Program Overview and Accreditations
Clearview Horizon is a nationally recognized residential therapeutic program for girls ages 10 to 19, offering a life-changing path to healing from emotional trauma, behavioral struggles, and crisis-level challenges. Backed by over 30 years of experience, our licensed therapists and compassionate staff provide 24/7 care in a structured, faith-based environment where true transformation begins.
Every aspect of the program is intentional—focused on rebuilding identity, restoring confidence, and awakening purpose. Girls from across the country thrive on our tranquil Montana campus, where they engage in a powerful combination of trauma-informed therapies, including equine-assisted sessions, EMDR, expressive arts, adventure-based experiences, and both individual and group counseling.
Academic achievement is fully supported through a personalized, accredited curriculum that fosters both educational and emotional growth. Accredited by CARF and The Joint Commission, Clearview maintains the highest standards of care. Insurance is accepted, making this extraordinary journey more accessible for families seeking hope and lasting change.
Our students receive an individual treatment plan aligned with their medical, emotional, and psychological needs. Our multi-disciplinary personnel is dedicated to helping each resident start a new and more productive path in life. The clinical staff, both on and off campus, comprises psychiatric specialists, primary care physicians, dentists, orthodontists, licensed psychotherapists, teachers, mentors, and residential care staff. In addition to individual and group therapy, we use Trust-based Relational Intervention, Dialectic Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Trauma Therapy such as EMDR and Lifespan Integration, Reality Therapy, and Trauma Therapy, plus Neurofeedback and Craniosacral therapy treatments.
Your daughter’s therapist ensures that everyone is continually updated on her progress. In turn, her experience here remains entirely cohesive. Our goal is to set your daughter on a path to self-fulfillment so that she is prepared with the necessary tools to navigate the world as an adult.
We Are Fully Accredited (for both Academics and Therapy)
Girls who have emotional and behavioral problems tend to be failing in school. Our school for troubled girls is intentionally computer-based and assisted by a licensed teacher. The girls can catch up on their schoolwork. Some even get ahead of their coursework at the Clearview residential treatment center and school. We also provide tutoring, as needed, and regular academic progress reports to parents.
We Are Accredited by Both The Joint Commission and CARF
How does a therapeutic facility become accredited by The Joint Commission?
Clearview Horizon Girls Academy is accredited for its behavioral health programs by The Joint Commission. This means that we have met the requirements and the standards of quality, performance, and patient care set forth by this organization. Accreditation by The Joint Commission is another piece of information to select a therapeutic program.
The Joint Commission is a non-profit organization that has been accrediting therapeutic programs for more than 50 years. It sets standards by which healthcare organizations can be measured. Because of their expertise and high standards, The Joint Commission is a leader in the quality field. The JC accreditation of a facility is a nationwide seal of approval that indicates that an organization meets high-performance standards.
Accreditation by The Joint Commission is voluntary. A healthcare facility must request that its organization be evaluated. The process for accreditation includes the following:
- Staff and patient interviews
- Inspection of facility documents and process of care
- Assessment of patient safety, culture, and teamwork
- Review of the physical facility
- Observation of the daily operations of the therapists, including patient care
What is the CARF Accreditation?
We are also accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). We have a second consecutive Three-Year Accreditation by CARF, the international accrediting body. The Clearview Horizon has demonstrated that it meets international standards for quality and is committed to pursuing excellence. This accreditation decision represents the highest level of accreditation that can be awarded to an organization and shows our conformance to the CARF standards. The CARF Seal of Approval ensures that organizations have undergone extensive auditing and inspections to establish the highest standards of continuous improvement, customer satisfaction and the best possible outcomes.
CARF is an independent, nonprofit accrediting body whose mission is to promote the quality, value, and optimal outcomes of services through a consultative accreditation process that centers on enhancing the lives of the persons served. Founded in 1966 as the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, now known as CARF, the accrediting body establishes consumer-focused standards to help organizations measure and improve the quality of their programs and services. We welcome an opportunity to acquaint you further with our services and respond to your questions. We believe we are valuable to the community we serve and are all the more valuable because of our CARF accreditation.
Comprehensive Therapeutic Approaches at Clearview Horizon:
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
- Art Therapy (therapeutically driven, not just activities)
- Music Therapy (therapeutically driven, not just activities)
- Mindfulness-Based Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing (MI)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT
- Trust-Based Relational Intervention
- Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy
- Lifespan Integration
- Addiction Treatment
For 30 years, Clearview Horizon Has Practiced Excellence in Helping Struggling Teenage Girls Overcome Life-Controlling Issues, Including Substance Addiction.
At Clearview Horizon Girls Academy, we’ll help your girl find renewed interest in the life and relationships she once adored. Young women in our care attend individual, group, and family therapy sessions with our staff of skilled professional counselors. We provide specialized therapy for girls dealing with abandonment issues due to adoption. Art therapy gives girls another way to release their emotions. Animal and equine therapy, featuring dogs and horses, is a part of our school for troubled girls. The girls receive constant feedback and assistance in their thinking and actions through round-the-clock interactions with our trained staff.
A WEEK IN THE LIFE OF A CLEARVIEW HORIZON STUDENT (PDF)
Although we offer top-quality care, our rates are well below comparable schools nationwide.
“Clearview Horizon saved our daughter’s life. They are not perfect, but they truly care. The staff that our daughter interacted with were caring and really wanted to encourage positive growth in the girls that were there. She had one of the best therapists we could have asked for and is still keeping in touch with her from a distance.
Our daughter went from hating school and getting F’s to graduating from Clearview Horizon Girls Academy, transferring to a private high school, and graduating. She is now in college, pursuing a degree in Child Development. She has reconnected with her friends and family. We are very grateful to all of the staff who contributed to her success.” – Rachel
