Experiential Therapeutic Services
When therapy goes beyond four office walls.
Experiential Therapeutic Services (ETS) offers hands-on, activity-based approaches that help our young people work through difficult emotions and experiences in ways that go beyond traditional talk therapy. Instead of focusing only on conversation, this approach uses activities like art, movement, role-play, and other creative or body-based experiences to help youth express feelings, process trauma, and build healthier coping skills in the moment.
Our youth are healing through…
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Art Therapy
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Music Therapy
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Dance/Movement Therapy
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Drama Therapy
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Adventure Therapy
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Equine Therapy
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Somatic Experiencing
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Mindfulness
Ecotherapy
Ecotherapy is a practice at Youth Homes that intentionally connects clients with nature to improve mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing. It is not one single technique - instead, it includes a range of structured and semi-structured therapeutic interventions, all grounded in the idea that humans are wired to thrive in natural environments.
“Since my client started attending ecotherapy activities, I’ve noticed improvements in her mood, energy, and willingness to step out of her comfort zone and manage her social anxiety symptoms.”
- Youth Homes Clinician
“One client in particular literally snapped out of his depressive state because of a rafting trip he went on. Nature is super important to mental health, and clients with depression just isolate and don't get out. Enrichment trips really give them a good reason to get out and they don't have to do any of the planning or work, they just have to show up and have fun.”
- Bianka Lieb, Clinical Director of Community-Based Services