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Mindful Transitions: Navigating the Journey from Wilderness Therapy to Aftercare
Program Manager Matt George and Director of Business Development Mike Brown recently presented at the Outdoor Behavioral Health conference in Asheville, North Carolina! Their presentation: Mindful Transitions: Navigating the Journey from Wilderness Therapy to Aftercare As alumni of wilderness therapy and Red Mountain Sedona, they offered attendees valuable firsthand experience of the process of transitioning…
Read MoreNational Recovery Month: Why Seeking Help is So Important
National Recovery Month is a time to reflect on the successes of those in recovery as well as to provide support for those still struggling. It’s also a time to raise awareness about the prevalence of mental health issues such as addiction and substance abuse and to destigmatize seeking help from a mental health professional.…
Read MoreRed Mountain Sedona has a new Campus!
Welcome to the Plaza del Sol, our new headquarters for our clinical, admissions, administrative, and canine staff. We are so excited to be in this new location as it is conveniently located right next to our client housing, keeping our community connected and accessible. Our user-friendly, community-integrated campus is just steps away from coffee shops,…
Read MoreDepression Vulnerability Factors and How to Avoid Them
Reasons Why Some of Us Are So Vulnerable to Depression Depression is a mental illness that refuses to discriminate. There isn’t a man, woman or child on this planet that isn’t susceptible to depression and whether we like to admit it or not, depression is a serious issue that could hit anyone at any given time…
Read MoreFailure to Launch Syndrome: An American Epidemic
Failure to Launch Syndrome America has a failure to launch problem. Strike that. America has an epidemic failure to launch problem. Coming into 2017, Millions of millennials (ages 18-29) are unsuccessful in their attempts at leaving “the nest” after high school. Instead, these millions of unmotivated, discouraged young adult men and women opt to stay with mom and dad, leaving their frustrated…
Read MoreDo You Suffer From Severe Anxiousness? | It’s Probably…
Do You Suffer from Severe Anxiety? | It’s Probably Due to Overthinking Worrying, Anxiety, and Overthinking [Adapted from an Article by Amy Morin in Psychology Today] Are you afflicted by the anxiety and anguish of constant worrying? Do you fret about the future and feel uncertain about how your life will play out? Are you a prisoner…
Read MoreIndividual Centered Treatment vs Program Focused Treatment
When people enter treatment, many are in self-destructive mindsets and operating out of fear, with no direction in their lives. The majority of treatment programs provide a container and set expectations that help assure a student’s “success” while living within that container. Although the program structure can help assure compliance, it comes at tremendous cost.…
Read MoreCan Nature Help Young Adults Overcome Addiction?
Between medication, detox, and 12-step groups, there’s a variety of treatment options available to help young adults struggling with addiction. The question is: are they bandaids to cover up problem behaviors or do they provide long-term solutions to underlying core issues? Although researchers have found many evidence-based therapies to aid people in recovery from addiction,…
Read MoreLaunching from Adolescence into Emerging Adulthood
Recent research suggests that teens no longer go straight into adulthood when they graduate from high school, but rather enter a transitional period known as emerging adulthood, where they are given the responsibilities of adults without having developed the skills to thrive independently. Emerging adulthood extends until your mid-twenties and is marked by deeper identity…
Read MoreApplying Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy to Addiction Treatment
By the time individuals enter young adulthood, their belief systems have been shaped by early experiences, although their brains are still maturing. Many young adults have adopted negative belief systems that undermine their self-esteem and self-efficacy and often do not realize how these underlying beliefs about their worth affect their daily lives. Cognitive therapy is…
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