Meridell Achievement Center
Steven Thornhill, LMSW, currently serves as a Program Therapist at Meridell Achievement Center since January 2023. Prior experience includes a role as a Secondary Behavior Program Special Education Teacher at Leander ISD from September 2020 to January 2023, where Steven worked with students facing unique educational challenges. Additional positions held encompass behavioral therapy at Dr. Tania Glenn and Associates, case management at North Austin Medical Center, and various internships and roles in health and safety, patient care, and emergency medical services. Steven holds a Master's of Social Work and a Bachelor's of Social Work from Texas State University. Military service includes serving as a Forward Observer in the United States Army.
Meridell Achievement Center
Meridell Achievement Center is a residential treatment facility located in Liberty Hill, Texas, providing specialized care for children and adolescents since 1961. Having served youth with a wide-range of behavioral and emotional difficulties for over 60 years in the greater Austin area, we offer gender affirming traditional behavioral and neurobehavioral programs for youths aged 11 to 17. In 1961, Liberty Hill was a rural community on the outskirts of Austin. Today, highways make Liberty Hill a northwest suburb of Austin with an easy commute to the city center and international airport.