The Usefulness of Sand Tray Therapy

How do you put into words about the abuse that you experienced yourself? What would you say to someone that you had sexually abused? How would you tell someone else what you had done?? The young men who come to Oxbow Academy have to confront these questions. Sand tray therapy is one therapeutic technique that…

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My Equine Therapy Experience

It had been years since the last time that I was on a horse. The last time I was on a horse was also the first time–and I wasn’t very good at riding horses back then. Being several years older and several pounds heavier did not make me any better at dealing with a horse.…

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Oxbow Academy Leads the Way in the Treatment Community

The Routledge International Handbook of Sexual Addiction is a handbook for professionals who treat sexual addictions. Oxbow Academy clinicians and former Research Director and therapist, Maria Watters contributed to a chapter to this handbook. The chapter helps other clinicians learn the best practices for treating adolescents with sexual addictions, such as pornography addiction. The United…

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Deseret News Article on Troubled Teen Treatment

Have you ever wondered why there are so many residential treatment centers in Utah? A very informative article written in The Deseret News about Troubled Teen Treatment, explains why this is so.  Brent Hall, the Executive Director at one of our sister companies, Discovery Academy, along with Jenny Wilder, founder of All Kinds of Therapy, were both interviewed…

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Strengthening Relationships – Parent Seminar

February Parent Seminar- Strengthening Relationships Every year Oxbow Academy does three informative parent seminars. Our parents have the opportunity to visit our campus to attend a presentation, participate in parent support groups, attend parent-teacher conferences, an equine experiential activity, and participate in family therapy sessions with their son and his therapist. This February, Shawn Brooks,…

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Teens exemplify happiness – skipping past a bowling score

I LOVE bowling! Unfortunately, I don’t take time to do it as often as I would like. Ahhhh, life! It seems to get in the way when you’re making other plans! So the other day we took some of our students bowling. Knowing some of the boys are on the spectrum (autism, aspergers, etc.), I…

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Rock Climbing in Maple Canyon – a new challenge!

In November, we went rock climbing with the boys in Maple Canyon (Often referred to as one of the best places to rock climb in Utah, attracting climbers from all over the world. – Read More about Maple Canyon here. ) I knew we had a fun day ahead of us, being outside in the…

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