How Parents Can Coach Their Daughters Through Heartbreak
One of the challenges facing parents today is the emotional roller coasters our teens tend to ride. As if figuring out who they are weren’t enough, teens are also figuring out how to manage relationships. When your teenage daughter is in a good romantic relationship, she may be extremely happy and positive. But when there’s…
Read MoreWhat Common Tech & Media Addictions Do Teens Share?
You’d be hard-pressed to find a teenager these days who isn’t actively plugged into some form of technology or media. This generation has better access to technology, media, and information than at any time in our history. Your grandparents couldn’t imagine the opportunities afforded to your children, and the lifestyle benefits they enjoy. For example,…
Read MoreHow Therapeutic Boarding Schools Can Reverse A Girl’s Aggression Issues
When you hear about issues with teen aggression, the first image that comes to mind is usually a angry teenage boy. It’s certainly more common to see aggression in troubled teen boys, but unfortunately it is by no means limited to males. Aggression is definitely present in troubled teen girls, too, and is often more…
Read MoreWhy Girls See The Needed Attitude Shift With a Therapeutic Boarding School’s Help
Attitude. Say it in a room full of parents of teenagers and watch the change in their physical body language. It’s because attitude is often the bane of their existence. Even good teens experience changes in attitude and behavior – it’s a natural part of the teenage experience. As their brains develop they begin to…
Read MoreTeen Girls Learn to Correct Their Sexual Deviance at a Residential Treatment Center
Of all a parent’s fears for their child’s behavior, sexual deviance is one of the scariest. Sexually deviant behavior is not only embarrassing and uncomfortable, but it’s also downright dangerous and even life-threatening. Especially in the case of teenage girls, sexual deviance can permanently alter the course of a life and introduce girls into terrifying…
Read MoreHelping Our Daughters Gain a Healthy Outlook On Life
Have you ever watched a movie when you were in a particular mood? You might notice that boring movies you watched in a good mood or with someone you love can become movies you really enjoy. On the reverse end, you can see the best movie of the year when you’re going through something awful…
Read More10 Goals for Your Troubled Teen Girl This New Year
As the New Year approaches we are all thinking about who we would like to become in 2017. What improvements would we like to make? Where do we want to be in a year? Sure, most New Year’s Resolutions are abandoned early in the year, but it’s still a helpful exercise to think through the…
Read MoreGender Equality: Letting Girls Determine Their Own Strengths
Girls are different from boys. It’s not new information, of course. The differences go far beyond mere physical features, though. Their brains, hormones, personality traits, and more can all be complete opposites at times. In fact, we’ve found that even conditions like ADHD can affect boys and girls completely differently. However, in this age of…
Read MoreUnderstanding Female Bullies: How To Avoid Becoming the Mean Girl
The bullying epidemic has evolved constantly over the past decade. It’s no longer boys shoving on the playground or stealing someone’s lunch money. Bullying has infiltrated younger and younger groups of children, found it’s way into the online world, and especially festered in groups of preteen girls. Instead of overt and obvious bullying, it’s become…
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Eric Allred was born and raised in Rigby, Idaho. He grew up on a family farm where he learned the value of work. He graduated from Rigby High School and attended Rick’s College, now known as BYU-Idaho. He received his bachelor’s degree in journalism from Utah State University, received a master’s degree in organizational behavior and human relations from the University of Phoenix and a second master’s degree in marital and family therapy from Phillips Graduate Institute. Eric has been involved in Rotary and was president of a local Rotary Club. He enjoys being with his family and doing outdoor activities such as fly fishing.
Chase was very fortunate to start in this industry as a struggling 17 year old kid looking for a mentor and something to be passionate about. Wilderness therapy was Chase’s first stop in this industry and was truly a transcendental experience for him. Chase has an enormous love for this line of work and the power that it has in creating change in everyone involved. Chase’s biggest belief is the power a mentor, strong, healthy relationships, and accountability can have on anyone, especially youth. Taking a very relational approach to his work, Chase has always been very relatable to the students he works with. Being able to understand and relate to a vast variety of the same struggles as a lot of the students he works with has been able to help him continue to grow, learn, and teach. Chase believes that with great rapport and trust, he can use his experience to continue to coach and train new staff, and has the ability to find those staff with the passion for this industry, and help them grow. His love and passion can be felt the moment you talk with Chase about this industry and he passes that on to others he works with. In his spare time you will find Chase cheering for the Eagles, Yankees, and Mavericks, hanging out with his brother, learning more about Eastern Psychology, and continuing to grow and learn.