Arizona’s Trusted Teen Residential Treatment Center Near Phoenix, AZ
NEXUS TEEN ACADEMY MISSION
Supportive Residential Treatment Care for Phoenix, AZ Teens
Do you have a Phoenix teenager at home or an adolescent loved one who’s going through mood swings, having bloodshot eyes, frequent nosebleeds, getting bullied, doing self-harm, anxious, struggling with an eating disorder, or substance use/doing drugs? If yes, then you need to seek professional help for them to get these problems under control. It’s often tricky for parents to come to grips with their teenagers who need help or to fully understand the depth of the signs & symptoms that their teens are going through, especially in Phoenix. Knowing when it’s the right time to seek professional and clinical help can often be even harder.
Our team at Nexus Teen Academy is here to help answer your questions confidentially and provide solutions. Call us at (480) 764-1168 to learn more about our therapeutic modalities, aftercare planning, and teen residential treatment program for Phoenix, AZ, teenagers (ages 13 to 17). Our center (licensed by the Arizona Department of Health Services) is designed to offer 24/7 clinically supervised support and care your teen needs right now, helping them through these tough times.
Teen Residential Treatment for Phoenix Adolescents
The largest city in Arizona, Phoenix, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, has 24.5% of the population under 18 years old; let’s face it, being a teen can be tough. From social and societal pressures to emotional and physical changes, family issues, and school, navigating this world as a teenager is tough. At Nexus Teen Academy, we get that. Our residential treatment program for Phoenix teenagers is designed specifically to help teens going through mental health, emotional, and substance abuse struggles.
What Makes Nexus Different
We've Got Your Teen's Back
Our team of experienced clinical therapists will address the root causes of your teenager’s issues. We’re extremely passionate about helping teens overcome their challenges.
Individualized Teen Treatment Approach
We know every teen is unique, so we create a personalized plan to address the teen’s specific needs. It’s like a roadmap to get them back on track.
Individual & Group Teen Therapy
When attending Nexus Teen Academy, each teen receives immense support in our individual and group teen therapy. Group teen therapy is a big part of what we offer and is very beneficial. Teenagers like to feel less isolated and heard, and hearing other teens speak in a safe space in group sessions is very therapeutic.
Medication Management
During the first stages of our treatment, medication is often an important part of our treatment for teens working to overcome their addiction. Because the goal is straightforward, to ease or reduce withdrawal symptoms that can get in the way. And when those symptoms are better controlled, therapy can be more effective.
Here’s a short list of teen therapy services that we provide to Phoenix teens in our residential treatment program.
PTSD
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder can affect teens who have experienced or witnessed traumatic events. It can lead to flashbacks, nightmares, and severe anxiety.
Trauma
Traumatic events in teens can cause overwhelming anxiety or distress and include experiencing, witnessing, or being confronted with physical, verbal, and emotional abuse or another event that involves actual or threatened death or serious injury to oneself or someone else. When fight, flight, or freeze are triggered, the body responds to the perceived threat by sending more blood and oxygen to vital organs, which can result in increased heart rate, nausea, clammy hands, blurred vision, and/or feeling spacey, to name a few trauma reactions.
Teen Self-Harm
Adolescent self-harming behaviors are often a coping mechanism for teens grappling with emotional distress. Our experienced clinical team will help discover the root causes and guide your teenager in developing long-term emotional well-being and happiness strategies.
Anxiety
Anxiety disorders in teens can cause excessive worry and fear, impacting daily life. Our treatment strategies offer residents space to process, investigate triggers, and establish tools to manage anxiety and build resilience.
Suicidal Thoughts
Suicidal ideation in teens can be scary for both the person experiencing those thoughts and their family. Beyond monitoring your teen's behavior, it is not uncommon to feel at a loss about how to support your child. Our clinical staff will provide your loved one with the compassion and care this critical situation requires.
Depression
Teen depression is a common mental health condition that can affect how your teenager thinks, acts, and behaves. While depression can occur at any age, symptoms vary between adolescents and adults. In teens, symptoms can include chronic irritability, a lack of interest in activities, and a persistent feeling of sadness.
Low Self-worth
Low self-worth can hinder a teen's personal growth and ability to create secure relationships. Our program uses trauma-informed modalities to address teenager's low self-worth. We work together to help them heal those wounds and start establishing tools to support them in creating a healthier self-perception.
Mood and Behavior Disorders
Teens who are chronically acting out, demonstrating aggressive behaviors, or chronically irritable moods may be suffering from Disruptive Mood Deregulation Disorder, Dysthymia, Oppositional Defiant Disorder(s), or other Mood Disorders. At Nexus Teen Academy, teens who chronically challenge authority, fight with peers or family members, or demonstrate explosive moods will get the support they need.
ADHD/Impulse Control
A teen with ADHD might have trouble staying on task. They may start on a project only to end up starting five others before finishing. Being easily distracted can lead to stress, anxiety, and careless mistakes at school and at home. At Nexus Teen Academy, inattention, restlessness, and impulsivity that continue to cause issues at home or school will be addressed.
Psychotic Disorders
Teens with psychotic disorders may experience hallucinations or delusions. We have specialized treatment plans that provide the necessary support for managing these challenges.
Personality Disorders
Personality disorders can disrupt a teen's sense of self and relationships. Learn about our therapeutic techniques to help teens navigate and conquer these complex issues.
Mood Swings & Anger
Teens often struggle with mood swings and anger issues. Find out how our programs teach teens healthy ways to express their emotions and improve interpersonal relationships.
Meet Phoenix’s Most Trusted Residential Rehab Team
We Accept Most PPO and Private Health Insurance Plans
Insurance may cover up to 100% of your teenager’s treatment costs. We unfortunately don’t work with AHCCCS. You can confidentially verify your insurance benefits here online.
We work with most major insurance providers. You can confidentially check to seeif your treatment is covered by insurance. Our admission experts are here to guide you through the process.
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What to Expect, and How To Get Started in 5 Easy Steps
As a parent, knowing what to expect during the residential treatment program can ease worry and help you support your teen through the same fears and questions.
Receive the Details
The process is quite simple and transparent. You will receive the details about the program, how admission happens, and our treatment approach. We will also explain what daily care may look like and who will be involved in your teen's support team.
Pre-Admission Stage
After orientation, we move into the assessment and pre-admission stage. This is where our clinical team takes time to understand your teen as a whole person, not just a set of symptoms. We review medical history, past treatment, current medications (if any), and relevant cultural or family factors. We also try to understand mood, thinking patterns, behavior, and needs.
Parents Input
Your input matters a lot during this step. Parents often notice patterns that teens cannot fully describe yet, like changes in sleep, school stress, social withdrawal, or risk-taking. Your perspective helps us form a more accurate picture, which improves our decision-making.
Individualized Plan
Once we complete the assessment, we use the results to build a structured, individualized treatment plan. This plan guides which therapy to be utilized, skill-building, family involvement, and any medication treatment that may be needed, with clear goals we can measure over time.
Start Your Treatment
If your teen is accepted, the admission process begins. We will walk you through each step, including paperwork, insurance coordination, documentation, what to pack, and what your teen can expect on day one.
Resources For Parents of Teens Facing Substance Abuse:
Helping A Teen Who is Using Drugs
TED Talk from a parent
Frequently Asked Questions
The length of the program is tailored to meet the specific requirements of your teenager. But it typically lasts 30 to 60 days. Our treatment approach is rooted in evidence-based practices (CBT, DBT, and ACT), and we conduct weekly evaluations to assess your teen’s progress. Our primary goal is to equip your teenager with the essential skills necessary for long-lasting success, not just temporary victories.
We will move as fast as we can to help your family. If everything moves smoothly, we can admit your teenager within a few days.
Yes, we do accept most major private pay insurance plans. We unfortunately don’t accept AHCCCS or Medicare/Medicaid.
Yes! It’s a requirement. Our program is extremely family-focused. A major part of our ethos is ensuring your teen goes home after treatment in a healthy and positive situation. That involves quite a lot of involvement from the family, including family therapy sessions.
Unfortunately, due to ongoing COVID precautions and HIPAA regulations, we do not open the house to tours prior to admission. However, we do offer extensive resources to help you make an informed decision. We are, however, able to give families a sense of our Nexus community and house ethos through virtual tours, photos, and conversations with clinical, medical, and educational leadership.
We understand the sensitivity and often urgency that comes with deciding to admit a loved one to treatment. This is why we are committed to returning all admissions calls within 24 hours. If you, for some reason, don’t hear from us within that time frame, please do not hesitate to call the Admissions line again.
- Teen Anxiety
- PTSD/trauma
- Teen Depression
- Suicidal Ideation/Self-Harm
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Teenage Substance Use Disorder
- Parent-Child attachment wounds
- Phobias
- Social Anxiety
- ADHD
- Bipolar Opioid-related disorders
- Stimulant-related disorders
- Impulse Control
Oppositional Defiance Disorder
While the specific nature of each resident’s treatment is customized, a few elements remain the same. Every teen in treatment receives guidance from a passionate and well-qualified team that includes an adolescent psychiatrist, an individual therapist, a family therapist, a medical team of doctors, nurses, and medical assistants, academic supervision, a dietitian-vetted menu prepared by our executive chef, and our family manager dedicated to supporting your transition from our care back into day-to-day life.
At Nexus Teen Academy, we have a unique approach to academics while in treatment. We believe each resident in our care is here, first and foremost, to improve their mental health by adhering to their clinical goals. We also, however, believe that it is often not in a teenager’s best interest to be in residential treatment without continuing to progress academically. After all, school will continue to be their primary job into the foreseeable future. This is why we have a dedicated Ivy League-educated teacher who supervises each teen’s coursework, corresponds with families about their progress, and helps them develop and maintain study and Executive Functioning skills to support them in school and beyond.
Of course! After each resident’s initial orientation period, they will be able to call you during designated hours most days of the week. Family engagement in treatment is expected. Each Saturday, there is a weekly family visitation and a weekly parent empowerment group.
Nexus Teen Academy’s clinical team wants residents’ time with us to be free from distractions that may have been contributing factors in their need for treatment. For this reason, we would like to ask that all personal devices stay at home. We do have game rooms with PS5s that are loaded with age-appropriate games, computers for schooling, and tablets for video calls to those on their approved contact list.
Our family therapist will contact you by phone or video (whichever is best for you). The rest of the team will primarily communicate with families through our electronic medical records system, KIPU.
We always have staff available to take your call or get back to you immediately in the event of an emergency. At intake, you are given an Emergency and Non-Emergency phone number.
Yes, Nexus Teen Academy serves all genders. All common spaces, including the living room, kitchen, game rooms, dining, and education, are co-ed. The bedrooms and bathrooms are separated by gender identity. If you prefer your teen not to share a room, we have a private room available at an additional cost.
Yes! We believe it is imperative for all residents to have an opportunity to move their bodies during treatment. We offer stationary cardio equipment, weights, group exercise classes, and more. Additionally, your teen will not just be sitting in rooms processing feelings; we often get out into the serene nature surrounding our property for therapeutic groups and individual therapy sessions.
No, we adhere to Arizona’s state law that no minor under the age of 18 can legally smoke or vape. Our properties are smoke-free zones.