Hyde does not have licensed psychologist on staff. Hyde will tell you that they have access to these trained personnel but in the end it is Hyde who decides if your child needs outside help.
They always say this about "access to mental health professionals." It's such a joke. I am sure there must be
someone that does go off campus for therapy, but I sure as hell didn't know anyone who did in my day. There was a Time Mag article that came out during that period and in it they claimed that said mental health issues were handled by such and such a doctor... I wouldn't be surprised if Joe Gauld made that up on the spot. I had never even heard of the guy. And certainly
I would have been an excellent candidate for his services, ha haa!
If there
is some one who does have therapy off campus, they probably catch considerable flack for trying to avoid "facing themselves and their issues." I am sure that there would be a lot of both spoken and unspoken moral condemnation for "resorting to mental health professionals." Hyde has tremendous disdain for them.
Kids who suffer from depression, cutting, self-esteem issues, and the like do pretty badly at Hyde. Hyde considers these evidence of too much focus on yourself, i.e., selfishness, and a real character flaw. Namely, it's the
kids' fault if they can't suck it up and get with the program. There is a horrible stigma attached to admitting you have a problem in this area. You are better off suffering from the depression and the self-destruction than you are letting people know you need help here.
Plus, the whole tenor of the Seminars/Discovery Groups is such that they really encourage you to beat up on yourself. If you already have those propensities to start off with... well, I am amazed that they haven't had anyone kill themselves there yet. I hate to think how tough it is for someone who has bipolar, etc.