Therapy + Education = Real Recovery
Aspen Education Group is a network of over 30 programs in 13 states that provide enlightened, innovative approaches to recovery for young people (ages 11-26) struggling with substance abuse and other behavioral challenges. We succeed where others fail, because we know young people – we’ve been helping youth and families for over two decades. Aspen offers programs that can help young people at whatever stage they might be – from early intervention for a young person just starting to experiment with alcohol or drugs to more structured residential treatment for young people who are further down the path.
Aspen Education Group is recognized nationwide as the leading provider of education programs for struggling or underachieving young people. As the largest and most comprehensive network of therapeutic schools and programs, Aspen offers professionals and families the opportunity to choose a setting that best meets a student's unique academic and emotional needs. Our services range from short-term intervention programs to residential treatment, and include a variety of therapeutic interventions including: boarding schools, wilderness therapy, and residential treatment.
Our wilderness therapy programs are in the most awe-inspiring places a teenager can go to. We provide accredited care and proven treatment methods in a setting where young people can discover themselves – by being somewhere larger than themselves: the Great Outdoors. Nature is a powerful teacher. She cannot be manipulated or debated. Her majesty creates a unique, high-impact environment for young people. In this place of transformation, the ceiling is the sky; the four walls are East, West, North, and South.
The wilderness takes your child away from negative peer influences and puts them in the pristine wilderness where they begin a journey that will change how they think about family and about life. Teens begin to see the value of cooperation as they work with the group
Our boarding schools and residential treatment programs also offer unique and powerful environments for struggling teens, from our working horse and cow ranch, Turn-About Ranch, to our all-girls boarding school with equine therapy, Copper Canyon Academy, recently featured on the Dr. Phil Show. These residential programs offer a powerful combination of therapy and rigorous academics. Students often catch up on lost credits and return home back on track to graduate and go to college. Many of our schools have an impressive record of college acceptances, particularly striking when you consider than some of these teens once were on the verge of failing in school.
If you would like to speak with an advisor to find out which school or program is the right fit for your child, call toll free: (866) 375-4771.
Aspen Education Group is sure to have a program to meet your needs. Here are just a few of the options available. You can also call us at 866.375.4771 and an advisor will be happy to help you assess your needs.
Aspen Achievement Academy (Ages 13-18)
As one of the longest-running wilderness therapy programs in the country, Aspen Achievement Academy has exceptional success working with struggling youth. We are a licensed treatment program that integrates an accredited academic component, a sophisticated therapeutic model, and an experiential education curriculum in a healing wilderness environment.
Outback Therapeutic Expeditions (Ages 13-17)
As seen on Dr. Phil and Inside Edition, Outback offers a uniquely powerful program with the most compelling results for teens who have been particularly rebellious and resistant to intervention. Outback's program has been particularly helpful for teens that plan to attend a longer term boarding school.
SUWS Youth & Adolescent (Ages 11-17)
One of the oldest and most respect wilderness programs, SUWS has been helping children and teens for over 25 years.
SageWalk, The Wilderness School (Ages 13-17)
Sagewalk is a therapeutic wilderness program with a strong focus on substance abuse issues. Featured on ABCs Brat Camp, which when it aired was rated the Best TV Show of the Week by The Parents Television Council, SageWalk offesr a powerful and transformative wilderness experience for your teen.
Passages to Recovery (Ages 18+)
Passages To Recovery assists young adults in the process of identifying and confronting their fears, emotional pain and destructive patterns of behavior in a supportive and emotionally safe environment. Daily therapeutic and educational groups foster empowered, purposeful living.
Four Circles Recovery Center (Ages 18+)
Four Circles is an innovative addictions and substance abuse treatment program that combines a traditional counseling setting with extensive wilderness experiences. Four Circles employs the most effective, cutting-edge clinical modalities with an underlying traditional 12-step philosophy to create the foundation for sustained recovery.
Sunhawk Academy (Ages 14-18)
SunHawk Academy provides a residential treatment program for adolescents, in a boarding school environment. SunHawk's unique concept combined the benefits of strong academics with the longer-term care and therapy available through an adolescent residential treatment center.
Phoenix Outdoor (Ages 13-17)
Phoenix Outdoor is a wilderness therapy program located near beautiful Asheville, North Carolina. We provide clinical assessments, wilderness therapy, and traditional therapeutic interventions for teens who are struggling with substance use and/or abuse, as well co-occurring behavioral and mental health issues.
Island View (Ages 14-18)
At Island View adolescent residential treatment center, we are in the business of shaping young lives. We ask adolescents to build upon their strengths and abandon self-defeating behaviors. In this process, we give a lot of ourselves and expect the very best effort from our residents.
North Star Center (Ages 17.6-24)
NorthStar gives 17.6 to 24 year olds the opportunity to transform their lives. Our recovery, responsibility and recreation programs challenge students to think for themselves. Graduates know who they are, what they stand for and where they are going. They become successful, healthy and active adults.