About Us
Our small, all-girls, nurturing environment provides the springboard to healing and wellness. A smaller program allows for more individualized treatment and a lot of one-on-one time for each student-an ideal situation for students who might also struggle with a learning disability or be emotionally delayed. Because overall census is small and because therapist caseloads never exceed 5 girls, Moonridge staff have the time, training, and focus to hone in on the root cause of acting out behaviors rather than dealing with superficial symptoms.
Students are given a peer mentor and a staff mentor that help them to explore the "why" and "how come" of behaviors. They are taught new skills to prepare them for the future. A few of the skills sets taught at Moonridge include:
- Expressing feelings before acting out
- Social skills
- Relationship skills
- Communication about fears and hurt
- Having healthy boundaries
- Correctly reading social cues in social settings
- Making good decisions "in the moment"
- Learning how to get outside of "what I want to know"
Moonridge also believes in broad clinical training to help girls with special needs. This training includes EMDR and DBT modalities.