Why is this place closing? The Meadows Ranch for Eating Disorders and trauma is closing!!! They've done a lot of great work for those who have needed it. I do t understand this. The quality of care from the professionals here is top notch. This makes no sense. I truly hope they can offer these services again at some point in the future. Best of luck Meadows Ranch. read more

The Meadows Ranch - The sweet therapy horses - Counseling & Mental Health Near Me - Wickenburg, Arizona

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I got sent to the ED houses, even though I struggle with substance abuse. It's a complicated story as to how I got placed there, but I am so glad I did. I did have an ED, years ago. I wish I had come here first. This place was beyond supportive of my every need. They helped me through detox. The staff... omg the staff. Luis, Olivia, Lenee (sorry Lenee I'm guessing on the spelling), Miriam, and many more BHTs (that's what they call the people who watch you all day) were beyond kind and would help me with literally whatever I needed. Treatment is never fun, that's a fact, but I was able to find joy there even in the darkest of times. I am a changed person coming out of that place. Completely changed. My therapist listened to me like no one else has ever listened, and for once I felt heard by these people. I am so grateful for my experience and I kind of wish I could go back for a few days and just hang out with everyone again. Absolutely amazing. As a recovered anorexic, I can 10/10 say that this place would have helped me from the start. If you or a loved one is struggling with an ED, try this. Guaranteed they will take great care of you. The ONLY thing that I didn't like was that they only would give me one salt packet :( and no hot sauce :( Thanks for everything, Meadows. read more

Update: I just want to say that the actual people who work at TMR are life-changing and amazing. Every single person there, down to the person who helped us make our "homes" look nice daily, is important. Dr. Garber, Gejia C, Coral G, Nita, KENDRA and Abby, Dr. Chynwye,....I will never, ever forget you. Please don't stop doing what you do - we need you! I loved my experience, it changed my life. Type of ED: anorexia- pure restrictive type I hope this Q&A format helps. Do you have a daily schedule? TMR has a packed daily schedule with some time for journaling (in your recovery journal or on your own), and weekends have less programming. However, you are never "on your own" - everyone is monitored for obvious reasons. The programs are DBT based, and they include CoDA too. (Codependents Anonymous). The model they use to treat patients is based on the philosophies of Pia Mellody. Was there a lot of down time? Not at the acute level house, which is where time is spent to become medically stable. It seemed like programming was more steady and had a smaller patient-to-therapist ratio (programs are usually led by a therapist). The "php" level houses have slightly more down time and schedules aren't always as rigid, but there is always an opportunity to engage in meaningful activities. It just depends on what you make of it and how hard you want to work. Were you able to meet with your therapist and dietician when needed? Like any medical facility, they do rotations and try to see everyone equally. If you are there for a long time and your therapist is out of town for any length of time, you are able to work with another therapist in their stead. There's always support; weekends have good support, although not quite as available as during the M-F days. Was staff available 24/7? you are monitored 24/7 by at least 1 RN and 1-2 Techs. You never flush your own toilet, you never will be alone - so yes, 24/7. (there is some "buddy flushing" at the most independent point of treatment, but you are never alone for real.) How often were you allowed to go outside? It was hot, so we could only go out in the early AM before it became hot; early Mornings and late afternoon/evening if it was light out and if it was less than 95 degrees. Did they really have a therapy dog? yes - but they are visiting a lot of people, so you don't get a ton of time with the dog. You get equine weekly, so you are in touch with animals often, and the equine portion is standard programming. "Riding" isn't always possible based on medical stability, but the programming and interaction with them is standard from day 1, unless the patient is confined to the house in extreme cases. How often is "Family Week" held? Probably about 2 times a month - it's intense and they do it about 3-4 families at a time. Highly recommend. Can you smoke? yes. Smoking is limited to once after eating. Vape? no. Meals: 3 major, 3 snacks. Can you check out anytime? you must give 72 hours notice. So, if you get there and decide you want to leave, you have to stay 3 days. Overall: Trust them - trust the process. Science backs everything they do. They leave nothing to chance: your weight, your dietary needs, your overall health...these are under intense watch daily. Also, they are there to help you live and thrive. Your disorder wants you to think they are doing something wrong, but that is just another way for your ED to "win". Fight hard and do the right thing for yourself. read more

The Meadows Ranch was amazing. They helped my daughter heal from an eating disorder. Their staff is amazing and I loved how easy it was to get in touch with them. They genuinely cared about my daughter and us! They also made her calling us a reward and something to earn, which also helped heal our relationship as well. They also had a family week that gave us he training we needed to bring her home successfully. I highly recommend Meadows Ranch to anyone needing support for someone in their family who is struggling with an eating disorder. read more

Our daughter's life was possibly saved with the treatment she received. The 45 days she was there was Oct 1 - Nov 16, 2007. (Remuda Ranch at that time). She just turned 31 & the healthiest she has been since age 11 (mind, body, & soul). It hasn't been an easy journey, but she learned how to conquer ED fearlessly! Forever thankful, Stinson's in Indiana read more

I beg of you: do not send your daughters here. The horses are a ruse. You get to pet them once or twice. For two entire weeks you are not allowed to do so much as touch your toes to stretch, because that is considered exercise. The treatment modalities are outdated and barbaric. Be prepared to drop your pants to the ground and defecate under scrutiny- every time. The money grubbing, outmoded staff at this facility should truly hang their heads in shame, for treating life threatening disorders with such abysmal irresponsibility. Shame on you all. read more

This place is a Nightmare!! All they want is your money!!I wish I could do 0 stars, 1 star is way more than they deserve. The people here can not be trusted they lied to me, and my parents countless times. I was excited to go to the meadows ranch and felt comfortable from all the people we had spoken to for the pre-admission process, don't fall for the same fraud that I did!! I went here and was admitted on a Friday, the nurse checking me in did not put the release of information in like she told me she had so later on my mom called and they wouldn't tell her anything that was happening to me because meadows ranch said my mom did not have any rights to talk to her daughter. After arriving on Friday to the meadows ranch and filling out paperwork for the admission process I was put in a locked basement with other girls (patients). My actual care team was not scheduled to to start until Monday, I am not sure why they would start me on a Friday with temporary staff and hold me off till Monday to actually start with my treatment. I really think the reason they admitted me early was to get a couple more days on the payroll. It was obvious this place is clearly all about money and not the patients. They didn't do the bag check until Friday night so I had no books/journals or anything to do or any explanation of the schedule that day. (after talking to the other patients I found it was just free time until we went to bed) They have free time the majority of the day, so don't expect much one on one care like they advertise. Friday evening the first night they TOOK AWAY MY BIBLE, Book of Mormon and the blanket which they had promised me and my parents prior to being emitted at the meadows ranch I would be able to have them all during my stay. We called numerous times prior to being emitted to make sure that the weighted blanket we were buying was approved for their facility. They promised and reassured us every time we called that because the blanket was ordered from amazon and was new it would prevent from any infection or drugs coming into the facility, that it was perfectly fine to have as long as it wasn't brought from home. When they took the blanket the nurse said the only option I had was to purchase one of their blankets from their bookstore the following week. The facility is ridiculously unorganized and each Nurse has different Rules for the patients to follow. The nurses are manipulative, just for one example I had a few bites left on my plate of cheese because i am Lactose intolerant and she said that if i didn't finish my food, they were going to hook me up to IVs and not let me walk around. Numerous nurses and workers there poked fun at my religion, saying things like "Oh you can't because your mormon" "that church is controlling", and " I'm surprised you didn't put on a dress on today". When I told them I don't drink coffee or tea the nurse said, "oh you just can't have it because you're mormon." I would rather die than ever go back to this place. Thankfully I got out that next Sunday two days later. If you are searching for help like I was, this IS THE WORST PLACE!!!! read more

My mom has been at the Meadows for the last 45 days. Before coming here we didn't know where to turn. The meadows is world renowned for their work in ED and Trauma. These people are the best of the best. Specifically, my mom worked with Lauren. She was exactly who and what my mom needed. (For the purpose of the review it is important to state my mom has extreme amounts of complex trauma. These people don't mess around. They know what's up.) We just finished up family week which is 5 days of family intensive. It is the most beautifully difficult thing I have ever done. I mean both of those words from the bottom of my heart. Family week was ran by Gejia. Gejia is a woman you will never forget. She has a permanent spot in my heart and I am eternally grateful for the work she does. Finding a treatment center for your loved one is a scary, scary process and with every treatment center there are people in the reviews who say the scariest and worst things and then there are people who can't say enough great things. It's so confusing. I get it and I've been there. From my families experience, you can trust these people with your people. They genuinely care and they GET IT. What you will hear from day one, trust the process. The first two weeks my mom was calling me and telling me "it's a prison" and "we literally do NOTHING". Family, this isn't true. This is the eating disorder talking. This is part of the process. From my mom's testament, this place saved her life (and yes, they do more then eat and she does not think it's a prison any longer) From mine: I finally got my mom. I can't thank the meadows or recommend them enough. read more

I was at The Meadows Ranch when it was Remuda Ranch in 2015. I was not in a very good place when I was there. But I felt good when I did leave. But sometimes relapses do happen in recovery. I reached out at the end of 2017 and just like 2 weeks ago to get help again. Because they helped me in the past. I was told that I needed a higher leave of care than what they offered. I did this in 2017 after they told me to do this. I have Bipolar 2, anxiety, PTSD and SI. So I did address my mental health issues. I worked very hard. I am proud to say that I'm stable. Have been told this by my psychiatrist. I know I will be working on this for the rest of my life. And I accept that. I was told today that I still need a higher level of care per the Meadows Ranch Psychiatrist. The intake had told me that they are going off of the notes from 2015. Not taking into account the work I had done. A person can really change in 3 years. It is very much possible. I went back to school to become a Peer Support Specialist in the state of Arizona. I will be starting toward my degree in Social Work so I can become a LCSW at Grand Canyon University. But still The Meadows Ranch sees me how I used to be that very unstable woman. I really don't want to say anything to badly because they did help me in the past. But please note that I see this as very judgmental of a treatment center when you are making yourself very vulnerable in asking for help. I believe if you have other issues going on besides an eating disorder please go somewhere else. And most women who have issues with an eating disorders have other issues going on that are underneath the eating disorder. I just wanted extra help to get back on track. I'm not going to be getting it here. I wish anyone who is trying to get help to get the help they deserve. And don't give up if a door is closed. And don't give up if you are judged harshly for your past when you have changed. This is not making me give up. I just needed to tell this story. Good luck on your search. read more

If i could give 0 stars I would. I've been to many many hospitals and treatment centers for my ed and this by far was the worst one!! If you are going to go to treatment and not struggle at all, then maybe give it a try, however for me and others I know they didn't even try to understand my struggles, they literally treated me like a criminal and told the other clients I was dangerous....they honestly put me in a worst spot than I came in. I felt horrible that they can even think that I would harm another person!! It was horrible, they kicked me out without a plan for treatment once I got out and without a place to go, i ended up in the hospital 2 days later in very bad condition medically and was finally taken care of...everyone is going to struggle in treatment, go somewhere that helps you get back up instead of tearing you down. read more

Don't send your child here. The team is not cohesive, it is poorly run, and they do not treat co occuring conditions as they advertise. We were so disappointed. Our daughter's care was horribly mismanaged, she was treated poorly when she struggled with self harm and told she was co dependent because she missed her family. She was allowed to be alone, which they assured us would never be the case, and was given ample opportunity to self harm. She was allowed to be vegetarian, which was purely driven by the eating disorder. This has remained a huge strangle hold on her recovery. The policies were not clearly stated when we initially flew down to interview the facility before we took our daughter. She was not properly assessed and they assured us that they were exactly the right placement for her. Intake was very poor and the family week was too intense for sick children (use of emaciated girls, vomiting girls, etc). The medical team is not able to care for what they indicated. There are individuals who looked out for our daughter, and I am sure felt they were doing what was best, but it has had devistating effects. There are better placements for less money. Parents, don't send your child here. We have been walking this journey with our sick child for a long time and we have received good care. This was not good care. read more

If you or a loved one truly needs help - AVOID THIS PLACE!!!! My daughter was sent there from out of state because she has an eating disorder (anorexia). After 10 days she was discharged - BECAUSE SHE WASN'T EATING!! WTF?!? They recruited us with high pressure sales (health care in america - go figure) and assured us they deal with eating disorders and have a very high success rate. They clearly do not know what they are doing and will give up on you quickly. In the beginning, we were told that if we wanted to pull her out of the program we had to wait 72 hours so that a team could be set up (dietitian psychiatrist, etc.). But, after 10 days they decided to just kick her to the street. In less than 24 hours from the moment we were told they were discharging her, she was home. What the hell are we supposed to do now? read more

I went to Meadows Ranch in 2019 & I had dealt with EDNOS/OSFED. That place DID NOT help me at all. Most of the girls I met there weren't help either. Most of them left in the same condition or worse. The therapists there were so bad. My therapist literally blamed ME for my own family trauma. She told me that I was in the wrong for being angry at my mom because she was an alcoholic. The BHT's (Behavioral Health Tech) were not properly trained to deal with eating disorders or mental health issues. I was having a panic attack right in front of them & they told me to "stop being dramatic." Most of them didn't even finish high school. Not to mention, one of the BHT's deliberately body-shamed most of the girls there. I was in the adolescent house, so we had school, and school was us sitting in a classroom for 4 hours in silence; we weren't allowed to talk or do anything except read. Unless you were enrolled in an online school program, but most girls weren't. That place did not help with my eating disorder at all. I left that place worse than I had ever been. I would never recommend that anyone goes there. I was looking at pictures of that place & I got sick to my stomach from the amount of anxiety it caused me if that tells you anything about how bad it was. read more

Best thing I did in my life! The place is super peaceful and the therapists great, specially Elizabeth.