Wellspring

Services and populations

Genders served

Female (adolescent girls); the on-site Arch Bridge School accepts students of any gender. Wellspring also operates a separate residential program for young adult women.

Specialties

Mood disorders, Personality disorders, Eating disorders, Trauma and/or attachment difficulties, Anxiety disorders, Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Substance abuse disorders in partial remission, Co-occurring disorders, Integrated college-preparatory academics

Modalities

Individual therapy, Group therapy, Family therapy, support, and training (Multi-Family Group and Family Support Group), Psychiatric services, Medication monitoring, Art therapy, Expressive therapy, Yoga and mindfulness, Adventure-based therapies and recreation, Land and animal (farm) programming, CBT, DBT and other evidence-based approaches, 24-hour on-site nursing coverage and milieu programming, College-preparatory academics with support (Arch Bridge School)

Approximate published capacity

Two residential homes on the 15-acre adolescent campus (referred to as the Beauvais and Shiloah programs in other sources). Aggregator/older sources suggest roughly 27 students total, but no bed count is stated verbatim on the current official site — treat as approximate.

Parent organization

Wellspring (The Wellspring Foundation, Inc.) — nonprofit 501(c)(3)

Admissions

Admissions process

• Referrals typically come from school districts, hospitals, educational consultants, treatment centers, wilderness programs, clinicians and family members.
• Our first step is a phone conversation to determine whether Wellspring’s psychiatric and educational services are a good fit.
• Wellspring accepts various in- and out-of-network insurance coverage and self-pay for outpatient continuation of care. To schedule an initial evaluation please contact us at 203-266-8000.

Typical length of stay

Typically 3 to 18 months for the main residential program; the Adolescent Intensive Residential Track has a recommended length of stay of up to 5 months.

Daily life and family

Family involvement

• At minimum, once a week, families attend family sessions with their therapist, and once a month families meet with their child’s program director or therapist.
• In addition to weekly sessions and monthly check-ins, families join us for Family Intensive Weekends that take place throughout the year.
• Family therapy is a weekly occurrence at minimum and can be accomplished either in-person or via telehealth.

Insurance and payment

Insurance listed

Out-of-network insurance benefits only (no in-network carrier contracts), Private pay, School district funding via PPT/CSE/IEP processes

Payment notes

Operates as an out-of-network healthcare provider and does not contract in-network with insurance carriers. The program states that families with an out-of-network residential benefit have received pre-authorization covering a portion of the residential stay. Also accepts private pay and works with public school districts through PPT/CSE/IEP funding.

Location

Address

21 Arch Bridge Road, PO Box 370, Bethlehem, CT 06751

County

Naugatuck Valley Planning Region

Public map location data is available. Pin placed from the street address, so it can be a few doors off. Confirm the destination with the program before visiting.