Adventure Therapy

Adventure Therapy is the intentional use of adventure with clients, who will use the experiences as a change process. Acting as the co-therapist of the session, adventure therapy uses experiential activities to challenge and engage clients in learning techniques to use outside of the sessions. It can be used for individuals, families, and groups to help increase healthy communication, problem-solving, collaboration, highlighting strengths, building trust, and socialization skills. The Genesee Valley Outdoor Learning Center provides a natural setting and includes the low & high challenge courses uses during sessions. The facilitation of activities helps clients to connect the skills learned during the activity to their therapy goals. The activities are easily adaptable for many ages, abilities, and desired goals. Adventure Therapy can help encourage a balanced understanding of risks and consequences, which gives a new approach to confronting challenges. The client will be encouraged to step outside their comfort zone during the sessions, prompting the client to build resilience and confidence.