We are THRILLED to announce that the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) just awarded Castlewood Treatment Center a 3 year full accreditation for all service levels of care (Residential, Partial Hospitalization, Day Treatment, and IOP). This achievement is an indication of the our organization’s dedication and commitment to improving the quality of the lives [...]

This article was written by one of our alumni about the differences between rehab and recovery.
Rehab is easy. Recovery is hard.

Rehab is easy. Recovery is hard.
At least, that’s been my experience. Throughout the the years I struggled with anorexia, bulimia, self-harm, drug abuse, and bipolar I had a very distinct pattern: get sick, make [...]

Below is a beautifully written narrative from an alumni of Castlewood. Thank you Sarah for sharing about this topic!
 Hi, my name is Sarah. I’m Anorexic, Bulimic, and a Cutter.
You could call me these things. But they wouldn’t be accurate. Because I am not these things, these labels. And I am not in recovery from [...]

This Sunday June 13th, Castlewood II opened for business. The new facility is only a few miles away from the current Castlewood in Ballwin, Mo. The Castlewood staff admitted 7 new clients.  The new facility is gorgeous, with plenty of space to grow and expand. We are so very excited about this new program and [...]

Castlewood’s expansion to an additional Residential treatment facility, Castlewood II was featured in the Saint Louis Business Journal this last month. You can check out a portion of the article by clicking the link below. The entire article can be viewed by those subscribing to the business journal. We are so excited about Castlewood II [...]

The ‘secret’ to life that we are all looking for is just this:
Charlotte Joko Beck  a Zen teacher and author wrote, “To develop through sitting and daily life practice the power of courage to return to that where we have spent a lifetime hiding from, to rest in the bodily experience of the present moment [...]

We are delighted to announce the addition of the preeminent, Dr.Richard C. Schwartz, creator of the Internal Family Systems Model of therapy, to our clinical staff as of June 1, 2010. Dr. Schwartz is an esteemed clinician, teacher, author  and pioneer whose approach to psychotherapy was recently acknowledged as one of the most significant contributions [...]

Castlewood Treatment Center is using the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) at admission to measure our client’s initial attachment style, and then again post discharge to measure changes to that attachment style. It is our belief that by helping clients move towards an “earned secure” attachment they may begin to seek comfort from people rather than [...]

IFS Reflections
By
Richard Schwartz, Ph.D.
When, from a centered place, you begin to set limits with your parts, you experience a different kind of will power.  I have several firefighters that come up regularly, like the geysur, “Old Faithful.”  I won’t mention them all but one gets agitated and wants me to binge on sweets or junk [...]

As Castlewood Treatment Center celebrates its 10th anniversary we are excited to announce the openings of a second facility in St. Louis, Missouri. Castlewood II is across state parklands, a mile as-the-crow-flies, from Castlewood I. The facility is simply magnificent, encompassing 44 beautiful acres, and will provide us the space to build upon our original [...]