Adventure Therapy
By Curtis Reed
The use of adventure therapy has been utilized throughout history by many cultures including Native American Tribes as well as Jewish, Christian, and Celtic traditions.
What is Adventure Therapy?
This type of therapy is designed to help all types of individuals find a balance between their pysical, emotional, and even spiritual health. It can help you find and explore new, positive perspectives on life, relationships, and future goals. It may even help you explore new career possibilities. Adventure therapy is about you and is designed to help each unique individual in their own way.
What is the Difference Between Adventure Therapy and Regular Therapy?
Typically, you would go to a therapist to help you overcome a problem that results in poor behavior. This may include anger, depression, suicidal thoughts, etc. Adventure therapy relies on its professional staff to help you quickly recognize and overcome those issues through personal strength, compared to the reliance of medication. These programs are designed to help you find inner peace with your past choices, establish new and realistic goals for the future, and take control of your inner demons.
More importantly, the approach to overcoming self destruction lie in the methods adventure therapy uses. It advances psycological treatment through experience and action by using:
- Trust activities
- Cooperative games
- Problem solving initiatives
- Outdoor persuits
- Wilderness expeditions
Why You Should Consider Adventure Therapy
There are many reasons why someon would consider therapy, alone. However, the reasons remain uniform for this program. It just takes a different approach. Reasons you may want to consider adventure therapy include:
- Addiction - This may include chemical dependence, eating disorders, relationship addictions, etc.
- Dysfuctional Relationships - Suggesting family trust issues, anger management for couples.
- Health & Wellness - Weight loss support and counceling or food dependency.
- Social Awkarwdness - Innability to communicate with peers, social skill development issues, and confidence building.
- Grief Counseling - This will entail counseling for loss of loved ones. Particularly for families who tend to push others away during times of hardship.
- Parenting Consultations - Struggling with wandering children. Family behavior plans.