ecotherapy – A New Vision for Mental Health

A walk on the wild side

Author: Editorial 16th June 2022 0 Comments

“A walk on the wild side” is an article by Nick Tarrant, in Therapy Today. It begins: “It’s a winter evening – cold, dark and raining – and we’re camped out on a piece of private land in rural Wiltshire. A…
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counselling, ecotherapy, Nick Tarrant, Talking Therapies, Therapy Today, wilderness therapy

The mental and physical health benefits of ecotherapy

Author: Editorial 8th December 2021 0 Comments

This article by Jaimee Bell has been published on the Big Think website. It begins: “Ecotherapy (also referred to as nature therapy) has been proven to be effective and is used in various practices and cultures around the world—and yet, it…
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Big Think, cognitive science, Directed Attention Fatigue, ecotherapy, Forest Bathing, Jaimee Bell, nature, nature-based therapy, shinrin yoku, wellbeing

Ecopsychology: Science, Totems, and the Technological Species

Author: Editorial 21st January 2021 0 Comments

This book has been edited by by Peter Kahn Jr. and Patricia Hasbach. The publishers say: “An ecopsychology that integrates our totemic selves―our kinship with a more than human world―with our technological selves. We need nature for our physical and psychological well-being. Our…
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books, Ecopsychology, ecotherapy, neuroscience, Patricia Hasbach, Peter Kahn Junior, sacred geography, technology

Ecotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice

Author: Editorial 21st December 2020 0 Comments

This book has been edited by Martin Jordan and Joe Hinds. The publishers say: “In this thought-provoking book, Jordan and Hinds provide a comprehensive exploration of this emerging area of practice. Divided into three parts, the book offers a unique examination…
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books, counseling, counselling, ecotherapy, Joe Hinds, Martin Jordan, psychotherapy, Research

Nature-Based Expressive Arts Therapy

Author: Editorial 20th November 2020 0 Comments

Co-written by Sally Atkins and Melanie Snyder, this book is subtitled “Integrating the Expressive Arts and Ecotherapy”. The publishers say: “Responding to the increased interest in the integration of expressive arts and ecotherapy, this book presents a nature based approach to…
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art therapy, books, ecotherapy, expressive arts therapy, Melanie Snyder, natural world, nature-based therapy, Sally Atkins

With Nature in Mind: The Ecotherapy Manual for Mental Health Professionals

Author: Editorial 29th July 2019 0 Comments

This book has been written by Andy McGeeney. The publishers say: “What is ecotherapy, how does it relate to mental health, and how can it reduce emotional distress and promote general wellbeing? This book explains how a deeper connection to nature…
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Andy McGeeney, books, ecotherapy, mindfulness, nature, wellbeing

Nature and Therapy: Understanding counselling and psychotherapy in outdoor spaces

Author: Editorial 4th July 2019 0 Comments

This book has been written by Martin Jordan. The publishers say: “Recent decades have seen an increasing interest in the healing and therapeutic potential of nature and interest in the potential of greencare interventions for the benefit of mental health. The…
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counseling, counselling, ecotherapy, green care, Martin Jordan, psychotherapy, Talking Therapies, wilderness therapy

What is Ecotherapy?

Author: Editorial 2nd April 2017 0 Comments

Mind – the charitable organisation – have produced an introduction to ecotherapy, a range of nature-based programmes that can support your wellbeing. Their introduction includes guidance on finding ecotherapy programmes near you, and how you can do it by yourself. What is ecotherapy? Ecotherapy…
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ecotherapy, New Approaches, wellbeing