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Arizona Teen Mental Health
Treatment

Compassionate Adolescent Mental Health Treatment for Struggling Families.
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Personalized Teen Mental Health Treatment

Our teen mental health treatment program at Nexus Teen Academy is crafted to address each challenge individually through personalized care for your teens long-term well-being. Whether your teen is grappling with PTSD, trauma, anxiety, depression, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, or other significant issues, our exceptionally skilled clinical experts are here to create a tailored treatment plan rooted in your teenager’s unique journey.

We firmly believe in a holistic approach to mental health, guided by our Clinical Core Principles. Our therapeutic modalities are evidence-based and delve deep into the root causes of your child’s mental health issues.
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Private Insurance Plans Accepted

We work with most major insurance providers. You can confidentially check to see if your treatment is covered by insurance. Our admissions experts are here to guide you through the process.

Our Core Therapeutic Beliefs Are For Your Teen To:

Build confidence through self-empowerment

We empower your teenager to rebuild their self-esteem and self-worth, fostering resilience and self-assurance.

Process and mend personal and relational unfinished business

Our programs address past traumas and unresolved issues, helping your teen heal emotionally and enhance relationships.

Increase hope and towards healthy, balanced living

We instill hope in your teenager’s heart and work together to redirect their life trajectory toward a brighter, more fulfilling future.

Create a clear vision and limitless possibilities for the future

We guide your teenager in envisioning a future filled with possibilities, free from the limitations of their mental health challenges.
With compassion, expertise, and unwavering support, we are committed to guiding your teenager toward a brighter future, where they can thrive emotionally, mentally, and socially. At Nexus Teen Academy, we’re not just treating symptoms; we’re nurturing the potential within each teenager to become their best selves.

Teen Treatment Experts

Our Arizona teen mental health treatment experts have a long history of working with adolescents struggling with mental health issues. With compassion and care, your teen is in good hands from the moment they arrive. We believe no two journeys are alike, and we’re dedicated to helping your adolescent find their path to healing and recovery. Learn more about our comprehensive approach that addresses all aspects of teen mental health treatment.
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PTSD

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder can affect teens who have experienced or witnessed traumatic events. It can lead to flashbacks, nightmares, and severe anxiety.

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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 in vital organs, which can result in increased heart rate, nausea, clammy hands, blurred vision, and/or feeling spacey to name a few trauma reactions.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 chronic irritability, cause a lack of interest in activities and a persistent feeling of sadness

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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.

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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 chronically challenging authority, fighting with peers or family members, or demonstrating explosive moods will get the support they need.

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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, inattention, restlessness, and impulsivity that continue to cause issues at home or school will be addressed.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Modalities of Care

Our individualized teen mental health treatment programs at Nexus Teen Academy are created to address each challenge individually, providing personalized care for your teenager’s long-term well-being. Our exceptionally skilled clinical experts are here to create a tailored treatment plan and adolescent counseling programs for your teenager’s unique journey.

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Call Now

Our admissions specialists and clinical team are here to answer your questions.
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Schedule a Consultation

Schedule a confidential conversation with our team to discuss the next important step for your family.
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Family Involvement

We recognize that family plays an integral role in teens mental health treatment, which is why guardian participation is a requirement in every Nexus Teen Academy treatment plan. We offer a weekly Family Empowerment Group for parents to develop new social/emotional skills alongside weekly visitation. We also provide family therapy sessions, led by licensed therapists, which creates a safe space for guardians and their teens to address child/parent relational issues. We tailor each session to meet your family’s unique situation. In order for one person in the family system to heal, the whole family gets to reexamine what is working and what can shift. Family involvement ensures the entire family system will be equipped with new skills when it’s time to welcome your loved one home.

A Stress Free Environment To Heal

A stress-free environment is not just a luxury but an integral part of healing. Our serene location in the valley of North Phoenix supports your teen in rediscovering their own inner strength and resilience. At our Cave Creek facility in Arizona, your teenager has a peaceful sanctuary free from the burdens of everyday stressors. The quiet environment and grounding mountains allow each resident to reflect, heal, and prepare for a better tomorrow.

Nexus Teen Academy Teen Mental Health Treatment Philosophy
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Our Clinical Model

Nexus Teen Academy uses uses an evidence based model including standardized protocols, group curriculums and client-centered care for each individual. Our philosophy of care focuses on building a safe space for residents to be vulnerable, express themselves authentically, discover passions, and gain purpose and insight into their personal vision for their lives to reduce their prior high-risk behaviors.

Every teen in residential care at Nexus Teen Academy receives a tailored treatment plan, designed by an integrated team of experts in adolescent mental health and behavioral health treatment. Treatment plans are informed by the specific needs of each teen and their family using comprehensive psychological assessments.

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Effective Clinical Treatment Programs for Teens & Families

How To Get Started?

Whether your child is beginning or continuing their recovery, getting into Nexus Academy’s Program is a simple 3-step process that begins with one simple outreach.
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The initial phone call

Tell us your teen’s story, explore treatment options, and discuss payment options.
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Pre-screening

Confirm treatment, verify insurance coverage, and review details about what to expect.
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Start Therapy

Arrive at Nexus Teen Academy, meet our staff, tour the facility, and get settled in.

FAQs

The length of the program is tailored to meet the specific requirements of your teenager. Our treatment approach is rooted in evidence-based practices, 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.

Family is not only important as a unit, but it also plays a crucial role in a teen’s psychosocial care. Family involvement has been shown to lead to better mental health outcomes as it is your teen’s primary source of emotional support. Family members can improve your teen’s mental health outcomes by supporting them throughout treatment. They also learn to improve family dynamics which promote your teen’s confidence and self-worth while also contributing to their overall wellbeing.

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A Better Tomorrow Begins Today.

Nexus Teen Academy is a purpose-driven organization offering an individualized approach to treatment for adolescents struggling with substance abuse and mental health concerns. We create a safe space for our clients to reflect, heal, and powerfully choose to redirect the trajectories of their lives by fostering trust, integrity, and limitless possibilities. We empower our clients to hone a clear vision for their lives to build life-long results for themselves and their families.