Ecotherapy Group Programmes

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Chiara Fortina Santin is a senior community-based ecosystemic psychotherapist, experienced group leader and trainer who is passionate about community-building, promoting creative spaces and activities that are accessible, nurturing and inclusive for all.

She is committed to raising awareness of the benefits of spending time in nature and engaging in creative nature-inspired activities to nurture physical, emotional and mental wellbeing for staff and service users. Chiara can provide a range of services for organisations. These can include;

Systemic reflective practice sessions online or in nature to promote reflective practice and personal/professional development.
Clinical supervision to individuals, staff groups and managers
Therapeutic consultations on specific issues e.g. communication, safeguarding, safety, complex service users’ presentations, burn out, etc.
Staff wellbeing sessions in nature
Team building days for staff in nature
Ecotherapy walks for staff and/or service users including a nature-connection activity
Indoor nature-based arts and crafts sessions.

These services are tailor-made with managers and commissioners to adapt to specific needs and the organisational aims. The nature-based activities are inclusive and accessible to all and are designed to support staff and managers to engage with nature in a meaningful way, practice self-care skills, to build trust and psychological safety in teams.

Chiara works in collaboration with other ecosystemic therapists with extensive experience within mental health services and social care. We are all trauma informed and work therapeutically to ensure that staff feel safe and supported at all times. We are all registered UKCP therapists and hold enhanced DBS certificates.

The aims of EcoTherapy within your organisation.

The aims of ecotherapy services for organisations are the following:

1. To support staff’s physical, mental and emotional wellbeing to reduce stress and increase connection with self, nature and others - Ecotherapy for wellbeing.

2. To help staff deepen their relationship with nature and experience the benefits of spending more time in nature as a source of personal wellbeing – Ecotherapy as self-care.

3. To create a safe space for staff to share their experiences, reflect on their practice, develop meaningful relationships with team members through nature – Ecotherapy for connection.

4. To help staff experience a sense of belonging to their organisation and revitalise their role and sense of agency to make a difference to their service users - Ecotherapy for sustainability.

Testimonials

“In our busy organisation at Mind Jersey Chiara creates a monthly 90-minute calm, reflective environment. Her presence is warm and grounding, helping participants feel genuinely seen and heard. As a team we look forward to the sessions and value them as a supportive space for reflection and learning. Chiara is patient and attentive, holding a safe environment and allowing silence when needed so people can pause and reflect. This space has helped our team better understand the impact of our work in the field of mental health at the same time as understanding the impact on ourselves and our wider community ”
(Mind - Jersey)

“The ecotherapy group training with Chiara offered the Sanctuary Trust team a valuable opportunity to pause and reflect on our relationship with nature and how this can support wellbeing, both personally and professionally. The sessions deepened our understanding of ecotherapy and highlighted the importance of the natural environment as a therapeutic resource. It encouraged meaningful discussion within the team and prompted us to consider how we can more intentionally integrate nature based approaches into our work at Sanctuary Trust. We even purchased some house plants for our residents to nurture and spent time reflecting as a team about what plants need to thrive (some daily plant talk being our favourite). Overall, the sessions gave us time to stop and reflect and influenced how we think about wellbeing in our day to day practice.”
(Team members, The Sanctuary Trust - Jersey)

Contact Chiara Santin To find out how she can help your organisation