Proven to Provide Healing- Not Punishment
Many parents start by looking into boot camps for troubled teens because they promise quick results through tough discipline. But what most families realize after the fact is that behavior isn’t the real issue; it’s the emotional pain underneath that needs to be healed for lasting change.
That’s where ThreePeaks Ascent comes in. We offer a proven bootcamp alternative for teens ages 13–17 who need healing, not punishment. Through a blend of evidence-based therapy and outdoor adventure, teens build confidence, develop healthy coping skills, and address the root causes of their struggles.
Although many parents turn first to boot camps in Utah, we have found that Nature-based Residential Therapy has been proven to help teens and their families thrive emotionally, mentally, and relationally as an alternative.
Three Peaks Ascent has a Specialized Treatment Focus
Through our unique approach to experiential and relationship-based therapy, we can effectively address a wide range of situations, such as:
- Depressive Mood Disorders
- Anxiety Disorder
- Poor Self-Esteem
- Trauma/Stress Disorder
- Family Conflict Problems
- Out-of-Control Behavior
- ADHD
- Level 1 Autism/ASD
- Learning and Developmental Disorders
Some of the Insurance Providers We Work With Regularly
ThreePeaks Ascent works with most private insurance companies on an out-of-network basis. We talk to your insurance provider and advocate for you to maximize your benefits at every level of care.
Call our admissions team for a free verification of benefits.
Why Choose Nature-Based Residential Treatment?
Natured-based Therapy is a unique and dynamic way to break through boundaries and create lasting change. Programs that implement a nature-based therapy model like ThreePeaks Ascent can create challenges for students so they can start to forge an identity, build resiliency, and improve self-efficacy. When this is combined with traditional therapeutic methods like individual and group therapy, it is a powerful combination.
Natured-based therapy programs like ThreePeaks Ascent provide comprehensive, clinically sophisticated treatment in concert with adventure activities. This allows clinicians to get past symptoms and address the root causes of problem behaviors for adolescents and young adults. Natured-based therapy has been shown to improve self-efficacy through a process by which youth are exposed to seemingly impossible challenges in novel environments. Through guidance, hard work, and grit, they can find success. This approach is more effective than boot camps, which use behavioral modification models that only address behaviors and do not have a holistic approach.
Further, wilderness programs can address the issues in an individualized way. They are not one size fits all approach and include the whole family in the process.
Finally, with the combination of services provided at programs such as ThreePeaks Ascent, teenagers experience lasting change.
What is Natured-based Therapy?
Nature-based therapy is a type of treatment for teens that uses nature, wilderness activities, and therapy as a means to address and heal. Nature-based therapy takes full advantage of the outdoors and its ability to foster change. The outdoors provide teens with a contrasting environment to observe aspects of themselves that are often overlooked in traditional talk therapy.
As the leader in nature-based therapy, ThreePeaks Ascent is an effective treatment program for struggling teens aged 13-17. ThreePeaks Ascent's safe, nurturing, and supportive environment provides teens the skills they need to cope in a healthy and age-appropriate way.
Benefits of Nature-Based Residential Treatment for Teens
Being immersed in nature can have a profound impact on a teenager. It improves their mental, emotional and physical health. When combined with a research-backed clinical approach, a therapeutic wilderness experience helps teens heal from depression. Here are five specific benefits your family can expect to see while your teen is in nature-based therapy.
98% of students report feeling connected to ThreePeaks' staff and one or more of their peers.
Upon completion of the program, 86% of parents reported improvement in their child's problems when compared to when they entered
12 months after treatment 86% of parents reported that their child's problems are improved since they completed treatment
How Does Nature-Based Residential Treatment Work?
ThreePeaks Ascent has helped teens with mental health issues for years and has conducted research since its inception. Through our research, we have identified seven principles that actually make a difference in helping your whole family heal from your teen's mental health issues.
Exclusionary criteria for ThreePeaks Ascent include:
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- Teens younger than 12 and older than 17.5
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- Teens with a physical limitation, i.e. wheelchair, crutches, etc.
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- Teens with conditions that need intensive medical care or monitoring, i.e. eating disorders, diabetes, etc.
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- Teens with a history of violence or assault
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- Teens with psychosis or schizophrenia
ThreePeaks Ascent does not take Medicare or Medicaid.