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Announcing a New Headmaster!
Dr. Mark Dennison Kicks off a New Chapter at Greenbrier Academy! We are so excited that Dr. Mark Dennison has been appointed the new Headmaster of Greenbrier Academy. His credentials are astonishing, having earned a PhD in both Counseling and … Continue reading
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Greenbrier Academy: Wisdom Gathered and Developed by Mike Beswick
Interventions and relations at Greenbrier are guided by the model’s philosophy of relationality. The following concepts represent core elements of the therapeutic process. I probably incorporate all of these statements into my conversations on at least a weekly basis. Review … Continue reading
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Tagged all girls, core elements, counseling, counselor, Greenbrier Academy, Greenbrier Academy for Girls, Intervention, L.J. Mitchell, L.Jay Mitchell, LJ Mitchell, Michael Beswick, Mike Beswick, mission, philosophy, relationality, relations, Source, teenage girls, teenager, therapeutic boarding school, therapeutic process, therapy, virtue
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Alumni Jackie Receives Falconry License
Congratulations to Jackie who just passed her Falconry License last week! We asked Jackie some questions to find out about how falconry has impacted her life: GBA: So did know that you had a passion for falconry before attending Greenbrier … Continue reading
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Alumni Student Applies Relationality in France
Bonjour! I cannot believe it has been a month since I graduated from GBA! The weeks have flown, and it seems that so much has happened. I have learned more in the last few weeks than I could have imagined. … Continue reading
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Celebrating in July!
Featured Student Blogger: Ariel We’re feeling patriotic at Greenbrier Academy as we celebrated America’s Independence Day throughout the weekend. On Sunday, we enjoyed the Great Fireworks Display off the bridge in Alderson. This was a fun setting as we … Continue reading
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Another Chance at Education, Relationships, and Growth
After I graduated from wilderness, I found out I was being sent to Greenbrier Academy for Girls. Initially, I was not too pleased that I’d be attending a therapeutic boarding school, since I thought that ten weeks in a wilderness … Continue reading
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Tagged academic department, all girls, challenges, counseling, counselor, drugs, father, Greenbrier Academy, Greenbrier Academy for Girls, L.J. Mitchell, L.Jay Mitchell, LJ Mitchell, Mike Beswick, mission, mistakes, mother, parents, philosophy, relationality, Ron Schwenkler, SAT, Source, students, Teachers, teenage girls, teenager, therapeutic boarding school, therapeutic process, therapy, virtue, wilderness therapy
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E.W.’s GBA Essay
Greenbrier Academy for Girls is a place full of stories. These are the stories the girls came here with and the stories they are writing now. However different these stories may be, every girl’s story relates her to her peers. … Continue reading
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Experiences with L. Jay
Every Wednesday at Greenbrier Academy for Girls, a clinical training meeting is held from 12:30pm until 3:30pm. The fact that all clinicians are required to spend three hours a week devoted to skill development is in itself rare. As I … Continue reading
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