Finally get the answers
your young adult deserves
From stuck to thriving: get the answers and help your young adult needs
Stop Guessing, Start Rebuilding
Anxiety? ADHD? Failure to Launch? Or is it a motivation problem?
Skyterra is the only Young Adult Gap Semester program combining FDA-registered Neurologics™ brain mapping with therapy, education and immersive lifestyle coaching
Stop Guessing, Start Rebuilding
Anxiety? ADHD? Failure to Launch? Or is it a motivation problem?
Skyterra is the only Young Adult program combining Neurologics Brain Mapping™, a proprietary and comprehensive assessment based on FDA-Registered technology, with therapy, education and immersive lifestyle coaching.
Why isn't traditional therapy working for my Young Adult?
You’ve tried therapists. You’ve tried medications. You may have tried other programs for your young adult. But the pattern remains.
Why? It's because something is missing.
Traditional psychiatry often uses the DSM-5, a diagnostic manual based largely on observed patterns rather than underlying biology. Because clinicians rely on the information available to them, progress can sometimes feel gradual as understanding evolves.
- A racing mind may feel like anxiety… or it may reflect brain patterns that stay activated longer than they should
- Difficulty starting tasks may look like avoidance… and can also be the result of brain networks that are slow to “power up”
- Big emotional swings may resemble a mood disorder… or it may signify unstable brain signaling.
Treatment isn't fully effective until the root cause is understood.
Visualizing Neuroplasticity
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Visualizing Neuroplasticity
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Interactive Guide
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"If you aren't looking at the organ you are treating, you aren't doing medicine. You are doing guesswork."
How it Works:
Diagnostics + Curriculum
For families exhausted by the trial-and-error of traditional mental health care, Skyterra Young Adult is the only diagnostic residential wellness program combining Neurologics™ Brain Mapping with a 16-week neuro-optimization Gap Semester curriculum.
Finally stop guessing at the problem and start engineering the solution.
The Diagnostic Process
We don't guess, we measure.
For years, complex brain conditions have been assessed primarily through outward behavior alone. Skyterra Young Adult has partnered with Neurologics to provide their FDA-registered quantitative EEG (qEEG) brain mapping that studies the brain in real time, adding much deeper insight to the picture.
Technology never replaces the therapeutic relationship; it supports it. Your young adult’s journey begins with our expert clinical team, where we use a whole-person lens to understand the software of your life: your history, your relationships, and your goals.
Our Advanced Neuro-Diagnostics
What we can now see:
- True ADHD vs. Anxiety: Is it an attention deficit, or is the brain so hyper-aroused by anxiety that it cannot pay attention? The brain map differentiates these distinct electrical patterns, preventing misdiagnosis and unnecessary medication.
- The hidden concussion: Many young adults struggle with focus or mood regulation due to undiagnosed Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) from sports or childhood accidents. qEEG can detect the electrical “scar tissue” that MRIs miss.
- The negative circuit: For guests who find themselves caught in recurring behavior patterns, we can map the specific neural pathways associated with impulse control and craving, allowing us to target the physiological roots of relapse.
- Spectrum and sensory processing: We visualize connectivity issues that may explain social or sensory challenges, moving the conversation from behavioral problems to neurological differences.
“You can’t fix what you can’t see. The Brain Map takes the shame out of the struggle. It shows our guests that their challenges are biological, not a character flaw—and that they are fixable.”
Our Clinical
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Our Clinical Evaluation
Integrated treatment planning
Where science meets support | The 16-week protocol
The power of Skyterra Young Adult lies in merging clinical insight with real-world action. The Brain Map provides the architectural blueprint of how your young adult’s mind works, while our therapists and gap semester curriculum provide the hands-on tools to build a foundation for independence.
Timeline
The Diagnostic Deep Dive (Weeks 1-2): Comprehensive Intake and Neurologics™ Brain Mapping
The report of findings and the first time you will see the root cause
Neuro-Engineering Immersion (Weeks 3-12)
3x Weekly Neuro-Engineering Sessions
Metabolic Psychiatry (Gut-Brain Axis Nutrition)
Deep Sleep Architecture Repair.
Integration and Launch (Weeks 13-16)
Stress-testing the new neural pathways in real-world scenarios
Executive Function coaching
Transition planning that helps your brain perform at its best.
Integrated Treatment Plans
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What an Integrated Treatment Plan Might Look Like
If the Diagnostics Show...
Applied Life Skills and Holistic Wellness
Integrating accountability, education, nutrition, and the adventure of self-discovery
Skyterra Young Adult integrates holistic wellness with functional life skills by translating therapeutic concepts into real-world practice. Through a structured 16-week life skills and executive functioning curriculum, supported by fitness with purposeful movement, culinary and nutrition education, and guided recreational and experiential adventure, guests engage in consistent, real-world opportunities that reinforce accountability, embodiment and applied learning.
Supportive Environment
Life at Skyterra Young Adult
At Skyterra Young Adult, guests make a difference in their lives by learning how to make healthy, enjoyable and sustainable lifestyle changes.
By living our five pillars of wellness and with the support of our professional program team, guests experience a healthier, more independent lifestyle that will carry them long after they leave our campus. In fact, after a stay at Skyterra Young Adult, guests overwhelmingly report that they feel more confident in their time management, goal setting, handling challenges and leadership skills. Here, you will find your community in a small group of like-minded young adults joining together to support each other in their growth.
What is a typical day at Skyterra Young Adult like? View A Day in the Life and a sample schedule.
Your private sanctuary for neuro-restorative growth and sustainable independence
Nestled in the healing Blue Ridge Mountains, our campus is a private sanctuary designed to remove the noise and triggers of the outside world. We maintain a strictly limited enrollment to ensure a quiet, distraction-free environment where the brain can finally decompress. This is your safe space to rest, reset, and let the neuro-engineering take hold.
Fewer than 20 guests
You’ll benefit from our small size and receive the individual attention you deserve. Ages 18-29 welcome, and we’ll meet you where you are.
Learning to launch
Gain the skills to live independently with daily classes on fitness, culinary and life skills that will equip you to navigate adulthood successfully.
Plan for home
At Skyterra Young Adult we teach you not only how to exchange destructive habits for healthier ones, but also how to sustain your progress when you get home.
Reset Your Baseline, Build New Habits, Improve Your Health.
We believe a daily routine is invaluable. Because growth is a 24/7 pursuit, during their time at Skyterra your young adult’s transformation is supported by a multidisciplinary team of licensed clinicians, wellness experts, and culinary professionals. Together, we curate a day-to-day experience where every meal, movement, adventure, and therapy session is expertly aligned to fuel your launch.