Other programs focus merely on assessment or traditional trauma therapy. Only the van der Kolk Center uses the unique ARC treatment methodology with innovative trauma-specific interventions to focus on building the core strength of the adolescent. This intensive, individualized approach features an array of services and interventions designed with a single goal in mind: to prepare our students for a strong, healthy future. Our dedicated team of professionals help them to:

Heal the Past: a comprehensive trauma-informed assessment to understand the student’s history and formulate an individualized treatment plan.

Strengthen the Present: The ARC methodology is focused on building the student’s core, constructing a set of internal skills to manage daily interactions with family, school, and the larger community.

Find the Future: the van der Kolk is ultimately about empowering our students with the skills and the hope to achieve their life goals.

Developed through the cutting edge work of Dr. Bessel van der Kolk and his colleagues at the Trauma Center at JRI, our comprehensive array of therapeutic resources include:

• Assessments
• Therapeutic Residential Services
• Academics
• Athletics
• Medical - Psychiatric Services
• Clinical Services
• Trauma-specific Interventions
• Lanewood Step Down Program
• Community-based Services