Taking Therapy Outdoors

Ecotherapy - Nature-based therapy for all

Sussex is a naturally beautiful area of the UK which offers many opportunities to be immersed in Nature through the sea, the beach, the white cliffs, the round hills and rivers, the grazing meadows, and the woodlands.

We are living an ecological crisis so it is becoming increasingly important to help each other appreciate and protect Nature. We are Nature but over time we have disconnected from Nature. Children are spending less time outdoors and more time on screens than ever before. We need to help them appreciate the benefits of being in Nature to increase their emotional wellbeing and for adults to reduce stress levels, feel restored and nourished. Reconnecting to Nature and to each other is an important source of wellbeing. This is why Rainbow CommUnity Projects is promoting Ecotherapy as an effective form of therapy for all ages, gender or gender orientation, racial and cultural backgrounds, and social status.

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Ecotherapy for individuals

If you are looking for individual therapy to address some personal or relational issues, Ecotherapy is a valid form of therapy delivered by therapeutically trained professionals i.e. counsellors and psychotherapists.They have specific knowledge and skills in supporting your mental health. EcoTherapy can also be offered alongside another psychological treatment to maximise therapeutic support. Get in touch to discuss your needs.

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Ecotherapy for couples

If you are looking for couple therapy, we can explore if Ecotherapy is a suitable option for your difficulties. Couple sessions are offered in Nature instead of a clinical room to maximise the benefits of both Nature and therapy. Being trained as a Systemic and Family Psychotherapist means that I provide Ecotherapy as a form of relational therapy, using nature as the context for change, self-growth and healing for couples.

 

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Ecotherapy for families

Ecotherapy can be effective for a range of family difficulties. You may be concerned about anxiety in your children or yourself, loneliness, mental health issues affecting yourself or other family members, family stress, your own parenting struggles, your child’s emotional and behavioural development, past trauma, relationship difficulties, how to cope with transitions or stressful family events, illness, family break up. Nature can provide a safe environment to facilitate family talks and therapeutic conversations through interacting with Nature.

What is Ecotherapy?

In a fast pace and frantic world, nature offers to slow down

At times of chronic stress, nature offers release from the pressures of modern life

At a time of overstimulation nature offers to calm down the nervous system

At a time when children and young people are addicted to screen, nature offers the opportunity to experience the world through the senses and embodied feelings

At a time of disconnection from the natural world nature offers the opportunity to feel connected to self, place and others

At a time of loneliness nature offers solace and companionship with the more than human world, connection to others and a sense of belonging to Mother Earth

At a time of mental health crisis, nature offers a different way of focusing on ecological wellbeing and planetary health

At a time of relentless expectations to have more to do more Nature offers clarity of thinking about a more sustainable lifestyle

At a time of destabilising uncertainty, nature offers space for souls searching and time to reflect on our key existential questions and our spiritual journey on Earth

At a time of profund ecological crisis nature offers the opportunity to rediscover our true identify and biological imprint and become stewards of this planet

At a time of egocentric and disruptive ways of being in the world nature offers the opportunity to reconnect to and protect  Mother Earth for future generations

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