I was a client at Angelus house (the adult program). I had been in many residential programs…read morepreviously and I did not get better. I was still struggling. I came to Angelus house and I have to say I was unhappy. I hated the program director and I thought he was mean. Well, that all changed and so did I. I got better. Better than I ever had been. I worked hard and it was uncomfortable. I was taught to get comfortable with being uncomfortable. I was taught to see the red flags before I take a nosedive. I was taught how to manage my illness and keep my head high. The program director is now the person I look up to most. He has kept me sane, productive and growing for years now. I still see him now and again as my outpatient therapist and I owe all my success to him. He saw what I could be when I couldn't see it myself. Angelus house built me up and kept me climbing so that I could get to where I am now. I am stable, and have been for years now. I am happy, content, productive, and all my relationships are healthy ones. I can set boundaries and take care of myself. I would not have been able to do any of this without the guidance and, sometimes tough, love from all the staff at angelus house, especially Dave. Of course, no one likes to be in treatment but, it is the best thing for those of us who struggle with mental illness. We can manage and get better. We just have to have the right people to guide us and the hard work and perseverance to get there. I found that at Angelus house.

Angelus house at Wellspring works for a very specific type of client. 18-22, Connecticut or New…read moreEngland-based, affluent, cisgender female, white, Christian. Clients who go off to college and struggle with the experience have done well there, especially when they can work up to going home on the weekends and transition back to their old lives with some new coping skills. Here's who I've seen struggle (perhaps why I struggled myself): those for whom several psychiatric medications have not worked, those who need medical care beyond the mental (did not see a doctor exluding phsychiatrist for almost a year), those perscribed benzodiazepienes (or any medication that 'we don't do here'), people with significant dietary restrictions, those struggling with extensive trauma. Angelus has a heavily family-focused approach. For some clients and situations, this works very well, for others, it does not. Carefully consider your situation and your long-term goals before making any commitments.