Wellspring | Bethlehem, CT Residential Program for Girls

Age Groups :: Pre-Teens, Teens, Young Adults (18 - 30)

Gender :: Female

Director of Admissions

Nancy Thurston

Admissions Email

admissions@wellspring.org

Admissions Phone

(203) 266-8002

Physical Address

21 Arch Bridge Rd
Bethlehem, CT 06751

Mission Statement

Our Mission is dedicated to helping individuals and families with behavioral health issues transform, heal, grow, and thrive.

Wellspring is a small, nonprofit residential treatment program nestled in the heart of Bethlehem, Connecticut. Since 1977, we have remained deeply committed to our founding mission. As pioneers of the relational and restorative model, we understand that meaningful, lasting change happens through individualized, relationship-centered care. Our programs are thoughtfully designed to meet the diverse clinical, academic, and developmental needs of the individuals and families we serve.

🏡 ADOLESCENT GIRLS RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM & ON-CAMPUS COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
Our adolescent campus sits on 15 serene acres and includes two warm, home-like residences serving up to 27 students. The long-term program offers a recommended length of stay of 6–18 months. Clinical treatment is fully integrated with our on-campus, college-preparatory school, which has maintained a 100% graduation rate for over a decade. Program costs may be funded by a student’s home school district through the IEP/PPT/CSE process. Wellspring has partnered collaboratively with more than 100 school districts across multiple states.

🏡 ADOLESCENT INTENSIVE CARE PROGRAM (3–5 MONTHS)
This newer, short-term program provides intensive individual and group clinical care focused on stabilization, assessment, and a thoughtful transition back to home. Program costs are supported through out-of-network insurance benefits or private pay.

🏡 ADULT WOMEN & GENDER-DIVERSE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM (10 RESIDENTS)
Wellspring’s adult residential program offers a relational, family-style treatment environment for women and gender-diverse individuals. The program includes step-down options into day treatment and outpatient care and supports residents as they return to college, work, and independent living.

Our multidisciplinary treatment team includes a psychiatrist, nursing staff, psychotherapists, social workers, and milieu counselors. Clinical care is enriched through experiential therapies including organic gardening, culinary programming, and land- and animal-based activities. All services are included in the daily rate.

For more information about admissions, ⚕️ out-of-network insurance benefits, or 🎒 school district partnerships, please contact Admissions at 203-266-8002.

General Information

Participant Age Group(s)

Pre-Teens

Teens

Young Adults (18 - 30)

Organization's Name

Wellspring

Year Founded

1977

Director of Admissions

Nancy Thurston

Admissions: Rolling or scheduled?

Rolling admissions

Admissions

Which age groups does your organization accept?

Children/Adolescents

Young Adults

Professional Associations/Affiliations

American Residential Treatment Association (ARTA)

National Association of Therapeutic Schools & Programs (Professional Member)

Small Boarding School Association (SBSA)

Payment Options

Other

Does the program have more than one location for this particular program?

How does the program prevent clients/students/patients from leaving (running) from the program?

Call for more information

Average Length of Stay

Maximum Age of Participants

Minimum Age of Participants

Location of Program

Rural

Gender(s)

Female

Religious Affiliation

Only accepts participants who are voluntarily enrolling only.

Yes

Maximum Enrollment

Can support 18 yo, if they enroll before 18?

Yes

What are the interview requirements for applicants?

Call for More Information

Religious Affiliation?

Billing & Payments

Payment Type

Insurance (see above for specifics on insurance)

Private | Self Pay

Call for more information

What percentage participants who are Court Ordered?

What percentage of your participants are 'Private Pay'?

What percentage of your participants are funded by the School system? | FAPE / IDEA

What percentage of participants are 'State Funded' (example: medicaid)?

Is there an enrollment fee/outfitting fee/payment in advance?

Yes

If applicable, is the last month’s fees due at enrollment?

Insurance

Do your students receive insurance coverage for more than two weeks?

Call for more information

Do you have an insurance utilization person?

N/A

in-network?

Levels of Care

Treatment Categories | Levels of Care

Residential Treatment

Residential Treatment Dual DX/Addiction/Recovery

Residential Treatment - Anxiety

Residential Treatment - Eating Disorders

Residential Treatment - Mental Health

Residential Treatment - Short Term

Residential Treatment - Trauma

Intensive Outpatient/IOP

Additional levels of care offered by facility

Outpatient Treatment

Does your organization have a Gap Year?

Accreditation

Professional Associations/Affiliations

American Residential Treatment Association (ARTA)

National Association of Therapeutic Schools & Programs (Professional Member)

Small Boarding School Association (SBSA)

Other

For licensed programs, by state or under 18, please select Incidents required to be reported to the state:

Elopement

Infectious Disease

Major Injury | Death

Restraint

Runaways

Other

Academic Accreditation

New England Association of Schools And Colleges

Ownership

Ownership Type

Non-Profit

Name of Parent Company

☎️ For more information 203-266-8002

Name of Sister Company

N/A

Facility Operations | Type of Land

Privately Owned

Who owns the land?

N/A

Other type of land?

N/A

How long is the lease?

N/A

Additional Professionals & Medical Rule Outs

Are there medical rule outs

Yes

Possible medical rule outs

Active Psychosis

Actively Suicidal

Fire Starter

< Min BMI

Need for Detox?

No Definitive Guardianship

Call For more information

Is there a minimum BMI

Yes

Can program accept insulin-dependent diabetics

Yes

Are there additional professionals?

Licensed Practical Nurse

Psychiatrist

Psychologist

Recreational Therapist

Registered Dietician

Registered Nurse

Other

Additional types of therapies

Other

Percentage of clients on meds at enrollment

> 50%

Psychiatrist

On staff

If psychiatrist is available to students, what percentage of students change meds?

> 50%

Clinical Operations

Percentage of full time therapists who have a private practice outside of organization?

Not Applicable

What is the largest caseload a therapist can have?

< 8

Percentage of licensed therapists?

> 50%

All therapists are licensed by the state of operation

Average number of days/week therapist are with clients?

Number of Individual Sessions with Therapist

Do clinical assistants work with lead therapists?

Yes

Do any of the therapists have more than one case load?

Yes

Treatment Modalities

Is program focused on full recovery? (Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care (ROSC))

Call for more information

Types of Therapy Offered

Animal-Assisted Therapy

Art Therapy(with certified art therapists)

Behavior Modification

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills

Equine Assisted or Therapeutic Horse Back

Exposure Response Prevention Therapy (ERP , type of CBT)

Expressive Art Therapy

Eye Movement & Desensitization and Reprocessing

Family Focused Therapy (FFT)

Motivational Interviewing (MI)

Narrative Therapy

Psychodynamic Therapy

Psycho educational

Recreation Therapy

Sand Therapy

Other

Integrated Wellness Support offered

Art

Breathing Techniques/Breath Work

Meditation

Yoga

Other

Does the program have a level/phase system?

Yes

If yes, are phases/levels are they tied to privileges?

Call for more information

Does program have a milieu-driven residential model? (Staff are trained in model)

Yes

If yes -- select all that apply

Client Centered/Person Centered Therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Family Teaching Model (offshoot of Boystown)

Positive Peer Culture (PPC)

Other

Integrated Wellness

Art

Meditation

Yoga

Does program use time out rooms?

Family Involvement

HIGH: Family Expected on weekly calls (or more) & to attend all family workshops (weekly , monthly or quarterly)

MIDDLE: Family can opt in & out of their involvement based off the timing and current issues in treatment

Family involvement

HIGH: Family Expected on weekly calls (or more) & to attend all family workshops (weekly , monthly or quarterly)

MIDDLE: Family can opt in & out of their involvement based off the timing and current issues in treatment

What is the typical amount of time a family should expect before hearing about an major incident?

Type of Family Therapy/Work Offered

Family Handbook

Family process facilitated by another therapist

Family Workshops Available

Flexible length of call with therapist per week

Parents Visit as Needed

Other

Therapy - Group

Is there group therapy?

Yes

Average number of hours per week facilitated by licensed therapist

Average number of hours per week of group processing? (i.e. run by staff, interns, grad students, etc.)

Average number of formal family therapy hours per week (not social calls to teen)

Is video conferencing accessible for family therapy?

Yes

Therapy - Individual

Is there individual therapy?

Yes, part of the program cost

Number of individual therapy hours student receives on a difficult week?

Number of individual therapy hours student receives on typical week?

Percentage of licensed therapists?

> 50%

Therapist average case load

Percentage of full time therapists who have a private practice outside a program?

Not Applicable

Does the Clinical Director carry a case load?

Staff

What percentage of the line staff are full time employees?

> 50%

Line staff to student ratio during awake hours

Does program run background checks on all staff?

Yes

Is there an educational requirement for staff?

Yes

If Yes, what is it?

College Degree

Average number of hours staff are trained before their first shift

Are night staff awake or asleep

Awake

Programming

Dorm/Housing

Single Rooms with Shared Baths

Doubles

Quads

Neurodiverse Specialties

ADHD/ADD

Clinically Complex (possible behavior, genetic, students "who are puzzles")

Mood Deregulation &/or Anxiety

Non-Verbal Learning Disabilities (NLD)

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Other

Type of Programming Offered for Neurodiverse Students

Call for more information

Academics

School Name (if applicable)

Arch Bridge School

Type of Academic Calendar

Traditional School Calendar & Optional Summer Term

Other

Grades Served

K-12

Possible Community College/College

Call for more information

Can programming support a student to complete a GED?

Yes

Post high school options offered

College | University

Call for more information

Average student to teacher ratio

What does the Teaching/Classroom look like?

Traditional teacher-led class

Teachers support blended learning

Other

Is the program able to implement IEP's

Yes

Call for more information

Can provider handle a student who is more than two grade level's behind in reading?

Yes

Call for more information

Can program support a student who wants vocational training?

Call for more information

Does the school have AP Classes or the ability to give or take a student to the AP Test?

Tests

Does the academic program have the ability to provide ACT or SAT Tutoring (on or off site)?

Yes

Transitions

Do you offer transition services for participants/students?

Yes

If Yes, select all options that apply to your program

Formal Transition To Another Therapist

Family Or Student Coaching Support For Certain Amount

Support Family And Participant Until 18 Years

Other

Are there additional fees that apply to transitional options?

Percentage of families that participate in various transition programming?

> 50%

Assessments

Does the client receive a neuropsychological evaluation?

Other

What percentage of participants receive psychological evaluations?

< 50%

Who completes the psychological evaluation?

Call for more information

Does program receive a fee for evaluation or referral?

Sober Living Houses

Community Service

Random Drug Testing

Yes

Transportation Options

Other

Technology

Computer Access

Hardwired Computers

Students have Laptops

Call for more information

Cell Phones

Not Allowed

Other

Eating Disorders

If specific eating disorder care provided,

Anorexia

Binge Eating

Bulimia

Eating Disorder & Substance Abuse

Exercise Addiction (Athletes & Eating Disorders)

Orthorexia

Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder (OSFED)

Expert Specifics

Associations

National Association of Schools & Programs (NATSAP)

Research

Percentage of clients who return home, or to a more traditional setting (like transitions to college or gap year, boarding school, etc.)

> 50%

Has the program previously been part of an evidence-based study?

N/A

Is the program presently part of an evidence-based study?

Wilderness Therapy

If program has phases/levels, are they tied to privileges?

N/A

Percentage of students who complete all phases/levels prior to leaving the program

Not Applicable

Workshops

If you have workshops choose all that apply.

Addiction | Recovery

Family | Group

Individualized | Custom

Process Addiction

Call for more information

Accommodations

Call For More Information

Use of Electronics

Not Available

If you have a workshop, where is it located?

Address Listed Above

Average Length of Workshop

Call for more information

Wellspring & Arch Bridge School

General Information

Admissions

Billing & Payments

Insurance

Levels of Care

Accreditation

Ownership

Additional Professionals & Medical Rule Outs

Clinical Operations

Treatment Modalities

Family Involvement

Therapy - Group

Therapy - Individual

Staff

Programming

Academics

Transitions

Assessments

Sober Living Houses

Technology

Eating Disorders

Expert Specifics

Research

Wilderness Therapy

Workshops

Reviews of Wellspring & Arch Bridge School