Settled at the center of a breathtaking 65 acre nature preserve 90 miles from NYC and 140 miles from Boston, Newport Academy in Connecticut treats 10 males and 8 females in gender specific treatment environments. Most teens entering treatment have had the most basic human needs of safety and security stripped from them at an early age and they have been compensating since. Our environment provides the safety and security, and above all, unconditional love, that teens and their families need in order to heal. By incorporating multiple modalities of psychological and experiential therapies, and a dedication to treating the entire family, we offer the highest quality teen treatment program.
At Newport Academy our goal is sustainable healing.
We strongly believe that the self-destructive behaviors in which teens are participating are external manifestations, or symptoms, of underlying, internal issues.
The maladaptive coping mechanisms for which we see teens enter treatment include self-harm, substance abuse, eating disorders, conduct disorders and other forms of self-destructive behaviors. We see the most positive, long-term results by focusing on healing the underlying, issues that are causing teens to act out- primarily trauma, abandonment, anxiety, depression, abuse, neglect, and other family systems issues.