What is ecotherapy?

One-to-one ecotherapy sessions last 90 mins, the structure allows for spaciousness and usually involves: 

• A nature-based grounding/mindfulness practice 
• Space for you to check in and share what is current for you 
• A nature-based practice and time to share about your experience
• Grounding and gratitude practice to end session

Some examples of nature-based modalities we may incorporate in your ecotherapy sessions include:

• Nature-based grounding and mindfulness
• Practices to regulate and resource the nervous system
• Nature-based sensory connection and play
• Space for rest, for 'being'
• Therapeutic dialogue
• Attuning to, and honouring, natures cycles
• Expressive nature-based creative arts
• Movement and embodiment practices
• Exploring myth and symbolism
• Nature-based ritual and ceremony
• Nature-based dreamwork
• Deep imagination practices
• Eco-spiritual practices
• Shinrin-yoku (forest bathing)

Our modern world with all its stress, demands, trauma and disconnection from the natural world can be challenging. People initially seek out ecotherapy for many reasons. Maybe you are struggling with difficult emotions or relationships.  Perhaps you are feeling dysregulated or numb. There may be a sense that something is missing or that you don't somehow 'fit in'. You may seek out ecotherapy as you are drawn to something different from traditional counselling and have a sense of how connecting with nature is an innately healing process.  

 Ecotherapy can be deeply supportive if you are experiencing any of the following (but not limited to):

• Overwhelm
• Stress or burnout
• Unprocessed anger
• Anxiety, low mood or depression
• Feelings of loneliness
• Grief
• Low self-esteem
• Feeling disconnected from your body
• A sense of being lost or fragmented
• Life transitions, such as peri-menopause and menopause, illness and loss

It can also help us when exploring the bigger questions and longings of our life, such as:

• Cultivating a sense of belonging, meaning and purpose
• Desire to connect with the deeper call of your soul life
• Exploring earth-based spirituality

• Cost is £65 for a 90 mins ecotherapy session, in nature.
• If you are experiencing financial hardship I have some limited concession rate spaces, please contact me to find out more.
• Sessions take place in nature and can be undertaken at a rhythm that suits you - such as weekly, fortnightly or monthly.
• If you wish to have a stand alone 'Nature Immersion' session this is something we can explore.

The main location I offer 1:1 ecotherapy is at Dawlish Warren National Nature Reserve SSSI. This is a diverse land and seascape which dynamically changes throughout the year. There are grass and meadowlands, several groves of trees, a freshwater pond, and a sandy coastline leading to the wild ocean.  There are regular bus/train links and a large car park.

If you have mobility or other accessibility needs this is something I would love us to explore this together to ensure you are able to access the landscape.

It is important to say that the work we do together is in relationship with the land and earth community and so care is always taken for the spaces we work in, honouring the other-than-human beings accompanying you on your journey — be that wild flower, tree, fox, bee, rock or river.    

The benefit of working online together is that it provides more opportunity for you to deepen your relationship with your local nature spaces. Online sessions also offer more flexibility with the times we can meet, and can also suit people who may at times not be able to leave their home for health reasons. Some people chose to do blended sessions – alternating between an online session, and then a session on the land. It is about finding what works best for you. 

During online sessions you are invited to start with a guided grounding practice, to bring you into your body. There will be opportunity for you to check-in and we can explore what is emerging for you in your growth and healing journey, from an eco-therapeutic perspective. 

If your location allows, you can spend some time outside in nature as part of the session. But if your location does not allow this it is OK, we are nature and we can be with nature through our bodies, our inner nature, the imaginal, our creativity, and our living spaces. We can also explore what has emerged for you during any solo time you have spent in nature outside of the session, if that was possible.

Online sessions cost £50 for 75 mins. 

I have limited concession rates for those experiencing financial hardship, please contact me for details.