Nature Therapy Group: An Immersive Outdoor Group Therapy Experience

YOU MUST REGISTER BY CALLING OUR OFFICE AT 412-322-2129.

The Nature Therapy Group begins Friday, May 27 at 10:00 AM and will reoccur every Friday at 10:00 AM for 16 weeks. It will be held at Peters Lake Park in Canonsburg.

This workshop will help you to: feel more connected with nature and with yourself; discover new coping skills to help with depression and anxiety; implement a self care routine; and learn new ways to calm the busy mind.

Nature Therapy Group Outline

Week 1: Introduction to Nature Therapy/ What is Nature therapy?

Week 2: Using your 5 senses in nature

Week 2: Positive impacts of nature for depression

Week 3: Managing anxiety through nature

Week 4: Healing from trauma

Week 5: Integrating coping skills

Week 6: Implementing self care

Week 7: Balancing work/ life stressors

Week 8: Benefits of kid-led nature walks

Week 9: Calming the busy mind

Week 10: Breath work

Week 11: Using “green spaces” indoors

Week 12: Exercise and a health brain

Week 13: Skills for learning to control anger

Week 14: Gaining control of your thoughts and emotions

Week 15: Importance of “slowing down”

Week 16: Step back and reflect/ gratitude journaling

*each week there will be a small mindfulness activity

About the Instructor

Brittany Raffle, LPC will be leading the workshop. Brittany believes that art, music, and nature can be the greatest healers, which is why she uses these aspects in therapy to help others be open to discovering parts of themselves through these untraditional practices. Brittany believes that each client has the ability to be their best self and that everyone’s journey with life looks different. She views therapy as a guide for getting through life’s challenges and as a place to grow in order to use skills in daily life, even after therapy.