Center for Change

I was at CFC for 3 weeks. I m from out of state & was EXTREMELY nervous & scared to even leave Colorado to come to Utah for treatment as I have 2 small children at the time of my stay. I have been to dozens of treatment centers & I thought CFC was helpful. But it was hard. Some of the staff & staff that sits with you at meals were mean but some I really liked. Like all treatment centers this one isn t perfect. But I did love my therapist I can t remember his name but he was really nice & helpful. I am now in recovery from anorexia & have gone on to have 3 more children. I know CFC has helped me in my Recovery. It s a challenging program but it s a great program. I also want to add to signed myself out after 3 weeks because I missed my children so much. I flew home & went to a treatment program in Colorado

If your child has ARFID/binge this is not the place for them. The program is centered around Anorexia which my child doesn't have. She also doesn't purge. They knew this and yet she was still forced to eat 6 X's a day. Her dietary needs were not met even after complaining. She was fed fried foods & tons of processed snacks/unhealthy foods/desserts even though she was technically overweight. She went there to get help with portion control and occasional binging on sweets. She wanted to get help with trauma triggers. That never happened. They tell you it's an all around mental health facility but their focus is on Anorexia. I don't know how many times we had to tell them she doesn't starve herself. So frustrating! If you don't eat everything on your plate you get punished and have to drink a "boost" that also made my child sick. She ate way more healthy at home than here. After 24 hours she requested to withdraw early knowing it wasn't the right prgrm for her. She's an adult and could make that decision. They did everything to gaslight her and talk her into staying. She came home with a huge distended sick tummy from all the crap she was offered. We even showed up unannounced to bring her home 30 hrs after admission but was told we'd have to pay $1800 per day for their 7 day wtg period while they put together discharge paperwork. It doesn't take 7 days to do that & her anxiety went through the roof. I felt they cared more about the insurance pymt than the well-being of my child. They were willing to listen to our concerns but honestly I don't know how much was communicated to the techs OR the techs lied when they said "there's nothing we can do". Weekends are skeleton staff so no improvements can even be made until Monday morning. My daughter self-advocated & floor staff didn't like that. The girls said they're afraid to speak up because you are punished by losing privileges. She should never have been accepted into a program for anorexics. I feel angry and misled. The website makes it look warm and inviting. But the environment is VERY controlled. You have no privacy even when using the restroom, EVEN IF YOU DON"T purge and have never purged. My daughter didn't feel safe showing her emotions. She was told by one of the on-call therapists that if she couldn't "self regulate" and cried while on the phone with parents, she'd lose her phone call/email privileges. Like what? She never felt safe saying how she truly felt. Other girls said the same thing. They keep to themselves, so they don't get in trouble and ruffle feathers.I can see this might be a good program, maybe, for anorexia and weight gain. Not for someone who binges at times and has mild ARFID due to sensory issues. She doesn't even fit the criteria to be diagnosed with these things. I felt like when we voiced our concerns to Michelle, maybe things would get better. She was moved to RTC but the food situation didn't improve. She HAD to eat everything even tho she knew it made her sick due to being fried/unhealthy/dairy inflammatory responses. I don't see how feeding these girls crap is good for their health other than quickly gaining weight. At home she ate whole fresh foods, a clean diet. Not here.She came home with bug bites on legs and scalp. We have no idea if there's bed bugs because the room lights are dim & mattresses are dark blue so you can't see. Nobody addressed that when I emailed them about it. We feel completely misled and sold on a program that is not at all designed for someone like her. Staff consistently glared, rolled eyes and were generally pretty annoyed with her for speaking up. She feels like she has more trauma after experiencing 6 days there. They say they get outdoor time, movement classes, yoga, meditation. She got none of that. The time it takes to move through the different levels is so unnecessary for someone like her. I didn't sleep the whole time she was here knowing she didn't get the treatment she was promised. They don't tell you how it really is until after you sign financial paperwork. READ ALL REVIEWS FIRST! NVR AGAIN

I've been to a number of residential treatment centers, and by far, Center for Change is the most impressive. My therapist and dietitian went out of their way to customize my treatment plan. Rules and expectations were clear, and not overly vindictive. I was never penalized for stimming, which was cool and unique among behavioral health facilities. Even when there were hiccups or conflicting opinion in the course of treatment, it was usually easy to see that we were all working toward the same goals.One star down for the truly terrible pharmacy they mandate all patients use during their stay. They also had a weekly RO-DBT group that was loathsome, in both execution, and subject matter, but we'll save the rants on ableism for another day.