Resources
Here, you'll find a variety of ecotherapy practices that you can do on your own and professional resources if you're struggling and need support. We're committed to supporting you on your journey to Find Your Nature!
Get Support
Find a Therapist
BetterHelp to help you find a virtual therapist
Psychology Today to help you find a therapist in your area
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Mental Health Information
Mental Health Test through Mental Health America to determine if you are experiencing symptoms of a mental health condition.
Mental Health 101 through Mental Health America
Self-Led Tools
Apps
Calm App with tools that support sleep, meditation, and relaxation
Insight Timer that can help you build healthy habits and create wellbeing routines
Practices
3 Ways to Connect to Nature by the Wild Mind Institute
Forest Walks by Healing Forest
Nature Journaling Resources by John Muir Laws
Ten Favorite Ecotherapy Practices compiled by Ariana Candell
Ecotherapy
Read
Awake in the Wild: Mindfulness in Nature as a Path of Self-Discovery by Mark Coleman
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Books by Joanna Macy. A few of my favorites are:
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Coming Back to Life: The Updated Guide to the Work that Reconnects
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Coming Back to Life: Practices to Reconnect our Lives, Our World
Eco-Art Therapy: Creative Activities that let Earth Teach by Theresa Sweeney, PhD
Nature Fix by Florence Williams
Nature and Therapy: Understanding Counseling and Psychotherapy in Outdoor Spaces by Martin Jordan
Reclaiming the Wild Soul: How Earth’s Landscapes Restore Us to Wholeness by Mary Reynolds Thompson
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Watch
Nurture with Nature", a beautiful short film about Ecotherapy right here in Virginia. This film is special to FYN Founder Amber Ellis, as parts of it was filmed during an Ecotherapy training series she attended in 2017.