INTENTIONALLY SMALL
Exceptionally Personal
RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT · PROVO, UTAH
A small residential school where struggling teens heal and thrive
Elevate Academy serves teens ages 13 to 18 who are struggling with trauma, mood and anxiety disorders, and attachment challenges. With an average of just 27 students, every teen is known, every plan is individual, and every family is part of the work.
Our STUDENT PROFILE
Age: 13–18
Grades: 7th–12th
Genders: Male and female
Avg. length of stay: 10–12 months
Milieu: Avg. 27 students
SMALL by design
27
students on average, so staff know each teen and each family well
1:4
teacher ratio in engaging, project-based classrooms
1:4
academic coach ratio for class selection, credit recovery and IEP support
240
minutes of therapy each week: individual, family and group
The ARC caregiving model
Elevate is built on the Attachment, Regulation, Competency (ARC) framework, designed for youth and families who have experienced prolonged or traumatic stress. Every caregiver, from therapist to teacher to home coach, works from the same plan.
ATTACHMENT
Many students arrive disconnected from friends, interests and family. Caregivers build warm, consistent relationships and steady routines that restore a sense of safety.
REGULATION
Through daily co-regulation with caregivers, students learn to slow the fight-or-flight response and choose deliberate responses instead.
COMPETENCY
With safety and self-regulation in place, students grow executive functioning, identity and relationships, and carry those skills home.
Program overview
Four pillars work together around each student: therapy, academics, residential life and family. Every part of the day is planned by one team that knows your teen well.
PERSONALIZED THERAPY
Relationship-based, trauma-informed care with a primary therapist who leads each student's treatment team and meets weekly with student and family.
DBT · CBT · EMDR · ERP · ART · Equine & adventure · Performing arts
TAILORED ACADEMICS
Students learn from people, not packets. Certified special education teachers run engaging, project-based classes on a conventional high school schedule.
1:4 teacher ratio · 2 semesters, rolling enrollment · A–G California approved curriculum
RESIDENTIAL LIFE
Home coaches are with students more than anyone, running a predictable day of fitness, school, chores, yoga, cooking, service projects and recreation on our 19-acre campus.
FAMILY INVOLVEMENT
As much as we love our students, seeing them return home confident and able to thrive with their families is why we do what we do.
Weekly family therapy · Quarterly in-person workshops · Monthly webinars & parent coaching
SERVICE MINUTES
Academic: Specialized Academic Instruction (SAI), 1,620 minutes
Therapy, weekly: Individual 60 min · Family 60 min · Group 120 min
IEP classifications: ED (Emotional Disturbance) · OHI (Other Health Impairment)
Who we help
Our students often carry a primary mood or anxiety diagnosis alongside secondary concerns like ADHD, executive functioning deficits or specific learning disorders.
WHAT WE TREAT
Mood disorders · Anxiety · Trauma · Attachment & adoption · Overlapping learning disorders · School avoidance or refusal · Self-harm · Oppositional defiance · Mild aggression
RULE OUTS
Violence or severe aggression, IQ below 80, sexually perpetrative behaviors, psychosis, conduct disorder, detox needed, or medical or physical needs requiring full-time medical supervision.
ADMISSIONS step by step
1
Apply online. Start your application and submit the recent records it asks for.
2
Talk and tour. Once your child is approved, we schedule a call and a campus tour. We prefer an in-person visit; virtual tours are available.
3
Enroll. We set an enrollment date together. Paperwork typically takes about one week.
HELP A STUDENT FIND HOPE
Gina Rich, Admissions Manager
Questions parents ask
Straight answers about treatment, safety, family involvement and length of stay.
COMMON QUESTIONS
What is your treatment approach, and how is it individualized?
What does a typical day look like?
How do you ensure safety and supervision?
How are families involved in treatment?
What is the typical length of stay?
CERTIFICATIONS & ACCREDITATIONS
Joint Commission Gold Seal · Cognia Accredited · Utah USBE Approved · California CDE Approved · Washington OSPI Approved · Licensed, Utah DHHS · NATSAP Member · Non-profit
INTENTIONALLY SMALL exceptionally personal
ELEVATE ACADEMY
5600 N. Heritage School Drive, Provo, UT 84604
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