Goats Bring Joy and Laughter to Cascade Academy

The use of animals in a therapeutic environment has been gaining attention in recent years, with numerous studies highlighting their positive impact on mental health. Cascade Academy recognizes the value of animal therapy and creates opportunities for students to connect with dogs, cats, chickens and occasionally baby goats. These animals have been shown to have a calming effect on anxious students and can help them to manage their stress. They also provide exposure opportunities for students with contamination disorders.

March 17, 2023 373Views Caleb Cottle

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The Evolution of Leadership and Programming at Cascade Academy

Cascade Academy delivers the most specialized long-term anxiety and OCD treatment for adolescent girls available. To date over 70 students and their families have been served. Following treatment students have returned to their homes, their High Schools, Boarding Schools and…

January 4, 2023 409Views Caleb Cottle

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Cascade Academy and the Forever Young Foundation Support Pedalfest and Increase Awareness for Adolescent Anxiety

Each year as the temperature drops and the leaves change to reveal a colorful tapestry across the Wasatch Back, Cascade Academy works in collaboration with the Forever Young Foundation to raise awareness for adolescent anxiety. This past weekend, bike riding…

October 31, 2022 422Views Caleb Cottle

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Cascade Academy Partners with Steve Young and Alex Boyé Through the Forever Young Foundation

Throughout his career as a Hall of Fame Quarterback, Steve Young struggled with severe, and at times debilitating anxiety. He outlines this struggle in his book, My Life Behind the Spiral. Learning to manage and overcome his anxiety with the…

September 29, 2022 552Views Caleb Cottle

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Cascade Academy does Exposure Therapy Work in Guatemala

Anxiety is a complicated disorder. The brain of an anxious person is focused on self-preservation. As triggers push one’s system into a sympathetic response mode, they are forced to prioritize their surrounding threats, asking themselves the following questions: Am “I”…

August 6, 2022 601Views Caleb Cottle

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Introducing Academic Director Annette Alley

Annette is a Utah transplant who grew up in a military family and lived in many places and countries throughout her childhood. She came to Utah from Texas to attend college and obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education…

July 7, 2022 579Views Caleb Cottle

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Introducing Cascade Academy Academic Center

Cascade Academy recently celebrated two years of operations in April of 2022. Since opening during the height of Covid, Cascade Academy has been established as a clinically sophisticated treatment option for adolescent girls struggling with anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)…

July 6, 2022 742Views Caleb Cottle

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Outcomes Matter

Enrolling your child in a residential treatment center is an important and difficult decision. What guarantees do you have that it will help? Will the cost of treatment provide the desired results? While there are no guarantees with mental health,…

March 3, 2022 679Views Caleb Cottle

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Where Do They Come From?

As director of business development, I do a fair amount of traveling across the country connecting with educational consultants, therapeutic programs, and other referents. My hope is to educate the industry about Cascade Academy and our specialty approach to treatment for anxiety and OCD related issues.

January 6, 2022 642Views Caleb Cottle

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