Willow Springs Center

Willow Springs Center is a behavioral health treatment center in Reno, Nevada that specializes in mental health and substance use care for children and adolescents. The facility offers residential psychiatric services and a partial hospitalization program through Branches Reno. Young people and their families value the integrated on-campus school and the structured, therapeutic environment that supports healing without pausing education.

Treatment Options

Willow Springs Center provides residential psychiatric services in a secure setting for children ages 6 to 11 and adolescents ages 12 to 17. It also offers a partial hospitalization program for the same age groups that runs Monday through Friday. The residential program includes the Ascent Substance Abuse Track for youth struggling with substance use alongside therapies for trauma, self-harm, suicidal ideation, aggression and relationship difficulties.

Specific Challenges Affecting Youth

The center serves children and teens, including military families who receive targeted resources and support. Programs are designed for youth facing mental health challenges, unsafe coping behaviors such as substance use, trauma history, impulsivity and other behavioral health concerns.

Care centers on therapy adapted from the Marsha Linehan model, with all staff trained to provide a seamless therapeutic experience. Services include individual therapy, family therapy, group therapy, play therapy, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, psychiatric assessment and medication management, recreational therapy and life skills training in a 24-hour therapeutic setting.