High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Wilderness therapy, sometimes referred to as outdoor education or adventure-based therapy, is an outdoor program that is intended to be therapeutic in nature. They may simply self-identify as therapeutic or may offer more traditional psychotherapy in a wilderness environment. Their aim is guiding participants toward self-reliance and self-respect. The pioneers in the field of wilderness therapy were Larry D. Olsen and Ezekiel C. Sanchez at Brigham Young University.