Troubled Teen Learns to Recognize and Express Difficult Emotions
In a recent family therapy session, the parents of one of the clients with whom I work commented on how quickly their son was able to recognize and express the emotions that he was feeling while...
View ArticleTeaching Moments Help Identify Inappropriate Sexual Behaviors
I recently spent some time with a good friend of mine who happens to be a foster parent. This friend is currently fostering a teenage girl who was sexually abused when she was younger. During our...
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Teen Sex Therapy Isn’t the Problem
I just tried to create a company profile for Oxbow on LinkedIn. We’re looking for as many ways as possible to let parents, private professionals, and even other programs know we’re out here – and we...
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Changing Pathways with Troubled Teens
Today I spent time with the troubled teens in my therapy group at the East campus discussing some of the science behind the addicted brain. This topic was started because we were discussing how to...
View ArticleSeeking and Finding Help for Troubled Teens
Well, it’s about that time again. Time for parents to join us for our February Parent Seminar. Our families come from all over the U.S. and some from different places around the world. They come to...
View ArticleOxbow Teens Use Basketball as Therapy
Bill Pollock, Oxbow’s residential director, recently shared this essay written by an Oxbow student: “Basketball to me is really important. I look forward to every Tuesday night where I get to go out on...
View ArticleOne Parent’s Journey to Healing: Helping a Teen with Sexual Behavior Problems
As a parent, nothing can prepare you for the pain and anguish that comes with making the decision to send your child to a residential treatment facility. When I first said goodbye to my son, I felt as...
View ArticleWhat Therapy Looks Like
Experiential therapy is a key part of treatment at Oxbow Academy. This approach doesn’t look or feel like traditional therapy. It’s hands-on and in the moment. Recently, Residential Director Bill...
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How Does Teen Therapy at Oxbow Prepare Boys for Life?
Therapy at Oxbow Academy is more than just sitting in an office talking. We use everyday activities and special recreational opportunities as teaching moments to help the boys better understand...
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Therapy at a competitive level as Oxbow students place in local horse show...
Tony and Brita, the Equine Specialist here at Oxbow Academy, give the students an amazing opportunity to learn and grow through competition. The boys are able to practice for and compete in community...
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Benefits of a high school diploma
Do you know the benefits of a high school diploma? It seems fairly obvious, yet there are a handful of students who struggle in school and would rather take the option of giving up or opting for a...
View ArticleIs Sexual Addiction Real?
Is Sexual Addiction Real? By Tiffany Silva, LCSW Director of Admissions Oxbow Academy It’s 3:00am. He not only has school in the morning but mid-term exams. He needs to do better this time. His grades...
View ArticleOxbow Academy Honors Mickell Sorensen Staff Excellence
The last couple of months this staff has stepped up to the plate over and over again, going way above and beyond. We are excited to honor Mickell Sorensen as our staff in excellence. Mickell has been...
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The Harmony Between Music, Therapy and Teens
The harmony between music, therapy, and teens started with our Executive Director, Shawn Brooks. He had a vision of how the music program would grow and develop. It has taken us some time to find the...
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Oxbow Academy Honors Todd Spaulding, Clinical Director
By Tiffany Silva, LCSW Who is Todd Spaulding? Maria Lewis, our Research Director, answers this quite eloquently: Todd is the glue that holds the team together. He is the guy with the answers, who is...
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Teen Sex Therapy Isn’t the Problem
I just tried to create a company profile for Oxbow on LinkedIn. We’re looking for as many ways as possible to let parents, private professionals, and even other programs know we’re out here – and we...
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Changing Pathways with Troubled Teens
Today I spent time with the troubled teens in my therapy group at the East campus discussing some of the science behind the addicted brain. This topic was started because we were discussing how to...
View ArticleSeeking and Finding Help for Troubled Teens
Well, it’s about that time again. Time for parents to join us for our February Parent Seminar. Our families come from all over the U.S. and some from different places around the world. They come to...
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Changing Pathways with Troubled Teens
Today I spent time with the troubled teens in my therapy group at the East campus discussing some of the science behind the addicted brain. This topic was started because we were discussing how to...
View ArticleSeeking and Finding Help for Troubled Teens
Well, it’s about that time again. Time for parents to join us for our February Parent Seminar. Our families come from all over the U.S. and some from different places around the world. They come to...
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