STRiV Forward in Orem, Utah, provides a structured and supportive environment where young adults ages 18-25+ can build confidence, independence, and emotional well-being. Through engaging therapeutic transitional living and personalized mentorship, students gain the skills needed to thrive in life, school, and relationships.
Building a Supportive Path to Independence
Welcome to STRiV Forward, a supportive, semi-independent living program in Orem, Utah, for young adults aged 18-25+. Our behavioral health care team has decades of combined experience in helping young adults prepare for independence. The transition from adolescence to young adulthood can be challenging, and working with a team of professionals can dramatically increase the likelihood of success!
Getting started is easy. An initial consultation with our admissions director will provide an opportunity to review your needs, goals, and expectations, and begin the process of determining whether STRiV is the right choice.
STRiV is a small program (10-12 students), designed to provide a truly personalized experience tailored to each individual. Because every student is unique, with their own strengths, struggles, goals, needs, etc., we work together to create an individualized treatment plan – a pathway toward more independent living.
Why Families and Students Choose STRiV Forward
STRiV Forward sets itself apart by offering a unique, supportive environment tailored to help young adults build independence and confidence.
Safe Space for Growth: We understand how challenging it can be to transition into adulthood. Our program offers a supportive environment where students can learn from failure and try again without the pressure of perfection, fostering resilience and confidence.
Personalized Support: Each student receives tailored mental health care designed to promote community, growth, and accountability. Our small, boutique setting ensures individualized attention with a 1:4 mentor-to-student ratio, enabling meaningful connections and personalized guidance.
Community, Not Just Treatment: Students are integrated into a supportive community rather than feeling like just a participant in a treatment program. We encourage and help facilitate social connections within the program and in the outside community. Helping students “find their people” is an important element of being at STRiV.
Freedom to Pursue Passions: We encourage students to engage in hobbies and activities they love. Our flexible environment promotes self-discovery and confidence, helping students develop independence through meaningful experiences.
Long-Term Relationships: Our dedicated staff has an exceptionally low turnover rate, allowing mentors to build lasting, trust-based relationships with students. This stability supports ongoing growth and personalized mentoring.
Structured Opportunities for Reflection and Growth: Within our safe and supportive environment, students are encouraged to reflect, learn from their experiences, and grow at their own pace. The combination of peer and professional support creates a nurturing space for meaningful development.
Meet the STRiV Forward Team
At STRiV Forward, our experienced mentors, counselors, and community guides create a collaborative and safe environment to provide personalized support that addresses each individual’s goals and unique challenges. Through compassionate mentorship, tailored life skills training, and a supportive community, we empower young adults to build confidence, foster independence, and thrive beyond healing. Our team is committed to helping your loved one develop the tools, resilience, and support network needed for long-term success in their academics, careers, and communities.
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Start Your Journey Toward Independence
Getting started at STRiV Forward is easy with our step-by-step process.
- Launch: Upon arrival, students settle into their new apartment, begin to make connections, review expectations, and work with the team to create a Road Map for their success while at STRiV, and beyond. The journey begins!
- Initial Call: Speak with our friendly Admissions Director to explore whether we are the right fit for your student
- Assessment: We work with you to review clinical and readiness criteria, including speaking to past professionals, assessing a general level of safety and stability, and evaluating the student’s desire to work with the STRiV team. It is also important for the student and family to get to know STRiV, including participating in a virtual or in-person tour of our offices and apartments, and to meet the team.
- Acceptance/Admission: Once a mutual fit is determined, students are accepted into the program, and an admission date is established. Preliminary discussions may also help determine the level of structure/support that would be beneficial to have in place from day one.
Therapeutic Transitional Living for Young Adults
STRiV Forward utilizes an integrated treatment model that combines evidence-based therapy, executive functioning support, mentorship, life skills training, and wellness education.
This creates a unique and personalized schedule for each of our students so they receive the targeted support they need. Although each student is different and, as such, may have different schedules, all students benefit from weekly individual therapy, daily group therapy, and executive function coaching. Group therapy helps students connect to their peers for mutual support and healing, while executive functioning coaching helps students learn how to manage their time and self-motivate.
Individual therapy uses evidence-based modalities to provide mental health care for each student. Some examples of modalities we use include:
- Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)
- Family systems
- Positive psychology
- Mindfulness
- Trauma-informed care
These therapies are targeted to help students living with mental health conditions such as ADHD, anxiety, and depression, as well as help students struggling with other concerns, such as identity and self-esteem. Although individual therapy is not a “cure” for these conditions, they do give our students the agency needed to healthily manage and care for their mental health.
STRiV Forward can help your emerging adult in several areas that are making it difficult to achieve independence. However, STRiV Forward is not a residential or inpatient program. We cannot treat active addictions, severe mental health disorders, or offer detox services. STRiV Forward is a structured transitional living program for independent young adults and, as such, is best suited for those who are stable and can live semi-independently.
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Building Confidence and Real-World Skills
We believe that structure is an important element of a productive, successful life. We also recognize that “one size does NOT fit all” and that the structure for one student may be very different from the structure for another. At STRiV, we help each student create a schedule that helps them fulfill their responsibilities and meet their goals. Typically, students plan their days with productive responsibilities and healthy routines from 9 AM to 10 PM. On any given day, students may prepare/eat meals, study, go to community activities, have individual or group therapy, and meet with their mentors for coaching and training. It’s also important to build in time for rest and recreation – important elements of establishing balance in life.
Activities vary and include a mix of outdoor and community involvement. Students can hike, exercise, try their hand at pottery, attend yoga classes, and more. Volunteer and community outreach work is also an important part of the experience at STRiV Forward.
Building confidence and expanding our skill set requires stepping outside of our comfort zones. As students at STRiV work with mentors in practicing new skills or trying new things, they often discover newfound abilities and interests. As students develop skills, they become more confident in their ability to take care of themselves and their living spaces. Students often feel proud of what they have accomplished and become secure in the knowledge that they can care for themselves post-treatment.
Therapeutic Support for Emotional and Social Growth
Young adults often have to deal with mental health concerns that can set back their goals of independence. Many of these conditions, such as ADHD, executive dysfunction, and social anxiety, can be managed with the right professional assistance.
As such, evidence-based treatment is integrated within each treatment plan. Students will engage with various therapeutic activities in treatment, ranging from individual to group and family therapy. Specialized modalities, such as EMDR therapy, are utilized as needed. The most common modalities a student may encounter include CBT, DBT, positive psychology, and trauma-informed care. Although students live at STRiV, they technically receive outpatient services, much like those in an outpatient treatment program.
These services are not just there to help students manage and improve their mental health. They also teach essential skills needed for adults, such as emotional regulation, communication skills, and mental resilience. All of which are skills that improve relationships with others, their ability to complete tasks, and boost overall wellness.
Other therapeutic wellness activities are included in each treatment program, such as yoga, mindfulness, and exciting outdoor activities. Our unique location allows us to take full advantage of the beautiful landscape of Utah, with hiking, sports, and more available to each of our students.
Personalized Mental Health Treatment for Young Adults
STRiV Forward is committed to helping young adults with mental health concerns learn how to manage and improve their mental health. Our areas of focus include common mental health issues that greatly affect emerging adults, such as:
- ADHD
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Mild substance use history
- Executive dysfunction
- Social challenges
- Emotional regulation
- Self identity
- Poor self-image
- Self-sabotauge
- And more
Treating these conditions at STRiV Forward involves several factors working together, which include:
- In-person evidence-based modalities and mental health services (such as CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and family therapy)
- Mental health professionals specialize in young adult care
- Collaborations between STRiV mentors, clinicians, and external providers
- Parent and student input
Together, this creates individualized and comprehensive treatment for each student at STRiV Forward. Our ability to provide compassionate and quality mental health care is well known, with 80% of referrals to STRiV Forward coming from educational consultants and professionals. From helping your emerging adult figure out their identity to managing ADHD, we at STRiV are prepared to assist.
Getting Started With STRiV Forward
Frequently Asked Questions About STRiV Forward in Orem, Utah
What makes STRiV Forward’s transitional living program in Orem unique?
STRiV Forward sets itself apart from other transitional living programs by having a unique treatment philosophy and access to an amazing local community. Our freedom-focused model provides a safe place for our students to develop confidence and structure, which encourages accountability and healthy lifestyle choices. We believe our students can accomplish anything with a bit of help, so our treatment philosophy focuses on positivity and encouragement to help students achieve the goals they set for themselves.
Our location puts our apartments within walking distance to many amenities that positively impact our students. Community events, support groups, career and academic counseling, and more are easily accessible to our students. This way, students can take charge of their growth and healing, showing them that their choices matter.
What mental health conditions does STRiV Forward treat?
STRiV Forward is equipped to treat a wide variety of mild mental health issues that hold students back from reaching their full potential. It’s important to note that STRiV Forward is not an inpatient or residential treatment facility and cannot treat serious disorders, such as active substance abuse. Each student must be stable enough to live semi-independently.
The disorders and conditions we treat include:
- Mental health conditions, such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), past mild substance abuse history, and more
- Academic and executive functioning issues
- Self-sabotage
- Social and self-identity issues, such as poor self-esteem, gender identity, and making friends
- Dual diagnosis for students with two co-occurring mental health disorders, such as ADHD and ASD
- Process addictions to electronics and social media
- Wellness education, such as proper diet, exercise, and sleep hygiene
- Suicidal ideation and self-harm on a case-by-case basis
Overall, our treatment program is designed to help students who are motivated for change but need some professional help to guide them.
Do you offer evidence-based therapies like CBT or DBT?
Yes, we offer several evidence-based therapies to meet our students’ various needs, including:
- CBT (cognitive-behavioral therapy)
- DBT (dialectical behavior therapy)
- Trauma-informed care
- Family systems theory
- Positive psychology
- Contemplative and meditative practices
Each treatment program at STRiV Forward is personalized depending on the needs of each student.
What is the cost of your mental health program in Utah?
Each month of tuition costs $12,000 on a 100% private-pay basis. STRiV can provide superbills for partial insurance reimbursement and transparency. For more information about tuition, please call admissions.
Do you provide medication management or coordination with outside providers?
At STRiV Forward, we are dedicated to providing the levels of care needed for each of our students to be successful. This includes coordinating with providers our students are familiar with for seamless integration into our program.
Students who require medication will receive assistance in managing their medication to provide support and accountability. Our Medical Coordinator and/or mentors provide assistance with other medical needs as well (such as setting up and attending doctors’ appointments and coordinating general medical care). If your young adult has specific medical conditions or unique medical needs, please speak with the Admissions Director to ensure STRiV is aware of and able to manage them.
Is STRiV Forward a residential treatment center or a transitional living program?
STRiV Forward is a transitional living program that provides residential support for our students. It is not a residential program or a residential treatment center.
The main difference is that residential treatment centers have the facilities to treat severe mental health conditions and needs, such as addiction. STRiV Forward is only equipped to offer therapeutic support for stable students who can live semi-independently. We cannot offer detox or other inpatient services, and students needing intensive help are best served in a facility best equipped to help them.
Our approach is based on the notion that having the freedom to make choices and encounter real-world consequences builds accountability, which is difficult to achieve in a typical residential treatment program Having the freedom to make choices and encounter real-world consequences builds accountability, which is difficult to achieve in a typical residential treatment program.