Integrative and Nature-Based Mental Health Care

Four Thousand Weeks explores what it means to face mortality realistically and try to make meaningful choices within the human lifespan.

"Grief expressed out loud for someone we have lost, or a country or home we have lost, is in itself the greatest praise we could ever give."

Reading Rooted was an experience that I sank into at the end of long days, a nourishing connection to the natural world and the realm of the

I appreciated the chance to contribute to this thoughtful Apartment Therapy article by Nandini Maharaj, Ph.D. about flowers and wellbeing.

This video provides an introduction to what it can be like to use a story-based approach to therapy, drawing on narrative therapy.

This is an example of making a mandala with materials gathered from nature to mark an important transition.

I was grateful for the chance to share comments for this very moving article on pet loss by Nandini Maharaj, Ph.D. for Apartment Therapy.

Envisioning the future you want and can see yourself living has so much power in helping you get there.

Our Wild Calling: How connecting with animals can transform our lives and save theirs by Richard Louv is a masterful multi-disciplinary book

Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha by Tara Brach, PhD is a guidebook for shedding shame and self-criticism.

In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction by Gabor Maté, MD, is an essential read on addiction.

What does it mean to be an empath? Judith Orloff, MD describes in this book that it goes beyond having empathy...

This is a brief reference guide to three books I turn to as resources for bereaved clients and those supporting grieving loved ones.

Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence—From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror by Judith Herman, MD has become a core work in trauma

The Highly Sensitive Child by Elaine Aron, Ph.D. is a book for parents and others who have a highly sensitive child in their life.

Set Boundaries Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself by therapist Nedra Glover Tawwab is a book I often recommend to clients. This...

If you're a highly sensitive person looking for ways to understand yourself better and navigate the world in an empowered way, The Highly...

This is a practice focused on cultivating a relationship of reciprocal healing with nature through connection, creativity, and community.

This guided visualization is called Leaves on a Stream, a cognitive defusion exercise that supports the ability to observe thoughts.

The work of integration may occur as we walk the path of grief, heal from trauma, or make sense of the multiple identities we’ve embraced on