The Program
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…
Read MoreMy 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.…
Read MoreFor Troubled Teens, Overcoming Sex Addiction is Like Climbing a Mountain. Literally.
If your teenage son is battling an addiction to sex, porn, or masturbation, then you know what it means to be confronted with life-altering challenges. You and your son may both feel lost. The last thing you might think of as useful would be to create more challenges for your son. However, at Oxbow Academy…
Read MoreThe Evaluation Center Helps Families Facing Impossible Questions Find Real Answers
For parents who know that their son has sexual behavioral problems, then a treatment program such as Oxbow Academy is a no-brainer. However, most of the parents of Oxbow students do not fit into that category. Most parents of Oxbow students initially have a gut feeling that there is more they don’t know about their…
Read MoreOxbow 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…
Read MoreDeseret 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…
Read MoreNational Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs (NATSAP) Awards Oxbow Academy as a Research Designated Program (RDP)
For the past couple years Oxbow Academy has been working towards being a more research based program, and we are proud to announce that we have been awarded by National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs and the Research Committee (NATSAP) to be a Research Designated Program (RDP). What does this exactly mean for Oxbow…
Read MoreStrengthening 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,…
Read MoreTeens 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…
Read MoreRock 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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