This workshop will help you to understand:
- How Shinrin Yoku (Forest bathing) and working alongside nature can complement and support your therapeutic practice.
- The history and scientific benefits of Shinrin Yoku to support our clients, and our own physical and mental health and wellbeing.
- The healing properties of the spiritual element of Nature and how symbols, imagery and stories can support our clients to awaken their subconscious into their conscious mind.
- Practical essentials of contracting for working outdoors with our clients; for example, permissions, outdoor first aid, insurance, risk assessments, case studies and practical exercises.
Key Benefits:
Working as a counsellor within nature is the ideal way to support our self-care to ensure we are being the best we can be for our clients, alongside supporting the healing of our clients, as they reconnect to their bodies , minds and spirit within nature.
Target Audience:
If you are interested in evolving your counselling practice into outdoor spaces, then this course will enable you to feel competent and confident to offer your clients outdoor sessions going forward.
Meet Emma Pritchard:
Emma is an accredited counsellor. In 2018 she began to evolve her counselling practice within woodland spaces. She is now a certified forest therapist and integrates Shinrin Yoku (forest bathing) within her counselling practice, working outdoors with young people, families and adults.
Testimonials:
"It is something completely different to anything the college has ever provided. The tutor has an immense amount of knowledge and is a qualified practitioner. There are real life experiences shared within the day. We learnt about its origins and how it has changed through the decades. We were able to go outside and practice some of the skills that the tutor uses with her clients, so we could see how they work and how we, as practitioners can implement them within our work. The tutor gave us her information to contact if we want to link up in the future." - Chloe, previous workshop attendee.
Ticket sales will close on Thursday 11th September 2025 at 4pm.
This is an in-person workshop and we will review arrangements 2 weeks' before the event and inform you of any changes.
