Adventure Therapy

Altered Therapist Role. When therapists actively participate in the same activities as their clients, it can strengthen the client-therapist relationship. It can also be perceived as one’s therapist being on the same level as the client.

Change Resistance. People who go into standard recovery treatment that are resistant to change may stay that way, despite evidenced based therapeutic approaches. Adventure Recovery forces people to work through their problems by literally taking them into new environments.

Group Development. Participants often learn to work with a team and learn to focus on the needs of others, not just their own.

Good Stress. Lot’s of us struggle with anxiety and stress. Adventure Therapy introduces people to “good stress.” Overtime, participants learn that they are able to work through their stress in constructive and beneficial ways. We are all capable of change, exposure to good stress slowly changes our attitude and behaviors to be more comfortable with it.

Unique Assessment Environment. Observing people in untraditional environments allows therapists to get a full picture of their clients. The patterns people show when they are in an office setting may be different than patterns in outdoor environments.