environment.
Your daughter may take part in six core therapy groups throughout the week. She may also be in up to two specialty groups and will have two individual therapy sessions each week.
You will be involved in one family therapy session each week. These family therapy sessions typically take place via video conferencing.
Your child will be in equine therapy throughout her entire stay. Because horses are emotionally intelligent animals, during equine therapy your daughter will see her own emotions reflected here in an honest, unbiased manner. Horses respond to people in the same manner that people respond to them.
If your daughter isn't seeing progress in outpatient therapy, we understand the frustration and uncertainty you may be feeling. This podcast provides the support and guidance you need to help her heal.
Nurturing Relationships and Experiences: A Path to Healthier Future
There are many different reasons that these young people are struggling. Some teen girls may experience anxiety or depression. Others have histories of trauma or other mental health issues. Every teen girl is different, they are all talented and capable. Regardless of background or ability, we believe that each and every student has a bright future ahead of them.
By developing nurturing relationships with your daughter, and challenging her to new experiences, we will help her find a new, healthier future. One issue facing families attempting to treat their teen in their home environment is that the home environment has triggers that reinforce negative behavioral patterns.
When your child finds herself in an entirely new environment on our big, open campus, they will have the opportunity to develop new, healthier patterns. Your child will develop nurturing relationships with clinicians, staff members, and other students.
Your daughter will also face challenges in the safe context of experiential therapy. She will learn skills that will better allow them to cope with challenges in healthy ways. These skills will stay with her long after she returns home.
Through caring relationships, and challenging experiences, young people and their families find hope, passion, and perseverance in the face of life's adversity.
We respect your privacy. We will not share your information.
Discover Hope for Your Daughter
At Discovery Ranch South, we help teenage girls and adolescents assigned female at birth (AFAB), ages 13-17, who are struggling with a variety of mental health challenges. Teenage girls experience mental, behavioral, and emotional challenges in unique ways. Our program is designed to meet the unique needs of young women and AFAB, who come to Discovery Ranch South, by fostering a supportive environment where they can connect with peers who share similar experiences. At Discovery Ranch South, treatment plans are tailored to each teen’s specific needs to facilitate necessary changes for their success. Whether your daughter is dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, or other behavioral issues, our experienced team is committed to helping her develop the skills necessary for a thriving future.
At Discovery Ranch South, Your Daughter Will Have The Opportunity To Experience Life-changing Events
Discovery Ranch South offers a therapeutic program for teen girls that includes life-changing experiences and building strong relationships.
Every student participates in the Calf Program, which teaches them how to adapt to changing relationships by caring for a calf. Additionally, every student participates in Outdoor Recreation and Performing Arts programs, which allow them to discover new hobbies and skills.
The ranch offers two unique opportunities for students who earn the privilege of participating, including an arts-based trip to New York in the spring and a service-based trip to Costa Rica in the fall. These trips are designed to help students step out of their comfort zone and connect to history, culture, and the arts.
Make An Informed Decision About Your Daughter's Future
For many families, deciding whether or not a residential treatment facility is right for their teenage girl is one of the most challenging decisions that they will ever face. Discovery Ranch South offers a patented, peer-reviewed assessment that will take the guesswork out of finding what is right for your family.
The Youth Outcome Questionnaire (Y-OQ) will help you understand your family's needs. Completing the assessment does not represent any obligation. Also, we will not share your contact information with any third party.
You will also receive the results of the Y-OQ assessment in an email. The results of the assessment will show how your daughter compares to other young adults. You will get a better sense of your child's situation.
A representative will call you to discuss the results. They will be happy to answer any questions that you may have.
We respect your privacy. We will not share your information.
Your Family's Participation Is Key To Your Daughter's Success
Family involvement is one of the most important aspects of helping your teenage daughter to recover. You will be kept up-to-date on her progress through the Parent Portal. The Parent Portal will allow you to watch your child's success.
We've not only gained Allie back, but we've gained our family back
Your Teenage Daughter Is More Than A Diagnosis
Your child wants strong, healthy relationships in her life. But she does not have the skills to build them. She may be battling depression, anxiety, or a history of trauma and may have developed unhealthy ways to cope with these challenges.
Your daughter may have a history of self-harm, eating disorders (disordered eating), suicide ideation, family conflict, mild substance abuse, and school avoidance.
At Discovery Ranch South, we understand that teenage girls are more than a diagnosis. We have successfully helped young girls overcome a variety of challenges, such as:
- Abuse
- Adoption or Attachment Issues
- Anxiety
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Level 1
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Body Image Issues
- Depression
- Eating Disorders
- Grief and Loss
- Learning Disorders
- Low Self-esteem
- Mood Disorders
- Non-verbal Learning Disability
- Oppositional Defiant Disorder
- Self-harm
- Suicidal Ideation
- Trauma
- and much more
Data-driven Decision Making Is A Key Part Of Our Residential Program
Discovery Ranch South focuses on providing the highest quality of care for teen girls. That is why we continuously conduct research.
At the ranch, we have found a balance in both challenging and nurturing the adolescent girls. While it can be a difficult line to walk, our decades of experience allow us to consistently do it well.
Backed by The Joint Commission which ensures programs adhere to the highest quality of clinical and medical practices.
Designated as a NATSAP Research Program, showing our commitment to well-researched practices in our program.
Full member of the National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs (NATSAP), which ensures regulation of programs that serve children and adolescents.
This program is proud to be Cognia Accredited.
Discovery Ranch South is fully licensed in the state of Utah.
An approach to Equine Assisted Services based on the science of relationships
Discovery Ranch South is a certified Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), allowing us to welcome and support international students.
Founding member of Choose Mental Health, guiding families with questions about mental health.