Experiential Family Therapy at the Ropes Course
Parent seminars are an opportunity for our students, their parents and siblings to work on family centered issues in-person, through both traditional group and experiential family therapy activities....
View ArticleBiking Trip: Experiential therapy in residential treatment
A large part of the residential treatment program at Solstice is experiential and adventure therapy. Each week our students have the opportunity to challenge themselves in new and fun ways. While...
View ArticleTips for Developing Flexibility in Teens
Change isn’t easy for anyone, but for some teens, unexpected changes can lead to anxiety, depression or the use of unhealthy coping skills. The following tips give some ideas of how you can help...
View ArticleGroup Spotlight: Art and Music Therapy
One of our therapists, Jeff Lavallee, runs our specialty group “Art and Music Therapy” once a week. In this group our students explore their emotions through the use of art. Here is what Jeff has to...
View ArticleRibbon Cutting For our New School and Administration Building
Over the past several months, Solstice’s Utah campus has been undergoing major construction. Our students and staff were very patient as our new school and administration building was built, our...
View ArticleAfraid Your Teen May Be Using Drugs and Alcohol?
As a child transitions into high school they suddenly become more exposed to substances that could potentially harm their growth. Naturally the child is already experiencing many conflicting feelings,...
View ArticleGreen Urban Lunch Box: Happiness through service
Each Saturday morning at Solstice is dedicated to community service. Many times we have found that community service allows our students to get out of their own heads and focus on others. We will often...
View ArticleA silent fear: Recognizing social anxiety in teens
Most teens dread the moment they have to go in front of people and give a presentation. Social anxiety in teens makes this activity even harder. If your teen is struggling with social anxiety, you...
View ArticleYear in Review-2015
It has been an amazing year for Solstice! We have seen so much growth, healing and improvements, both in our program and in our residents. Here are just a few of the amazing things that have happened...
View ArticleAll Team Cabin Camping Trip
Each quarter, Solstice students get the chance to go on an Adventure Therapy camping trip. While these camping trip are normally attended by one team at a time, earlier this month all of our students...
View ArticleBiking Trip: Experiential therapy in residential treatment
A large part of the residential treatment program at Solstice is experiential and adventure therapy. Each week our students have the opportunity to challenge themselves in new and fun ways. While...
View ArticleTips for Developing Flexibility in Teens
Change isn’t easy for anyone, but for some teens, unexpected changes can lead to anxiety, depression or the use of unhealthy coping skills. The following tips give some ideas of how you can help...
View ArticleGroup Spotlight: Art and Music Therapy
One of our therapists, Jeff Lavallee, runs our specialty group “Art and Music Therapy” once a week. In this group our students explore their emotions through the use of art. Here is what Jeff has to...
View ArticleRibbon Cutting For our New School and Administration Building
Over the past several months, Solstice’s Utah campus has been undergoing major construction. Our students and staff were very patient as our new school and administration building was built, our...
View ArticleAfraid Your Teen May Be Using Drugs and Alcohol?
As a child transitions into high school they suddenly become more exposed to substances that could potentially harm their growth. Naturally the child is already experiencing many conflicting feelings,...
View ArticleGreen Urban Lunch Box: Happiness through service
Each Saturday morning at Solstice is dedicated to community service. Many times we have found that community service allows our students to get out of their own heads and focus on others. We will often...
View ArticleA silent fear: Recognizing social anxiety in teens
Most teens dread the moment they have to go in front of people and give a presentation. Social anxiety in teens makes this activity even harder. If your teen is struggling with social anxiety, you...
View ArticleYear in Review-2015
It has been an amazing year for Solstice! We have seen so much growth, healing and improvements, both in our program and in our residents. Here are just a few of the amazing things that have happened...
View ArticleAll Team Cabin Camping Trip
Each quarter, Solstice students get the chance to go on an Adventure Therapy camping trip. While these camping trip are normally attended by one team at a time, earlier this month all of our students...
View ArticleCoping with Loss Shows Itself in Different Ways for Teenagers
Here’s a fact that many parents forget: coping with loss as a teenager is much different than dealing with it as an adult. It’s relatively common to have lost at least one close person in your life or...
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