A two-day workshop

Delivered by: Sarah Devine (PTSTA)

Dates: Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd February 2025, 

Timings: 9.30am - 4.30pm both days.

Delivered face-to-face in Nottingham City Centre,

Fees: £210 (SPTI Members) £230 (Non-Members).

About this training:

Exercise in green spaces has been proven to have a positive impact on our physical and mental wellbeing.

Sarah offers therapy sessions in an outdoor setting, combining the benefits of therapy with the benefits of being outside. Therapy outside can feel less intimidating than sitting face to face in an office. Connecting with nature and moving outside can help us to reconnect with ourselves. Being outside can help us to explore our relationships and problems in a different way. It can help us to get a different perspective on the difficulties we may be facing so that we can understand what is happening for us and explore our options for the future.

This highly experiential two-day workshop goes into depth about Outdoor Therapy as a practice. It considers what Ecological Practice is and why a therapist might decide to engage with it, as well as looking at the research & evidence base for working therapeutically outdoors. Sarah works in a co-creative, organic way learning with the group, this means that the topics covered will evolve as you work and may not be exactly as
outlined. Topics covered include: definitions and language, frame of reference, script & protocol, psychological hungers: Biophillia and practical Implications. There will be opportunities for participants to engage with creative exercises inside the training room and outdoors.

This workshop is suitable for qualified counsellors and psychotherapists, and students at Level 5 and above of their training. 

Please note: Full fees must be paid at the time of booking and at least two weeks notice must be provided for cancellation of your place in order to receive a refund.