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Wilderness Therapy Program for Clients From Georgia

Legacy Outdoor Adventures treats men and women aged 18 and older diagnosed with addiction, trauma, and mental health disorders. Our licensed residential treatment center in Utah uses wilderness and adventure therapy to treat substance use disorder (SUD) and co-occurring mental health issues.

Wilderness Therapy Program Serving Young Adults From Georgia

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Legacy Outdoor Adventures uses an integrative approach that combines clinical and outdoor therapies to treat people aged 18 and older diagnosed with substance use, trauma, and mental health issues. Our psychotherapists and outdoor guides coordinate group and individual treatment sessions, including adventure therapy 3 days a week and 21 hours of clinical therapy a week. 

We have multiple care options at our Utah facility, including a 90-day primary treatment program. Our multidisciplinary clinical team includes licensed clinicians and experienced field instructors. Clinicians use weekly progress tracking to monitor recovery and improve treatment outcomes. 

Why Families From Georgia Choose Legacy Outdoor Adventures

Families with loved ones experiencing complex conditions, including dual diagnosis, may not have access to comprehensive personalized treatment programs in Georgia. Out-of-state treatment facilities like Legacy Outdoor Adventures have the resources to address a wide range of addiction, trauma, and mental health conditions. 

Small Client-to-Staff
Ratios

Legacy Outdoor Adventures has a small client-to-staff ratio, enabling us to provide comprehensive personalized care to every client. Our therapeutic program gives people in recovery a welcoming environment where they can feel comfortable building trust with staff and peers. 

Trauma-Informed
Care

We offer addiction and mental health treatment with trauma-informed care. Our compassionate team has been trained to provide trauma therapy and help clients avoid re-traumatization during recovery. Addressing the underlying cause of trauma may reduce the risk of relapse by eliminating some triggers. 

A Structured Program for Real Change

Our programs use outdoor activities such as camping and mountain climbing to instill positive change. Hands-on skill development in a structured setting empowers clients to make healthier life choices, including setting healthier boundaries.

A Licensed Residential Treatment
Center

Our residential treatment center has licensed, trauma-informed experts who help clients engage in treatment. We use outcome-informed, evidence-based care plans that support a tailored recovery experience. 

Adventure Therapy Integrated With Clinical Treatment

We use adventure therapy to enhance the effectiveness of clinical treatment, integrating multiple modalities to create tailored care plans. Adventure therapy gives people a safe space to practice skills learned in clinical therapy sessions, such as effective communication, time management, and emotion regulation. 

Adventure Therapy and Clinical Care at Legacy Outdoor Adventures

The wilderness experience of adventure therapy combined with traditional clinical care ensures physical, emotional, and spiritual wellness during treatment. Our hybrid model uses a whole-person approach to therapy that combats stigma and prepares clients for lasting recovery. 

Adventure Therapy in a Structured Setting

Our rehabilitation program focuses on experiential education to help clients build self-confidence and skills like creative problem-solving and emotional regulation.
People Hiking in the Woods

Clinical Therapy and Psychotherapy

Legacy Outdoor Adventures uses multiple forms of clinical therapy in our residential program, including:
  • Individual therapy
  • Group therapy
  • Family systems therapy
  • Trauma treatment
  • Substance use treatment
Therapy sessions utilize cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and other evidence-based modalities. 

Weekly Outcome Monitoring

Clinical and field staff use weekly monitoring to measure recovery progress. We track objective changes in the client’s physical and mental health and tailor treatment services to address evolving needs. Clinicians order blood tests and measure cortisol after exposure to nature to show a correlation between outdoor therapy and positive physical changes in the body. 

What Sets Us Apart

Our approach to treatment goes beyond traditional models by combining clinical sophistication, structured care, and measurable outcomes. At Legacy, every aspect of the program is intentionally designed to support deep, lasting healing, not just short-term stabilization.

Adventure Therapy Integrated With Clinical Treatment

Our program combines adventure therapy 3 days per week with over 20 hours of structured clinical therapy. This balanced approach helps clients apply therapeutic insights in real-world settings, building resilience, confidence, and emotional regulation in a way that traditional settings often cannot replicate.

Individualized, Whole-Person Treatment Plans

Every client receives a personalized treatment plan based on a comprehensive evaluation of their mental health, substance use, trauma history, and lifestyle factors. We treat the whole person by integrating clinical care, experiential work, and personal development into one cohesive process.

Trauma-Informed, Clinically Sophisticated Approach

All care is delivered through a trauma-informed lens, ensuring emotional safety while addressing the underlying drivers of substance use and mental health challenges. Our licensed clinicians provide advanced therapeutic interventions in a structured, supportive environment.

Structured Residential Setting With High Clinical Engagement

As a licensed residential treatment center, we provide a highly structured environment that supports consistency, accountability, and focus. Clients engage in a full weekly schedule of therapy, adventure-based experiences, and guided reflection designed to promote sustainable change.

Low Client-to-Staff Ratio and Personalized Attention

With a limited number of clients, our team is able to provide focused, individualized attention. This allows for deeper therapeutic relationships, more responsive care, and a treatment experience tailored to each client’s needs and goals.

Aftercare & Long-Term Recovery Planning

We believe in comprehensive care and, as such, work with clients for long-term recovery planning. The Summit Graduation Phase is our way of ensuring that clients transition from treatment with the skills and planning needed for success. This program is embedded in our 90-day program and includes referrals and resources for further support post-treatment. 

What Makes Our Wilderness Recovery Program Unique

Wilderness therapy programs at Legacy Outdoor Adventures build trust and establish boundaries between clients, staff, and families using clinical and outdoor therapeutic modalities. Skill development allows clients to challenge unhealthy beliefs and change their internal story narratives. Hands-on, experiential sessions, including equine therapy and adventure therapy, increase insight and self-awareness. 

Adventure Therapy

We use adventure therapy to present clients with controlled, experiential challenges that promote resilience and self-awareness. Group activities also foster teamwork and mutual empowerment by giving peers a shared goal to work toward. 

Evidence-Based Clinical Treatment

Legacy Outdoor Adventures combines wilderness experiences with clinical treatment for substance use and mental health disorders. Wilderness therapy complements our evidence-based psychotherapy, trauma-informed therapy, and addiction treatment. 

Structured Residential Treatment

Our 90-day program offers structure and therapeutic accountability to support lasting change, including developing basic life skills and a healthy routine. Daily life in our adventure therapy program involves the following: 
  • Group and individual clinical therapy sessions
  • Outdoor therapy sessions multiple times a week
  • Regular physical activity 
  • Schedules that encourage a healthy sleep cycle
  • Balanced, nutritional meals
  • Community engagement and events 
Young people benefit from our highly structured treatment environment. 
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Family Involvement

Families that participate in family therapy and education strengthen long-term recovery by creating a healthier home environment for their loved one during intensive outpatient treatment and aftercare. We provide a safe place where families can send their struggling loved ones to get help overcoming addiction or mental health disorders. 

Mental Health and Substance Use Treatment for Young Adults From Georgia

We treat addiction and mental health disorders, including:
  • Alcohol use disorder (AUD)
  • Prescription drug abuse
  • Drug use
  • Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
  • Borderline personality disorder (BPD)
  • Major depressive disorder (MDD)
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
  • Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Legacy Outdoor Adventures treats co-occurring conditions simultaneously using evidence-based and experiential therapeutic modalities. 

Substance Use Disorders

We provide treatment for alcohol and drug addiction within a structured residential setting. Our experts use an integrative approach to care that incorporates wilderness therapy and clinical treatment to address SUD.

Trauma and Emotional Health

Our clinicians use trauma-informed therapy designed to help clients process difficult experiences. Trauma can influence trust in the care team and self-confidence. Trauma-informed therapy uses evidence-based methods to reduce trauma triggers and make it easier for clients to manage mental health issues like anxiety during rehabilitation. 

ADHD and Behavioral Challenges

Young people with ADHD and other behavioral issues may find traditional psychotherapy challenging. Experiential therapy at Legacy Outdoor Adventures supports young adults struggling with focus, impulsivity, and executive functioning. Adventure and wilderness therapy offer hands-on activities that help people make healthier life choices.  

Mental Health Issues

We treat co-occurring mental health issues, including depression, anxiety, trauma-related disorders, and other common emotional challenges using personalized care plans, an integrative approach, and trauma-informed therapy. Evidence-based and holistic therapeutic modalities provide emotional relief and tools for developing healthier coping skills. 
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When Families in Georgia Should Consider Wilderness Therapy

Families may want to consider wilderness therapy for their loved one if they notice warning signs of addiction, such as escalating substance use, difficulty managing emotions, and repeated treatment attempts without lasting change. Many young people who do not respond to traditional therapies may experience a loss of motivation or direction and have struggles with independence. Early intervention and wilderness therapy can help young adults successfully recover from SUD. 

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More Ways We Support Your Recovery

Our dedicated team of experts uses skill development, family engagement, aftercare planning, and alumni services to ensure that clients and their loved ones have the resources they need to support lasting sobriety. 

Family Program

We encourage families to use our family therapy sessions to educate themselves for long-term healing. Our 90-day residential program offers family Zoom calls and other forms of contact to facilitate therapy sessions for family members in Georgia. 

Life Skills Development

Legacy Outdoor Adventures teaches clients essential life skills to build independence, emotional regulation, resilience, and responsibility. Skills we teach include time management, setting healthy boundaries, effective communication, and teamwork. 

Aftercare Planning

The transition between residential treatment and aftercare requires careful planning. Our clinicians provide comprehensive aftercare planning to ensure continued care after residential treatment, including referrals to individual therapy, aftercare programs, support groups, and other resources. 

Alumni Support

The clinical team checks in with alumni via monthly phone calls to provide encouragement and guidance. We encourage alumni to participate in our community events and create an ongoing connection with our thriving sober community through alumni programming and mentorship opportunities.
A therapist leads a group therapy session in the wilderness, sitting by a resilient, gnarled tree while facilitating discussion, creating a safe space for mental health, healing, and connection.

A Safe and Supportive Treatment Environment

Our Utah facility is a structured environment where young people become part of a supportive peer community. We have professional field instructors to ensure the safety and supervision of the therapeutic outdoor setting. Young people learn to heal from substance use while connecting with nature and forming strong bonds with peers who share goals for sobriety. 

Frequently Asked Questions About Wilderness Therapy for Georgia Families

No, we do not have a wilderness therapy program or treatment facility located in the state of Georgia. Our rehabilitation center is in Utah. However, we provide professional treatment for people from all over the country, including Idaho, Ohio, and North Carolina. 

Wilderness therapy involves participating in group outdoor activities, with clinicians and guides available to provide assistance and therapeutic support. Outdoor sessions generally include camping, hiking, mountain climbing, or other activities chosen based on the group’s skill level, physical fitness, and therapeutic goals. Combining outdoor activities with therapy tools, such as skill development and peer support, encourages positive emotional, mood, and behavioral changes. 

Legacy Outdoor Adventures treats young adults 18 years and older. However, families seeking help for a troubled teen have multiple rehabilitation options. We can provide referrals to other comprehensive programs for younger teens. 

Many traditional wilderness therapy programs function more like strict boot camps with a punishment-based system of accountability. We do not use punishments to motivate healthy changes. As national leaders in adventure therapy and outdoor behavioral health care, we combine cutting-edge clinical interventions with the proven healing power of nature.

The personalized nature of our approach allows us to create flexible treatment plans with program stays that meet the unique needs of each person. Typically, clients stay 90 days before transitioning to lower levels of care. 

Our residential program has the proper accreditation to offer outdoor therapy. The field instructors have clinical and wilderness training to ensure they provide clients with a safe and structured environment. We have multiple experts on-site to provide medical, psychiatric, and therapeutic support. 

Families living in Dahlonega, Georgia, and other areas within the State benefit from participating in our treatment programs. We use family systems therapy, weekly Zoom calls, and family education opportunities to help clients and their loved ones build stronger relationships during treatment. 

You can call our office or contact us online to determine if your loved one qualifies for our residential treatment program. We can also provide guidance on family interventions and help you determine insurance coverage details.