
Skilled and Passionate Therapeutic Team
Our highly skilled clinical team individualizes treatment plans for each child and family. Therapists work with parents and educational consultants to intervene, provide primary treatment, and offer parents a thorough assessment of their child. The Primary Therapist and Family Therapist are the primary points of contact as your child achieves success at Trails.
“I’ve learned I care about my family. I also learned I should respect others and respect myself. I learned that that can change with a little bit of help.”
“I would say that Trails saved our daughter’s life. I saw changes in her at graduation that thrilled my heart.”
“I am full of admiration and gratitude for Trails and its staff.”
“I would highly recommend Trails to anyone who needs their services. It was an excellent program in every way.”
“I believe that Trails is a rite of passage. It’s stopping one stage in your life, and helps you to grow and prosper into a beautiful new grown up person.”
“Thank you! We are true believers in the power of the wilderness experience and can’t say enough about Trails!”
“Trails was the best thing I could have done, full of invaluable experiences. Thank you all! We will treasure our experience.”
“The process is about leaving as a new person who has found ways to stay away from problems. And by leaving here we will become a better and more mature human being.”
“Jake got so much from the program that he wants to move to North Carolina, study wilderness leadership and work on the staff at Trails.”
“Thank you, thank you, thank you. You took a boy who was a bundle of rage and guided him to see there were other ways to handle the world.”
“If your child is in need and you feel you don’t have the skills alone to help them, Trails can! And they will!!”
“We can’t thank everyone enough for the kindness, compassion and great skills each and every one of you gifted us with on this journey.”
“I can honestly say that we are a closer family because of what we learned at Trails. I loved it all!”
“Equine therapy was a powerful experience. My daughter said that it calmed her. The lovely base camp grounds with horses roaming around set a peaceful tone.”
“The therapists and guides were very well trained. I was pleasantly surprised at how compassionate the program and the field guides were. Thank you, thank you, thank you!”
“The overall change in my daughter was so impressive.”
“Thank you for all your efforts to make a difference in my daughter’s life going forward.”
“It impressed me how totally committed each and every therapist is to helping the families. Their compassion and understanding are remarkable.”
“I am in awe of the staff here at Trails Carolina. All the staff we met were congenial, cordial, knowledgeable, thoughtful and kind.
“Trails is a wilderness program of excellence, with individuals throughout the organization who will bend over backwards to help your teen understand the importance of trust, responsibility and accountability.”
Jenivive Rollins – LCSW, MSW
Clinical Director

Jason McKeown – LMFT, CPE-I
Director of Family Services

Shalene Pierce – MSW, LCSW
Primary Therapist

Leigh Uhlenkott – MS, LPCS, NCC, LMHC
Primary Therapist

Ashley Brown – MSW, LCSW, LCAS
Primary Therapist

Todd Green – MSW, LCSW
Primary Therapist
Derry O’Kane – MS, LPC, NCC
Primary Therapist
Kaitlin Kertesz – MSW, LCSWA
Kaitlin is a family therapist that works directly with our families
Tai Kulenic – MPS, LPC, ATR-BC
Primary Therapist
Tai is a primary therapist working directly with our students
Emily Wooldridge – MSW, LCSWA
Family Therapist
Emily is a family therapist that works directly with our families
Greg Ostler
Clinical Assistant
Greg supports the clinical team, leading group therapy sessions with all Trails students.
The personnel at Trails were responsible, caring, and demonstrated a high level of integrity in a very difficult and stressful time.
Rachel R., Mother








