Spring Lake Ranch Therapeutic Community
1169 Spring Lake Road, Cuttingsville, Vermont, 05738
Spring Lake Ranch provides unique residential treatment options to address substance abuse issues and co-occurring mental health disorders. Spring Lake incorporates traditional therapies with work therapy, as residents are required to participate in all aspects of the upkeep of a working farm. Participation on the farm fosters a sense of community and contribution.
Facility Highlights
- Yoga
- Pottery
- Skiing
Specialization
Creative Arts Therapy
Writing, making art or engaging in theater can be deeply therapeutic for people working to recover from addiction. Many facilities offer one or several forms of creative arts therapy as a way to help patients learn to express their feelings in productive ways.Holistic Therapy
Facilities that offer “holistic therapy” see and treat patients in the context of their entire lives and health status. They treat the “whole person,” not just the addiction.
Facility Settings
- Wilderness
Meet the Staff
- Dr. Jennifer FauntLeRoyPsychiatristDr. FauntLeRoy has been the treating psychiatrist at Spring Lake Ranch Therapeutic Community since 2006. She sees residents at the Ranch every Wednesday, and residents in the Rutland program every Thursday. She is also available to staff by phone at any time, day or night. Dr. FauntLeRoy received her undergraduate degree in 1969 from Goucher College in Towson, Maryland, and graduated from New York University School of Medicine in 1978. After five years in General Practice in rural Southern Illinois, she returned to St. Elizabeth's Hospital of Boston to complete a residency in Psychiatry. Dr. FauntLeRoy was an APA/Mead Johnson Fellow in Community Psychiatry in 1985. She received Board Certification in Psychiatry & Neurology in 1988. She worked as a staff Psychiatrist at Tri-City Community Mental Health in Malden, Massachusetts, and concurrently worked as a private practice psychiatrist in Boston until 1997. Dr. FauntLeRoy came to Rutland, Vermont in 1998 to become Medical Director of the Psychiatric Services Unit at Rutland Regional Medical Center, where she was responsible for inpatient work, clinical care, program development, supervision, and crisis coverage. In 2005, she opened up her own private practice while continuing to provide on-call crisis coverage at Rutland Hospital. Since 2006, Dr. FauntLeRoy has been the sole provider of psychiatric services for Spring Lake Ranch in Cuttingsville and in our Rutland program.
Financial Details
- Financing Available