Monte Nido Clementine Briarcliff Manor

Reviews

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  Ali Hummel

  Dec 23, 2025
  1.0
  I went to Monte Nido September of 2021 and had to be removed from the program just less than 2 weeks. The program and house was beautiful but it simply seemed like a show to compensate for the awful experience. I’ll start with the “recovery coaches”. I will admit, one or two of them were genuinely so helpful and I’m grateful for them to this day but the rest had zero understanding of an eating disorder. When I was admitted I was severely mentally and physically sick. Nearly the brink of death. I was often met with comments from the staff like “Are you actually gonna try to eat today” in a a rude sarcastic tone as well as, after I said I feel nauseous, “You can’t possibly be nauseous! You haven’t eaten anything” these comments were not only out of line, but invalidating and made me feel like a freak. The nurse at the time or doctors I don’t even know, would give me a complete cocktail of vitamins and pills. I refused because well I was sick and had a restrictive eating disorder after all. She said something along the lines of, “well if you just ate this wouldn’t be a problem”. This was one of many out of line comments. One night, while using the bathroom, a recovery coach began to yell at me telling me to “back off” repeatedly when I approached her to her to ask to use the bathroom. I was treated like some kind of freak and inhumanly but staff and some fellow patients, that behavior was not corrected and infact seemed encouraged. My therapist was dismissive. She didn’t treat me the same as other paintings and once again treated me with no encouragement like she knew she couldn’t help me so she didn’t even try. Since I was refusing food, I was treated so inhumane. A place ment to help people with not eating treated you awful if you didn’t eat. I had a severe exercise addiction at the time. The made me watch the other girls do yoga despite the fact I expressed how triggering it was. They watched me cry and bed for help with no compassion. I once completed a meal and was questioned but a staff member. She was like “Wow I’m shocked you actually ate for once!” My private coping mechanism I said privately where used and announced during meals as well as my food rules despite me wanting them to be confidential They wouldn’t try to make me eat. They just left me to starve until I cried hard enough saying “I’m going to die” to my parents till they finally let me go and I was hospitalized and then put into ERC Denver where I continued a real journey to recovery.
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  Michele Taylor

  Dec 9, 2025
  4.0
  Briarcliff Manor was very helpful with getting our daughter on the path to recovery. She was there from June through August for 10 weeks. While sending our 14 year old daughter several hours away for treatment was the hardest thing we had to do, we felt confidence in the Director, Melissa. The therapists and resident counselors were supportive and helpful. The facility was beautiful and well maintained. The food was well-prepared and there was variety (better than what we are able to provide at home). They went out to lunch once per week and went on an outing on Sunday. They were also able to go for a walk or do yoga a few times per week, contingent on meal completion. This made the treatment easier to comply with for our daughter and served as a motivator for completion. Our daughter was able to make connections to other girls experiencing what she was going through and it helped her to not feel so alone with this very misunderstood illness.
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  Kat Sciametta

  Oct 2, 2025
  1.0
  Ants in the chips. Disrespectful to those who are trying to recover. My sister went here a while back, and when ants were found in the chips they all ran upstairs to brush their teeth, some girls were even crying. Not a great place for those trying to recover and avoid eating bugs.
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  Lynda Banfield

  Sep 1, 2025
  5.0
  I know everyone has their own experiences in everything they do, but our experience at Clementine Briarcliff Manor was wonderful from start to finish. It’s truly surprising to read some of these negative reviews because our experience was overwhelmingly positive. My daughter was here for 10 weeks and without a doubt they saved her life. Her therapist Bethany was a blessing, Rebecca, our family therapist was incredible, and Melissa, every RC, and every nurse there contributed to her feeling of safety, security, and ultimately, healing. It was the hardest thing I’ve ever done, but I was thankful I could felt confident leaving my daughter in their hands. I will always be grateful for this program and these people.
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  Brooke Zielinski

  Aug 25, 2025
  5.0
  Penny is the best rc!

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