Amber M

Review of WIngate Wilderness Therapy

I 100% recommend this place. My son was going thro...

I 100% recommend this place. My son was going through some stuff. Brainwashed by a family member, lost his dad who was murdered. He suffered through ptsd, adhd and depression. Near the end he was running from cops, running away and much more. I decided to send my son here. There are escort services that can pick up your child and bring him, which is what I used. This program did amazing things for my boy. He graduated a year and a half ago and has been so much better. The things they taught him and what he learned! There are so many and it s so incredible. He has been a completely changed young man since returning home. There have been no more issues since, he is doing great. After thins experience it is his goal to work there someday and be a councilor and advocate for the troubled youth. Shortly after returning my grandpa asked my son a question and the answer shocked me. He said so if you had the choice, would you go back again? My son said yes, absolutely 100%. I was amazed at the response he had. Just this evening he asked me mom, can I go back? And I asked him if he meant to work as a driver or something and he said no, to go back and do the program. I told him absolutely but he cannot change his mind and quit and he said ok. So I m writing this review for the struggling parents. The ones like me that looked at and considered this place but felt as guilty and unsure as I did. I felt like I was abandoning my son by sending him. Giving up on him. I struggled with sending him. This was the best choice I have ever made to have him go. They will beg you to get them, guilt trip you, they will lose a bit of weight from the hiking, in the beginning. Keep forward and as many times as you re attempted to go rescue your baby, don t. He has told me multiple times how thankful he is that he went. He has learned so much about himself as well have I about how I am parenting and as a whole we have worked toward and learned and changed things. I cannot give this place the rating that it deserves, which is much more than 5 stars. Anyone (students and parents) that have horrible things to say about this place, did not work on themselves and neither did the students, as they should have. I recommend this place highly and with the upmost respect and admiration. Thank you for helping my lost and scared young man. You helped him find himself. You also helped me to realize any mistakes I was making and we fixed everything together. Please consider having your child go here if you re wanting to help him/her grow, find their way when lost, and heal their broken and lost selves. Trust me.