Training for Professionals
We host a variety of training sessions for counsellors & therapists
Whether you are considering making the move ‘outdoors’ or you are a seasoned outdoor therapist, we have workshops that support and enhance your therapeutic practice, ranging from practical days to theory-based lectures.
Our current provision
An introduction to outdoor therapy
This day-long training offers you a gentle introduction to the practical, ethical and process considerations therapists should know working outdoors.
This training is for qualified counsellors or those currently in their second year of Level 4 training (or placement year). It will provide you with ‘the basics’ and prepare your to work ethically outdoors with clients. This will include managing risk, contracting and assessment. There will be plenty of time to ask questions.
We will also begin thinking about the theoretical differences between indoor and outdoor therapy, and how we might move between the two.
We will spend the day in and around The Quiet View, a garden and yurt overlooking the woodland and rolling hills of Kingston, nr Canterbury. The space evolved as a place for people to come, to be still, to reflect. We will spend part of the day inside the yurt, exploring the theory and practicalities, then moving outdoors either into the garden and/or across the fields, footpaths and to the nearby woodland where you will have the opportunity to practice conducting sessions outdoors with one another. We’ll end back in the yurt for tea, cake and reflection.
Please note that you will need to bring your own lunch
Max group size: 6-12 people (min trainer ratio is 6:1).
Available 2024 dates: September 1st
Exploratory Outdoor therapy training
A one-day exploring the concept of ‘un-domesticating’ therapy, what it means and what it might offer.
We aim this at therapists and allied professionals who are curious about how they might adopt a wilder, less ‘domesticated’ approach in their work (or general life). This will be a thought-provoking workshop and it will encourage you to engage with ecotherapy at a deep ethical and philosophical level. We hope to create a fertile space for thinking up to, and beyond the confines of how we currently work.
Note: This training includes being outdoors and walking on uneven terrain. This workshop will proceed regardless of the weather (unless unsafe to do so). We provide refreshments (vegan), however, you will need to bring your own lunch.
Max group size: 6-12 (ratio of 6:1 attendees/trainers)
BESPOKE LECTURES/WORKSHOPS
We have successfully delivered online and in-person lectures to training providers, peer supervision groups and other therapeutic communities. If you would like to discuss how we might be able to support you and your peers/students, please feel free to get in touch. Some examples of workshops that we have delivered include:
