A Typical Day at Timberline Knolls

Knowing what to expect from the treatment experience at Timberline Knolls can make reaching out for help for a mood disorder, eating disorder, addiction, or the effects of trauma seem less overwhelming. 

During a typical week at Timberline Knolls, each woman’s or girl’s treatment team works with her to plan a program schedule designed to help her reach her recovery goals. Most women and girls take part in individual-based therapies along with core and elective groups. 

Adolescent girls who are attending school follow a slightly different programming format to accommodate classes at TK Academy.  

Core Groups 

Our core groups are key elements of treatment at Timberline Knolls that we integrate into every woman’s and girl’s care experience. Examples include: 

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) 
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) 
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)  
  • Process Groups 
  • Art Therapy 
  • Music therapy
  • Dance/Movement Therapy 
  • Recreational/Activity Therapy
  • Family Dynamics 
  • 12-Step Recovery Principles 
  • Spirituality 
  • Mindfulness

Elective Groups 

We also offer elective groups that you can choose to integrate into your treatment plan at Timberline Knolls, such as: 

  • Nutrition 
  • Grief and Loss 
  • Body Image 
  • Big Book 
  • Fitness 
  • Grace Program Groups
  • Resilience Building
  • Trauma Recovery ED

Individual-Based Therapies 

Individual-based therapies are not conducted in a group setting with other women or adolescent girls who are receiving care at Timberline KnollsThese include: 

  • Individual therapy with a primary therapist 
  • Meetings with a psychiatrist 
  • Family therapy sessions 

The transition into PHP from Residential was the most scary but wonderful thing that happened to me during my TK experience. It was hard to leave 24/7 care, and I was nervous about changing the atmosphere around me but once I stepped foot in that building I had a certain feeling of calm. I was approached by all different people introducing me to the new world I was now a part of.  My housemate gave me the best welcome and helped me get settled in.  I found that the groups in PHP gave me a new and different experience in treatment, and I was able to look at things from an entirely point of view.  There were groups I attended that didn’t happen on lodge, and the staff was there to help support me, yet give me the gentle nudge I needed to help myself and figure out how I was going to be able to survive in my world at home without all the people I have been getting use to as backups for me. I can’t say it was a seamless transition but I learned that nothing is a straight line and you cannot know until you try. Being able to utilize the step down process gave me the skills I needed to succeed in real life and flourish in whatever I choose to do.

- Mara S.

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