5 Reviews for The Dorm - Treatment for Young Adults, NYC 2023:
Review №1
2022-09-05
They dont accept medicaid or any insurance. Mental health and living assistance shouldnt be paid for. It should be accessible. $11,000 monthly for Assisted living?! THATS OVERPRICED and UNNECESSARY.
Review №2
2019-11-01
My son (22) was diagnosed with aspergers a few years ago and ever since our family has cycled through academic support, therapists and guidance counselors to give him the help he needed to stay in school and pursue his interests. Nothing helped. If anything, our son felt more frustrated and became increasingly depressed and started smoking pot.When we heard about the Dorm it felt too good to be true and we were honestly skeptical that it would be any different than what we had seen/been through before. We couldnt have been more wrong. Working with the team instantly felt like a partnership. We were embraced as part of a community of people who were not only experts at helping our son but who were genuinely invested in helping him improve his life, not just academically or through learning supports. As parents, we never once felt like a burden or cut out of the therapeutic process. The family services on offer were unlike anything we had ever seen and the family therapy sessions have transformed how we communicate together and set boundaries. Today, our son is back in school full-time and feeling more energized and positive than he has in years.Thank you to everyone at The Dorm who have gotten us to such a positive place. We could not have done this without you.
Review №3
2019-08-08
A year ago I called the Dorm feeling desperate. My 19-year-old daughter who had been in a variety of programs (wilderness/therapeuticboarding schools) from age 14 as a result of her addiction, an eating disorder, and some depression/anxiety was placed on medical leave from the college she worked so hard to get in to. She had relapsed, was self-harming and was sitting in her dorm room all day, restricting again and not attending class. She was devastated. I was at my wits end. I was scared. I was angry. I was frustrated. All this treatment and here we were again.We first found out about the Dorm from her school counselor and it immediately sounded encouraging. Not only could they help our daughter with her substance use and problems with food and depression, but they also had licensed staff and advisors who could help her with academics and family groups that would help us stay involved. Finally, a place where she could get all of her needs met under one roof.Our team at the Dorm was knowledgeable, compassionate, and warm. They were also firm when they needed to be and not afraid to set boundaries (that was tough at first!). Our daughter worked with a therapist, coach and dietician to focus on her eating disorder which totally shifted her mindset around food. The therapist also helped her to develop DBT skills to address her struggles with self-harm. The community at the Dorm encouraged her to rejoin a sober fellowship group (its been years!).While she did not opt to return to her old college, she did transfer to a college here in the city which she loves and after two semestersof part-time enrollment, she has gone fulltime.Our daughter no longer “needs” to be at the Dorm. However, she chooses to work with her therapists on a weekly basis. She has also met a group of people during her time there that she has really connected with and now calls friends. We have never seen our daughter so happy and healthy and we will be forever grateful to the team who made thisall happen.
Review №4
2016-10-25
The Dorm, run by John McGeehan, is supposed to provide a cross-over between mental health counseling, life coaching and independent living services. I thought it was the answer I had been looking for. After several years of dealing with mental health related programs which bullied me and other patients and willingly cooperated with my mother who, at that time, had been maintaining a strangle-hold on me and my family (she had abused me in some unthinkable ways and was directly interfering with my recovery process). Unfortunately, John McGeehan, the owner and operator of the Dorm turned out to be just like these other people. Dont believe me? Take a look at this text conversation... At this point, I was fed up with Johns evasiveness and outright lies, so I confronted him about it. The conversation exceeds the character limit and Google reviews prohibits URLs, so I posted it on a Wordpress blog under anonymouspatientblog with the appropriate domain extension (wordpress and then com).As someone who has struggled with mental health issues, I can empathize with both parents and patients who feel deeply overwhelmed. Especially for those of you, like myself, who have been abused in the past, I understand how easy it can be to submit to abuse by treatment professionals who appear to have the disposition and moral authority to back up their claims when they displace their own bad behavior onto their patients who are easy targets. Personally, I have had enough. Part of my recovery process involves standing up to people like John McGeehan and refusing to let them co-opt my real struggles to serve their own agendas. I encourage others to do the same. Please, do some research before you jump into a process like the one The Dorm sets in motion...
Review №5
2020-08-19
From day 1 I was treated with respect and warmth. The staff and the community welcomed me and made me feel like I was no longer alone and no longer had to feel ashamed of who I was or what I was struggling with.
Total reviews rating 3.3
5 Reviews for The Dorm - Treatment for Young Adults, NYC 2023:
Review №1
2022-09-05They dont accept medicaid or any insurance. Mental health and living assistance shouldnt be paid for. It should be accessible. $11,000 monthly for Assisted living?! THATS OVERPRICED and UNNECESSARY.
Review №2
2019-11-01My son (22) was diagnosed with aspergers a few years ago and ever since our family has cycled through academic support, therapists and guidance counselors to give him the help he needed to stay in school and pursue his interests. Nothing helped. If anything, our son felt more frustrated and became increasingly depressed and started smoking pot.When we heard about the Dorm it felt too good to be true and we were honestly skeptical that it would be any different than what we had seen/been through before. We couldnt have been more wrong. Working with the team instantly felt like a partnership. We were embraced as part of a community of people who were not only experts at helping our son but who were genuinely invested in helping him improve his life, not just academically or through learning supports. As parents, we never once felt like a burden or cut out of the therapeutic process. The family services on offer were unlike anything we had ever seen and the family therapy sessions have transformed how we communicate together and set boundaries. Today, our son is back in school full-time and feeling more energized and positive than he has in years.Thank you to everyone at The Dorm who have gotten us to such a positive place. We could not have done this without you.
Review №3
2019-08-08A year ago I called the Dorm feeling desperate. My 19-year-old daughter who had been in a variety of programs (wilderness/therapeuticboarding schools) from age 14 as a result of her addiction, an eating disorder, and some depression/anxiety was placed on medical leave from the college she worked so hard to get in to. She had relapsed, was self-harming and was sitting in her dorm room all day, restricting again and not attending class. She was devastated. I was at my wits end. I was scared. I was angry. I was frustrated. All this treatment and here we were again.We first found out about the Dorm from her school counselor and it immediately sounded encouraging. Not only could they help our daughter with her substance use and problems with food and depression, but they also had licensed staff and advisors who could help her with academics and family groups that would help us stay involved. Finally, a place where she could get all of her needs met under one roof.Our team at the Dorm was knowledgeable, compassionate, and warm. They were also firm when they needed to be and not afraid to set boundaries (that was tough at first!). Our daughter worked with a therapist, coach and dietician to focus on her eating disorder which totally shifted her mindset around food. The therapist also helped her to develop DBT skills to address her struggles with self-harm. The community at the Dorm encouraged her to rejoin a sober fellowship group (its been years!).While she did not opt to return to her old college, she did transfer to a college here in the city which she loves and after two semestersof part-time enrollment, she has gone fulltime.Our daughter no longer “needs” to be at the Dorm. However, she chooses to work with her therapists on a weekly basis. She has also met a group of people during her time there that she has really connected with and now calls friends. We have never seen our daughter so happy and healthy and we will be forever grateful to the team who made thisall happen.
Review №4
2016-10-25The Dorm, run by John McGeehan, is supposed to provide a cross-over between mental health counseling, life coaching and independent living services. I thought it was the answer I had been looking for. After several years of dealing with mental health related programs which bullied me and other patients and willingly cooperated with my mother who, at that time, had been maintaining a strangle-hold on me and my family (she had abused me in some unthinkable ways and was directly interfering with my recovery process). Unfortunately, John McGeehan, the owner and operator of the Dorm turned out to be just like these other people. Dont believe me? Take a look at this text conversation... At this point, I was fed up with Johns evasiveness and outright lies, so I confronted him about it. The conversation exceeds the character limit and Google reviews prohibits URLs, so I posted it on a Wordpress blog under anonymouspatientblog with the appropriate domain extension (wordpress and then com).As someone who has struggled with mental health issues, I can empathize with both parents and patients who feel deeply overwhelmed. Especially for those of you, like myself, who have been abused in the past, I understand how easy it can be to submit to abuse by treatment professionals who appear to have the disposition and moral authority to back up their claims when they displace their own bad behavior onto their patients who are easy targets. Personally, I have had enough. Part of my recovery process involves standing up to people like John McGeehan and refusing to let them co-opt my real struggles to serve their own agendas. I encourage others to do the same. Please, do some research before you jump into a process like the one The Dorm sets in motion...
Review №5
2020-08-19From day 1 I was treated with respect and warmth. The staff and the community welcomed me and made me feel like I was no longer alone and no longer had to feel ashamed of who I was or what I was struggling with.