Adventure Therapy Training
Online Courses, Virtual Cohorts and In-Person Training Programs
IN-PERSON Courses
2026 Adventure Therapy Intensive Training
September 9-12, 2026
Camp Mary Orton, Columbus, OH
*Early Bird Rate of $975 ends August 7
This training is designed to cover the primary core training elements needed to begin adventure therapy practice. Built around AEE’s Certified Clinical Adventure Therapist (CCAT) training structure, this training covers 43 of the 75 required training hours needed for certification. The training covers: foundations, assessment, intervention, facilitation, technical skills, administration, ethics and values, monitoring, and more!
The course is centered around a 4-day, 33 hour, in-person intensive located at the beautiful Camp Mary Orton in Columbus, OH. The additional 10 hours of course content will be conducted virtually prior to this 4-day program.
FEATURED TRAININGS
THE FACILITATED WAVE:
A MODEL FOR ADVENTURE THERAPY PRACTICE
The Facilitated Wave Model is a model for adventure therapy practice that can be applied to any treatment context! These six steps are the guide to effective application of adventure therapy.
Taught by Tony Alvarez and Gary Stauffer.
INTRODUCTION TO
ADVENTURE THERAPY
This course covers the practices, models and strategies necessary to help you begin integrating Adventure Therapy into your work with clients. Format is 3 hrs virtual, asynchronous.
Taught by Nick Magle-Haberek.
Adventure Therapy Program development Series
Taught by Kim Sacksteder
This series of SIX courses walks you through the steps necessary to develop the Adventure Therapy program of your dreams! Learn about the behind-the-scenes practices that allow your program to provide Adventure Therapy services. You can sign up for courses individually or take as a whole series.
Save when you sign up for the whole series!
Recorded Webinars Available for Purchase
These 60-90 minute live webinars are available for $25 each! All Webinars are available for A-T PRO members for free!
Integrating Adventure Therapy into Trauma Treatment
This webinar explores using AT effectively when treating trauma, especially with youth. Learn to develop interventions based on our understanding of how the brain works. Review the principles of a current framework for trauma treatment (Blaustein and Kinniburgh’s ARC Model) and how adventure can be integrated within these frameworks. Taught by Kim Sacksteder. CCAT/CTAS Training Hours: 1.5 Trauma-Informed Practices in AT.
Navigating Liability Insurance for AT Practice
Many questions emerge about what types of liability insurance you need in order to provide adventure therapy. This webinar addresses the main considerations for obtaining liability insurance and will help guide you in making the right choices for your practice. Course content includes understanding types of liability insurance, roles in the insurance industry, and strategies for obtaining liability insurance. Taught by Kim Sacksteder. CCAT/CTAS Training Hours: 1.5 Organizational Administrative Policies in AT.
Are Your Ducks In A Row? A Check Up For Your AT Practice
Taking the first steps as an adventure therapy practitioner can be exciting yet daunting. Do you have the appropriate foundation for getting started? Would you benefit from checking in about what the industry standards are for practice? In this webinar, we review the key building blocks for getting started with adventure therapy practice as we go over a getting started checklist and answer your questions about this process! Taught by Kim Sacksteder. CCAT/CTAS Training Hours: 1.5 Organizational Administrative Policies in AT.
Insurance Coding and Billing for Adventure Therapy Sessions
Accessibility is a commonly known goal among adventure therapists in private practice and nonprofits alike. One go-to answer is to accept the commercial insurance plans for reimbursement but this comes along with rules that are often challenging to find and sometimes downright impossible to understand. Insurance companies don’t make it easy. In this webinar, Lynette will share the basics of networking with and billing insurance for reimbursement, and how this relates specifically to the practice of providing adventure therapy. Taught by Lynette Spencer. CCAT/CTAS Training Hours: 1.0 Organizational Administrative Policies in AT.
