Ecotherapy Groups & Programs
Currently, group programming is on a brief pause as RNT reimagines its ecology of care.
In development are offerings for other helping professionals, groups for those seeking support & community in the age of climate disruption and groups to deepen our relationship with the natural world.
Past Programs:
Alive Outside!
Is a sliding scale seasonally based ecotherapy group that I facilitate with Shell Stern, LCSW offered since 2022.
This group is held outdoors at a local natural area with a focus on supporting folks' mindful transition into new seasons while learning and building nature connection practices that can support their individual goals.
We facilitate trauma informed nature based mindfulness, sensory and body awareness practices with opportunities for individual and shared group reflections. We will offer invitations to wild knowing as we pause and appreciate the rhythms in each moment of seasonal transition.
Each session is focused on seasonally meaningful themes, therapeutic metaphors and experiential practice while also weaving in practices that participants can implement in between group sessions and at home.
Rites of Passage Programming
Queer Mountain Quest
A first of its kind for Rite of Passage Journeys based out of Seattle WA. I co-created and guided this two week backpacking rites of passage program for LGBTQIA* Teens. Today, this program is offered under a different name and one of only a handful of Queer specific rites of passage programs in the country.