Personalized approach to meet every camper’s needs

Several traditional weight loss camps work with 400-500 campers at a time. At such a scale, it becomes challenging for staff to provide adequate supervision. Rules, like those involving safety or adherence to the weight loss program principles (e.g. not bringing in any food from outside camp) tend to be ignored or violated at these large weight loss camps.  In addition, some campers find it difficult to adjust to camp and deal with issues such as homesickness in such a large environment.  Campers become a “number” without any personalized care and attention.

Wellspring believes it’s impossible to operate a fun, effective, and safe summer camp for weight loss unless the Director knows the name of each and every camper.  Unlike traditional weight loss programs or fat camps without the critical behavioral therapy component, Wellspring ensures that each camper is assigned an individual Behavioral Coach – a Master’s- or Doctoral-level therapist.

As a result, Wellspring keeps its programs small and manageable. The only exception to this is Wellspring New York, our flagship program, where lower camp, middle camp and upper camp operate independently.