Eco Therapy

The word eco come from the Greek Oikos, meaning “home". Therapy comes from therapeia, meaning “to tend” or “to heal”. Ecotehrapy invites us to remember that home is not just the walls we live within, it is the entire web of life we belong to.

Eco-therapy is the practice of healing our relationship with our sense of belonging and coming home. It supports a deeper sense of connection and attunement to our bodies, our community, and the natural world around us.

Much of our inner conflict stems from un-ment needs for attachment, belonging, and connection. Nature offers a powerful pathway back to these essentials.

The art of nature

Modern life often pulls us into a machine mentality, where we override our bodies, disconnect from our instincts, and live out of alignment with our biology. We begin to feel anxious, numb, overwhelmed, or stuck. Not because something is wrong with us, but because we are living out of sync with how we were designed to be.

We are not separate from nature, we are nature. Our bodies carry ecosystems within them. When we re-connect with the natural world, something shifts inside of us. Like watching a tiger return to its natural habitat, we often experience increased vitality, clarity, and ease.

The benefits of eco therapy

Research and lived experience both show that time in nature can:

• Regulate the nervous system and reduce stress

• Lower cortisol levels

• Improve mood and emotional resilience

• Support anxiety and depression

• Increase presence, clarity, and creativity

• Strengthen mind-body connection

• Enhance overall well-being and vitality

Nature becomes a kind of co-regulator by gently supporting a return to our bodies.

Is Ecotherapy Right for You?

Ecotherapy may be especially supportive if you:

• Feel overwhelmed, anxious, or disconnected

• Spend most of your time indoors or on screens, and have a craving for more grounding, clarity, or embodiment

• Want a therapy experience that feels more natural and less clinical

• Feel drawn to nature, movement, or somatic work

Locations:

• Discovery Park, Seattle, WA

• Bridal Trails State Park, Kirkland, WA

This work is inspired by the teachings of Robin Wall Kimmerer, Patricia Hasbach, Linda Buzzell, and the deep, enduring wisdom of Indigenous communities.

I hold an ongoing awareness of the harm of colonization and what it means to live and work on land that has been taken from Indigenous peoples. This calls for an active, ongoing relationship with reconciliation—one that asks us to acknowledge, to learn, and to not turn away from the realities of how we came to be here.

Here in Seattle, I want to recognize the Coast Salish peoples, including the Duwamish, Suquamish, Muckleshoot, and Stillaguamish tribes, as the original stewards of this land.

I am committed to honoring Indigenous sovereignty and staying rooted in humility, respect, and continued learning.