Treatment Services

SMH Academy provides residential mental health treatment for young adults navigating depression, anxiety, trauma, mood disorders, and neurodevelopmental conditions.

  • Intake assessment, and treatment planning with you

  • 3 therapy sessions per week (individual or group according to your plan)

  • 1 psychiatric appointment (weekly or biweekly according to your plan)

  • Comprehensive diagnostic testing with our Medical Director

  • Individualized academic or vocational services

  • Daily coaching toward your goals

  • Our treatment is strength and interests based

Treatment is delivered through an individualized model that addresses nutrition and its role in brain health, regulation of sleep cycles and healthy sleep hygiene, individual talk therapy, medication management where clinically appropriate, and structured peer and staff engagement to prevent isolation behaviors.

Depression. Treatment for major depressive disorder and related depressive presentations, addressing mood, functioning, and associated risk factors.

Anxiety Disorders. Treatment for generalized anxiety, social anxiety, panic-related presentations, and related conditions affecting daily functioning.

PTSD and Trauma. Trauma-informed treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and other trauma-related presentations.

Bipolar Disorder. Treatment addressing mood stabilization, symptom management, and functional recovery for bipolar I, bipolar II, and related presentations.

Adjustment Disorder. Treatment for emotional and behavioral symptoms arising in response to identifiable stressors.

Borderline Personality Disorder. Treatment addressing emotion regulation, interpersonal functioning, and associated symptom patterns.

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Treatment addressing obsessive thought patterns and compulsive behaviors and their impact on daily functioning.

Mood Disorders. Treatment for mood-related conditions not otherwise specified above, individualized to presentation.

Autism Spectrum Disorder. Support and treatment addressing co-occurring mental health needs in the context of autism spectrum presentations, with attention to individual communication, sensory, and support needs.

ADHD. Treatment addressing attention, executive functioning, and impulsivity, including co-occurring mental health needs where present.

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What Sets Us Apart

Our treatment approach is grounded in neuroscience, particularly the brain's capacity to rewire and heal itself over time (neuroplasticity). We combine standard Western psychiatric and medical care with complementary Eastern medicine practices, based on the understanding that mental and physical health are interconnected and best treated together. Treatment plans also account for each resident's surroundings as part of the healing process. The program offers a stable, supportive environment where residents can build the foundation for lasting, balanced well-being.

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Exercise

Structured physical activity, in recognition of the role of exercise in regulating brain chemistry and supporting overall mental health.

Environment

Our environment is structured with attention to its effect on mental health, since physical and social surroundings contribute to psychological change and recovery.

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Nutrition

Structured nutrition support recognizing the relationship between dietary intake and brain health, mood regulation, and overall functioning.

Community

Structured peer and staff engagement, including social skill-building and group activities, to reduce isolation and support residents in building functional social connections.

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Sleep hygiene

Structured routines supporting regulation of sleep-wake cycles and healthy sleep hygiene, in recognition of the relationship between sleep and psychiatric symptom management.

Clinical Intervention

Individualized therapy and psychiatric medication management provided where clinically indicated, under the oversight of qualified prescribing clinical staff.

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Spirituality

Accommodation of each resident's spiritual and religious practices and beliefs as part of overall wellbeing, consistent with individual preference.

  • "Their attention to detail and commitment to quality truly stood out. We’ve already recommended them to others."

    Former Customer

  • "A professional team that delivers on their promises."

    Former Customer

Let’s Work Together

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