ONE-ONE ECOTHERAPY
In the Black Mountains & Bannau Brycheiniog, Wales
What Is Ecotherapy?
Ecotherapy is for anyone wanting to explore a nature-based approach to emotional healing, personal development and growth. It is an approach that recognises that the flourishing of human wellbeing and the natural world is deeply interwoven. As we strengthen our connection with nature, we can begin to recognise that we are not separate from it. It is this remembering that can help us to see ourselves with new eyes, and allow a deeper sense of care and compassion to unfold towards ourselves, each other and wider living world. Life can feel overwhelming at times, and ecotherapy can create a space to pause, find the ground beneath your feet, and gently explore your innate capacity to navigate some of the challenges you may be experiencing.
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How I Practice
My practice is rooted in Natural Academy's Natural Self Ecotherapy (NSET) model, offering a person-centred, trauma-informed approach that meets you where you are and at a pace that is led by you. I provide a safe, inclusive, and non-judgemental space for guidance, reflection and self-discovery - supporting all that may emerge for you throughout our sessions. Ecotherapy sessions are collaborative, and through working together and alongside nature we will develop practices that support you both between sessions and beyond our time together, helping you to integrate self-healing and growth into your everyday life.
Working Online
Working online together can offer greater opportunity to deepen your connection with your local nature spaces, and sessions can be adapted for those who may find it more difficult to travel, or leave their home due to health reasons. It is also possible to do both online and in-person sessions as a blended approach according to your needs. There are many ways to engage with nature in your immediate surroundings, including creative, body-based approaches, which we can explore together based on what feels right for you.
Creative & Embodied Arts Approaches
When words are hard to find, creative expression can offer different ways to make sense of things. In our sessions, I may some suggest some creative, embodied approaches you might like to explore - such as movement with nature, art making, sounding, and other sensory practices. By bringing gentle awareness to your body and inner landscape, these approaches can support you to express those parts that feel unclear, or difficult to put into words - allowing your experiences to be expressed in ways that move beyond thinking alone, inviting a more felt and experiential way of understanding.
What Happens During an Ecotherapy Session?
Each ecotherapy session is guided by what feels most present for you and in your moment by moment experiences with nature. By cultivating moments of rest and spaciousness, we will create room for reflection, awareness, and presence. Throughout the sessions, I will gently witness alongside you, tracking your experiences, and offering support to help you move towards what feels important to notice, hold, or explore.
Sessions last 60 minutes and usually involve:
- A nature-based grounding practice
- A space to check-in and explore what is present for you
- Guided time to explore nature-based, creative, or body-based practices
- A space to reflect on and integrate your experiences