Recovery Happens Here
Learn more about client stories and patient experiences.
The Skyland Trail Experience
Our adult clients describe what treatment at Skyland Trail was like for them.
Our Clients
Lexi O.
Lexi, a Skyland Trail alumna talks about what Skyland Trail means to her and her recovery from mental illness.
Devi K.
Devi came to Skyland Trail when she was struggling with her mental health. Listen to her brief story about how Skyland Trail helped her find…
RESPECT Institute Story: Christina
My name is Christina and this is my story. I was born in Queens, New York City as the youngest child of two Croatian immigrants,…
RESPECT Institute Story: Victoria
Hello my name is Victoria and this is my story. I was born in North Carolina and raised in Georgia. My father was a retired…
Growing Through Grace
Hey guys, my name is Alex and I am here to tell you my story of survival through the darkest time of my life. My…
Loss & Found
I’m a Skyland Trail alumni, and this is my story. I had a great start. A couple of kids, engineering majors in college, fell in…
Melissa K
When I walked through the doors of Skyland Trail, I had been struggling with mental health challenges for eight years and had been in multiple…
Xander K.
In the past, I believed I could never make a life for myself that I could be content with. Coming to Skyland was probably the…
David N.
Skyland Trail’s web materials note that “many of our clients come to us exhausted, scared and desperate.” That was me in July of 2019. Earlier…
Our Families
Elizabeth and Chris
Every family faces challenges. Members of a family supporting a loved one with mental health issues face a unique set of challenges. Elizabeth and I…
Meredith L
“To make the jump from the outpatient psychological and psychiatric care – that wasn’t working – to Skyland was a really big jump for our…
Mac and Anne S.
“She was very highly functioning… but mentally she was not well. She desperately needed help… but she seemed just fine on the outside.” Mac &…
Nanette
Recovery isn’t a linear process. It’s a journey with ups and downs, setbacks and successes, a journey that works out best when you’re surrounded by…
Judy and Paul Faletti
A few clients who entered treatment in the early days became a part of the history of Skyland Trail. One of our first clients expressed…
Patrick and Tracey M.
Over six years, our daughter Amanda received treatment at numerous programs as a result of mental health issues including six suicide attempts. We approached each…
A Family’s Story of Hope
“All of a sudden, I could tell. I know when he isn’t himself,” says Angie W. about her younger brother. “He wanted to stay home.…