
Intro to Therapeutic Nature-Based Interventions:
Theory and Tools to Apply Immediately Indoors, Online, and Outdoors
An 8-week online training for therapists, coaches, educators, and healers
• Do you inherently know the power of nature & have a hunch it would benefit those you work with?
• Are you wanting to add nature-based interventions to your toolkit for working with others?
• Do you want to spend more quality time in relationship with the natural world as you support others’ health & wellness?
• Do you want to feel confident offering therapeutic, nature-based experiences in a safe & ethical way?
Bekah Phipps comes from a background in outdoor education and wilderness therapy, which has influenced her therapeutic style to integrate nature and experiential activities into the therapeutic process. While guiding and facilitating group processes in outdoor education, she began to experience the transformative power of guiding individuals and groups through outdoor/adventure-based experiences. She went on to deepen her therapeutic knowledge and skill set by pursuing a Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with an emphasis in adventure-based psychotherapy and somatic psychology from Prescott College. From there she has worked in residential wilderness therapy and private-practice settings. These experiences have led her to approach mental health from a trauma-informed, holistic point of view while guiding clients toward a deeper understanding of themselves and their individual resilience.
Bekah is certified in the Trauma Resiliency Model – Level 1, and has completed training in the NeuroAffective Relational Model (ongoing).
Course Objectives
- A deepening of your own personal relationship with the Natural World
- An overview of nature-based therapy theory and practice
- Introduction to experiential facilitation skills
- A variety of nature-based experiential exercises that you can immediately apply in your work with others both indoors and outdoors
- Guidance for assessing and creating interventions to match therapeutic goals
- Considerations for taking individuals outdoors (ethics, logistics, guidelines)
- Clarity and inspiration for your next steps
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Lessons will be recorded, but we ask that you miss no more than 3 live sessions.
Refunds or Cancellations: We are happy to address any questions you may have about the course in advance of your registration. Note that due to the nature of this course with a maximum capacity for enrollment, we do not offer refunds once you have registered. We thank you for respecting this policy.
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