Who We Can Help
Timothy Hill Academy specializes in helping boys who are struggling with anger, depression, low self-esteem, rebellion, adoption, and/or antisocial behavior brought on by trauma or unhealthy living situations. Our professional staff is trained to work with boys who have been diagnosed with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), ODD (Oppositional Defiance Disorder), and RAD (Reactive Attachment Disorder).
We are passionate about restoring troubled boys to normal lives and healthy families, that’s why we also work with parents to improve the home environment to which the boys will return. We also develop an individualized plan to prepare each boy for a successful transition back into his family and community life.
Therapy at Tennessee and New York Timothy Hill Academy
Timothy Hill Academy’s residential program includes therapy and counseling that all young boys participate in, to levels that meet their needs. Initial intake includes a comprehensive clinical overview that, paired with input from teens, families, and historical care, will help define the personalized care plan.
Teen boys who come to Timothy Hill Academy arrive with a variety of social, mental and spiritual issues that our caring, therapeutic services help address. Examples of issues that Timothy Hill has successfully addressed and cared for are: youth dealing with a trauma background and PTSD, adoption, abandonment issues, learning disabilities, oppositional defiant disorders, autism, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and borderline personality disorders.
Timothy Hill Academy uses Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), which is an evidence-based treatment for children and adolescents impacted by trauma.
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Therapeutic offerings include:
- Trauma-informed therapy (Individual, Family, Group)
- Adoption
- Aggression replacement
- Self-Esteem
- Casey Life Skills
- Recreational Therapy, including Equine Care
Timothy Hill Academy collaborates with a variety of community partners when additional therapeutic services are required in addition to the on-site team.
Our Clinical Team
Laura Murdocco
Timothy Hill’s Clinical Team is led by Laura Murdocco, Director of Clinical Services. Laura is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (NY) who is also a Certified Adolescent Trauma and Clinical Trauma Professional.
Bernadette Gildea
Bernadette Gildea oversees the Managed Care department of Timothy Hill and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker/Psychotherapy (R)
Michelle Kelly
Michelle Kelly is a Certified Nurse Practitioner in Psychology.
Testimonials
The Ranch is getting it done. It’s working. Lives are being transformed through love. It’s working.
Cliff Clark
What God has done through Timothy’s life and death, the amount of bounty that this tree has brought... it’s just really amazing to see. To see how Timothy Hill instills that discipline and training, it helps to see how God is changing the people that they are working for and serving.
Alex Brown
As far as facilities go, this is the best one I’ve been in. Like before I came here, I didn’t really care about doing good… Now, I've had a change of heart.
Sam
We support the ranch faithfully, we love what they do because they transform lives. All these kids that have the opportunity to go to Timothy Hill Ranch, they have the opportunity to learn about Jesus Christ. That’s the number one thing that really hooked me!
