Blue Ridge Therapeutic Wilderness

Blue Ridge Therapeutic Wilderness is the leading full-immersion wilderness therapy program to integrate a family systems approach, whole body health and wellness, and holistic, assessment driven, clinical treatment for teens and young adults.

Since 2002, Blue Ridge Therapeutic Wilderness has combined comprehensive assessment and wilderness-based therapeutic interventions to teach students and their families skills necessary to understand themselves, their families and how to connect in meaningful ways. We are dedicated to providing a high level of safety and connectivity to our students and families through values exploration, milieu therapy, and individualized clinical attunement.

Based in the mountains of North GA and Western NC, our full wilderness immersion model creates the opportunity for a distraction free environment. This provides valuable time and space for young adults and teens to unplug - both physically and metaphorically - from their day-to-day lives. At Blue Ridge, students and their families have time to reset and return to each other with newly discovered perspectives.

The wilderness helps facilitate challenges in a way that could not be cultivated elsewhere. It creates unique experiences and opportunities which instill true resilience and confidence. Adolescents and young adults learn how to work through challenges in a group environment, or a milieu. Here, students are empowered to act within their values on a daily basis. This group-oriented setting, combined with individualized therapy sessions and assignments, helps to build a foundation of healthy communication, improved self care, and consistent emotional regulation.