Our Story
The mission of the not for profit Mountain Valley Treatment Center is to provide evidence based treatment for anxiety, OCD and related disorders through a comprehensive and collaborative therapeutic milieu within a structured environment.
Mountain Valley is one of only a few residential treatment centers in the United States that focuses exclusively on the specialized needs of adolescents with OCD and anxiety disorders.
Mountain Valley specializes in the treatment of the following anxiety disorders: Panic Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Social Phobia, Specific Phobias, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). While anxiety disorders are occasionally experienced in isolation, more commonly they are experienced concurrently with one another (e.g., PTSD and Panic Disorder). The three most common anxiety disorders treated in residential treatment are: 1) Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), 2) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and 3) Panic Disorder/Agoraphobia. These types of anxiety commonly cause the most impairment in a child’s daily life, and will therefore most commonly warrant intensive residential treatment. Mountain Valley offers the highest level of professional and compassionate care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Located in the Upper Valley/Dartmouth College region of New Hampshire, our 25 acre setting offers a range of enjoyable activities and opportunities for experiential learning and to complement the treatment of anxiety. Our rural treatment setting provides a much needed and approachable alternative to the often intimidating and stigmatizing setting of some psychiatric hospitals or large residential treatment centers.
Most individuals served by Mountain Valley have struggled to attend school consistently or have limited engagement in social activities due to their anxiety. We strongly believe that these circumstances are an indicator that more focused and intensive residential treatment is needed at such a critical developmental juncture.
Residents stay typically stay 90 to 120 days, with length of stay being predicted by the intensity of their anxiety, the presence of co-occurring conditions, and progress in treatment.
