A Place to Feel Seen, Heard, and Understood.
WELCOME TO WILDFLOWER
At Wildflower Mountain Ranch, we believe every girl deserves more than a place to stay. She deserves an environment where she can feel safe, build trust, discover her strengths, and begin moving forward.
Through meaningful relationships, individualized treatment, and everyday ranch experiences, we support girls and their families as they work toward healing and growth.
This Is Where Your Journey Begins
YOUR PATH TO WILDFLOWER
Our team will review whether your plan includes residential treatment benefits, out-of-network coverage, and potential single-case agreement options.
Step 2
Admissions & Clinical Intake
Step 3
Clinical Review & Authorization
Step 4
Youth Willingness Call
Is This Your Daughter?
She used to be full of life… and now you’re not sure how to reach her.
She’s struggling with anxiety, depression, or past trauma, and it feels like nothing is helping.
The conversations turn into arguments. The connection feels lost.
You may be seeing self-harm, risky behaviors, or complete shutdown.
You’ve tried therapy. You’ve tried being patient. You’ve tried holding it together.
And underneath it all…
you’re scared for her, and wondering what else you can do.
Why Families Choose Wildflower
At Wildflower Mountain Ranch, we believe healing happens through connection, emotional safety, and meaningful relationships — not control or punishment.
Our program was intentionally created to feel different from traditional residential treatment environments. We maintain a small, relationship-centered setting where teens can feel seen, supported, and known as individuals rather than numbers.
Families often choose Wildflower because of our:
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Small, home-like environment
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Relationship-centered approach to healing
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Family-first philosophy and parent involvement
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Non-restraint and non-seclusion model
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Trauma-aware and adoption-informed care
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Equine and animal-assisted therapeutic experiences
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Focus on emotional regulation and healthy connection
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Individualized treatment and support
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Calm, supportive environment designed to help teens feel emotionally safe
We understand that families are not just looking for treatment — they are looking for hope, trust, safety, and a place where healing and reconnection can begin.
Empower Growth
Beginning residential treatment can feel emotional and overwhelming for both teens and parents. At Wildflower, we strive to make the process supportive, transparent, and relationship-centered from the very beginning.
During the first phase of treatment, our focus is often on helping each teen feel emotionally and relationally safe while building trust with staff, peers, animals, and family members.
Families can expect:
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Ongoing communication and collaboration with the treatment team
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Individualized assessment and treatment planning
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Support with emotional regulation and healthy coping skills
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Therapeutic groups, experiential activities, and relationship-building experiences
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Opportunities for family involvement and connection throughout treatment
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Parent support and neuroscience-informed coaching focused on communication, nervous system awareness, relational patterns, and practical tools for supporting healing within the family system
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A structured but nurturing environment focused on growth, accountability, and healing
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Supportive guidance as teens begin developing healthier patterns, communication, and self-awareness
We understand that every family’s journey is different. Our goal is to walk alongside families with compassion, honesty, and support while helping each teen move toward greater stability, connection, and hope for the future.
BRIDGET & LACY
Meet The Leadership Team
EQUINE & ANIMAL
Assisted Experiences
Healing and connection do not always begin with words.
At Wildflower Mountain Ranch, horses and animals often help create moments of trust, emotional awareness, confidence, and connection in ways that feel natural and safe for teens who may be struggling emotionally.
RACHAEL DIXON
Equine Program
Coordinator
Our equine experiences are supported by members of our clinical and therapeutic team and are integrated into the broader treatment process to help reinforce emotional regulation, communication, self-awareness, and healthy relationship skills.
Many girls begin opening up through experiences with horses, animals, nature, movement, and relationship-based interactions that support emotional safety, confidence, responsibility, and connection.
We believe healing can happen not only through conversation, but also through meaningful experiences, trusted relationships, and connection with the world around them.
“Animals often help build trust before words can.
Our Teacher
JAMII BRAGA
Our Mission
AT WILDFLOWER
....is to help teen girls heal, reconnect, and rediscover hope through compassionate, relationship-centered care. As a nonprofit residential treatment program for girls ages 12–17 in Northern Utah, we pour everything we have into the girls and families we serve because we believe every daughter deserves the chance to feel safe, seen, and supported.
We never want another family to come home to an empty daughter’s bedroom, wondering where she is or if she is safe.
Through individualized care, family involvement, equine experiences, evidence-based therapies including DBT, TF-CBT, and TBRI, and a home-like environment built on trust and connection, we help girls and families rebuild communication, emotional safety, and hope for the future.
At our core, we are here to truly help families heal together.
We understand that many families feel exhausted, overwhelmed, and unsure where to turn. Wildflower Mountain Ranch provides a safe, relationship-centered environment where teen girls can slow down, heal, and reconnect with themselves and their families.
We proudly support adoptive families and work with Adoption Assistance Programs when available. Through compassionate care, evidence-based therapies, family involvement, and meaningful daily experiences, we help girls struggling with anxiety, trauma, self-harm, emotional dysregulation, low self-worth, and relationship challenges begin building confidence, trust, and hope again.
Residential Support Needed?
WHEN IS
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Outpatient therapy is no longer providing enough support between sessions
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Family relationships feel strained, reactive, or emotionally exhausting
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Your daughter is withdrawing, shutting down, or pushing away healthy relationships
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Emotional outbursts, impulsive behaviors, anxiety, depression, or self-harm concerns are increasing
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School struggles, unsafe peer relationships, or risky behaviors are becoming harder to manage
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Your family feels stuck in a cycle of conflict, fear, or crisis without lasting improvement
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You are worried about your daughter’s emotional safety, stability, or future
Support Services
At Wildflower, we believe healing happens through connection, community, and support. Our goal is to help girls and families feel like they are no longer facing everything alone.
Our residential program includes:
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Individual therapy
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Group therapy
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Family therapy
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Recreational and equine experiences
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Educational support
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Life skills development
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Parent coaching and support
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Structured daily routines and relationship-centered care
We also provide ongoing family support and telehealth services to help families continue building healthy communication, trust, and connection after treatment.
At the heart of Wildflower is the belief that healing grows through relationships, support, and community — creating a lasting sense of sisterhood, safety, and hope.
