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
Maylie
As a client in the adult residential DBT program, Maylie learned how to acknowledge emotions without letting them control her life. As a resident of…
Liz T.
“Skyland Trail was truly an unforgettable experience that has helped me feel like I can take on life and not let my mental illness hold…
Madison
Caring for Myself “Skyland Trail gave me the time and permission to know that ‘All you have to worry about right now is getting better.’…
Debbie
I Learned to Set Boundaries “I learned that this is not something I can rely on others to do; it has to come from me.”…
Alumni Selfie Story: Shane
The guidance, support, and care were exceptional It’s been three months since I moved out of Transitional Living and one year since graduation. I think…
Alumni Selfie Story: Marisa S.
A Far Greater Ease Hi, I’m Marisa! It has been a little over five years since I’ve graduated from Skyland Trail. In that time, I’ve…
Alumni Selfie Story: Bailey
We are all capable of much more than we know Hey y’all, I’m Bailey! My time at Skyland Trail helped me take some big steps…
Alumni Selfie Story: Maura F.
I just want to express how grateful I am for the quality of care I received during my time at Skyland. I had been to…
Shane H.
Ever since I was a teenager I suffered from mental illness, but I want to skip over to April of 2017 when things started to…
Our Families
Walking on Eggshells
Jessica, the mother of an adolescent client graduate, shares her story in the 2023 issue of Journeys Magazine. When Atlas was about 9, we started…
Handling the Rain
Cynthia, mother of an adult program graduate, shared her family story in the 2023 issue of Journeys Magazine How would you describe your daughter before…
Stepping Back to Help Our Daughter Move Forward
Tina and Peter W., parents of an adult program graduate In 2017, our daughter was struggling badly. She was working with a therapist and psychiatrist,…
An Extraordinary Journey
Beth, mother of an adolescent program graduate I finally understood that my daughter’s mental illness was not something that my husband and I could fix…
In Memoriam: Sally Faletti
Clients who entered treatment in the early days of Skyland Trail became a part of the history of the organization. One of those clients was…
April
At Her Lowest Point Ever “My loved one was at her lowest point ever when she admitted herself to Skyland Trail… She couldn’t seem to…