Teen Boarding Schools - Short-Term Programs

Wilderness Programs - Wilderness Therapy

Adirondack Leadership Expeditions: a leadership and character building wilderness program in Upstate New York. (Northeast, New York, New England)

Aspen Achievement Academy: fully-accredited, professionally supervised outdoor therapy program for adolescents who exhibit any of the following behaviors: low self-esteem, lack of motivation, defiance, substance abuse, and depression. (West, Utah)

Four Circles Recovery Center: is an innovative addictions, substance abuse and co-occuring mental health disorders treatment program for young adults ages 18 - 28 that combines a traditional counseling setting with extensive wilderness experiences. (North Carolina)

Lone Star Expeditions: A licensed wilderness treatment program for struggling teens and at-risk youth with issues such as defiance, depression, acting out in school, alcohol or drug use (Southwest, Texas, Houston area)

Outback Therapeutic Expeditions: Outback's Wilderness Programs blend the best of the "ancient cultural systems" with the most effective and proven therapeutic processes. Your troubled teen will experience the highest standards of safety and therapy in the context of one of the most powerful settings for real change - the wilderness. (West, Utah)

Passages to Recovery: (18 and over) Passages to Recovery is a substance abuse treatment program set in the pristine wilderness of central Utah. Operating within the majestic red rock canyons and the high mountain forests of this beautiful land, our wilderness treatment program has been designed specifically for young adults. We incorporate an innovative holistic approach to issues such as substance abuse, anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties. (Utah)

Phoenix Outdoor: Phoenix Outdoor is a wilderness therapy program located near Asheville, North Carolina. We work with teenagers, ages 13-17 by stepping in when a teenage crisis has escalated. The program utilizes an outdoor setting to remove distractions, accelerating the process of understanding the issues that are driving negative behaviors. We help you create a plan and process for long-term success and get your teenager to buy into that process, making needed behavioral changes. (North Caroina)

SUWS Youth & Adolescent: Since1981, SUWS licensed wilderness programs have assisted young people to identify and work through internal conflicts and emotional obstacles that have kept them from responding to parental efforts, schools, and treatment. These are children who are inherently good and have the ability to be successful, but because of unhealthy misperceptions about themselves, they have limited access to their own abilities and strengths. (Northwest, Idaho)

SUWS of the Carolinas: SUWS of the Carolinas is a therapeutic camping program with a focus on clinical intervention and assessment. The program uses the outdoors as an alternative to conventional treatment environments, while engaging students using traditional therapeutic methods. SUWS of the Carolinas specializes in treating students ages 11-17. (North Carolina)

SageWalk: The Wilderness School for troubled teen students, is a therapeutic wilderness program that serves as an intense intervention program for troubled teens between the ages of 13 and 17 who may be experiencing emotional, academic, and/or behavioral problems. (Oregon)

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