Wilderness Programs for Troubled Teens in North Carolina

Wilderness therapy programs removes negative distractions and offers a high impact intervention leading the adolescent to realize there is a need for change.  Wilderness programs are an in-depth assessment to determine the severity of substance use, identifies and works through issues that lead to the behavior, offers a specialized therapeutic curriculum, and introduces a new way of thinking.

Wilderness therapeutic programs offers a supportive peer group along with trained instructors help the adolescent reflect and consider how life may be different. Trained therapists help teens draw analogies between their wilderness experience and real life to give them insight and perspective.  Certified counselor offers substance abuse classes, group sessions, and counseling. Each week, families receive individual counseling, participate in teleconference support groups and are offered interactive psycho-educational seminars.  Wilderness programs offer the adolescent and their family hope, support, knowledge and a process to create a new life.

Below is a list of Wilderness Therapy Programs available in North Carolina:

Suws of the Carolinas 888.828.9770

Trails Carolina 888-387-2457

For a more comprehensive listing of Wilderness Programs in North Carolina please click on the links below

Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, Durham, Winston-Salem, Fayetteville, Asheville, Cary, High Point, Wilmington, Asheville, Jacksonville, Gastonia, Greenville, Concord, Rocky Mount, Chapel Hill, Old Fort, Burlington, Wilson, Goldsboro, Hickory, Kannapolis, Fort Bragg, Salisbury, Monroe, Huntersville

There are still many options available if you do not have a wilderness programs in your area. Christian boarding schools for troubled teens can be vary valuable and have an extremely powerful impact. Zion Educational Service's child placing specialists are dedicated to helping families of troubled teenagers find the very best possible solution.

If you have any questions or concerns contact ZES, (Zion Educational Services) immediately to talk to a child education specialist at 866-439-8112.