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…

How many emotions do you think people can label in the moment they are experiencing them? Three? Five? Seven? If you answered three, you would be correct. Most people can only label three emotions as they experience them; anger, sadness,…

“Does therapy work”? This is a reasonable question asked by fans and critics alike.  Mental health services tend to be relatively new, and the scientific method is just recently being applied to measure the effectiveness of various interventions.  At this…

At Cascade Academy we use a number of treatment models to help our students excel in meeting their goals. Students engage in traditional forms of therapy with individual counseling, family therapy sessions, psycho-educational content media and workbooks and group therapy…

At Cascade Academy we often refer to ourselves as an avoidance treatment program.  Our students have struggled by avoiding things like school, friendships, family relationships, expression of their emotions, setting boundaries with others, or just facing the day.  Students found…

What is adaptability and why is it so important for our students and families? Adaptability is being able to adjust to change. It is a skillset used to quickly learn new behaviors to respond to a change in circumstance. An…

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,…

As Director of Admissions, I receive calls from families desperate for help and guidance. By the time they have reached me they have typically spent hours researching mental health treatment facilities for their child. They are seeking for answers and…