-Wendigo Lake Expeditions

Wilderness Therapy Program

South River, ON

Established in 1998

Wendigo Lake Expeditions (WLE) operates a 10-bed residential adventure therapy program on a continuous basis plus 28-day summer wilderness expedition adventure therapy programs for single-gender groups of students. Wilderness expedition, challenge course activities, school, and interdependent responsibility and accountability within the group are core components of the programs.

WLE specializes in working with male adolescents ages 14-17 ...read morewho present with a profile of behaviors typically including substance abuse, chronic family conflict, defiance towards adults/authority, depression, poor grades, lack of motivation, low self-esteem, negative peer relations, entitlement and manipulation and conflict with the law.