Who We Are
Our Facilitators
Our facilitators didn’t find this work in a classroom. They found it in their own lives — in the hard seasons, the turning points, the moments when responsibility showed up and they chose to meet it. Many of them have walked through recovery themselves. Some have worked with foster youth, delinquent teens, and church communities. Others came from behavioral health settings where they learned what it means to guide people who don’t yet believe they can be guided.
They came to Trailhead Adventures because this work made sense to them in a way that’s personal, not just professional.
Leadership
Cameron Dobey
Experiential Co-ordinator
Cameron helps people build trust, confidence, and positive change through adventure-based experiential activities. Drawing on his own experience with recovery, he creates engaging, non-confrontational group experiences that help clients open up, grow, and see new possibilities for themselves.
What Drives Him
“This field is about facilitating change. We are tasked with helping broken people get better — people who have been forgotten and lost — find their way.”
Our facilitators operate from a whole-person philosophy. Many work across multiple Cottonwood programs — including Ironwood Gym — reinforcing the same message in every environment: your body, your mind, and your story are all part of the same recovery.
They don’t measure success in paperwork. They measure it in the person who walked in silent and left talking. In the call four months later that says, that session changed everything. In the group that stopped passing the ball because they’d rather just keep talking to each other.
“That’s what we live for. That’s the whole job.”
Trained, Certified, and Lived-In
Trailhead facilitators hold certifications in peer support work (CPSW) and are trained in experiential and adventure-based facilitation methods. Many are also certified personal trainers. All of them bring something no credential can fully capture: the lived experience of knowing what it feels like to be on the other side and choosing to come back and help others find their way through.
That’s not a program feature. That’s who they are.
Accreditations & Partnerships
Cottonwood Pathways is licensed by the State of New Mexico and accepts Medicaid, and most commercial insurance plans. We partner with courts, probation offices, healthcare providers, and community organizations throughout the Four Corners region to ensure comprehensive support for our clients.
Contact us to verify your insurance or learn more about payment options.