Mindfulness Hike at Nisene Marks State Park

Adventure therapy is a type of experiential therapy. This type of therapy has the potential to be quite impactful by helping individuals to develop a stronger sense of identity, promoting healthy beliefs about themselves, and encouraging a more growth-oriented mindset.

Experiential therapy can be a powerful tool in addressing drug and alcohol addiction. By using the power of actions and fun, experiential therapy can help uncover repressed emotions, improve self-awareness, and give patients the tools they need to combat their addiction.

• Experiential therapy promotes team building and mindfulness practice.
• Experiential therapy helps create a positive shift in perception.
• Experiential therapy encourages clients to open up more to their therapist.
• Experiential therapy connects the body and the mind and can help the patient heal.
• Experiential therapy allows access to repressed emotions when dealing with trauma or other underlying issues.

Holistic treatment is used alongside traditional, evidence-based practices to reinforce an individual’s healing. Here’s how these traditional practices are supported with experiential therapy:

• Release repressed feelings for discussion
• Improve social connections and self-awareness
• Provide a physical element to healing
• Recover lost memories or traumas
• Provide a more enjoyable environment for therapy
• Overcome patients’ excuses for continuing addiction