About

Discovery Ranch combines the power of traditional therapy and experiential therapy to create a clinically sophisticated, relationship based residential treatment program for boys ages 13-18. Troubled teens with emotional and behavioral issues receive the help they need through relationships and experiences in a strength based environment. Our brand of emotionally rich experiential therapy is effective because it lowers students' defenses and creates a safe environment for change. It doesn't look or feel like traditional therapy. Our experiential program is more than just filling time. It's a mind set. Students progress faster because they have more opportunities to practice what they are learning. Therapeutically intense and carefully supervised, students learn who they are as they work side by side staff who model, motivate, and mentor. Many students have come to the ranch behind in school or struggling to find success in learning. At Discovery Ranch, we take your child's education as serious as our own learning and growth and have worked hard to create an academic atmosphere that allows students the one on one attention and focus that is needed to kick start their love of learning and future high school and college success! Many of our students who have progressed through our accredited academic program have begun to find success and enjoyment in their studies and have left better prepared for higher education opportunities. We don't rescue students from difficult life experiences. We teach them how to deal with them. We model, mentor, and motivate, giving our students the tools they need to recognize and regulate their emotions and behaviors. Our treatment model is built on a foundation of experiential therapy to create strong relationships. Therapists, mentors, teachers, and staff work side by side with our students every day. This experiential approach makes students open to the therapeutic process.