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First Light Wilderness Therapy, located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Georgia, offers trauma-informed outdoor therapy for preteens and teens, providing immediate intervention and intensive mental health treatment. The wilderness setting fosters healing and personal growth for teens.

About Our Center

How we can help: First Light sets the standard in therapeutic wilderness programming. All students are empowered to improve their decision-making skills and build healthy and safe relationships. Working both with the individual and the family, students at our outdoor therapy program are encouraged to focus on their strengths and use those strengths to launch lasting change. Slowly expanding on each student’s emotional tolerance, First Light does not support a shock approach. Instead, students are gradually introduced to the wilderness settings and have a series of introductions to elements, equipment, and the staff. What to expect at our outdoor therapy program: Each student has access to the lead therapist at First Light two days per week. Each student’s therapeutic wilderness experiences are tailored to their specific needs. Students also participate in individual and group outdoor therapy and leave with continuing care plan recommendations.