Monte Nido Clementine Hudson Valley

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• KK

  k

  Nov 17, 2025
  4.0
  i know everyone has their own experience, but it saved my life. ashley constantly challenged me and my ED, and helped me process my trauma safely. my millieu was also so amazing and supportive, I never would have survived without them. however, many of the RCs weren’t educated on EDs, and family therapy wasn’t that useful. overall, chv was what i needed to begin my recovery and never look back.
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  Silver Galaxy

  Sep 6, 2025
  1.0
  My experience here honestly really sucked. (It's been a while since I was here, but I think it's important to inform people). I would say for most people, they would have a decent experience here as far as residentials go, but they were very understaffed and had some staff that were just not good at their jobs... And I would say that ESPECIALLY applies to the higher-ups at Monte Nido or whatever. I came here for ARFID treatment, and for anyone wondering about that; they gave me my preferred foods for meals, and they also did food trials, but the way they did them was not really in line with how it goes in actual CBT-AR outside of the residential setting. I got pretty much no ARFID specific treatment outside of those two things. In general, while I do sort of understand it, it kind of bothered me that I was for the most part, treated like a bulimic or anorexic patient. I had to do all the bathroom/shower protocol. The biggest issue was really that I developed severe vomiting episodes during the refeeding process, and it was kind of treated at times like I was purging (which I was not). But on the part that literally caused me to be diagnosed with PTSD once I was discharged; there was a patient there who consistently, VIOLENTLY, sexually harassed me and all the other patients, including at the table during meals and in front of staff. At most, he got a little "don't say that, journal about it!" and oftentimes it was outright ignored by the staff. In fact, when we were "too mean" about telling him to stop, WE got told to stop saying that, instead of punishing him for saying horrible things (talking about committing sex crimes and homicidal ideation). Mind you, many of the people there already had some form of sexual trauma. They never treated it as sexual harassment and basically acted like they couldn't do anything about it. They only took any action once it was too late: he had been refusing the meds for his bipolar and then he pulled a knife (for some reason that drawer was unlocked... we were about to do cooking group, but still, seems a bit irresponsible. The chef, Joe, is great though, we all loved him, no hate to him). Because of the fact he was a guy who was constantly talking about killing, torturing, and raping people, and was looking all murderous and marching into the living room, we all ran screaming away from him. After this, they handled the situation pretty poorly-- we were ushered in to the nurse's room (fine), but after one of the only kids there who was really friends with him requested to talk to him, THEY LET HER GO OUTSIDE AND SPEAK TO THE ACTIVELY MANIC, VIOLENT KID WITH NO CHAPERONE? The next day, they gave a very half assed "we're sorry you FEEL that way but we couldn't have done anything!" and it felt in some ways like they were telling us we were having a "victim mindset" or something. Maybe those therapy techniques would've worked if it'd happened years ago, but I felt very pressured to move on and accept the trauma that had happened to me just days ago. There were some more incidents outside of this, but obviously that's the main one. Specifically, there was another patient that the other patients expressed concern about; she seemed very actively suicidal, refused to eat, and would sometimes fall over. But we were heavily discouraged from suggesting she might need a higher level of care, like that was "bullying" her? I'll admit that, honestly, some of the other patients were kind of bullying to her at times, but this was not part of that: we were genuinely concerned for her wellbeing. Still, I wanna give a shoutout to Joe (the chef), Dana (RC), Victoria (therapist, not my therapist though), and Haley (dietitian), I feel like they actually, for the most part, knew what they were doing and cared about their job. Also, I hated family therapy, but shout out to Jason, too, he doesn't get paid enough to deal with that kid who tried to attack him. In general, the staff needs to get paid way more, they make barely any money for what they do.
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  Anusha Sharma

  Sep 3, 2025
  5.0
  Clementine Hudson Valley and the incredible people here truly saved me. When I arrived, I had no hope and had abandoned any chance at recovery or even living fully. This place, however, pulled me out of what was going to be an inevitable downward spiral. Every single staff member-- whether it was the amazing RCs, the nurses, the clinical team, the clinical director (Mark), the chef (Joe), and so many others-- was deeply committed to each client’s recovery in a way I had never experienced prior. They showed me kindness and support that I believe made all the difference in my ability to heal. I especially want to give credit to my immediate team, Haley and Ashley, who both believed in my recovery when I couldn’t. Haley was the first dietitian I’d ever met who was so invested in our recovery-- she challenged me in exactly the ways I needed to move forward. Ashley, my therapist, was the first person who truly helped me see hope. Her insight, dedication, compassion, and faith in me completely shifted my perspective in life-changing ways. I can honestly say I wouldn’t be where I am today without CHV. I’m endlessly grateful, and I would recommend this place with my whole heart to anyone struggling.
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  Zach M

  Aug 26, 2025
  5.0
  I owe literally everything to this place and the team here. I arrived at an incredibly hard part of my life, where I truly didn't believe there was any hope for me to continue forward. I was in the depths of my eating disorder, and practically in pieces as a human being. Despite all of this, the people here, my team here, slowly began to put me back together. I couldn't think of a single negative thing about Clementine even if I tried. The community among the clients, the amazing and supportive RC's, and all of the staff went such a long way in my recovery. I specifically want to shout out Ashley, my therapist. I've gone through multiple therapists throughout my life, all of which have done nothing to help me in any way, until I arrived at Clementine. I credit a huge portion of my recovery to her. My sessions went an indescribably long way in changing the way I view myself, and the world around me, and helped me slowly detach myself from eating disorder. Just in general, I could not recommend Clementine Hudson Valley any more to anyone who is struggling with disordered eating. The people here truly saved my life.
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  Joyce Nalette

  Aug 15, 2025
  5.0
  My daughter was a client here. Out of 5 stars I give 10. I do not have a single negative thing to say. Having a child with an ED is hard. Leaving them somewhere with strangers is the hardest. The moment we arrived we were immediately welcomed warmly by staff and clients. Our meeting with the Clinical Director Mark was so reassuring that our daughter was in good hands. He sincerely wants parents to reach out to him with any questions or concerns big or small. The residence itself is very homey. The program is well thought out and every single staff member is invested in helping your child recover. The staff want to be there and work so well together and develop really great relationships with the clients. Our team Victoria (therapist), Haley (dietician) and Shawna (family therapist) are all truly outstanding at what they do. They go above and beyond and I can’t thank them enough for everything they did for our daughter and our family. I also want to mention the RC’s and the nurses are also amazing people that made huge positive impacts on my daughter. Last but certainly not least is Chef Joe. My daughter spent some time at 3 different facilities before coming to CHV and when food is your nemesis, it is even harder to eat when the food is mediocre to bad. But CHV has chef Joe and he is a wonderful chef and we appreciate him so much. When food is the medicine and the medicine is tasty it is so much easier to succeed. Our daughter also mentioned to us recently that if she ever needed to talk to Mark, Victoria, or Haley someone would text them and very shortly thereafter they would appear ready to listen. She didn’t need an appointment or wait for days. Leaving our child hours away for treatment was one of the hardest things we have ever had to do in our lives but at CHV I never once worried about her well being. I knew she was being well cared for and getting the treatment she needed. Thank you, CHV, you are the best!

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