Hi Beth. I'm not from that area so I'm sorry I cannot help. Are there online reviews that you can research?

Hoping you get what you need.

I live on the West Coast so don't have specifics you are asking about either. However I have heard this type of program can be very beneficial if well staffed etc.

Do you have specifics about the program? If they have a web site you might locate names of staff and check out their credentials and reputations through state or national professional organizations.

You might also create a list of questions for the therapist who is recommending this particular program about what she/he knows about that specific program, i.e. staff, schedule, outcomes experienced by others, follow-up usually required etc.

Best of luck.

I was in a PHP in 2010 at Timberlawn in Dallas, TX, which is a super good and they have one specifically for trauma survivors. I would have stayed longer if insurance had covered it. So, yes, I know that if the program is good it can be very helpful.

I've checked out the website and the description sounds good. I can't contact the person who recommended it, he was from a crisis center and I don't even remember his name, so I am unable to ask further questions. I hadn't thought about checking up on the staff. That's a good idea. I will probably just enter the program and if after a few days it doesn't feel good, will leave.

I'm not from New England, either, so I can't help with local knowledge. But there are members here who are familiar with that area, I think.