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Living in a therapeutic environment provides the safe structure to work on the underlying issues behind a multitude of psychological disorders. Within the program’s therapeutic milieu (therapeutic = healing, milieu= environment) residents develop healthier attitudes and beliefs to replace distorted thinking. Learning and practicing new cognitive, affective, behavioral and interpersonal skills develops into positive habits, which ultimately lead to the development of identity and self-value.
This approach works with those suffering from an eating disorder. A strong therapeutic milieu allows you to stop your eating disorder behavior and begin to restore your mind, body and spirit to health. Recovery begins! |
| Founded by Carol and Steve Schaefer in May 2003, Puente de Vida’s foundation is to offer excellent care in a non-institutionalized setting. This vision for treatment in a “small by design”, home environment was first developed by the Schaefer’s in 1993. |