About Trails Carolina
Trails Carolina is a licensed wilderness therapy program in North Carolina’s rolling Blue Ridge Mountains. We focus on helping youth between the ages of 10 and 17 struggling with mental or behavioral health issues, technology addiction, interpersonal conflict, identity issues, or poor academic achievement.
Our program is designed to support youth to overcome challenges and discover their full potential through various environments and therapeutic experiences. At Trails, students move through a wilderness therapy setting, travel to residential base camps, and return to the wilderness once more.
This cycle mimics school and home settings by bringing dynamic social and environmental change to the student experience. This inclusive approach teaches students the resilience to make sustainable, positive strides after graduation.
Our staff at Trails works with each child and family to create individualized treatment plans. Trauma-informed licensed clinicians, an expert wilderness team, certified teachers, and special activities staff combine their efforts to guide your child to holistic well-being.
At Trails, we serve all youth between the ages of 10-17. Each group is segmented by age, gender identity, and clinical niche. By defining peer groups, students get to practice building healthy relationships with individuals their age. This practice smooths the transition back into traditional classrooms.
Families typically come to us when their child struggles with mental health or behavioral challenges such as anxiety, depression, attachment issues, technology addiction, substance use, or strain in familial and academic settings.
Many of our students experience internal issues that become externalized. Isolation, acting out, and aggressive behavior are unhealthy habits we help our students process and shift away from.
