This webinar was recorded for the 2nd International Forest Therapy and Wellbeing Summit in 2020.
The basics of ecotherapy and trauma are discussed. We introduce models of trauma appropriate for ecotherapy interventions. You will learn ecotherapy practices and techniques specifically for assisting with trauma work.
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Course Contents
Presenters
Juniper Owens, LCSW, LMT, IMHP
Co-Founder and Director, AIMH Ecotherapist + Yasei Shinrin Yoku Guide
Juniper Owens, LCSW (she/they) blends ecotherapy practices, forest bathing and outdoor adventure as a guide for folks seeking mental health treatment. She is a certified level 2 ecotherapist, nature connection guide and a Yasei Shinrin Yoku guide and practitioner. She has studied with Animus Valley Institute, Earthbody Institute, Wildcraft Forest School, Center for Mindful Ecotherapy and Living Earth School and is a founding member of the Shinrin Yoku Society of Kentuckiana. They are the Ecotherapy and Education Director of Bridge Counseling and Wellness, an integrative mental health center in Louisville, KY as well as the Director and Co-Founder of the Academy of Integrative Mental Health.
Holden Dillman, CSW, CYT-200
Therapist + Social Worker Yoga Instructor
Holden Dillman, CSW, CYT-200 (he/him/they/them) holds an MS in Social Work from the Kent School of Social Work at the University of Louisville and a BA in Sustainable Community Development from Berea College. Holden finds deep joy in serving as a trauma-sensitive yoga and meditation instructor and social worker. Their experience is grounded in nature-based healing through integrating trauma related to sexual violence and migration. Currently he works at GreenHouse17, an emergency shelter and award-winning horticultural therapeutic flower farm for survivors of intimate partner violence. Holden is committed to holding space for collective liberation of the mind, body, and soul in radical community.
