Nature Therapy (Ecotherapy)
Experience the Benefits of Nature Therapy
Nature is not just a place we go to, it is who we are. And when we reconnect with this part of ourselves, we can access the healing that comes from allowing nature to be a partner in the therapy process. More than walking and talking outside, ecotherapy is a stand-alone therapy and also enhances traditional therapy that can help you find additional support and connection with the natural world.
Helps You Reconnect with the Natural World
Rediscovering a sense of belonging to the world we inhabit is a critical part of emotional health. Through nature connection activities, we not only learn more about the natural world but we engage in a dynamic and embodied therapy that allows us to feel:
Connection
Emotional regulation
Belonging from deep within our hearts
Works Well with Traditional Therapies
It can be combined with more traditional insight-based therapies cognitive behavioral therapy, and trauma-based interventions like EMDR and Internal Family Systems.
Assists with the Grief Process
It offers opportunities to work on relationship issues and grief. The outdoors offers opportunities to create meaningful rituals to move through the bereavement process.
Empowers Children
And what better place for a play therapy session than a park, garden, or playground, to give children all the space and materials they need to create, express, move and make meaning for themselves.
Set up a free phone call to learn how you can experience the benefits of nature therapy.
Science is Beginning to Recognize the Benefits of Nature
Being outdoors is good for us:
Increased opportunities for movement
An increase in the production of vitamin D from the sun
The absorption of cancer-fighting chemicals produced by plants
The restorative properties of natural spaces on our cognitive function
The emotional and physical equilibrium achieved when we move through the natural world
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