Our Approach
Eliminating the Stigma of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment
We are dedicated to removing the negative stigma surrounding mental health treatment and substance abuse issues. Our approach is centered on compassion and providing care that leads to greater self-awareness, confidence, and self-esteem.
Holistic Care for Teens and Families
Our comprehensive approach to teen mental health treatment integrates clinical, experiential, and academic modalities to address both the individual teen and the entire family. Our goal as a teen treatment center is to promote healthy communication and connection between teens and their families, guiding them from a place of darkness towards a brighter future. Our therapy services for teens are delivered through four distinct approaches to care.
Clinical
Individual Therapy
Each teen attends multiple weekly sessions with expert clinicians. In addition, psychiatrists are part of the personal Treatment Team.
Attachment-Based Family Therapy
We use Attachment-Based Family Therapy to strengthen the emotionally protective, secure-based, parent-child relationship while promoting adolescent autonomy.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
This evidence-based approach alleviates distress resulting from PTSD and traumatic memories, by adapting the way the brain processes information.
Family Therapy
We treat adolescents in the context of the entire family. Family members participate in weekly therapy, recovery work, and monitored group activities on weekends.
Group Therapy Program
Daily group therapy sessions allow residents to build healthy relationships, support one another, and discuss the healing process together.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Our therapists use CBT and Trauma-Focused CBT to identify and modify thought and behavior patterns to create shifts from negative to positive mindset.
DBT-Informed Skills
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)–informed skills help residents modify the unhealthy behaviors they used to cope with deeper underlying issues.
Device Management
We focus on helping teens to build a more balanced relationship with technology, whether that’s social media, gaming, or other types of device or screen use.
Psychiatry
We perform a thorough clinical assessment to determine each incoming resident’s specific needs and create an individualized treatment plan that encompasses a variety of counseling and therapeutic modalities.
Gender-Responsive Care
Clients’ preferred gender identity is honored with inclusivity, acceptance, and support within the treatment milieu, while related issues become the focus of individual and family therapy.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) combines acceptance and mindfulness with commitment and behavior-change strategies to increase psychological flexibility.
Medical Care
Ceces afterschool therapy services (CASTS) licensed, highly qualified clinicians specialize in adolescent health and development. As part of our integrated care, our medical staff is available to oversee residents 24 hours a day.
Psychoeducation
In our psychoeducation groups, Ceces afterschool therapy services (CASTS) clinical professionals educate teens on how the brain works, supporting them to positively change their thought processes.
Relational Trauma Repair
This interactive experiential modality includes therapeutic exercises to help heal the impact of relational trauma and attachment wounds, through practicing skills for connection and bonding.
Nutrition
Our approach to nutrition focuses on healthy choices and eating habits. Our nutritionists and culinary staff educate clients about proper nutrition, and the team creates healthy meal plans with the kids.
Person-Centered or Humanistic Therapy
This modality engages teens with unconditional positive regard, compassion, and empathy, allowing them to feel accepted, seen, and understood.
Motivational Interviewing
Motivational Interviewing helps clients find the internal motivation they need to make lifestyle and behavior changes to address mental and physical health challenges.
Recovery Lifestyle
Our compassionate recovery program is rooted in the development of a strong sense of self-love and self-acceptance to ensure a lifelong commitment to personal recovery.
Body Image Group
This therapeutic process group provides a gender-specific, safe, and supportive environment. Hence, teens can express their concerns about body perceptions and external appearance.
Experiential
Yoga and Meditation
Certified yoga instructors facilitate our Yoga Program, which includes mindful movement and meditation in a supportive group setting.
Equine-Assisted Learning
Equine-Assisted Learning supports caring and nurturing behaviors. Additionally, clients are able to be in the present moment as they work with our Equine-Assisted Learning Experts.
Music
Teens learn to acknowledge and express their deep-rooted emotions as they make and listen to music. In addition, teens play music together.
Adventure
Adventure Therapy includes rock climbing, paddle boarding, surfing, hiking, ropes courses, and kayaking. While developing new skills, teens gain confidence and learn to have fun.
Fitness Activity
Healthy exercise is a fundamental part of our teen therapy and treatment. Hence, teens learn basic fitness skills that they can use as positive coping methods throughout their lives.
Horticulture
Students build and tend gardens together. In addition, they bring plants to life through proper care. Consequently, horticulture and plants instill a sense of nurturing.
Martial Arts Group
Martial Arts sessions provide opportunities to work through mental challenges via a physical outlet. Furthermore, this activity offers a new lens to help teens understand and heal from mental health issues.
Culinary Arts
Our Executive Chefs, registered dieticians, and clinical nutritionists lead groups in culinary creativity and teach self-care and self-sufficiency through nutrition. Hence, they teach culinary creativity and self-care through nutrition.
Community Service
The integration of community service and volunteer work is powerful. This work facilitates change.
Art
Clients participate in Art group weekly. In addition, teens use visual arts to find new, creative modes of expression.
Academic
Individual Tutoring
Individualized pacing with specialized tutors allows our team to provide extensive support. Therefore, this helps students prepare for AP, SAT, or ACT exams.
Individual Instruction
Our staff creates tailored instruction for each student, informed by neuro-psychoeducational test results, transcripts, family/parent input, and input from school.
Academic Planning
Each student receives an Individualized Academic Plan (IAP) in age-appropriate state standards. In addition, the (IAP) incorporates academic assessment, neuro-psychoeducational testing, parental input, and personal needs.
Educational Testing
We can arrange for neuro-psychoeducational testing in the areas of academic achievement, cognitive abilities, and social/emotional development.
Parent/Teacher Meetings
Ceces afterschool therapy services (CASTS) teachers communicate weekly with families. Hence, we provide updates on academic progress. Therefore, this ensures that each teen stays on track for success.
Spiritual
Mindfulness
Every morning, our teens set goals, state positive affirmations, and access spiritual connection. Consequently, this starts the day from a foundation of calm and self-reflection.
Reflection
Throughout the week, teens At Ceces afterschool therapy services (CASTS) perform an Inventory and Reflection exercise. Therefore, this is part of the therapeutic healing process.
Church, Synagogue, Temple
We honor all religious affiliations. Hence, our clients have the opportunity to attend church, temple, or synagogue to maintain their spiritual practices while in treatment. Spiritual connection is good for teens seeking purpose.
Meditation
Accessing spiritual connection is an integral part of Ceces afterschool therapy services (CASTS) holistic treatment philosophy. In addition, meditation modalities also sustain our teens’ commitment to healing and recovery. Therefore, when we begin a therapy session with meditation it helps adolescents participate with greater intent, comfort, and ease.
What Conditions Does Our Therapy for Teens Address
Teen Depression
Watching a teen struggle with depression can be distressing for both the teen and their family. However, effective depression treatment can bring light back into their lives and provide them with hope for a brighter future. CASTS offers specialized depression treatment at our centers across the country.
Teen Eating Disorders
Ceces afterschool therapy services (CASTS), we understand the complex nature of eating disorders and work towards providing a holistic approach to treatment. Our goal is to heal the root causes and equip our patients with strong coping mechanisms for lasting recovery.
Teen Substance Abuse & Rehab
At CASTS, we adopt a collaborative, holistic approach to treating teen substance use by integrating evidentiary science into our treatment techniques. Our goal is to enable lasting transformation that addresses the mind, body, and spirit.
Teen Mental Health
We acknowledge the diversity of mental health struggles and work closely with our patients and their families to create customized treatment plans that promote growth in behavioral, social, emotional, and spiritual aspects. Our aim is to build trust-based relationships while fostering positive change.
Teen Trauma
Dealing with teen trauma can be challenging for both teens and their families. At CASTS, we support families in taking the first step towards addressing trauma and provide a safe and supportive environment for healing.
Teen Anxiety
The symptoms of teen anxiety, such as constant worrying, irrational fears, and self-judgment, can be overwhelming. Our compassionate, evidence-based approach helps anxious teens heal from the root causes of their symptoms and move towards thriving.
Teen Suicidal Ideation
Admitting the need for teen substance abuse treatment and counseling can be a difficult decision for parents. At CASTS, we offer comprehensive substance abuse programs that not only address addiction in teens but also strengthen family relationships and heal underlying mental health issues.
Are you or a loved one struggling with teen
depression, anxiety, mental health, or substance abuse?
Call Ceces afterschool therapy services (CASTS) today – we’re here 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to provide private and confidential answers to your questions.
Ceces afterschool therapy services (CASTS) is a series of evidence-based healing centers for young adults, teens, and families struggling with mental health issues, eating disorders, and substance abuse. Ceces afterschool therapy services (CASTS) has been creating programs for over 10 years for teenagers and young adults aged 12—18. If we are not the right fit, we’ll help you find what your loved one and family needs.