Greenbrier Academy: Girls Therapeutic Boarding School & Premier Academy

I am amazed at the talent that has been gathered at this relatively obscure location in WV. I remember hearing the t" we will love your daughter until she learns to love herself", and initially dismissed it as a another therapeutic jargon statement. However, through the weekly family sessions and on-campus intensives I came to witness my daughter growing in ways that had seemed unimaginable. Even though I work in the field, it was clear to me that a methodology and focus has been developed that reached adolescent girls in ways I've never before witnessed. Their focus on acquiring virtue through aspirations and developing a sense of purpose in life affected my daughter in ways that she will carry with her forever.

JP, Florida

2017-01-10T21:34:27+00:00

JP, Florida

I am amazed at the talent that has been gathered at this relatively obscure location in WV. I remember hearing the t" we will love your daughter until she learns to love herself", and initially dismissed it as a another therapeutic jargon statement. However, through the weekly family sessions and on-campus intensives I came to witness my daughter growing in ways that had seemed unimaginable. Even though I work in the field, it was clear to me that a methodology and focus has been developed that reached adolescent girls in ways I've never before witnessed. Their focus on acquiring virtue through aspirations and developing a sense of purpose in life affected my daughter in ways that she will carry with her forever.

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I remember looking forward to our weekly family therapy calls because I could literally hear and sense change occurring on a week to week basis. However I remained skeptical until she started coming home for planned breaks. It was amazing to see her seek a new friend group, that more accurately reflected her new emerging identity. I remember thinking it was like she had aged five years in terms of her thinking and maturity.

KW, Atlanta

2017-01-10T21:18:30+00:00

KW, Atlanta

I remember looking forward to our weekly family therapy calls because I could literally hear and sense change occurring on a week to week basis. However I remained skeptical until she started coming home for planned breaks. It was amazing to see her seek a new friend group, that more accurately reflected her new emerging identity. I remember thinking it was like she had aged five years in terms of her thinking and maturity.

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My daughter, like many others, had been bullied during elementary and middle school. Consequently, she developed school avoidance, and her grades plummeted. She developed a belief that she wasn't smart. I was amazed at how the therapeutic and academic team interfaced, first to change the belief system, and then to provide learning strategies that allowed her to be successful. It definitely wasn't a short-term fix, my daughter graduated from GBA three years ago and is now in her second year of college and is on the honor roll!

JB, Charlotte

2017-01-10T21:19:16+00:00

JB, Charlotte

My daughter, like many others, had been bullied during elementary and middle school. Consequently, she developed school avoidance, and her grades plummeted. She developed a belief that she wasn't smart. I was amazed at how the therapeutic and academic team interfaced, first to change the belief system, and then to provide learning strategies that allowed her to be successful. It definitely wasn't a short-term fix, my daughter graduated from GBA three years ago and is now in her second year of college and is on the honor roll!

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It seemed counter intuitive when I was told I needed to send my daughter away to get her back. I quickly came to understand this at a deep level when I attended the first intensive family parenting seminar. Hearing about a family weekend initially caused me to roll my eyes since I'd seen so many therapists while on this journey. However, Mike and the rest of the therapists, really the entire team at GBA, provided not only my daughter, but the entire family with a sense of healing that I would've never have imagined. I not only got my daughter back, I became a better person though taking part in my daughter's journey at Greenbrier.

SG, Washington DC

2017-01-10T21:33:56+00:00

SG, Washington DC

It seemed counter intuitive when I was told I needed to send my daughter away to get her back. I quickly came to understand this at a deep level when I attended the first intensive family parenting seminar. Hearing about a family weekend initially caused me to roll my eyes since I'd seen so many therapists while on this journey. However, Mike and the rest of the therapists, really the entire team at GBA, provided not only my daughter, but the entire family with a sense of healing that I would've never have imagined. I not only got my daughter back, I became a better person though taking part in my daughter's journey at Greenbrier.

http://greenbrieracademy.com/testimonials/2833/

I was a mess when I got to GBA. Drugs, alcohol, and too many unhealthy relationships to remember. At first I re-created my life drama at GBA, getting other students mad at me and attempting to keep the staff from really getting to know me. It was during a Village Week that my eyes were totally opened. I came to see that I had an old belief that I wasn't good enough, because I always compared myself to my older brother. Once I learned to believe this about myself I created a life where I always sold myself short. Now, two years after graduating from GBA, my relationship with my brother has never been better. I am in college doing well for myself, free of the idea that I have to be in some kind of competition with my sibling.

CR, student at University of Florida

2017-01-10T21:35:17+00:00

CR, student at University of Florida

I was a mess when I got to GBA. Drugs, alcohol, and too many unhealthy relationships to remember. At first I re-created my life drama at GBA, getting other students mad at me and attempting to keep the staff from really getting to know me. It was during a Village Week that my eyes were totally opened. I came to see that I had an old belief that I wasn't good enough, because I always compared myself to my older brother. Once I learned to believe this about myself I created a life where I always sold myself short. Now, two years after graduating from GBA, my relationship with my brother has never been better. I am in college doing well for myself, free of the idea that I have to be in some kind of competition with my sibling.

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What impressed me about GBA was their insistence and skill in working with the entire family system. My daughter is one of four children, and all of her siblings were involved in the on-campus family intensive's. Years of hurt and misunderstanding we're brought to the surface, and as a result profound healing occurred. My daughter stopped identifying herself as the"black sheep" and returned to a family that loved and accepted her.

SL, Los Angeles

2017-01-10T21:19:51+00:00

SL, Los Angeles

What impressed me about GBA was their insistence and skill in working with the entire family system. My daughter is one of four children, and all of her siblings were involved in the on-campus family intensive's. Years of hurt and misunderstanding we're brought to the surface, and as a result profound healing occurred. My daughter stopped identifying herself as the"black sheep" and returned to a family that loved and accepted her.

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I was so mad when my parents sent me to a therapeutic school after completing wilderness. I tried to find every reason I could to hate GBA, but I remember a staff member saying to me, "We are going to love you, until you can learn to love yourself." At first I didn't believe her, but no matter how hard I pushed people away, I found that they remained there for me. Eventually, I was able to do what they call "deep level work," and for the first time acknowledged that my adoption was responsible for me feeling like nobody cared. I was able to change that faulty belief, which then changed everything. I am know longer on medication, and can't imagine ever self harming again.

JR, New York City

2017-01-10T21:34:52+00:00

JR, New York City

I was so mad when my parents sent me to a therapeutic school after completing wilderness. I tried to find every reason I could to hate GBA, but I remember a staff member saying to me, "We are going to love you, until you can learn to love yourself." At first I didn't believe her, but no matter how hard I pushed people away, I found that they remained there for me. Eventually, I was able to do what they call "deep level work," and for the first time acknowledged that my adoption was responsible for me feeling like nobody cared. I was able to change that faulty belief, which then changed everything. I am know longer on medication, and can't imagine ever self harming again.

http://greenbrieracademy.com/testimonials/2836/

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