Swipe burning out for the fire within.
This unique, embodied, and evidence-based approach combines the benefits of counselling, gentle exercise, and intentional time spent in nature.
Nature-Informed Therapy, sometimes referred to as Ecotherapy, is offered during all four seasons.
There is an overwhelming amount of research showing that being in direct contact with nature relaxes your nervous system and gives us the opportunity to incorporate what you're exploring at the moment. Just as walking in the outdoors is an option for counselling, so is finding a spot out in nature to sit for our counselling session.
Is this for Me?
The benefits of nature-informed therapy include present moment awareness, stress reduction, increased social connections, better overall positive mood and improved sleep quality. Please read my blog on the 5 Health Benefits of Nature-Informed Therapy. Alternatively, you can read this research paper I originally wrote for the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association's COGNICA magazine (p.25) that gives a general overview of Nature-Informed Therapy. After meeting for our first session, we can discuss if this option is suitable for you.
Video: Highlight reel of Laura addressing the importance of nature and mental health, and the power of connecting with the intuitive brain on Dr. Laura's Where Work Meets Life podcast, webinars I hosted with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA, Inkblot and the Canadian Association for Physicians for the Environment webinars, as well asm an interview with the Ryzio Institute.
Confidentiality is always of utmost importance. In an outdoor setting, there are variables that I cannot control. It is imperative you understand the limits to confidentiality when we are outdoors. I will make every effort to create a situation where you are comfortable and secure. To learn more, Contact Me
I acknowledge that the land on which I live, work, and play is the traditional unceded territory of the Miꞌkmaq people. We are all Treaty people. To learn more about Treaty Education in Nova Scotia, please visit: https://native-land.ca/
As a licensed healthcare worker & Registered Counselling Therapist, I'm a Parks Prescriber with the Parks Prescriptions program.
I'm also a Certified Nature-Informed Therapist through the accredited
Centre for Nature Informed Therapy in Maryland, USA.
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