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Boys Residential Treatment in Sonoma County
Muir Wood delivers residential treatment tailored to adolescents navigating serious mental health challenges—bringing together clinical depth, family engagement, and uninterrupted academics to support meaningful, lasting change. We treat primary mental health conditions as well as dual diagnosis presentations, working with teens regardless of whether substance use is involved. Each adolescent receives a comprehensive evaluation at intake, ensuring that treatment is shaped by his specific clinical picture rather than a standardized approach.
The Skillman program serves adolescent boys whose needs have outpaced what outpatient therapy, school counselors, or family support alone can manage,offering continuous clinical care in an environment built for focus and growth. Located in the heart of Sonoma County, the campus sits amid the region’s iconic landscape of vineyards, open pastures, and rolling hills. For many boys, this is their first experience of genuine quiet in months—space to think, room to move, and distance from the pressures that have been compounding at home and school. That breathing room is clinical, not incidental: a regulated environment helps dysregulated teens begin to settle, which is when real therapeutic work becomes possible. Our approach is trauma-informed, evidence-based, and oriented toward building the self-awareness and coping skills each teen will need long after he leaves.
Most teens remain in treatment for 45 to 60 days, with some staying up to 90 days depending on clinical progress and individual needs. Care is provided by a multidisciplinary team of licensed professionals who specialize in adolescent mental health. Programming and housing are gender-separate, giving boys a focused setting free from social distractions—while care itself remains individualized, inclusive, and responsive to each teen’s identity and background.
From the start, families are integral to the process. Parents and caregivers engage in weekly family therapy, receive consistent communication and guidance from clinicians, and take an active role in discharge planning, ensuring that progress made at Skillman translates into stability at home.
Daily structure at Skillman is designed to reinforce therapeutic gains in real time. The schedule balances clinical sessions, academics, and physical activity with downtime that allows for processing and peer connection. Evenings are spent in smaller, home-like residences where boys can decompress in a calmer setting. This rhythm—active days, restorative evenings—helps teens practice regulation skills in the context of everyday life, not just in a therapist’s office.
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The Skillman Campus at a Glance
The Skillman campus was developed with a clear clinical purpose: to create a physical environment that actively supports stabilization and emotional growth. Situated on open land in Petaluma, the property offers expansive views, fresh air, and a tangible sense of removal from urban noise and digital overload. Boys have space to walk, move, and simply be outside—experiences that have often been missing from their lives in the lead-up to treatment.
The design of the campus reflects our treatment philosophy. Bright, open common areas encourage engagement; quiet corners and outdoor spaces offer room for reflection. Natural light, visual access to the outdoors, and a layout that allows easy movement between activities all contribute to a calmer baseline state. When the environment supports regulation, boys are better able to engage in therapy, connect with peers, and internalize the skills they’re learning. The setting doesn’t do the work for them but it makes the work more accessible.
Meet Your Treatment Team
The Skillman campus clinical team is focused on helping adolescent boys develop the insight and skills needed for long-term success. Licensed clinicians and psychiatric providers work closely with families to reinforce progress, clarify expectations, and support transitions beyond residential care. This partnership helps ensure gains made in treatment carry forward into daily life at home.
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Dr. Ian Wolds
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Ella Jackson
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Yolanda Vazquez
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Rawly Glass
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Anthony Lemke
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Molly Coogan
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Lodi T.
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Max L.
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Lisa R.
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Bob F.
M.A.
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Benefits of Residential Treatment for Boys
Residential treatment gives teen boys the opportunity to step away from daily pressures and focus on healing in an environment built around consistency, accountability, and support. With continuous clinical oversight, teens are able to stabilize emotionally while learning practical skills they can carry forward.
At Muir Wood Teen, residential care helps boys develop emotional awareness, improve communication, and build healthier coping strategies. A structured routine, therapeutic peer community, academic support, and family involvement work together to create lasting progress both during treatment and beyond.
The Muir Wood Teen Difference
Our team partners closely with parents and caregivers from day one—clear updates, a personalized plan, and real-world tools you can use between sessions – so your loved one can move toward stability, well-being, and lasting wellness alongside peers facing similar challenges.
Some of our key differentiators include:
Specialists in Adolescent Care
Everything we do is built for teens ages 12–17, not adapted from adult models. Our team includes board-certified psychiatrists, highly trained therapists, nurses, educators, and recovery counselors who specialize exclusively in adolescent mental health and substance use treatment. Working as an integrated team, they deliver evidence-based, developmentally appropriate care tailored to each teen’s unique needs.
Environments That Foster Connection and Growth
In serene, nature-rich settings, our campuses are unlike any other. With 24/7 care, teens spend their days as part of a broader community—engaging in therapy, academics, and outdoor activities that strengthen resilience and self-awareness. At night, they return to home-like residences to process, decompress, and connect with others. This balance of community and intimacy creates a unique healing environment where every moment becomes a part of the recovery process.
Expertise in Primary Mental Health + Substance Use
With expertise in treating both primary mental health and co-occurring substance use challenges, our trauma-informed approach helps teens heal deeply and build lasting change. We focus on the whole person—addressing both emotional wellbeing and underlying behavioral patterns—to support lifelong healing.
Support for the Whole Family
Healing doesn’t happen in isolation—it happens together. At Muir Wood, families stay actively involved through therapy, education, and a 16-week aftercare coaching program that builds trust, communication, and stability long after treatment ends.
Accessible, High-Quality Care Covered by Insurance
Muir Wood is committed to removing financial barriers to care by partnering with most major insurance providers, ensuring families can access high-quality, evidence-based treatment when it matters most.
Educational Support that Restores Confidence
Through our WASC-accredited academic program, students continue their education with personalized support. Success in the classroom becomes a vital step in restoring confidence, structure, and a sense of possibility.
Continuum of Care
For teens stepping up or down from Muir Wood residential care, our intensive outpatient program provides seamless continuity. Shared clinical leadership, consistent therapeutic philosophy, and close communication between teams ensure each teen’s progress continues without interruption.
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Serving Petaluma and the North Bay Region
Our Petaluma residential center for boys serves families throughout Sonoma County and the greater North Bay region. Set in a quieter area of Petaluma, the Skillman campus offers a structured, distraction-reduced environment where teen boys can focus on healing while families remain closely involved in care.
Being rooted in the local community allows for continuity of support, smoother transitions after treatment, and ongoing connection to outpatient and family resources across the region.
- Address: 1733 Skillman Ln. Petaluma, CA 94952
- Phone: (877) 759-0787
- Levels of Care: Dual-Diagnosis