JRI Behavioral Health Center

JRI Behavioral Health Center at Blackburn Center 3 & 4 in Gloucester, Massachusetts, offers a serene, innovative therapeutic environment for children, adolescents, and families navigating a wide range of emotional, behavioral, and developmental challenges. This thoughtfully designed facility features calming, nature-inspired spaces both indoors and outdoors, enhancing therapeutic experiences through horticultural therapy and ecotherapy. Clients benefit from a holistic and individualized care model grounded in evidence-based treatments like Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Exposure and Response Prevention, and the Positive Parenting Program (Triple P).

The center’s outpatient mental health services include individual, family, and group counseling, as well as psychopharmacological support for those who may benefit from medication management. JRI clinicians specialize in working with youth facing depression, anxiety, trauma, school-related challenges, behavioral difficulties, and developmental delays, including pervasive developmental disorders. Unique therapeutic interventions such as SMART (Sensory Motor Arousal Regulation Treatment), ARC (Attachment, Self-Regulation and Competency), and expressive and mindfulness-based therapies provide well-rounded support tailored to each child’s needs.

Whether through traditional therapy or nature-based sessions in private outdoor garden areas, JRI’s team of highly trained professionals, including horticultural therapists, delivers care in a warm and restorative environment. With an emphasis on family involvement, emotional regulation, and practical skill-building, JRI Behavioral Health Center helps individuals develop resilience, build strong interpersonal connections, and achieve long-term emotional wellness.