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
Mark P.
“Start with transformation of your heart. Let go of yourself and find the magic of the fairy home. Your mind will follow.” Most of us…
Bryn P.
Recovery is a lifestyle. ‘Let me just tell you that I was a mess before Skyland. I wasn’t doing great in relationships with friends, family,…
Steve H.
I was enrolled in the Skyland Trail program and was working extremely hard at my recovery. Though I was diligent in my efforts, I felt…
Josh L
Over the summer of 2018, I started struggling with depression and anxiety to the point where I didn’t leave the house. I had applied to…
Beth S
Overcoming the Perfect Storm In 2012, I experienced “the perfect storm.” I was forced to seek my comfort in bed, had no appetite at all,…
Katie S
An Orchid Who Survived the Storm All my life, I have felt like an orchid in a field of daisies. The daisies were tougher, more…
Nikki J
A Supportive Community of Experts and Peers Nikki came to Skyland Trail after a series of suicide attempts. At Skyland Trail, Nikki received an appropriate…
Andrea F
A New Approach to Relationships and Life When Andrea came to Skyland Trail, she was in a deep depression; she was hopeless. “After several hospitalizations,…
Aina I
I Am More Than My Diagnosis My name is Aina, and this is my story. Growing up in my community, we ignored behaviors and people seen…
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…