HopeQuest

I absolutely agree with Brady s review down below. Hearing a psychologist confirm that this place is a disaster confirms most of the uneasiness I felt throughout my time here.When I came here last year I was dealing with some pretty severe Insomnia. Their claims that they help people with mental health are extremely exaggerated. They have a nurse on staff with an online degree that takes your blood pressure and gives out meds. Whenever he would teach classes, it really seemed like he didn t know all that much about what he was talking about. One common denominator with most of the staff seems to be that a lot of them get online degrees from liberty university to satisfy the requirements to have a degree. The issue is that their only real experience comes from working at hope quest itself.*Important note-several members of staff were also clients at HQ.Here are the biggest issues I saw in the program.1. Controlled substance rules. During my time there, I was told that I couldn t take a particular sleeping pill because it wasn t allowed on the property and yet someone else was there taking adderall, which is a schedule II controlled substance. The reason given was that adderall was meant to be taken for long term use. What s funny is that a few months after I got there, the FDA just put a new black box warning on that drug that it had a high likely hood of abuse and dependence. What s even more ironic is that some clients came there for adderall addiction. If you re trying to make sense of this, don t try. It doesn t make any sense.2. The therapists here don t really have an individual treatment plan for each patient. They are all following the TREK programs guidelines. Which is a heavy emphasis on a lot of Cloud and Townsend literature like the book boundaries. I was so overwhelmed with all the book reading and homework that I couldn t even relax. You earn privileges by completing assigned homework, so I just got to the point where I was going through the motions. I was in a complete fog until week 6 because the insomnia was so bad, I don t even remember that much of the books that I read anyways. Also, my therapist told me that I was using my insomnia as an excuse to not try in the program, how ridiculous is that?3. The idea that you ll be eating healthy there is not true at all. Some folks have mentioned that a new chef is working there, which is great. But when I was there, it was nothing but junk food with an option for a salad. The quiet room had a huge basket full of candy. Definitely not the ideal diet to help the brain recover.4. Mixed messaging in classes. We would have classes taught by counselors and some by the case managers. The case managers were really into the 12 steps, which essentially teaches that you need to work the steps and keep track of your sobriety. On the other hand, the counselors would come in and teach you that you don t need to focus on acting out because it doesn t help. That s the camp I was in, because focusing on the issue and obsessing over it made it worse.5. The staff was constantly changing the rules depending on who was there. In order to achieve in the program, you have to complete 12 weeks. When my time was coming up to leave, another guy came who was allowed to do the same in 9 weeks. I also heard that his dad had given money to hope quest as well, maybe there is a correlation? Probably so.6. Intake coordinators don t really have your best interests in mind. Their sole purpose is to just sell you on the program and get you to come. I m assuming a lot of hope quests funding is dependent upon how many clients they keep in the program. Emily even went so far as to tell me that God would reward me for coming. Sounds pretty manipulative to me.Do your research before coming here to see if it s the best fit.I m grateful that I ve been able to find more qualified help for my situation in my home town. I ve been advised to ignore a lot of the advice given to me at HQ

The Trek program changed my life! I love the staff, the therapist and they truly care about your recovery! I took so much away from HQ that I m now giving back by mentoring. Troy and Melissa have done an amazing job and the support care that they have for the spouses was huge during that dark season. THANK YOU HQ!!

The staff is incredibly supportive, knowledgeable, and genuinely cares about client's progress. The structure of the program is well thought out and provides the tools needed to make lasting changes. Keep doing what you're doing!