Program and Services
Evidenced-Based Practices Utilized:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
A structured type of counseling that helps people change negative thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. It focuses on the present and teaches practical skills to challenge unhealthy thinking patterns. It is commonly used to treat anxiety, depression, and PTSD.
apa.org/ptsd-guideline/patients-and-families/cognitive-behavioral
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
Counseling that helps people manage intense emotions and replaces unhealthy behaviors with healthier coping skills. It teaches skills like mindfulness, handling stress, regulating emotions, and improving relationships to help build a more stable life.
dialecticalbehaviortherapy.com
Seeking Safety
A counseling approach that helps people cope with trauma, PTSD, and substance abuse. It focuses on the present and teaches practical coping skills—like grounding, asking for help, and self-compassion.
treatment-innovations.org/seeking-safety.html
Matrix Model
It combines cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), family education, group sessions, individual counseling, and random drug testing to provide structured care. -Motivational Interviewing: A collaborative, person-centered approach that helps people find their own motivation to make positive changes by exploring mixed feelings and encouraging open conversation.
americanaddictioncenters.org/therapy-treatment/matrix-model
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
A short-term therapy for teens with trauma-related challenges. It involves both the child and caregiver and helps reduce PTSD, anxiety, and depression by building coping skills and processing trauma.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
A proven therapy that helps the brain process traumatic memories and treat PTSD, anxiety, and depression.
Residential Program
Co-Occurring Individual Counselling
Family Counselling
Evidence Based Group Therapy
Case Management linking residents to medical, educational, and independent living resources
Education: MK Place collaborates with ICON (Idaho Connects Online School) an accredited online public school and Idaho State University’s Adult Basic Education Program for GED testing
Working with ICON ensures credits earned while at MK Place can be transferred to any Idaho school. ICON works closely with residential treatment centers to ensure each individual’s education needs are met. For more information about ICON
Admissions Requirements
Have a completed substance use assessment that recommends ASAM (American Society of Addiction Medicine) 3.5 level of care.
Be an adolescent between the ages of 13-17
Funding must be approved prior to being admitted.
Contact MK Place for more information about current funding sources and admission criteria.
Outpatient Program
Our ASAM level 1 outpatient services include:
Assessments: CDA with ASAM criteria (Comprehensive Diagnostic Assessment), CANS, ASAM updates
Individual counseling for co-occurring disorders
Family therapy