Aspiro Group
Outback Therapeutic Expeditions
Sandy, UT

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Aspiro and Outback
Partner Under New CEO

It is with great excitement that the Aspiro Group and Outback Therapeutic Expeditions announce a joint partnership that will provide more comprehensive treatment solutions in the Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare community!

For over eight years The Aspiro Group and Outback have shared a similar commitment to clinical excellence that promotes a strengths-oriented and relationship-based model of therapy. Independently, these two leading Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare organizations have demonstrated the effectiveness of a multi-systemic approach utilizing progressive adventure and conventional expedition models of wilderness treatment.

This new business partnership will not affect the independent integrity of either program. Rather, each program will continue to offer its own format for the most sophisticated level of clinical assessment and treatment. Aspiro will maintain a primary focus on adventure-based therapy utilizing multiple novel environments, and Outback will deliver its proven model of metaphoric, expeditionary treatment in the beautiful hills of Utah's West Desert.

Collectively, The Aspiro Group, including Outback Therapeutic Expeditions, will be led by our new CEO, Dr. Rick Meeves. Rick is a respected and proven leader in the field of Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare and residential treatment settings.

"This concept of offering a true adventure-based model and a true conventional expedition model under the same management is really exciting to me. Both provide substantial levels of expertise and proven success, and both programs have a strong and well-defined identity," said Rick.

The leadership of Aspiro welcomes Rick Meeves to the team, in addition to the partnership with Outback Therapeutic Expeditions. The Aspiro Group's Board President, Brian Church, commented, "Our innovative field of wilderness therapy is constantly evolving. This new partnership will continue to jointly advance the clinical best practices of treating adolescents and young adults in the outdoors."

We look forward to the journey ahead and our ongoing collaboration together.

Regards,
Josh Watson, LCSW
Director of Admissions and Marketing
The Aspiro Group

Aspiro Group is a collection of therapeutic wilderness programs for struggling families, teens ages 13-18, and young adults ages 18-28.

Outback Therapeutic Expeditions is a strengths-based therapeutic wilderness program for teens.