About Star Guides Wilderness
STAR Guides Wilderness in Saint George, Utah serves adolescent males ages 13 to 17 with a program that specializes in problematic sexual behaviors, pornography use, technology and gaming addiction, and trauma-related concerns.
It also offers intensive support for co-occurring conditions like anxiety, depression, ADHD, PTSD and substance use.
STAR Guides blends clinical care with the restorative power of the outdoors to help teens interrupt harmful patterns and rebuild healthy connections with themselves and their families.
Specialized Treatment for Teen Boys
STAR Guides offers one of the few residential programs in the country focused specifically on adolescent males struggling with compulsive sexual behaviors, problematic pornography use and technology addiction.
Typical stays range from 100 to 120 days and include comprehensive assessment, individualized treatment planning and ongoing licensed clinical oversight.
Treatment combines therapy with trauma-informed care, adventure and experiential therapy and structured therapeutic tasks like autobiography work and family letter writing.
The Unplugged Wilderness Experience
Students live in Utah's high desert in a small-group, technology-free environment where they build shelters, plan and cook meals and hike 2 to 8 miles daily.
This "unplugged" model acts as both a behavioral reset and a therapeutic container, paired with wilderness mentoring, parent coaching and transition planning for lasting reintegration.
STAR Guides accepts insurance and private pay, with insurance verification available through their website.
