About

WayPoint Academy is a specialized residential health care facility. We provide clinical treatment and academic support to adolescent males ages 13-18 who struggle with the debilitating effects of anxiety and related challenges. WayPoint has developed the Mindful Completion Model (MCM), an innovative approach designed to reverse the debilitating effects of anxiety by replacing avoidance with acts of purposeful completion. Mindfulness involves being and remaining in the moment with intent and purpose as opposed to retreating from experiences and fears. The Mindful Completion process actively challenges long standing beliefs based on negative experiences through strategically designed events in the here and now. At WayPoint we don't simply remove the stressors students have historically struggled with and then process the past during therapy. Instead, we supportively expose our students at optimal times to the very stressors that have controlled their lives. Strength and empowerment come from facing and completing challenges, and as one mindfully addresses the source of struggles, he gains experience, confidence, and emotional endurance. Skill development occurs through the 8 Elements of the Mindful Completion Model. Our model targets not only therapeutic tools, tasks, and personal responsibilities, but addresses executive functioning skills and practical life skills that promote satisfaction and enjoyment. Examples include: learning to cook, ski, or snowboard; orienteering with a map and compass; canyoneering in Utah's Escalante National Monument; organic gardening, geo-caching with family, small engine repair, and many others. The combination of these required and designed completions serves as the individual treatment plan.