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The Journey, LLC is the culmination of 37 years of practical experience in working with troubled teens by Madolyn M. Liebing, Ph.D., who co-founded the company in 2003.

Dr. Liebing first worked with adolescents as a high school teacher and counselor, using wilderness "survival" trips with her students to reduce high school drop out rates. Later as a Licensed Psychologist she was one of the co-founders of Aspen Achievement Academy (then called Wilderness Academy). Her main contribution was to bring the idea of clinical therapy to youth wilderness programs. She designed and wrote the therapeutic and educational curriculum for the wilderness program in 1989 and served as a psychologist for several years.

More recently in private practice, she has been working with underprivileged youth and their families.

"After many years in private practice, she and a group of dedicated youth advocates decided that the "best" program for youth did not yet exist and so they combined their background and expertise to create The Journey, LLC, a unique mix of many therapeutic modalities that have proven successful in helping struggling teens."

In The Journey programs they combined clinical excellence with experiential therapy, wilderness therapy, outdoor treks and expeditions, ropes course elements, initiative games that teach principles, care and training of animals, and the value of a strong work ethic.

An Owner Operated Company:

The Journey is owner-operated by several partners who serve in a variety of capacities from program directors to business manager and therapist. Dr. Liebing continues to serve as the Clinical Director for all Journey programs. Currently The Journey consists of multiple programs including a full out-patient clinic with daily groups and individual/family therapy is located in Provo, Utah. Short-term (42 to 60 days) programs such as the wilderness program as well as long term programs (6 to 12 months) complete a continuum of care for male and female adolescents with a wide range of behavioral, mental health, addiction, and educational problems. At this time, The Journey has served over 1000 youth in one or more of their programs. Some clients have been private pay clients enrolled by their parents, and other teens have been placed through contracts with the State of Utah.