Timberline Knolls

Located just 30 miles southwest of Chicago, Timberline Knolls provides individualized care for adult women and adolescent girls 12 and over who have been struggling with eating disorders, substance use disorders, and mental health concerns. We have crafted the treatment process to address the specific challenges women and adolescent girls face. By solely treating females, we are able to address their unique concerns so that they can gain the most benefit from their time in our care. We have also learned that when females receive care among other females, it is easier for them to respond in open and honest ways that would otherwise feel intimidating in the presence of male residents. Removing this pressure helps women and girls thrive in their recovery experience.

Our focus on individualized service means that no two girls or women will have identical experiences at Timberline Knolls. Your care in our program will be guided by a unique plan that reflects and addresses your specific strengths, needs, and goals. Depending on those factors, your plan may include ambulatory, nonmedical detoxification; medication management; basic medical services; and individual, group, family, and experiential therapies.

A typical day in our residential program includes multiple group sessions, including experiential, psychoeducational, and process groups. Topics that may be addressed include coping skills, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills, and food discovery. Experiential groups may include recreational activities, yoga, dance and movement, and art therapy. If you have been struggling with your relationship with food, you may also participate in dietary consultations and receive monitoring and support services during meals and snacks.

To ensure that each person receives the focused, age-appropriate programming that best addresses their needs, our residential services are provided in six lodges.

The lodge format provides a safe and supportive environment where women and girls can receive care alongside others within the same age group who have been experiencing similar challenges. Our lodges also promote the development of positive peer groups, which help our residents learn how to establish healthy interpersonal relationships and begin to trust others for friendship and support.

The care you receive, the skills you develop, and the lifestyle changes you make will have lifelong benefits. Your team will empower you to play an active role in the process so that you will be prepared to make continued progress after you’ve transitioned out of residential programming.