First Light Wilderness Therapy

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First Light Wilderness Therapy

Year Business Started:   1990
License/Accreditation Information: Charles is licensed as a therapist by the State of Georgia.
Billing and Insurance:

We provide free initial face to face consultations at this center

Free phone consultations are always available at this center

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Dahlonega, Georgia 30533

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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.

Treatment and Services Offered:

  • Group Therapy
  • Residential Treatment
  • Small Residential Programs
  • Support Living
  • Wilderness Rehab

Accepted Age Groups:

  • Teens

Specific Populations Treated:

All genders, and LGBTQ

Types of Therapy Offered:

  • Attachment-Based Family Therapy (ABFT)
  • Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)

Concerns Treated:

  • Abandonment
  • Abuse / Survivors of Abuse
  • Academic Concerns
  • Addictions and Compulsions
  • ADHD / Inattention, Impulsivity, and Hyperactivity
  • Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
  • Aggression and Violence
  • Agoraphobia
  • Anger
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment Issues
  • Autism and Asperger
  • Bipolar
  • Blended Family Issues
  • Borderline Personality
  • Bullying
  • Chronic Illness and Disability
  • Codependency
  • Communication Problems
  • Complex Posttraumatic Stress (C-PTSD)
  • Compulsive Spending / Shopping
  • Control Issues
  • Depression
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Eating and Food Issues
  • Emptiness

Languages Accomodated:

  • English

Facility Amenities:

  • 24/7/365 Crisis Services

Setting (outpatient / inpatient):

  • Long Term (>30 Days) Residential Inpatient
  • Teens and Adolescent Residential

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