Arizona Therapeutic Boarding School for Girls

We are a Therapeutic Boarding School for girls from Arizona and all over the US.

Therapy is not one-size-fits-all. Our clinical knowledge drives our students’ and families’ success. We meet kids where they are, using a skills-based approach and instructional opportunities. Our program thrives on strong clinical, academic, and residential department teamwork, as well as family involvement.

With a small therapist-to-student ratio, we use research-based clinical methods and decades of experience to assist our students to overcome emotional and behavioral difficulties.

Based in Louisiana, we serve girls with depression, anxiety, problematic behavior, social issues, family discord, and more in grades 6-12 from across the US. We’ve enrolled girls from 5 countries!

Supportive and Diverse Campus

Troubled Teen girls from all over the world come to the Evangelhouse therapeutic boarding school for girls from Arizona to recuperate. Every aspect of the campus was chosen to promote recovery.

We have many on-campus activities from sports to horseback riding. Evangelhouse Therapeutic Boarding School for girls from Arizona strikes the ideal balance between seclusion and accessibility. Our girls and their families have access to a variety of rehabilitative and recreational activities on a private and secure campus. The girls will have the opportunity to gain stability before participating in off-campus activities.

With supervision, students experience the social atmosphere, group therapeutic process, and spiritual tone of campus life. We nurture a positive peer culture that emphasizes social responsibility, accountability, and leadership. The staff leads weekly interactive small-group meetings to teach students character development within their current social interactions. Here students learn relevant ways to apply biblical teachings to their actions. As students progress, they learn to look beyond themselves to provide encouragement and support for others.

Students participate in a variety of positive peer culture development activities including:

• Biblical character development
• Discipleship small group meetings
• Leadership training
• Student council
• Weekly zone group staff feedback

If you have any questions about our approach to therapy for girls, please call us at 1-800-924-4012 or visit our contact page to receive more information.

Arizona Info on Teen Therapy Issues

•   Nearly 16% of Arizona youth – higher than the national average of 13.8% – have had at least one major depressive episode within the past year.
•       7.59% of teens in Arizona have used drugs and 7.53% of teens in Arizona have consumed alcohol.
•       One out of five girls ages twelve to seventeen had experienced major depression within the last year.
•       8.9 percent of teens experiment with drugs every month.
•       16.4 percent of teens abuse alcohol
•       9.5 percent engage in binge drinking
•       7.7 percent of children between 4 and 17 are diagnosed with ADHD every year.
•       10.3% of children aged 3-17 years (approximately 4.4 million) have diagnosed anxiety or depression. Diagnoses of depression and anxiety are more common with increased age.

You can also find local behavioral health resources here: https://www.azahcccs.gov/Members/BehavioralHealthServices/

Arizona Suicide Prevention Coalition
Links to statewide resources.

Location of our therapeutic boarding school for girls from Arizona

We are an Arizona area therapeutic boarding school for girls offering high-quality clinical services in a supportive setting with Christian values. We have enrolled girls from larger Arizona cities such as Phoenix, Tucson, Mesa, Chandler, Scottsdale, Glendale, Gilbert, Tempe, Peoria, Surprise, San Tan Valley, and Yuma

Therapeutic Boarding School Components:

A therapeutic boarding school for girls from Arizona schools like Evangelhouse share many similarities with typical boarding schools. However, as an added benefit, girls at Evangelhouse receive:

1.  Regular counseling with a qualified therapist for group and individual therapy sessions.
2. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) sessions
3. Equine Therapy
4. Strong bonds: Girls living together at Evangelhouse form lifetime friendships. This is crucial for social development in girls. Our focus on building a positive peer culture is key to ensuring all girls at Evangelhouse create strong peer bonds based on positivity and mutual respect. 
5. A home-like setting with fewer students and more staff than a standard dorm
6.  Lower student-teacher ratio than in a traditional boarding school
7. A wide range of sports activities and community service opportunities for character building.

While some traditional boarding schools do offer therapeutic services with enrollment, the focus is always on the academic portion and therapy is more than likely an afterthought. Additionally, in traditional boarding schools, teachers do not meet with therapists and the school typically would not host regular treatment team meetings. 

At Evangelhouse Christian Academy, every staff member is aware of the issues each student is going through. Teachers, coaches, counselors, and program staff alike all know how to respond to each student based on their therapeutic goals. We focus on addressing the behavioral and emotional needs of adolescent teen girls foremost, and a significant focus is also put on the academic portion of the program. Unfortunately, a standard educational environment like a typical boarding school cannot handle the issues typically presented in a student that requires a therapeutic boarding school. 

Another difference between traditional boarding schools and a therapeutic boarding school like Evangelhouse Christian Academy is the attention we give to the cognitive learning issues our students may have. Students come into the program that is typically undergoing stress or family conflict. Even if a child is doing well in school, in most cases that child’s academic performance will take off to even higher levels once their stressors are properly addressed. This is why having academics as part of a mental health program can be valuable. 

In a traditional learning environment, teachers would not be prepared to accelerate a child’s academic work so quickly as their mental health issues improve. At Evangelhouse Christian Academy, your daughter will benefit from having a host of professionals on her side as she makes progress. Our teachers and licensed therapists will ensure that your daughter is on track academically. We will ensure she develops healthy long-lasting relationships. 

Academics Spotlight

At Evangelhouse therapeutic boarding school for girls from Arizona, licensed teachers with advanced degrees administer a nationally accredited curriculum through the Louisiana Department of Education. Our unique and thorough therapeutic evaluation process guides education planning for each student. Student-to-teacher ratios accommodate learning difficulties presented by complex mood and behavior disorders. An integrative classroom day incorporates biblical teaching, group counseling, and academic work. We offer three educational tracts within our boarding school academic program. The individual attention we provide can support students who are advanced academically alongside those who may struggle.

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, about 5% of high school students in the United States drop out each year. We know this affects a student’s future employment, earnings, potential health and so much more. We also know that students who have mental health issues at school are more likely to have poor school adjustment, fewer friends, more family discord, and future potential problems like drug and alcohol use, dropping out, and more. Recent studies also reveal that the mental health of teens gets worse as academic problems grow.

Today is the day to take action to set your daughter’s academic path in the right direction. We can help get her back on track quickly and support her as she blossoms into the bright, high-achieving student she is destined to be. 

At Evangelhouse Christian Academy, an integrative classroom day incorporates biblical teaching, group counseling, and academic work. We offer three educational tracts within our boarding school academic program. The individual attention we provide can support students who are advanced academically alongside those who may struggle. Our goal for academics is to quickly adjust to your daughter’s learning level which often improves as stressors and behavioral problems subside.

Help for Unique Families

Evangelhouse therapeutic boarding school for girls offers a comprehensive, targeted, and family-focused program to help troubled girls and their families. Because each student and family is unique, we spend the first several weeks getting to know them and their requirements. Each individual and family therapy session is then tailored to their specific needs. We also emphasize group therapy sessions to promote key community concepts.