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In Sessions
Individual therapy with licensed clinicians, group therapy, and one primary therapist who holds the whole picture. CBT, DBT, and trauma work are chosen for your son specifically.
Residential Treatment For Teen Boys
A live-in house in Canyon Lake for boys ages 12-17. Therapy, school, and overnight staff are all in one building, because weekly outpatient sessions were not enough.
- 30-90 days
- Ages 12-17
- 24/7
What this is
A House For Boys Who Need Care Day And Night
This is a boys-only house on the Canyon Lake campus, not a mixed program with a separate hallway. What we usually treat here is a shutdown that gets read as defiance, anger the household cannot manage, a school year that has already been lost, or substance use alongside a mood problem. An all-male peer group genuinely changes what a boy will say out loud in group. If your son needs a locked hospital or medical detox, that is a different call and we will tell you.
When this level of care fits
- 01
Outpatient Is Not Enough
He can get through a weekly therapy hour and still lose the entire night. If Monday looks exactly the same every week, a residential program is the reasonable next step.
- 02
School Has Already Been Lost
Refusal to attend, a failing year, or a suspension that became the default plan. He needs the classroom and the clinical work in the same building.
- 03
Safety You Cannot Manage At Home
Self-harm, suicidal thoughts, substance use, or anger the household cannot contain. Parents taking shifts through the night is not a level of care.
- 04
A Peer Group Of Boys
Some of this work happens differently in a single-gender house. We keep the group small so group therapy can teach social skills in a way a lecture never will.
- 05
A Family Willing To Change Too
Dropping him off is not participation. Parents sit in family therapy and practice the first weekend home before it actually happens.
- 06
We Can Actually Help Him
If he needs a hospital, medical detox, or something we cannot treat, the admissions team says no and helps you find the right place.
Daily life
What A Week Here Looks Like
Therapy sessions, the family table, and the house itself. The same work happens in all three places, for boys who need care that lasts through the night.
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With Family
Fathers, mothers, and whoever else is at home stay in family therapy, parent coaching, and a rehearsed weekend, rather than waiting in the parking lot.
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In The House
Staffed overnight hours, shared meals, a common room, and a daily routine where boys practice living skills with a peer group kept deliberately small.
Our approach
What Is In The Treatment Plan
Chosen for your son and this level of care, not a list of every method we know. A case manager keeps the plan visible to the whole team.
- Core of the plan
A Full Clinical Day
CBT, DBT, skills groups, and school all sit inside one daily schedule. This is a treatment program, with recreation in the day rather than instead of therapy.
Staff Awake Around The Clock
Night is when the worst thoughts get loudest. Staff stay awake so your son is never alone with them.
School On Site
His own curriculum and tutoring run alongside the clinical work, so his education does not stop for the length of the stay.
Family In The Treatment Plan
Family therapy, parent coaching, and a weekend that functions as homework keep you and the treatment team working from the same plan. A boy does not get well and then return to an unchanged household.
- When needed
An Honest No When We Cannot Help
Hospital, detox, or something outside what we treat. Aaron Earnest and the admissions team will say so on the first call, while they review your insurance with you.
Your part
You Stay In The Work Too
Residential treatment works when the teenager and the household both change. Family participation is the other half of this stay.
Call me when he's ready to come home.
Being In The Sessions
Family therapy every other week plus parent coaching. The pattern is between you and your son, and we will not attempt this work without you.
Let the boys handle it.
Staying Involved Throughout
An all-male house is not a reason for parents to step back. He still needs a parent who can hold a limit and sit down for a meal.
We'll see how Sunday goes.
Practicing The First Weekend
The car ride, the video game, and the refusal all get practiced here before discharge rather than improvised at home.
Academics
Keeping The School Year Alive
Most boys arrive behind, with a semester of missing work and a school that has stopped calling. Accredited classes run on site, so residential treatment does not cost him another year.
His Own Curriculum
Our accredited on-site school uses work from his home district rather than a generic packet, so his credits and his place in class stay intact.
Small Classes By Design
Tutoring runs alongside the clinical day. No teenager here sits out a semester of school in order to get well.
Practicing The Return To Campus
We rehearse the hallway, the bell, and the first class before his last day here, so going back is not a shock.
Send the transcript, the current schedule, and any IEP or 504.
Length of stay
30
days in residence, by progress
Most stays run 60 to 90 days. Some finish closer to 30, and a few need longer.
90
How Long A Stay Takes
Stays usually run one to three months, based on progress rather than a set package. The first two weeks are for safety, settling into the peer group, and building a plan. Discharge waits on real progress and a next treatment team, which can be our outpatient or virtual IOP program on this campus.
- The first two weeks are for safety, daily rhythm, and a treatment plan, not a forced breakthrough.
- Most boys finish in one to three months. Some stay longer, because we do not discharge on a schedule.
- Aftercare is part of the stay: a written plan, a next treatment team, and check-ins at 30, 60, and 90 days.
When to call
Call Us. We'll Tell You If This House Fits.
If outpatient therapy is not enough, or you cannot safely supervise the nights, call us. Aaron Earnest and the admissions team will be honest about whether this house is the right level of care for your son. Depression and anxiety are frequently treated during the same stay. Psychiatry and medication management are available when the clinical team recommends them.